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单词 implosion
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implosion

/ɪmˈpləʊʒ(ə)n /
noun
1An instance of something collapsing violently inwards: the star undergoes a violent implosion caused by gravity...
  • They fled the scene for fear of imminent implosion.
  • Earthquakes, the primary destructive force of The Ground Beneath, cause implosions and explosions on a much grander scale.
  • The engineers had decided that faster demolition, using implosion methods, would not be an option in this case.
1.1A sudden failure or collapse of an organization or system: a global financial implosion [mass noun]: the country was facing economic implosion...
  • For much of 2001, private equity firms had to deal with a soft market sparked by the fallout of the dotcom implosion.
  • The book details the band's slow implosion.
  • The country has undergone a structural readjustment, and the ensuing social implosion is most evident in the capital, one of the world's most violent cities.

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