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crumble

Word forms: plural , 3rd person singular present tense crumbles, present participle crumbling, past tense , past participle crumbled

1 V-ERG (使)破碎;(使)成碎屑 If something crumbles, or if you crumble it, it breaks into a lot of small pieces. (使)破碎;(使)成碎屑

SYN crush, fragment, crumb, pulverize

2 VERB 坍塌;损坏;崩裂 If an old building or piece of land is crumbling, parts of it keep breaking off. 坍塌;损坏;崩裂

The high and low-rise apartment blocks built in the 1960s are crumbling. [VERB]

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. [VERB prep./adv.]

预计那处悬崖会以每小时10英尺的速度坍塌坠入大海。

Crumble away means the same as crumble .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。

3 VERB (体系、关系或希望等)崩溃，瓦解，消亡 If something such as a system, relationship, or hope crumbles, it comes to an end. (体系、关系或希望等)崩溃，瓦解，消亡

Their economy crumbled under the weight of United Nations sanctions. [VERB]

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. [VERB]

传统婚姻正迅速消失。
It only takes a minute for the football hopes of an entire country to crumble. [VERB]

就在一分钟之内，全国民众的足球梦想就化为了泡影。

SYN collapse, break down, deteriorate, decay

Crumble away means the same as crumble .crumble away 同 crumble

4 VERB 不再抵抗;放弃奋斗;无力应付 If someone crumbles, they stop resisting or trying to win, or become unable to cope. 不再抵抗;放弃奋斗;无力应付

Brighton have too many experienced players to crumble just because we are in town. [VERB]

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. [VERB]

他是个经验丰富、冷酷无情的领导，不会被压力击垮。