IELTS首页

新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

crumble

英  [ˈkrʌmbəl]
    

[VERB]

    PHRASAL VERB. 短语动词

  • crumble away

    1. [PHRASAL 短语] 崩塌（同）crumble）

    Crumble away means the same as crumble.

    双语例句

    例：

    Much of the coastline is crumbling away.

    多处海岸线正在垮塌。

    2. [PHRASAL 短语] （制度、关系或希望）崩溃（同）crumble）

    Crumble away means the same as crumble.

    双语例句

    例：

    Opposition more or less crumbled away.

    反对党差不多崩溃了。

    VERB. 动词

  • crumbles , crumbling , crumbled

    1. [I 不及物动词] 碎裂 , 弄碎

    If something crumbles, or if you crumble it, it breaks into a lot of small pieces.

    双语例句

    例：

    Under the pressure, the flint crumbled into fragments.

    在压力作用下，燧石裂成了碎片。

    2. [I 不及物动词] 崩塌

    If an old building or piece of land is crumbling, parts of it keep breaking off.

    近义词

    disintegrate

    双语例句

    例：

    The high- and low-rise blocks of flats built in the 1960s are crumbling.

    建于20世纪60年代的高、低层公寓楼正摇摇欲坠。

    3. [I 不及物动词] （制度、关系或希望）崩溃

    If something such as a system, relationship, or hope crumbles, it comes to an end.

    双语例句

    例：

    Their economy crumbled under the weight of United Nations sanctions.

    在联合国制裁的重压之下，他们的经济崩溃了。

新东方在线雅思考试热词