Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #7539
Fully loadedcrumbling
碎裂；瓦解；坍塌
crumbling is the present participle of crumble.
核心释义
To fall apart or disintegrate into small pieces.
- 1.
崩溃；瓦解
To fall apart; to disintegrate.
- 2.
弄成碎屑
To break into crumbs.
- 3.
搓成面包屑状
To mix (ingredients such as flour and butter) in such a way as to form crumbs.
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
用法In use
The old cookies began to crumble when I picked them up.
用法提示：动词 'crumble' 表示物理上的破碎。
The ancient walls have crumbled after centuries of neglect.
用法提示：动词 'crumbled' 表示逐渐瓦解或崩塌。
His confidence crumbles under pressure.
用法提示：动词 'crumbles' 比喻精神或情感的崩溃。
crumble into sth
into 后接碎裂后的状态或结果；也可用于抽象事物，如计划、帝国等。
The old stone wall crumbled into dust.
那堵古老的石墙碎成了粉末。
crumble under sth
under 引出导致崩溃的压力、重压等抽象原因。
The company crumbled under the weight of debt.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
饼干一捏就碎成屑，发音似“垮了不”，喻崩溃瓦解。
语境与语域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。
发音与拼写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/).
用法优先级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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