Word · Frequency #3094
collapse
倒塌；坍塌
To break apart and fall down suddenly; to cave in.
- 1.
To break apart and fall down suddenly; to cave in.
突然破裂并倒塌；塌陷
- 2.
To cease to function due to a sudden breakdown; to fail suddenly and completely.
因突然故障而停止运作；突然完全失败
- 3.
To fold compactly.
紧凑地折叠
- 4.
To conflate, to ignore the distinctions between.
合并,忽略差异
- 5.
In a hierarchical list (such as a directory tree or table of contents), to hide the subentries of (an entry).
在分层列表中隐藏子条目
- 6.
To suffer a batting collapse.
遭遇击球崩溃
- 7.
To cause something to collapse.
使某物倒塌
- 8.
To pass out and fall to the floor or ground, as from exhaustion or other illness; to faint.
因疲劳或其他疾病晕倒在地；昏厥
崩溃；垮掉；晕倒；昏倒；折叠；收起；折叠（子项）；隐藏子项；使倒塌；使崩溃
In use
The old building collapsed during the earthquake.
The company collapsed due to financial problems.
He collapsed from exhaustion after the marathon.
Verb forms
base collapse · third person collapses · -ing collapsing · past collapsed · past participle collapsed
规则动词
Connections
Collocations
- collapse in on itself
- 向内坍塌；自行垮掉
- A massive star can collapse in on itself to form a black hole.大质量恒星会向内坍缩形成黑洞。
- collapse under the weight of something
- 在……的重压下倒塌或崩溃
- The roof collapsed under the weight of the snow.屋顶被积雪压塌了。
- collapse from exhaustion
- 因精疲力竭而晕倒
- Several runners collapsed from exhaustion during the extreme heat.几名跑者在酷热中因精疲力竭而晕倒。
- collapse into chaos
- 陷入混乱；失去控制
- The talks collapsed into chaos after the dispute.争吵之后，谈判陷入一片混乱。
- collapse like a house of cards
- 像纸牌屋一样突然崩溃
- Their plan collapsed like a house of cards at the first setback.他们的计划在第一次受挫时就如纸牌屋般崩溃了。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
collapse 谐音‘可拉破丝’：结构一拉就破，瞬间塌下。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：建筑/工程、新闻报道、日常对话 表示“突然倒塌”时语体为中性，正式文书和日常口语中都较常见，多用于描述建筑物、结构或物体的坍塌。若要表达“崩溃”“昏倒”等引申义，则依赖具体语境判断。
Grammar Note
注意及物和不及物用法：及物时意为'使倒塌/折叠'，不及物时意为'倒塌/崩溃'。
Pronunciation & Spelling
lapse, elapse, relapse and perhaps rhyme with the stressed syllable /læps/ of collapse. Note that collar /ˈkɒlər/ and collage /kəˈlɑːʒ/ look similar because of the spelling 'coll' but sound completely different.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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