| 单词 | collapse |
| 释义 | collapse (once / 311 pages) 1vn 2vn 3vn 4n To collapse means to fall over, cave in, or totally crumple. After finding out that the stock market has collapsed and your investments along with it, you'd probably collapse to the ground and sob uncontrollably. From the Latin collapsus, meaning “fall together," comes our English collapse, a word that functions as both noun and verb. Empires collapse after revolutions, and your dog will eventually collapse from exhaustion if he keeps chasing his tail in circles. But if a company falls apart after the boss retires, or you have a total breakdown cramming for exams, that's a kind of collapse, too. WORD FAMILYcollapse: collapsable, collapsed, collapses, collapsible, collapsing+/collapsable: noncollapsable/collapsible: noncollapsible USAGE EXAMPLESAirport officials say the landing gear on the Hawker Jet collapsed on landing Monday afternoon. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) Hawaii Volcanoes National Park said Monday no one was injured when the lava delta collapsed and sent showers of volcanic rock into the air. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) Herzog said Monday by hospital telephone that he is being treated for a collapsed lung. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1 1v break down, literally or metaphorically The wall collapsed The business collapsed The roof collapsed Syn|Hypo|Hyper break, cave in, fall in, founder, give, give way abandon, give up stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claims burstcause to burst go off, implode burst inward buckle, crumplefold or collapse flopfall loosely breakcurl over and fall apart in surf or foam, of waves sink, slide down, slumpfall or sink heavily change undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature 2v fall apart Syn|Hyper break down, crumble, crumple, tumble change integrity change in physical make-up 3v fold or close up collapse the music stand Hypo|Hyper deflate collapse by releasing contained air or gas concertinacollapse like a concertina fold, fold up, turn up bend or lay so that one part covers the other 4v cause to burst Syn|Hypo burst break, cave in, fall in, founder, give, give way break down, literally or metaphorically pop cause to burst with a loud, explosive sound 5n a natural event caused by something suddenly falling down or caving in 2the roof is in danger of collapse the collapse of the old star under its own gravity Hypo|Hyper cave in, subsidence the sudden collapse of something into a hollow beneath it debacle, fiascoa sudden and violent collapse implosiona sudden inward collapse gravitational collapsethe implosion of a star resulting from its own gravity; the result is a smaller and denser celestial object happening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent an event that happens 1v collapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attack Syn|Hypo|Hyper break down drop like flies rapidly collapse, die, or drop out in large numbers fall over, go overfall forward and down get, have, suffer, sustain undergo (as of injuries and illnesses) 2v suffer a nervous breakdown Syn|Hyper break up, crack, crack up, crock up get, have, suffer, sustain undergo (as of injuries and illnesses) 3n an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion 3Syn|Hypo|Hyper prostration breakdown, crack-up a mental or physical breakdown shock(pathology) bodily collapse or near collapse caused by inadequate oxygen delivery to the cells; characterized by reduced cardiac output and rapid heartbeat and circulatory insufficiency and pallor heat hyperpyrexia, heatstrokecollapse caused by exposure to excessive heat algidityprostration characterized by cold and clammy skin and low blood pressure nervous breakdowna severe or incapacitating emotional disorder cardiogenic shockshock caused by cardiac arrest hypovolemic shockshock caused by severe blood or fluid loss obstructive shockshock caused by obstruction of blood flow distributive shockshock caused by poor distribution of the blood flow insulin reaction, insulin shockhypoglycemia produced by excessive insulin in the system causing coma heat exhaustion, heat prostrationa condition marked by dizziness and nausea and weakness caused by depletion of body fluids and electrolytes insolation, siriasis, sunstroke, thermic feversudden prostration due to exposure to the sun or excessive heat illness, malady, sickness, unwellness impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism 1v lose significance, effectiveness, or value The school system is collapsing The stock market collapsed Hyper weaken become weaker 2n a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures) 4Syn|Hyper crash happening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent an event that happens n the act of throwing yourself down Syn|Hyper flop descent the act of changing your location in a downward direction |
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