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单词 crumble
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crumble


crumble

disintegrate; to break into crumbs
Not to be confused with:crumple – collapse; to crush together or press into wrinkles: She crumpled the paper and threw it away.

crum·ble

C0776200 (krŭm′bəl)v. crum·bled, crum·bling, crum·bles v.tr. To break into small fragments or pieces: I crumbled the cheese into the salad.v.intr.1. To fall into small fragments or pieces; disintegrate: The ancient castle had crumbled to ruins.2. To give way; collapse: an ego that crumbles under pressure.n.1. A baked dessert of fruit topped with a crumbly pastry mixture: cherry crumble.2. The crumbly mixture on top of such a dessert.
[Alteration (influenced by crumb) of Middle English cremelen, from Old English *crymelen, frequentative of gecrymmian, to break into crumbs, from cruma, crumb.]

crumble

(ˈkrʌmbəl) vb1. to break or be broken into crumbs or fragments2. (intr) to fall apart or away: his resolution crumbled. n (Cookery) Brit a baked pudding consisting of a crumbly mixture of flour, fat, and sugar over stewed fruit: apple crumble. [C16: variant of crimble, of Germanic origin; compare Low German krömeln, Dutch kruimelen]

crum•ble

(ˈkrʌm bəl)

v. -bled, -bling,
n. v.i. 1. to break or collapse into small fragments. 2. to decay or disintegrate gradually: The ancient walls were crumbling. v.t. 3. to break into small particles or crumbs. n. 4. a crumbly or crumbled substance. [1425–75; late Middle English kremelen, akin to crome crumb; see -le]

crumble


Past participle: crumbled
Gerund: crumbling
Imperative
crumble
crumble
Present
I crumble
you crumble
he/she/it crumbles
we crumble
you crumble
they crumble
Preterite
I crumbled
you crumbled
he/she/it crumbled
we crumbled
you crumbled
they crumbled
Present Continuous
I am crumbling
you are crumbling
he/she/it is crumbling
we are crumbling
you are crumbling
they are crumbling
Present Perfect
I have crumbled
you have crumbled
he/she/it has crumbled
we have crumbled
you have crumbled
they have crumbled
Past Continuous
I was crumbling
you were crumbling
he/she/it was crumbling
we were crumbling
you were crumbling
they were crumbling
Past Perfect
I had crumbled
you had crumbled
he/she/it had crumbled
we had crumbled
you had crumbled
they had crumbled
Future
I will crumble
you will crumble
he/she/it will crumble
we will crumble
you will crumble
they will crumble
Future Perfect
I will have crumbled
you will have crumbled
he/she/it will have crumbled
we will have crumbled
you will have crumbled
they will have crumbled
Future Continuous
I will be crumbling
you will be crumbling
he/she/it will be crumbling
we will be crumbling
you will be crumbling
they will be crumbling
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been crumbling
you have been crumbling
he/she/it has been crumbling
we have been crumbling
you have been crumbling
they have been crumbling
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been crumbling
you will have been crumbling
he/she/it will have been crumbling
we will have been crumbling
you will have been crumbling
they will have been crumbling
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been crumbling
you had been crumbling
he/she/it had been crumbling
we had been crumbling
you had been crumbling
they had been crumbling
Conditional
I would crumble
you would crumble
he/she/it would crumble
we would crumble
you would crumble
they would crumble
Past Conditional
I would have crumbled
you would have crumbled
he/she/it would have crumbled
we would have crumbled
you would have crumbled
they would have crumbled
Thesaurus
Verb1.crumble - fall apart; "the building crumbled after the explosion"; "Negotiations broke down"crumple, collapse, break down, tumblechange integrity - change in physical make-up
2.crumble - break or fall apart into fragments; "The cookies crumbled"; "The Sphinx is crumbling"fall apartdisintegrate - break into parts or components or lose cohesion or unity; "The material disintegrated"; "the group disintegrated after the leader died"
3.crumble - fall into decay or ruin; "The unoccupied house started to decay"decay, dilapidatechange - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"deteriorate - become worse or disintegrate; "His mind deteriorated"rust, corrode - become destroyed by water, air, or a corrosive such as an acid; "The metal corroded"; "The pipes rusted"weather - change under the action or influence of the weather; "A weathered old hut"eat at, erode, gnaw at, gnaw, wear away - become ground down or deteriorate; "Her confidence eroded"wilt, droop - become limp; "The flowers wilted"ruin - fall into ruinfall apart, wear out, bust, wear, break - go to pieces; "The lawn mower finally broke"; "The gears wore out"; "The old chair finally fell apart completely"

crumble

verb1. disintegrate, collapse, break up, deteriorate, decay, fall apart, perish, degenerate, decompose, tumble down, moulder, go to pieces Under the pressure, the flint crumbled into fragments. The chalk cliffs are crumbling.2. crush, fragment, crumb, pulverize, pound, grind, powder, granulate Roughly crumble the cheese into a bowl.3. collapse, break down, deteriorate, decay, fall apart, degenerate, go to pieces, go to wrack and ruin Their economy crumbled under the weight of United Nations sanctions.

crumble

verbTo reduce or become reduced to pieces or components:break down, break up, decompose, disintegrate, dissolve, fragment, fragmentize.
Translations
弄碎

crumble

(ˈkrambl) verb to break into crumbs or small pieces. She crumbled the bread; The building had crumbled into ruins; Her hopes of success finally crumbled. 弄碎 弄碎ˈcrumbly adjective 易碎的 易碎的

crumble


that's how the cookie crumbles

There is nothing we can do about the way things have unfolded, especially bad ones, so there is no reason to be upset about it. (A variant of the more common "That's the way the cookie crumbles.") I'm pretty gutted about not getting into the grad school program I wanted, but hey, that's just how the cookie crumbles.See also: cookie, crumble, how

that's the way the cookie crumbles

There is nothing we can do about the way things have unfolded, especially bad ones, so there is no reason to be upset about it. I'm pretty gutted about not getting into the grad school program I wanted, but that's just the way the cookie crumbles.See also: cookie, crumble, way

crumble away

To come apart in pieces. We need to get this wall repaired—the drywall is just crumbling away.See also: away, crumble

crumble into (something)

To come apart into pieces or a particular material or substance. We need to get this wall repaired—the drywall is just crumbling into pieces.See also: crumble

crumble up

1. To come apart into pieces. We need to get this wall repaired—the drywall is just crumbling up.2. To break something into smaller pieces. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "crumble" and "up." I crumble up some cookies and add them to the icing—that's my secret recipe.See also: crumble, up

that's how the ball bounces

There is nothing we can do about the way things have unfolded, especially bad things, so there is no reason to be upset about it. I'm pretty gutted about not getting into the grad school program I wanted, but hey, that's how the ball bounces.See also: ball, bounce, how

that's the way the ball bounces

There is nothing we can do about the way things have unfolded, especially bad things, so there is no reason to be upset about it. I'm pretty gutted about not getting into the grad school program I wanted, but hey, that's the way the ball bounces.See also: ball, bounce, way

crumble away

to break away in little pieces. The marble pillar was crumbling away because of the acidic rain. One of my teeth is just crumbling away.See also: away, crumble

crumble into something

to break apart and fall down into bits and pieces. The base of the pillar suddenly crumbled into dust. The bones crumbled into dust as the body was lifted from the box.See also: crumble

crumble something up (into something)

to crunch up or break up something into pieces. Now, crumble the dried bread up into crumbs. Crumble up the bread into crumbs.See also: crumble, up

crumble up

to break up into little pieces. The cake, which was very dry, crumbled up when I tried to cut it. The paper of the old book crumbled up when I turned the pages.See also: crumble, up

That's the way the ball bounces.

 and That's the way the cookie crumbles.; That's the way the mop flops.Prov. You cannot control everything that happens to you.; You should accept the bad things that happen. Bill: I bought a hundred lottery tickets this week, but I still didn't win! Alan: That's the way the ball bounces. I was planning to have fun on my vacation, but I've been sick the whole time. I guess that's just the way the cookie crumbles. That's tough, but that's the way the mop flops.See also: ball, bounce, way

that's how the ball bounces

Also, that's the way the ball bounces or the cookie crumbles . That is the way matters have worked out and nothing can be done about it. For example, I'm sorry you got fired but that's how the ball bounces, or They wanted a baby girl but got a third boy-that's the way the cookie crumbles. These phrases allude to an odd bounce or a crumbled cookie that cannot be put back together. [Colloquial; mid-1900s] See also: ball, bounce, how

that's the way the cookie crumbles

or

that's how the cookie crumbles

If you say that's the way the cookie crumbles or that's how the cookie crumbles you mean that you have to accept the way things happen or develop, even if it is not what you wanted. You're not always on peak performance, but that's just the way the cookie crumbles. I had some bad luck with injuries — that's how the cookie crumbles.See also: cookie, crumble, way

the way (or how) the cookie crumbles

how things turn out (often used of an undesirable but unalterable situation). informal, chiefly North AmericanSee also: cookie, crumble, way

that’s the way the cookie ˈcrumbles

(also that’s the way it ˈgoes) (informal) that is the situation and we cannot change it, so we must accept it: She met somebody else and left me. That’s the way the cookie crumbles, I suppose.See also: cookie, crumble, way

That’s the way the cookie crumbles

sent. That is life.; That is typical of the unequal share of things you are likely to get in life. I lost my job. Oh, well. That’s the way the cookie crumbles. See also: cookie, crumble, way

that's how (the way) the ball bounces/cookie crumbles

This is the way things have turned out and nothing can be done about it; that’s fate. These expressions became current in America in the mid-twentieth century and quickly spread to the rest of the English-speaking world. Both are enhanced by alliteration, and neither has a totally clear meaning. The bounce of a ball on an uneven surface can affect the outcome of a game, and a cookie disintegrating into crumbs is difficult to consume neatly. Edward Albee used the latter in his play, The Zoo Story (1960): “‘Well . . . naturally every man wants a son, but . . .’—‘But that’s the way the cookie crumbles?’”See also: ball, bounce, cookie, crumble, how

crumble


  • verb

Synonyms for crumble

verb disintegrate

Synonyms

  • disintegrate
  • collapse
  • break up
  • deteriorate
  • decay
  • fall apart
  • perish
  • degenerate
  • decompose
  • tumble down
  • moulder
  • go to pieces

verb crush

Synonyms

  • crush
  • fragment
  • crumb
  • pulverize
  • pound
  • grind
  • powder
  • granulate

verb collapse

Synonyms

  • collapse
  • break down
  • deteriorate
  • decay
  • fall apart
  • degenerate
  • go to pieces
  • go to wrack and ruin

Synonyms for crumble

verb to reduce or become reduced to pieces or components

Synonyms

  • break down
  • break up
  • decompose
  • disintegrate
  • dissolve
  • fragment
  • fragmentize

Synonyms for crumble

verb fall apart

Synonyms

  • crumple
  • collapse
  • break down
  • tumble

Related Words

  • change integrity

verb break or fall apart into fragments

Synonyms

  • fall apart

Related Words

  • disintegrate

verb fall into decay or ruin

Synonyms

  • decay
  • dilapidate

Related Words

  • change
  • deteriorate
  • rust
  • corrode
  • weather
  • eat at
  • erode
  • gnaw at
  • gnaw
  • wear away
  • wilt
  • droop
  • ruin
  • fall apart
  • wear out
  • bust
  • wear
  • break
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