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单词 crumble
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crumble

​noun countable/uncountable ​British
UK /ˈkrʌmb(ə)l/
Other entries for this word
crumble verb
Word Forms
singularcrumble
pluralcrumbles
DEFINITIONS1
  1. 1
    a sweet food made from pieces of fruit covered with a mixture of flour, butter, and sugar, and baked in an oven

    apple/blackberry crumble

    Synonyms and related words
    Sweet food and desserts
    angelica
    apple pie
    banana split

crumble

​noun countable/uncountable ​British
US /ˈkrʌmb(ə)l/
Other entries for this word
crumble verb
Word Forms
singularcrumble
pluralcrumbles
DEFINITIONS1
  1. 1
    a sweet food made from pieces of fruit covered with a mixture of flour, butter, and sugar, and baked in an oven

    apple/blackberry crumble

    Synonyms and related words
    Sweet food and desserts
    angelica
    apple pie
    banana split

crumble

​verb
UK /ˈkrʌmb(ə)l/
Other entries for this word
crumble noun
Word Forms
present tense
I/you/we/theycrumble
he/she/itcrumbles
present participlecrumbling
past tensecrumbled
past participlecrumbled
DEFINITIONS2
  1. 1
    intransitive/transitive to break something into very small pieces, or to be broken into very small pieces

    The soft earth of the riverbank crumbled under his feet.

    Crumble the biscuits over the fruit mixture.

    Synonyms and related words
    To break
    break
    fall apart
    shatter
    1. 1a

      crumble

      or

      crumble away

      intransitive if something hard such as stone or a brick crumbles or crumbles away, parts of it fall off because it is very old or damaged

      Part of the roof had rotted away and the exposed plaster was beginning to crumble.

      Synonyms and related words
      To break
      break
      fall apart
      shatter
  2. 2
    intransitive to stop existing or being effective

    My determination crumbled as soon as I saw her.

    The government seemed powerless to prevent its weak economy from crumbling further.

    Synonyms and related words
    To fail, or to stop being successful
    fail
    founder
    languish
    Synonyms and related words
    To disappear, or to stop existing or happening
    X has left the building
    disappear
    finish

crumble

​verb
US /ˈkrʌmb(ə)l/
Other entries for this word
crumble noun
Word Forms
present tense
I/you/we/theycrumble
he/she/itcrumbles
present participlecrumbling
past tensecrumbled
past participlecrumbled
DEFINITIONS2
  1. 1
    intransitive/transitive to break something into very small pieces, or to be broken into very small pieces

    The soft earth of the riverbank crumbled under his feet.

    Crumble the cookies over the fruit mixture.

    Synonyms and related words
    To break
    break
    fall apart
    shatter
    1. 1a

      crumble

      or

      crumble away

      intransitive if something hard such as stone or a brick crumbles or crumbles away, parts of it fall off because it is very old or damaged

      Part of the roof had rotted away and the exposed plaster was beginning to crumble.

      Synonyms and related words
      To break
      break
      fall apart
      shatter
  2. 2
    intransitive to stop existing or being effective

    My determination crumbled as soon as I saw her.

    The government seemed powerless to prevent its weak economy from crumbling further.

    Synonyms and related words
    To fail, or to stop being successful
    fail
    founder
    languish
    Synonyms and related words
    To disappear, or to stop existing or happening
    X has left the building
    disappear
    finish
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