| 释义 |
▪ I. collapsing, vbl. n.|kəˈlæpsɪŋ|
The action of the verb collapse.
1791E. Darwin Bot. Gard. ii. 25 The..cause of the collapsing of the sensitive plant. 1855Milman Lat. Chr. (1864) IX. xiv. ix, 315 The collapsing into rest of a superhuman being after vigorous exertion.
▪ II. collapsing, ppl. a.|kəˈlæpsɪŋ|
That collapses: made so as to collapse, collapsible.
1884Daily News 27 Sept. 5/3 A collapsing boat of canvas. |