crumble /ˈkrʌmbəl/ CET6 TEM4 ( crumbling, crumbled, crumbles )

• 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

  例：

  Under the pressure, the flint crumbled into fragments.

  在压力作用下，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

  例：

  The high- and low-rise apartment blocks built in the 1960s are crumbling.

  建于20世纪60年代的高、低层公寓楼正摇摇欲坠。

• 3. 

  PHRASAL VERB Crumble away means the same as . 崩塌

  例：

  Much of the coastline is crumbling away.

  多处海岸线正在垮塌。

• 4. 

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

  例：

  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。

• 5. 

  PHRASAL VERB Crumble away means the same as . (制度、关系或希望) 崩溃

  例：

  Opposition more or less crumbled away.

  反对党差不多崩溃了。