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Collapse Collapsed 重点词汇 V 倒塌 折叠 Kə'Læps Roof

Front collapse
Pron [kə'læps]
Back 【COLLAPSE】
The roof collapsed as a result of the fire.
屋顶因火灾而倒塌。
【重点词汇】
collapse v. 1. 倒塌 2. 折叠
【COLLAPSE】
This table can be collapsed, so I can store it easily when I'm not using it.
这张桌子可以折起,所有我不用时可很容易地收藏起来。
【重点词汇】
collapse v. 1. 倒塌 2. 折叠
Vocab
collapsebreak down, literally or metaphorically

To collapse means to fall over, cave in, or totally crumple. After finding out that the stock market has collapsed and your investments along with it, you'd probably collapse to the ground and sob uncontrollably.

From the Latin collapsus, meaning “fall together," comes our English collapse, a word that functions as both noun and verb. Empires collapse after revolutions, and your dog will eventually collapse from exhaustion if he keeps chasing his tail in circles. But if a company falls apart after the boss retires, or you have a total breakdown cramming for exams, that's a kind of collapse, too.

All forms of 'collapse' will appear on average once every 311 pages.
noncollapsable
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