音标:[kә'læps] ; 柯林斯词典等级:4 级; 牛津三千核心词汇;
n. 崩溃, 倒塌, 虚脱
vi. 倒塌, 崩溃, 瓦解
vt. 使倒塌, 折叠
[计] 折叠
n. an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion
n. a natural event caused by something suddenly falling down or caving in
v. break down, literally or metaphorically
v. fold or close up
词型变化:过去式 : collapsed ; 过去分词 : collapsed ; 现在分词 : collapsing ; 名词复数形式 : collapses ; 第三人称单数 : collapses
考试类型:[四级/六级/考研/托福/IELTS/GRE]
词性分布:
动词52%
名词48%

collapse的用法和样例:

例句

用作动词(v.)
  1. The roof collapsed under the weight of snow.房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌下来。
  2. If you work too hard,your health may collapse.如果你工作太累的话,你可能病倒。
  3. The enterprise collapsed through lack of support.该企业因无力支持而倒闭。
  4. He collapsed the wheelchair and put it on the boat.他将轮椅折叠起来放在船上。
用作名词(n.)
  1. A flood caused the collapse of the bridge.洪水使桥倒塌了。
  2. The stock market was on the brink of collapse.股市已到崩盘的边缘。
  3. The market collapse was caused by weakness of the dollar.市场价格暴跌是由于美元疲弱引起的。

常见句型

用作动词(v.)
用作不及物动词S+~(+A)
  1. If you cut the ropes of a tent, it will collapse.如果你割断帐篷的绳索,它就会倒塌。
  2. It's raining hard; the dike is going to collapse.雨下得很大,这堤要垮了。
  3. The earthquake caused many buildings to collapse.地震使许多建筑物倒塌了。
  4. If you work too hard, your health may collapse.如果你劳累过度,就会病倒的。
  5. He felt as if his whole world had collapsed when his children were killed in a car crash.他的几个孩子在车祸中丧生后,他感觉自己的一切都完了。
  6. Our plans will collapse unless we get more help.除非我们能得到更多的帮助,否则我们的计划将会失败。
  7. The enemy's defence line collapsed completely.敌人的防线彻底地崩溃了。
  8. If the plant's rules and regulations collapsed, production would get into a mess.如果厂里的规章制度失效了,生产就要陷入混乱。
用作及物动词S+~+ n./pron.
  1. The explosion collapsed several buildings.那次爆炸震塌了几座房屋。
  2. The weight of the snow collapsed the roof.积雪压垮了屋顶。
  3. He collapsed the tent and put it into his car.他把帐篷收起来放进车里。

常用短语

用作动词(v.)
collapse from (v.+prep.)
    由于…而垮掉,晕倒 collapse for sthcollapse from v-ing/sth

    The fireman collapsed from inhaling too much smoke.

    这个消防队员由于吸入过量的烟而晕倒了。

    The poor girl collapsed from tiredness.

    可怜的小女孩由于疲劳而晕倒了。

collapse under (v.+prep.)
    被…所压塌 be collapsedcollapse sth under sth

    The bridge was collapsed under the train.

    桥被火车压塌了。

    The roof was collapsed under the weight of the snow.

    屋顶被积雪压塌了。

词汇搭配

用作动词 (v.)
~+名词
  • collapse bridge压塌桥梁
  • collapse building建筑物倒塌
  • collapse heart使心理崩溃
  • collapse house压塌房屋
  • collapse railway使铁轨塌陷
  • collapse roof压塌屋顶
~+副词
  • collapse completely完全倒塌
  • collapse entirely彻底崩溃
  • collapse invariably永远倒塌
  • collapse utterly完全倒塌
~+介词
  • collapse for折叠
  • collapse from由于…而倒塌
  • collapse under被…压塌

经典引文

  • The operation might induce an immediate collapse.

    出自:A. J. Cronin
  • The marshal..waits in collapse on a chair.

    出自:A. Mars
  • The entire collapse of his career.

    出自:P. Ackroyd
  • The camp bed..collapsed repeatedly.

    出自:E. Waugh
  • The side collapsed and half filled the pit with earth.

    出自:I. F. Elis
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