collapse

/kəˈlæps/📚 3474 100 4四级六级考研托福雅思
If a building or other structure collapses, it falls down very suddenly. 坍塌

verb [vt. 及物动词]倒塌,塌下;崩溃,瓦解;突然倒下,昏倒;瘫倒;突然贬值,暴跌;萎陷,瘪掉;折叠

A section of the Bay Bridge had collapsed.
海湾大桥有一部分坍塌了。

noun [具体名词]倒塌,塌陷;突然失败,崩溃;病倒,垮掉;突然贬值,暴跌

The governor called for an inquiry into the motorway's collapse.
州长要求对高速公路的坍塌进行调查。

col- 在同辅音词根前,表示"共同"collapse 倒塌(col+lapse 滑倒→全部滑倒→倒塌)
collapse 出现在下面的课文中
Lesson 88 Trapped in a mine collapse 动词: 坍塌
单词造句:

坍塌

① vi. 倒塌

  • If explosives are used, vibrations will cause the roof of the mine to collapse.
  • With no one to repair it, the old church collapsed long ago.

② vi.(因精疲力竭)倒下;(身体等)垮掉

  • After many years’ hard work, my mother’s health collapsed.
  • He had run more than forty miles. As soon as he was out of danger, he collapsed.