| 单词 | crumble |
| 释义 | crumble [intransitive, transitive] to break, or break sth, into very small pieces（使）破碎，成碎屑◆rice flour makes the cake less likely to crumble.这种糕饼用米粉做不容易碎。◆crumbling stonework不断破裂的石材建筑◆she crumbled the dry earth into fine powdery dust.她将干土磨成细粉末。ⓘ if a building or a piece of land is crumbling, parts of it are breaking off. * be crumbling 指建筑物或地面多处坍塌、损坏或崩裂◆the cliff is gradually crumbling away.峭壁正在逐渐崩坍。crumble/ˈkrʌmbl ||; ˈkrʌmbḷ/verb [i,t] crumble (sth) (up) to break or make sth break into very small pieces 弄碎；使碎为细屑: ◇the walls of the church are beginning to crumble. 教堂的墙壁开始崩塌。◇we crumbled up the bread and threw it to the birds. 我们把面包弄碎，丢给鸟吃。 (figurative 比喻) ◇support for the government is beginning to crumble. 对政府的支持开始消失。 ➔crumbly adj ◇this cheese has a crumbly texture. 这种干酪质地易碎。 crumblesee ⇨ break 5,6 ⇨ weak 5 crum·ble /`krʌmbḷ; ˈkrʌmbəl/v 1. [i,t] to break apart into small pieces, or make something do this 裂成碎片; 把［某物］弄碎:◇an old stone wall, crumbling with age 一面随着岁月的流逝而倾颓的旧石墙 2. [i] to lose power, become weak, or fail 失势; 衰落; 崩溃:◇the entire economy was crumbling. 整个经济正在崩溃。 |
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