Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense implodes, present participle imploding, past tense, past participle imploded
1VERB 内爆;向心聚爆;向心压挤 If something implodes, it collapses into itself in a sudden and violent way. 内爆;向心聚爆;向心压挤
The engine imploded. [VERB]
发动机内爆了。
He has nightmares about the tanks imploding. [VERB]
他老是做油箱爆炸的噩梦。
2VERB 崩溃;瓦解 If something such as an organization or a system implodes, it suddenly ends completely because it cannot deal with the problems it is experiencing. 崩溃;瓦解
...the possibility that the party may implode in opposition. [VERB]