crumbling

英 [ˈkrʌmblɪŋ]

美 [ˈkrʌmblɪŋ]

v.  (使)破碎，成碎屑; 坍塌; 损坏; 崩裂; (开始渐渐)衰退，衰弱; 崩溃; 瓦解; 消亡
crumble的现在分词

现在分词：crumbling　

BNC.11595 / COCA.11447

柯林斯词典

• V-ERG (使)破碎;(使)成碎屑
  If somethingcrumbles, or if youcrumbleit, it breaks into a lot of small pieces.
  1. Under the pressure, the flint crumbled into fragments...
     燧石在压力的作用下碎成了小块。
  2. Roughly crumble the cheese into a bowl.
     把干酪大致弄碎，装入一只碗内。
• VERB 坍塌;损坏;崩裂
  If an old building or piece of landis crumbling, parts of it keep breaking off.
  1. The high and low-rise apartment blocks built in the 1960s are crumbling...
     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。
  2. The cliffs were estimated to be crumbling into the sea at the rate of 10ft an hour.
     预计那处悬崖会以每小时10英尺的速度坍塌坠入大海。
  3. Crumble awaymeans the same ascrumble.
     crumble away 同 crumble
  4. 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。
• VERB (体系、关系或希望等)崩溃，瓦解，消亡
  If something such as a system, relationship, or hopecrumbles, it comes to an end.
  1. Their economy crumbled under the weight of United Nations sanctions...
     在联合国制裁的重压之下，他们的经济崩溃了。
  2. The traditional marriage is crumbling fast...
     传统婚姻正迅速消失。
  3. It only takes a minute for the football hopes of an entire country to crumble.
     就在一分钟之内，全国民众的足球梦想就化为了泡影。
  4. Crumble awaymeans the same ascrumble.
     crumble away 同 crumble
  5. Opposition more or less crumbled away.
     反对势力差不多都瓦解了。
• VERB 不再抵抗;放弃奋斗;无力应付
  If someonecrumbles, they stop resisting or trying to win, or become unable to cope.
  1. Brighton have too many experienced players to crumble just because we are in town...
     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。
  2. He is a skilled and ruthless leader who isn't likely to crumble under pressure.
     他是个经验丰富、冷酷无情的领导，不会被压力击垮。
• N-VAR 酥皮水果甜点
  Acrumbleis a baked pudding made from fruit covered with a mixture of flour, butter, and sugar.
  1. ...apple crumble.
     酥皮苹果甜点

双语例句

• Humanitarian organizations say Zimbabwe is experiencing a major cholera epidemic because of crumbling infrastructure and services.
  人道主义组织表示，津巴布韦正在经历重大的霍乱感染，主要是因为基础设施和服务的崩溃。
• Under the hammer of austerity, national unity and social cohesion are crumbling.
  在紧缩的大锤下，国家统一和社会凝聚力正在瓦解。
• The walls were old; some stones were missing, others loose and crumbling.
  这些石墙年头久了，有些石块不见了，有些石块松动快塌了。
• The cliffs were estimated to be crumbling into the sea at the rate of 10ft an hour.
  预计那处悬崖会以每小时10英尺的速度坍塌坠入大海。
• Health system infrastructures and capacities have been crumbling, falling apart, throughout the developing world for decades.
  几十年来，整个发展中世界的卫生系统基础设施和能力摇摇欲坠，分崩离析。
• But crumbling ports, railways and highways hobble exporters with needless costs and delays.
  但满目疮痍的港口、铁路和高速公路，却给出口商造成了不必要的成本和迟滞。
• My posture collapsed like a bridge crumbling down.
  我的姿势垮掉，犹如崩塌的桥。
• The school buildings, originally constructed as temporary hospital barracks, were crumbling.
  原先是个简陋医院的校舍已破烂不堪。
• Health systems are crumbling following decades of failure to invest in basic infrastructures.
  由于几十年来不能对基本的基础设施进行投资，卫生系统正在崩溃。
• The old world is crumbling.
  旧世界正在崩溃。