collapse
英 [kəˈlæps]
美 [kəˈlæps]
- vi. 倒塌；瓦解；暴跌
- vt. 使倒塌，使崩溃；使萎陷
- n. 倒塌；失败；衰竭
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记忆方法
记忆方法：想象“col-lapse”像一个“col”车“lapse”滑落，车在坡（-lapse中的“lapse”部分联想到“slope”）上突然失去控制而倒塌，形成“collapse”的意思。
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中文词源
collapse 倒塌
col-, 强调。-lapse, 滑落。
英语词源
- collapse (v.)
- 1732, from Latin collapsus, past participle of collabi "fall together," from com- "together" (see com-) + labi "to fall, slip" (see lapse (n.)). The adjective collapsed is attested from c. 1600, from Latin collapsus, and perhaps this suggested a verb. Related: Collapsing.
- collapse (n.)
- 1801, from collapse (v.).
权威例句
- 1. 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。
- 2. He was short of cash after the collapse of his business.
- 在公司倒闭后，他手头缺少现金。
- 3. Do they realize we are racing towards complete economic collapse?
- 他们意识到我们的经济马上要彻底崩溃了吗？
- 4. The collapse of the army left a vacuum in the area.
- 这支军队的溃败使这个地区出现了军事真空。
- 5. The dimensions of the market collapse were certainly not anticipated.
- 股市崩盘的严重程度的确是没有预料到的。