collapsing

英 [kəˈlæpsɪŋ]

美 [kəˈlæpsɪŋ]

v.  (突然)倒塌，坍塌; (尤指因病重而)倒下，昏倒，晕倒; (尤指工作劳累后)坐下，躺下放松
collapse的现在分词

现在分词：collapsing　

BNC.18727 / COCA.16916

柯林斯词典

• VERB 倒塌;塌下
  If a building or other structurecollapses, it falls down very suddenly.
  1. A section of the Bay Bridge had collapsed...
     海湾大桥有一段垮塌了。
  2. The roof collapsed in a roar of rock and rubble...
     屋顶轰隆一声塌了下来，碎石瓦砾落了一地。
  3. Most of the deaths were caused by landslides and collapsing buildings.
     大部分死亡是由山体滑坡和建筑倒塌造成的。
  4. Collapseis also a noun.
     
  5. Governor Deukmejian called for an inquiry into the freeway's collapse.
     德克梅吉恩州长要求对高速公路塌陷事件进行调查。
• VERB (体系或机构)崩溃，瓦解，突然失败
  If something, for example a system or institution,collapses, it fails or comes to an end completely and suddenly.
  1. His business empire collapsed under a massive burden of debt...
     他的商业帝国无力承担沉重的债务负担而垮掉了。
  2. This system has collapsed in most countries where it ruled...
     这一体系在其占统治地位的大多数国家都失败了。
  3. The rural people have been impoverished by a collapsing economy.
     经济崩溃使农村地区的人们一贫如洗。
  4. Collapseis also a noun.
     
  5. The coup's collapse has speeded up the drive to independence...
     政变失败加速了独立运动的进程。
  6. Their economy is teetering on the brink of collapse.
     他们的经济岌岌可危，正处在崩溃的边缘。
• VERB (因生病或虚弱)突然倒下，昏倒
  If youcollapse, you suddenly faint or fall down because you are very ill or weak.
  1. He collapsed following a vigorous exercise session at his home...
     在家剧烈运动了一阵后他突然昏倒了。
  2. It's commonplace to see people collapsing from hunger in the streets.
     在街上看见有人饿晕是很平常的事。
  3. Collapseis also a noun.
     
  4. A few days after his collapse he was sitting up in bed.
     他病倒后没过几天就又能在床上坐起来了。
• VERB (因精疲力竭而)突然坐下(或倒下)
  If youcollapseonto something, you sit or lie down suddenly because you are very tired.
  1. She arrived home exhausted and barely capable of showering before collapsing on her bed.
     她精疲力竭地回到家，勉强冲了个澡就倒在了床上。
• VERB 萎陷;内陷;瘪掉
  If something with air insidecollapses, it falls inwards and becomes smaller or flatter.
  1. He plunged 300ft to the ground when his parachute collapsed...
     降落伞突然瘪了，他从300英尺的高空跌落到地面。
  2. He was rushed to hospital last week after suffering a collapsed lung.
     上星期，他因出现肺萎陷而被火速送进医院。

双语例句

• She arrived home exhausted and barely capable of showering before collapsing on her bed.
  她精疲力竭地回到家，勉强冲了个澡就倒在了床上。
• Most earthquake-related casualties result from collapsing walls, flying glass, and falling objects.
  多数与地震有关的伤亡来自于墙的倒塌、飞溅的玻璃和掉落的物体。
• When I say rapidly collapsing, I mean rapidly.
  我说的是快速的崩溃，我指的是快速。
• The school system is collapsing; the stock market collapsed.
  学校体制正在崩溃；股票市场崩溃了。
• They've entered this new confederacy because the central government's been unable to control the collapsing economy.
  由于中央政府无力控制逐渐崩溃的经济，所以他们加入了这个新联盟。
• Props were used to prevent the roof collapsing.
  用了一些支柱以防止屋顶塌落。
• In the rich world, collapsing stock markets and corporate scandals have shaken confidence and mutual trust.
  在发达国家，股市崩溃和公司丑闻动摇了人们的信心和相互信任。
• If not for him, I would have been crushed under a collapsing tower.
  如果不是因为他，我就已经在一座崩塌的塔下被压碎了。
• It's commonplace to see people collapsing from hunger in the streets.
  在街上看见有人饿晕是很平常的事。
• That prevents the eyeball collapsing.
  这防止了眼球塌陷。