crumble
美['krʌmbl] 英['krʌmbl]
v. 崩溃;弄碎;破灭
双解释义
v.(动词)- vt. & vi. (把…)弄碎,(使)碎成细屑 (cause to) break into very small pieces
- vi. 衰落,崩溃 weaken; decay; become ruined
英英释义
Verb- fall apart;
"the building crumbled after the explosion" "Negotiations broke down"
- break or fall apart into fragments;
"The cookies crumbled" "The Sphinx is crumbling"
- fall into decay or ruin;
"The unoccupied house started to decay"
例句
用作动词(v.)- The masonry of the old building began to crumble.旧楼房的砖石结构开始崩落。
- The earthquake made the wall sink and start to crumble.这次地震把这堵墙震得下陷并开始崩塌。
- He crumbled the bread in his fingers.他用手指把面包捏碎了。
- Even these hard parts may crumble to dust.甚至这些坚硬的部分也会破碎成粉末。
- His dearest hopes crumbled to nothing.他最大的希成了泡影。