crumplecrum•ple /'krʌmpl/

vt

1. 将(布、纸等)弄皱

• a crumpled dress 起皱的衣服

• He crumpled the letter into a ball. 他把信揉成一团。

2. 使垮掉

• The disease crumpled him. 病魔摧垮了他的身体。

vi

1. 起皱；被扭弯

• Some kinds of cloth crumple more easily than others. 有些布比其他的布容易起皱。

2. 倒下；垮掉

• She crumpled up under the shocking news of her father's sudden death. 她听到父亲忽然逝世的噩耗便昏倒了。