| [/kəˈlæps; kəˋlæps/] v 用法:
1 [I] (break into pieces and) fall down or in suddenly （破碎并）突然倒塌, 坍塌, 塌陷:
The whole building collapsed. 整个建筑倒塌了. *
The roof collapsed under the weight of snow. 雪把房顶压塌了. *
The wind caused the tent to collapse. 风把帐篷吹塌了. 用法:
2 [I, Ipr] (of a person) fall down (and usu become unconscious) because of illness, tiredness, etc （指人）晕倒（因病、 累等）:
He collapsed in the street and died on the way to hospital. 他在大街上晕倒, 在送往医院途中死去. *
collapse in a heap on the floor 晕倒在地板上. 用法:
3 [I] (a) fail suddenly or completely; break down 突然或完全垮下; 失败; 衰退:
His health collapsed under the pressure of work. 他的身体被工作压垮了. *
The enterprise collapsed through lack of support. 该企业因无力支持而倒闭. *
Talks between management and unions have collapsed. 资方和工会的谈判失败了.
(b) be defeated or destroyed 被击败; 被摧毁:
All opposition to the scheme has collapsed. 对这一计划的反对意见都已驳倒. 用法:
4 [I] (of prices, currencies, etc) suddenly decrease in value （指价格、 货币等）突然降价; 暴跌:
Share prices collapsed after news of poor trading figures. 交投数额不佳使股票价格暴跌. 用法:
5 [I, Tn] (cause sth to) fold into a compact shape （使某物）摺叠或套缩:
a chair that collapses for easy storage 为便於存放而摺叠起来的椅子. 用法:
6 [I, Tn] (cause a lung or blood vessel to) become a flattened mass （指肺或血管）（使）萎陷:
a collapsed lung 萎陷的肺. collapse 2
n [sing] 用法:
1 sudden fall; collapsing 突然倒 下; 倒塌; 坍塌:
the collapse of the building, roof, bridge, etc 建筑物、 房顶、 桥梁等的倒塌. 用法:
2 failure; breakdown 垮下; 失败; 崩溃:
the collapse of negotiations, sb's health, law and order 谈判破裂、 身体垮掉、 法治败坏 *
The economy is in a state of (total) collapse. 经济处於（完全）崩溃状态. 用法:
3 sudden decrease in value 暴跌:
the collapse of share prices, the dollar, the market 股票价格、 美元、 市场价格暴跌. |