crumble

1. V-T/V-I If something crumbles, or if you crumble it, it breaks into a lot of small pieces. 碎裂; 弄碎

Under the pressure, the flint crumbled into fragments. 在壓力作用下，燧石裂成了碎片。

2. V-I If an old building or piece of land is crumbling, parts of it keep breaking off. 崩塌

The high- and low-rise apartment blocks built in the 1960s are crumbling. 建於20世紀60年代的高、低層公寓樓正搖搖欲墜。

3. PHRASAL VERB Crumble away means the same as . 崩塌

Much of the coastline is crumbling away. 多処海岸線正在垮塌。

4. V-I If something such as a system, relationship, or hope crumbles, it comes to an end. (制度、關系或希望) 崩潰

Their economy crumbled under the weight of United Nations sanctions. 在聯(lián)郃國制裁的重壓之下，他們的經(jīng)濟崩潰了。

5. PHRASAL VERB Crumble away means the same as . (制度、關系或希望) 崩潰

Opposition more or less crumbled away. 反對黨差不多崩潰了。