1. 夸克英语笔记
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  3. What does ' collapse ' mean? （“collapse”学习方法及知识点总结）
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collapse

/kəˈlæps/📚 3233 4四级六级考研托福雅思
If a building or other structure collapses, it falls down very suddenly. 坍塌

verb [vt. 及物动词]倒塌，塌下；崩溃，瓦解；突然倒下，昏倒；瘫倒；突然贬值，暴跌；萎陷，瘪掉；折叠

A section of the Bay Bridge had collapsed.
海湾大桥有一部分坍塌了。

noun [具体名词]倒塌，塌陷；突然失败，崩溃；病倒，垮掉；突然贬值，暴跌

The governor called for an inquiry into the motorway's collapse.
州长要求对高速公路的坍塌进行调查。

col- 在同辅音词根前，表示"共同"collapse 倒塌(col+lapse 滑倒→全部滑倒→倒塌)
-lapse- lapse = slide 滑动 (laps = slip,表示“滑,滑走”)collapse v 倒坍；崩溃（col 共同+lapse→全部滑下+倒塌）
collapse 出现在下面的课文中（提供视频、音频及笔记等可系统性学习）
Lesson 88 Trapped in a mine collapse 动词: 坍塌
col + lapse(滑倒) → 一出门就滑倒， 真让人崩溃 → 崩溃
collapse

vi. 倒塌；瓦解；暴跌

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与“collapse”相关联的词汇

易混淆elapse/ɪˈlæps/vi. 时间过去；消逝

坍塌

① vi. 倒塌

  • If explosives are used, vibrations will cause the roof of the mine to collapse.
  • With no one to repair it, the old church collapsed long ago.

② vi.（因精疲力竭）倒下；（身体等）垮掉

  • After many years’ hard work, my mother’s health collapsed.
  • He had run more than forty miles. As soon as he was out of danger, he collapsed.