collapse
英 [kəˈlæps] 美 [kəˈlæps]
n. 倒塌;失败;衰竭
v. (使)倒塌;(使)崩溃;突然坐下(或倒下);暴跌;折叠
例句:
A section of the Bay Bridge had collapsed.
海湾大桥的其中一段已经垮塌。
The roof collapsed in a roar of rock and rubble.
屋顶在一片碎石瓦砾的咆哮声中塌陷了。
He was rushed to hospital when his lung collapsed.
他出现肺衰竭时被紧急送往了医院。
His business empire collapsed under a massive burden of debt.
他的商业帝国在巨额债务的压力下垮掉了。
This system has collapsed in most countries where it ruled.
这一制度在其支配过的大多数国家都垮台了。
The property market collapsed in 1989.
1989年,房地产市场崩盘。