| 单词 | collapse |
| 释义 | collapse (kəlæps ) Word forms: collapses , collapsing , collapsed 1. verb B2 If a building or other structure collapses, it falls down very suddenly. A section of the Bay Bridge had collapsed. [VERB] The roof collapsed in a roar of rock and rubble. [VERB] Most of the deaths were caused by landslides and collapsing buildings. [VERB-ing] Synonyms: fall down, fall, give way, subside Collapse is also a noun. Governor Deukmejian called for an inquiry into the freeway's collapse. 2. verb If something, for example a system or institution, collapses, it fails or comes to an end completely and suddenly. His business empire collapsed under a massive burden of debt. [VERB] This system has collapsed in most countries where it ruled. [VERB] The rural people have been impoverished by a collapsing economy. [VERB-ing] Synonyms: fail, fold, founder, break down Collapse is also a noun. The coup's collapse has speeded up the drive to independence. Their economy is teetering on the brink of collapse. 3. verb B2 If you collapse, you suddenly faint or fall down because you are very ill or weak. He collapsed following a vigorous exercise session at his home. [VERB] It's commonplace to see people collapsing from hunger in the streets. [VERB] Synonyms: faint, break down, pass out, black out Collapse is also a noun. A few days after his collapse he was sitting up in bed. 4. verb If you collapse onto something, you sit or lie down suddenly because you are very tired. She arrived home exhausted and barely capable of showering before collapsing on her bed. [VERB preposition] 5. verb If something with air inside collapses, it falls inwards and becomes smaller or flatter. He plunged 300ft to the ground when his parachute collapsed. [VERB] He was rushed to hospital last week after suffering a collapsed lung. [VERB-ed] Collocations: collapse completely But if this were really so, social life would have collapsed completely. The Times Literary Supplement A half in which their wits and kicking game collapsed completely. Times, Sunday Times It worsened over the weekend and by yesterday the system had collapsed completely. The Sun However, the entire effort soon fell into disarray before collapsing completely. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The tower collapsed completely and was damaged beyond repair. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 If they manage to keep the boycott going for a whole year, the world's third-biggest economy will collapse entirely. Times, Sunday Times If performed correctly, this will cause the target website to run slowly or even collapse entirely, preventing anyone from accessing it. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Unanchored homes are swept away, and homes with poor anchoring may collapse entirely. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Both sections hit the sea bed at considerable speed, causing the bow to crumple and the stern to collapse entirely. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It collapsed entirely when physicists probed the spooky ramifications of quantum mechanics. Times, Sunday Times But wouldn't such vagueness about the long-term fiscal outlook have been punished by a collapse of confidence in financial markets? Times, Sunday Times His actions halted the collapse of confidence in the banking system in 1933, and stopped the relentlessly deflationary spiral. Times, Sunday Times Far from representing a collapse of confidence in the system, financial crises are capitalism's way of purging itself of the excesses and foolishness. Times, Sunday Times With the owners of some of the country's most important private companies among those held, ministers fear a collapse of confidence among investors. Times, Sunday Times The principal risks now come more from a stubbornly weak pace of growth than from a collapse of confidence among international investors. Times, Sunday Times She suffered a fractured skull and collapsed lung, and was in a coma for two months. The Sun (2016) She had a collapsed lung but has quickly recovered. The Sun (2010) She suffered a collapsed lung and needed surgery to her hand. The Sun (2009) The psychological state of one of the main characters deteriorates after being buried alive under a collapsed wall whilst at a spectacular 20-pump warehouse fire. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The stone structure had fallen into disrepair over the centuries, so the team removed an invading rowan tree and cleaned up its collapsed walls. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The police reportedly began to put barbed wire around the collapsed walls of the old palace, preventing people from entering one of the safest open spaces. Times, Sunday Times A complete collapse of the euro, the world's second largest currency, would be even worse. Times, Sunday Times There had been a complete collapse in some parts of society of any sense of what was right and what was wrong. Times, Sunday Times Rolling blackouts have been imposed to protect a decrepit national grid from complete collapse. Times,Sunday Times The measures that governments adopted in response were justified and prevented a complete collapse in economic activity. Times, Sunday Times A complete collapse in demand in the economy and a weaker oil price should outweigh any inflationary pressure from a weaker currency. Times,Sunday Times Part of the blame for the dramatic collapse in commodity markets this week rests with the surge in prices since the start of the year. Times, Sunday Times This lively pitch, which offered bounce and lateral movement, always meant there could be a dramatic collapse in this match. The Sun We may not see an immediate, dramatic collapse. Times, Sunday Times It marks a dramatic collapse from the height of its power in 2014 when it was thought to control a population of about seven million. Times, Sunday Times The dramatic collapse at the end of last season which saw them win two of their last 12 games, losing eight, set alarm bells ringing. The Sun It begins a moving album that addresses brow-furrowing issues — war, ecological collapse and religious dread — while giving equal significance to a deep belief in the essential goodness of humanity. Times, Sunday Times Why would we want to leave this place in order to explore the blackened waste of consumer frenzy followed by ecological collapse? Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Other looking glasses open to worlds with hostile environments and set off panic about planet-wide ecological collapse. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In some cases, it leads to ecological collapse, trophic cascades and the death of many species within the ecosystem. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 On-site impacts include decreases in agricultural productivity and (on natural landscapes) ecological collapse, both because of loss of the nutrient-rich upper soil layers. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 But if it's a reliable harbinger of worldwide economic collapse you want, he's your man. Times, Sunday Times (2008) With the country on the brink of economic collapse, the protests have become bigger and more frequent. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Gold leaf was lavished on their walls while the country was on the verge of economic collapse. Times, Sunday Times (2007) Yet once again he took over a business in decline, amid economic collapse in Spain. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Which would cause global economic collapse, a humanitarian catastrophe and many plagues. Times, Sunday Times (2015) The ecosystem collapses, and while humanity despairs, a few bright scientists hatch a plan to save the day. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Entire seas have seen their ecosystems collapse. Times, Sunday Times With the rapid decline of sea otters due to overhunting, sea urchin populations grazed unrestricted on the kelp beds and the ecosystem collapsed. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Why did the financial collapse have to happen on my watch? Times, Sunday Times Some of them live on the edge of financial collapse each time they print out a new spread sheet. Christianity Today In 2005, after financial collapse, the club were re-established with a slightly altered name. Times, Sunday Times As the governor himself fears, the combination of rising interest rates with continued stagnant wages could make millions of households susceptible to financial collapse. Times, Sunday Times It must be tied to the financial collapse. Times, Sunday Times A wall was blown out and part of the upper floor collapsed. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Eight people were taken to hospital after a floor collapsed in an office building during a meeting of health and safety officers. Times, Sunday Times (2006) I was in the bedroom upstairs and the floor collapsed. The Sun (2007) And you'd think that heading into the year 2000 meant a total global collapse, and that's not what happened! Smithsonian Mag Whatever, the upshot was the same: an acceptance of the problem, but a simultaneous global collapse in confidence that anybody can do anything about it. Times, Sunday Times After the global collapse in the oil and commodity sectors, the businesses have fallen in value to 470m. Times, Sunday Times The ensuing global collapse has to be the clearest, most compelling argument for widespread change for generations. Times, Sunday Times His mind continued to be extremely sharp, and, realising the coming of the present economic recession, he sold his shares before the global collapse. Times, Sunday Times You could, in that light, set aside the warnings about the imminent collapse of a bubble. Times, Sunday Times By pure good luck he got wind of the tycoon's imminent collapse and sold up just in time. Times, Sunday Times She showed no signs of imminent collapse and had plans to meet friends for lunch later. Times, Sunday Times He wanted to talk to the president about the imminent collapse of the earth's atmosphere. Times, Sunday Times An earlier over-reaction to pessimistic headlines might have induced an artificial sense of confidence when predictions of imminent collapse failed to materialise. Times,Sunday Times And a record - or warning - of its seemingly inevitable collapse and return to rubble. Times, Sunday Times Catches soared briefly before the inevitable collapse came. Times, Sunday Times They are also not so keen to report on the inevitable collapse of the euro. The Sun And we foresaw the inevitable collapse of an artificial political structure imposed without the consent of the people. The Sun It followed a common pattern: as the price of railway shares increased, more and more money was poured in by speculators, until the inevitable collapse. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 There's nothing like a good old-fashioned stock market collapse to get a politician's attention. Times, Sunday Times Today it stands at 4.8 despite the market collapse in 2008. Times, Sunday Times To recap, 2007 saw the sub-prime market collapse and the subsequent emergence of a global credit crunch. Times, Sunday Times The money would help to avert a market collapse caused by providers prioritising people who can pay over those reliant on council funding, it said. Times,Sunday Times One to buy, unless you fear some precipitate market collapse. Times, Sunday Times If they get a mega payoff — and they often do — when the marriage collapses, why shouldn't the arty chaps? Times, Sunday Times Is there anything you can do to help us before our marriage collapses under the strain? The Sun Soon their entire marriage collapses, inundated with problems from a wide array of areas. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 All of this suggests a systematic erosion of the ethos of policing - in effect, a moral collapse. Times, Sunday Times Was it a compelling tableau of a world descending into moral collapse, brutality running rampant? Times, Sunday Times People otherwise rigorously honest suffered a moral collapse when selling a hunter. Times, Sunday Times Not in tub-thumping scandal, but in a tawdry and desperate sort of moral collapse. Times, Sunday Times When a pastor leaves due to a moral collapse, it takes a heavy toll on a church. Christianity Today My near collapse showed me my pace could not last forever. Christianity Today She has turned the travel company around after its near collapse in 2011. Times, Sunday Times Yesterday we got tears, pain, drama and a near collapse. The Sun He knows he can't repeat what happened in 2008 and get away with it ... he's already experienced the near collapse of the country. Times, Sunday Times The investors lost their shares when the bank was nationalised last year following its near collapse. The Sun Recent reports suggested that the investigation was on the verge of collapse due to insufficient evidence. Times, Sunday Times (2006) The trust discovered that the building was on the verge of collapse. Times, Sunday Times (2009) By the afternoon both armies were on the verge of collapse. Times, Sunday Times (2017) Last year, 46 residents were injured by explosions and one mishap with a fuse even led to the partial collapse of a house. Times, Sunday Times Confusion was compounded by the partial collapse of the building, which yesterday remained unsafe. Times, Sunday Times The fire had resulted in the partial collapse of the tower, believed to be used to remove sulphur dioxide from gases produced at the power station. Times, Sunday Times It's usually the result of partial collapse of the spine through osteoporosis. Times, Sunday Times The impact of the plane severely damaged the structure of the building and caused its partial collapse. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 House-price rises have begun to slow in some areas, prompting some analysts to predict a collapse. Times, Sunday Times Up to four million are due to travel as experts predict a collapse in the euro in the country. The Sun That self-confidence enabled him to predict the collapse of the stock market's dot-com bubble, despite widespread public mockery. Times, Sunday Times The team also hopes to test their tools for structural health monitoring, predicting the collapse of structures like bridges or dams. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 No one predicted the collapse in oil prices. Times, Sunday Times World stock markets soared yesterday after governments committed trillions of dollars in an unprecedented attempt to prevent the collapse of the international financial system. Times, Sunday Times At the time, some officers felt that, whatever the odds, the discipline and effort of the planning would prevent a collapse in morale. Times, Sunday Times She has fallen foul of conflicting interests, trying to prevent a collapse in the food industry while shielding consumers from harm. Times, Sunday Times To prevent the collapse of global fish populations by 2050, he suggests a network of marine reserves to restore stocks and rehabilitate marine habitats. Times, Sunday Times Taxpayers' funds would be conscripted, and pumped into failing financial institutions to prevent their collapse. Times, Sunday Times The price collapse is hurting national oil producers, too. Times, Sunday Times (2008) If trouble morphs from there into a broader property price collapse, real economic pain lies in wait. Times, Sunday Times (2011) The recent price collapse follows a surge in 2007 in global prices for milk powder and butter. Times, Sunday Times (2009) The shale gas revolution is arguably the biggest reason for the oil price collapse in recent months as new supplies overrun weak global demand. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Its rapid collapse in value, though, was even swifter than its giddy rise. Times, Sunday Times Many who attended will be indignant, at least in private, at the rapid collapse of an institution that raised many millions for good causes over more than three decades. Times, Sunday Times However, this period was followed by a rapid collapse in stock and bond prices, accompanied by a tightening of commercial credit. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The sale of his art collected came when his company experienced a rapid collapse. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This leads to rapid collapse and death of foliage above the lesions. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Why did the regime collapse, after all? Houston Chronicle The authority of the regime collapsed and the authority of the people took its place. Times, Sunday Times After declaring confidently that they would win the war, their regime collapsed within weeks. Times, Sunday Times He fled as the regime collapsed in 2011. Times, Sunday Times He seemed, however, reluctant to discuss why the regime collapsed when most were expecting a fierce battle for the capital. Globe and Mail Tying walls and roofs together with metal pins, for example, gives occupants the chance to get out of a building before the roof collapses. Times, Sunday Times He rails against the 'modern mania' for blaming people (mayors, councils, ministers - there may be a story here) when a school roof collapses or a plane crashes. The Times Literary Supplement Inland flooding damaged buildings due to fast-rising water and roof collapses. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 As the failsafes on the reactor core fail, the roof collapses. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Major damage in the area was reported; there were some roof collapses in downtown businesses and damage to the brick structures. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Passion erupts, muddle ensues and the film's structure collapses. Times, Sunday Times As corrosion takes place, sometimes helped by tides and weather, the structure collapses. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Today there are 28 national task forces staffed and equipped to conduct round-the-clock search-and-rescue operations following earthquakes, tornadoes, floods, hurricanes, aircraft accidents, hazardous materials spills and catastrophic structure collapses. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This makes the subsequent collapse of their dreams that much more painful. Times, Sunday Times The transaction damaged the company's cash flow, and there was a subsequent collapse in the share price. ST After a subsequent collapse against the new ball, however, significant rebuilding work lies ahead this morning. Times, Sunday Times It was made possible because of a collective erasing of memory of the real estate bubble of the late 1980s and subsequent collapse. Times, Sunday Times The sale and subsequent collapse has triggered a number of inquiries. Times, Sunday Times Most experts do not expect a sudden collapse in dividend payouts, but the level of increases may be reined in. Times, Sunday Times If there's breathing difficulty or sudden collapse, call for an ambulance and explain the symptoms. The Sun A rescue operation was launched at the small hillside mine after its sudden collapse. Times, Sunday Times For that reason, it would have failed to tell investors to sell ahead of a sudden collapse such as the 1987 crash. Times, Sunday Times The sudden collapse of the carbon price mirrors the rout in the wider commodity markets. Times, Sunday Times Two hours later, he woke up on a pile of rubble, one of just 16 to survive the collapse. Times, Sunday Times He seems to have survived the collapse of his own civilisation only to play a small non-speaking role in the collapse of ours. Times, Sunday Times The venture just about survived the collapse of the classic car market in the 1990s. Times, Sunday Times Dozens of people survived the collapse of the building. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Four of the original bells survived the collapse. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The system damps most of the oscillations, but a few undamped oscillations may remain which may lead to system collapse. 2017, 'Power system low frequency oscillation mode estimation using wide area measurement systems', Engineering Science and Technology, an International Journal If the talks collapse, the government has insisted that it will pay pensioners and public sector workers before servicing debt. Times, Sunday Times Delaying its passage suggests that ministers are keen to give negotiators as long as possible to reach agreement over the border even if trade talks collapse. Times,Sunday Times If the talks collapse, fresh elections could be called. Times, Sunday Times Yet this approach underestimates the risk of human error - that both sides miscalculate and expect the other to back down, with the result that the talks collapse. The Sun Enrichment schedules resume after talks collapse. Times, Sunday Times Food, clean water, power and medicine were at critical levels last night, while sanitation was on the verge of total collapse. The Sun It's a total collapse of the financial system with tremendous implications for everyday life. Times, Sunday Times We face a choice between a tough few years or the total collapse of our economy. The Sun Last week the national airline was placed under a business rescue plan to avoid its total collapse. Times,Sunday Times Impeccable cooking (stellar puddings too, by the way), delightful grandeur and everything spoilt by a total collapse of service. Times,Sunday Times Each player then takes turns adding a single block until the tower collapses. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The tower collapses and causes vibrations in the ground and air. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He escapes after the tower collapses. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 That could trigger the collapse of the audit market and cause chaos for business, they say. Times, Sunday Times Heavy rain, surface flooding and leaking drainage pipes can trigger the collapse of normally stable cavities hidden beneath the surface. Times, Sunday Times Structural engineers said the cracks could trigger a collapse in an explosion. The Sun The government estimates deals that fall through - whether from gazumping, gazundering or delays that trigger a collapse in a chain - cost 1m daily in wasted surveys, fees and time. Times, Sunday Times Such a move would have dire repercussions for the country, triggering the collapse of its banking system and an economic crash. Times, Sunday Times Some suspect that tunnel collapses may have made the site unusable. Times, Sunday Times Flash floods, landslides and tunnel collapses affected work at many places on the project. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Hence, serious tunnel collapses with groundwater flooding took place periodically during tunnel construction. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 When the tunnel collapses behind them, they use an old mining wagon to get across the green lake. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A complex geology has been one of the reasons for the delays, leading to landslides and tunnel collapses. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Mike breaks up the fight as a section of the hotel wall collapses, rendering the building unstable again. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 With its fragile structural integrity disrupted, the dam wall collapses, releasing millions of tons of water in a wave that topples the bridge. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The excavations revealed evidences of major wall collapses on the upper stratigraphic levels of archaeological trenches, which occurred around 19th to early 20th century. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 During expiration, the chest wall collapses and decreases the negative intrathoracic pressure (compared to inspiration). Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The cave suffered heavy damage as a result of roof and side wall collapses. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 崩溃 Japanese: 崩れる |
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