collapsecol•lapse /kə'læps/

vt

1. 使(肺、血管等)萎陷

• The doctor had to collapse his right lung to save his life. 医生不得不让他的右肺萎陷以挽救他的生命。

2. 折叠；套缩

• He collapsed the telescope. 他把这个望远镜套缩起来。

vi

1. 倒坍；塌下

• The bridge collapsed under the weight of the train. 桥在火车的重压之下坍塌了。

2. (健康等)垮掉；倒下；昏倒

• The fireman collapsed from inhaling too much smoke. 这个消防员因吸入过多的烟而晕倒了。

• She collapsed from undernourishment. 她的身体因营养不良而垮掉了。

3. 崩溃；(计划等)失败

• The company collapsed in its first year of trading. 公司开业第一年就倒闭了。

• Despite all their efforts the experiment collapsed. 尽管他们作出了最大的努力，试验还是失败了。

4. (价格等)暴跌

• The price of gold collapsed. 黄金的价格暴跌。

5. (肺、血管等)萎陷

6. 折叠起来；套缩起来

• The table collapses,so I can store it easily. 这张桌子可折叠，所以我可以轻易地将它储藏起来。