Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #7539
Fully loadedcrumble
碎裂；瓦解；坍塌
To fall apart or disintegrate into small pieces.
- 1.
To fall apart; to disintegrate.
崩溃；瓦解
- 2.
To break into crumbs.
弄成碎屑
- 3.
To mix (ingredients such as flour and butter) in such a way as to form crumbs.
搓成面包屑状
弄碎；捏碎；使成碎屑；（把面粉和黄油等）搓成屑；揉成粗粒；崩溃；瓦解；弄成碎屑；搓成面包屑状
In use
The old cookies began to crumble when I picked them up.
The ancient walls have crumbled after centuries of neglect.
His confidence crumbles under pressure.
crumble + noun
及物用法，表示将某物弄碎。
She crumbled the cookie into pieces.
她把饼干捏成碎片。
crumble (into sth)
不及物用法，表示破碎或瓦解成某状态。
The ancient wall crumbled into dust.
古老的城墙碎裂成粉末。
crumble away
表示逐渐瓦解或消亡。
The empire slowly crumbled away over centuries.
帝国在几个世纪中逐渐衰落。
Connections
Collocations
- crumble away
- 逐渐崩塌
- The ancient wall had crumbled away over the centuries.古老的围墙经过几个世纪已经逐渐崩塌了。
- crumble into
- 碎成（碎片）
- The cookie crumbled into tiny pieces in my hand.饼干在我手里碎成了小块。
- crumble under pressure
- 在压力下崩溃
- The company crumbled under the financial pressure.公司在财务压力下崩溃了。
- crumble to dust
- 化为尘土
- The old documents had crumbled to dust with age.旧文件因年代久远已化为尘土。
- crumble with fingers
- 用手指捏碎
- She crumbled the bread with her fingers for the stuffing.她用手指把面包捏碎做馅料。
- crumble in the mouth
Learner notes
Memory Tip
饼干一捏就碎成屑，发音似“垮了不”，喻崩溃瓦解。
Context & Register
用于描述事物逐渐崩溃或瓦解的过程，通常指系统、制度、关系或建筑等，带有渐进和不可避免的意味。常用于文学或正式语境中。
Pronunciation & Spelling
The following words all rhyme with each other: rumble, tumble, humble, stumble, fumble, grumble. They share the /ʌmbl/ ending. However, lookalikes like 'double' and 'trouble' are pronounced /ʌbl/ (without the /m/).
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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