crumble
英 [ˈkrʌmbl]
美 [ˈkrʌmbl]
v. (使)破碎，成碎屑; 坍塌; 损坏; 崩裂; (开始渐渐)衰退，衰弱; 崩溃; 瓦解; 消亡
n. 酥皮水果甜点
现在分词：crumbling 过去分词：crumbled 过去式：crumbled 第三人称单数：crumbles 复数：crumbles
Collins.2 / BNC.7539 / COCA.7038
同义词辨析
collapsecrumblefallsink【导航词义：倒塌，倒下】
collapsev. 倒塌，坍塌
〔辨析〕
通常指房屋等倒塌，强调突然性。
〔例证〕
The roof collapsed under the weight of snow.
房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌了。
A lot of tall buildings collapsed in the earthquake.
许多高楼在地震中倒塌了。
房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌了。
A lot of tall buildings collapsed in the earthquake.
许多高楼在地震中倒塌了。
crumblev. 崩塌，坍塌
〔辨析〕
尤指由石头或岩石构成的建筑物或土地崩塌或崩裂。
〔例证〕
Many houses crumbled into cinders.
许多房子坍塌，成了废墟。
The old stone wall began to crumble.
那座旧石墙开始崩塌。
The cliff has gradually crumbled away.
峭壁已经逐渐坍塌。
许多房子坍塌，成了废墟。
The old stone wall began to crumble.
那座旧石墙开始崩塌。
The cliff has gradually crumbled away.
峭壁已经逐渐坍塌。
fallv. 倒下，倒塌
〔辨析〕
通常指因失去平衡等而倒塌或跌倒。
〔例证〕
Many trees fell in the storm.
在那场暴风雨中，许多树都被刮倒了。
The falling wall showered dust on them.
倒塌的墙壁弄了他们一身土。
I fell and hurt my knee.
我跌了一跤，摔伤了膝盖。
在那场暴风雨中，许多树都被刮倒了。
The falling wall showered dust on them.
倒塌的墙壁弄了他们一身土。
I fell and hurt my knee.
我跌了一跤，摔伤了膝盖。
sinkv. 倒下
〔辨析〕
尤指人因过于劳累、体弱等而倒下或坐下。
〔例证〕
She sank to the floor without the support of his shoulder.
少了他肩膀的支撑，她倒在地板上。
He was stunned and sank to the ground.
他被击昏，倒在地上。
She sank into a chair, exhausted.
她筋疲力尽地倒在椅子里。
少了他肩膀的支撑，她倒在地板上。
He was stunned and sank to the ground.
他被击昏，倒在地上。
She sank into a chair, exhausted.
她筋疲力尽地倒在椅子里。
短语动词
crumble away
1. 坍塌；损坏；崩裂 2. （体系、关系或希望等）崩溃，瓦解，消亡
习惯用语
v.
- that's the way the cookie crumbles
- 情况就是这样；没有别的办法
that is the situation and we cannot change it, so we must accept it
牛津词典
verb
- （使）破碎，成碎屑
to break or break sth into very small pieces- Rice flour makes the cake less likely to crumble.
这种糕饼用米粉做不那么容易碎。 - Crumble the cheese over the salad.
把干酪弄成碎屑洒在色拉上。
- Rice flour makes the cake less likely to crumble.
- 坍塌；损坏；崩裂
if a building or piece of land is crumbling , parts of it are breaking off- buildings crumbling into dust
渐渐坍塌的建筑物 - crumbling stonework
不断破裂的石材建筑 - The cliff is gradually crumbling away.
峭壁正在逐渐崩坍。
- buildings crumbling into dust
- （开始渐渐）衰退，衰弱；崩溃；瓦解；消亡
to begin to fail or get weaker or to come to an end- a crumbling business/relationship
逐渐衰败的企业；日益恶化的关系 - All his hopes began to crumble away.
他所有的希望开始化为泡影。 - The empire finally crumbled into dust.
这个帝国最终崩溃了。
- a crumbling business/relationship
noun
- 酥皮水果甜点
a dessert (= a sweet dish) made from fruit that is covered with a rough mixture of flour, butter and sugar, cooked in the oven and usually served hot- apple crumble and custard
酥皮苹果甜点心加蛋奶沙司
- apple crumble and custard
柯林斯词典
- V-ERG (使)破碎;(使)成碎屑
If somethingcrumbles, or if youcrumbleit, it breaks into a lot of small pieces.- Under the pressure, the flint crumbled into fragments...
燧石在压力的作用下碎成了小块。 - Roughly crumble the cheese into a bowl.
把干酪大致弄碎，装入一只碗内。
- Under the pressure, the flint crumbled into fragments...
- VERB 坍塌;损坏;崩裂
If an old building or piece of landis crumbling, parts of it keep breaking off.- The high and low-rise apartment blocks built in the 1960s are crumbling...
20世纪60年代建造的高低不一的公寓楼群正在逐渐破损坍塌。 - The cliffs were estimated to be crumbling into the sea at the rate of 10ft an hour.
预计那处悬崖会以每小时10英尺的速度坍塌坠入大海。 - Crumble awaymeans the same ascrumble.
crumble away 同 crumble - Britain's coastline stretches 4000 kilometres and much of it is crumbling away.
英国的海岸线绵延4,000公里，其中大部分正在逐渐沉陷。
- The high and low-rise apartment blocks built in the 1960s are crumbling...
- VERB (体系、关系或希望等)崩溃，瓦解，消亡
If something such as a system, relationship, or hopecrumbles, it comes to an end.- Their economy crumbled under the weight of United Nations sanctions...
在联合国制裁的重压之下，他们的经济崩溃了。 - The traditional marriage is crumbling fast...
传统婚姻正迅速消失。 - It only takes a minute for the football hopes of an entire country to crumble.
就在一分钟之内，全国民众的足球梦想就化为了泡影。 - Crumble awaymeans the same ascrumble.
crumble away 同 crumble - Opposition more or less crumbled away.
反对势力差不多都瓦解了。
- Their economy crumbled under the weight of United Nations sanctions...
- VERB 不再抵抗;放弃奋斗;无力应付
If someonecrumbles, they stop resisting or trying to win, or become unable to cope.- Brighton have too many experienced players to crumble just because we are in town...
布赖顿队有很多经验丰富的队员，他们不会因为我们在城里就丧失斗志。 - He is a skilled and ruthless leader who isn't likely to crumble under pressure.
他是个经验丰富、冷酷无情的领导，不会被压力击垮。
- Brighton have too many experienced players to crumble just because we are in town...
- N-VAR 酥皮水果甜点
Acrumbleis a baked pudding made from fruit covered with a mixture of flour, butter, and sugar.- ...apple crumble.
酥皮苹果甜点
- ...apple crumble.
英英释义
verb
- fall into decay or ruin
- The unoccupied house started to decay
- break or fall apart into fragments
- The cookies crumbled
- The Sphinx is crumbling
- fall apart
- the building crumbled after the explosion
- Negotiations broke down
双语例句
- The cliffs were estimated to be crumbling into the sea at the rate of 10ft an hour.
预计那处悬崖会以每小时10英尺的速度坍塌坠入大海。 - The cliffs on which the houses are built are starting to crumble.
这些上面盖有房屋的悬崖渐渐开始崩塌了。 - The high and low-rise apartment blocks built in the 1960s are crumbling
20世纪60年代建造的高低不一的公寓楼群正在逐渐破损坍塌。 - When you stop to love a person, his memory will completely by you crumble away.
当你停止爱一个人的时候，他的记忆就完全被你粉碎掉了。 - And then I'll start to crumble.
随后我精神就会开始崩溃。 - We've seen what can happen when assumptions of reference rates crumble.
我们已经看到，如果参考回报率假设崩溃，会发生什么。 - Eventually, Microsoft will crumble because of complacency, and maybe some new things will grow.
最终，微软会因为其自满而崩溃，而可能会有一些新东西成长起来。 - Under the pressure, the flint crumbled into fragments
燧石在压力的作用下碎成了小块。 - Roughly crumble the cheese into a bowl.
把干酪大致弄碎，装入一只碗内。 - He is a skilled and ruthless leader who isn't likely to crumble under pressure.
他是个经验丰富、冷酷无情的领导，不会被压力击垮。