collapses

英 [kəˈlæpsɪz] 美 [kəˈlæpsɪz]

v.  (突然)倒塌,坍塌; (尤指因病重而)倒下,昏倒,晕倒; (尤指工作劳累后)坐下,躺下放松
collapse的第三人称单数



柯林斯词典

  1. VERB 倒塌;塌下
    If a building or other structure collapses, it falls down very suddenly.
    1. A section of the Bay Bridge had collapsed...
      海湾大桥有一段垮塌了。
    2. The roof collapsed in a roar of rock and rubble...
      屋顶轰隆一声塌了下来,碎石瓦砾落了一地。
    3. Most of the deaths were caused by landslides and collapsing buildings.
      大部分死亡是由山体滑坡和建筑倒塌造成的。
    4. Collapse is also a noun.
    5. Governor Deukmejian called for an inquiry into the freeway's collapse.
      德克梅吉恩州长要求对高速公路塌陷事件进行调查。
  2. VERB (体系或机构)崩溃,瓦解,突然失败
    If something, for example a system or institution, collapses, it fails or comes to an end completely and suddenly.
    1. His business empire collapsed under a massive burden of debt...
      他的商业帝国无力承担沉重的债务负担而垮掉了。
    2. This system has collapsed in most countries where it ruled...
      这一体系在其占统治地位的大多数国家都失败了。
    3. The rural people have been impoverished by a collapsing economy.
      经济崩溃使农村地区的人们一贫如洗。
    4. Collapse is also a noun.
    5. The coup's collapse has speeded up the drive to independence...
      政变失败加速了独立运动的进程。
    6. Their economy is teetering on the brink of collapse.
      他们的经济岌岌可危,正处在崩溃的边缘。
  3. VERB (因生病或虚弱)突然倒下,昏倒
    If you collapse, you suddenly faint or fall down because you are very ill or weak.
    1. He collapsed following a vigorous exercise session at his home...
      在家剧烈运动了一阵后他突然昏倒了。
    2. It's commonplace to see people collapsing from hunger in the streets.
      在街上看见有人饿晕是很平常的事。
    3. Collapse is also a noun.
    4. A few days after his collapse he was sitting up in bed.
      他病倒后没过几天就又能在床上坐起来了。
  4. VERB (因精疲力竭而)突然坐下(或倒下)
    If you collapse onto something, you sit or lie down suddenly because you are very tired.
    1. She arrived home exhausted and barely capable of showering before collapsing on her bed.
      她精疲力竭地回到家,勉强冲了个澡就倒在了床上。
  5. VERB 萎陷;内陷;瘪掉
    If something with air inside collapses, it falls inwards and becomes smaller or flatter.
    1. He plunged 300ft to the ground when his parachute collapsed...
      降落伞突然瘪了,他从300英尺的高空跌落到地面。
    2. He was rushed to hospital last week after suffering a collapsed lung.
      上星期,他因出现肺萎陷而被火速送进医院。

双语例句

  1. The incident was one of at least six highway-bridge collapses in China since July 2011, Xinhua said.
    新华社说,2011年7月以来中国至少出现了六起高架桥坍塌事故,这是其中一起。
  2. This bridge table collapses.
    这张桥牌桌子能折叠。
  3. Analysis is made on the causes of road ramp collapses during the construction of cutting trench.
    分析了挖方路堑施工中边坡坍塌的原因,并介绍了避免的方法及施工组织方面的技术措施。
  4. The deal collapses and you're back to square one.
    这项交易失败了,你又回到了起点。
  5. You're in the supermarket, and a man collapses.
    假设你在一家超市,突然有个男的倒下了。
  6. When the circuit is opened the magnetic field collapses and this energy is returned to the circuit.
    电路断开后,磁场就消灭了,这种能量就回到电路中。
  7. When a star collapses, it will be White dwarf or Supernova.
    当恒星塌陷时,它会变成白矮星或者超新星。
  8. This world can seem marvelously convincing until death collapses the illusion and evicts us from our hiding place.
    这个世界似乎非常真实地让人可以相信,直到死亡瓦解了我们的幻境,把我们从隐藏的地方揪出来。
  9. Or companies overinvest in factories and office buildings; investment spending collapses when the surpluses become obvious.
    或者各公司在工厂和办公楼投资过多,当投资过剩变地显而易见时,投资就瞬间瓦解。
  10. When a star collapses, it can become either a White Dwarf or a Supernova.
    当恒星塌陷时,可以成白矮星,也可以是超新星。
  11. It all expands and collapses as expected in firebug.
    这一切都为扩大和崩溃在Firebug预期。
  12. Not only does it scald the throat tissue, it collapses.
    不仅仅是烫伤,喉部组织完全坏死了。
  13. Share prices had halved and there had been massive bond defaults, but no big bank collapses.
    股价跌去一半,并出现了大量债券违约,但没有一家大型银行倒闭。
  14. For him the world collapses.
    对他来说整个世界土崩瓦解了。
  15. Because if a bridge collapses, we'll be in deep trouble.
    因为,如果桥塌了,我们就麻烦了。
  16. This telescope collapses to half its size.
    这具望远镜可缩套到原来的一半大小。
  17. There are plenty of people who also believe Goldman exacerbated the collapses of Bear Stearns and Lehman, too.
    也有许多人认为,高盛还加速了贝尔斯登和雷曼的倒闭。
  18. Under this assumption, public debt exceeds a certain limit and financial confidence collapses.
    在这一情形下,公共债务超过某个限额,金融信心一落千丈。
  19. Being sad, she collapses, wants to give up, I do not know either how to do.
    她伤心了,崩溃了,想放弃了,我也不知道该怎么做。
  20. As you can see in the video the passenger cell collapses with fatal results.
    正如你可以看到视频中的乘客细胞倒塌致命的结果。
  21. If a star is small, it collapses and remains collapsed, this is called a White Dwarf.
    如果是小的,塌陷时就会留在塌缩状态,这就是白矮星。
  22. China has suffered a string of explosions and collapses of public buildings, including schools.
    中国已经遭受了一大串公用建筑的爆炸、倒塌,包括学校。
  23. American and South Korean officials have discussed such a reunification in the event that North Korea collapses under the weight of its economic and political problems.
    美国和韩国官员讨论了这样一个统一的事件,朝鲜在其经济和政治问题的重量倒塌。
  24. If one of the big four collapses, so be it.
    如果四大之一倒闭,就由他去吧。
  25. After all, there have been no major scandals, collapses or arrests for months.
    毕竟,银行业已经数月没有发生丑闻、破产或者被捕事件了。
  26. The magical thing about this network is not just that it collapses distance and makes everyone your neighbor.
    网络的魅力在于,不仅仅是它缩短了时空距离,使得每个人都成为了你的邻居。
  27. But we face a very real danger of large, abrupt changes: bank collapses or currency crises.
    但我们眼前一个非常现实的危险,是出现重大、突然的变化:银行倒闭,或货币危机。
  28. These collapses are inherent in the hedge-fund model.
    这些问题是对冲基金模式中与生俱来的东西。
  29. A star forms when a cloud of gas and dust collapses.
    当气体和尘埃坍塌后,一颗恒星就形成了。
  30. Conversely, if a big retailer collapses, other retail groups may benefit.
    相反地,如果一个大型零售商倒下了,其他零售集团可能会受益。