音标：[kә'læps]
n. 崩溃, 倒塌, 虚脱
vi. 倒塌, 崩溃, 瓦解
vt. 使倒塌, 折叠
【计】 折叠
【化】 倒塌
【医】 虚脱; 萎陷
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collapse的短语、例句：
collapse
v
1 [I] (break into pieces and) fall down or in suddenly （破碎并）突然倒塌, 坍塌, 塌陷
The whole building collapsed. 整个建筑倒塌了.
The roof collapsed under the weight of snow. 雪把房顶压塌了.
The wind caused the tent to collapse. 风把帐篷吹塌了.
2 [I, Ipr] (of a person) fall down (and usu become unconscious) because of illness, tiredness, etc （指人）晕倒（因病、 累等）
He collapsed in the street and died on the way to hospital. 他在大街上晕倒, 在送往医院途中死去.
collapse in a heap on the floor 晕倒在地板上.
3 [I]
(a) fail suddenly or completely; break down 突然或完全垮下; 失败; 衰退
His health collapsed under the pressure of work. 他的身体被工作压垮了.
The enterprise collapsed through lack of support. 该企业因无力支持而倒闭.
Talks between management and unions have collapsed. 资方和工会的谈判失败了.
(b) be defeated or destroyed 被击败; 被摧毁
All opposition to the scheme has collapsed. 对这一计划的反对意见都已驳倒.
4 [I] (of prices, currencies, etc) suddenly decrease in value （指价格、 货币等）突然降价; 暴跌
Share prices collapsed after news of poor trading figures. 交投数额不佳使股票价格暴跌.
5 [I, Tn] (cause sth to) fold into a compact shape （使某物）摺叠或套缩
a chair that collapses for easy storage 为便於存放而摺叠起来的椅子.
6 [I, Tn] (cause a lung or blood vessel to) become a flattened mass （指肺或血管）（使）萎陷
a collapsed lung 萎陷的肺. collapse, n [sing]
1 sudden fall; collapsing 突然倒 下; 倒塌; 坍塌
the collapse of the building, roof, bridge, etc 建筑物、 房顶、 桥梁等的倒塌.
2 failure; breakdown 垮下; 失败; 崩溃
the collapse of negotiations, sb´s health, law and order 谈判破裂、 身体垮掉、 法治败坏
The economy is in a state of (total) collapse. 经济处於（完全）崩溃状态.
3 sudden decrease in value 暴跌
the collapse of share prices, the dollar, the market 股票价格、 美元、 市场价格暴跌.
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