crumble

/ˈkrʌmb(ə)l/📚 7146 2托福雅思
If something crumbles, or if you crumble it, it breaks into a lot of small pieces. 碎裂; 弄碎

verb [vt. 及物动词]崩裂,坍塌;(使)粉碎,(使)成碎屑;瓦解,崩溃;不再抵抗,无力应付

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。

noun [专属名词]<英>酥皮水果甜点心; <美>碎屑;<英>(经烹调用作水果浇头的)脂质面包屑

Much of the coastline is crumbling away.
多处海岸线正在垮塌。

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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。
Nix the anonymous letter; anyone would crumble under the weight of that humiliation. 千万不要写匿名信;任何人都不会承受住这样的侮辱而崩溃的。
If you are living for others before yourself and pushing your own needs aside, eventually you will crumble in some way. 如果你先为别人而活,把自己的需求放在一边,那么你一定会崩溃的。
They appear to be okay, and they look good, and they're easy and cheaper for now, but when the storms move in, they crumble. 它们表面看起来还可以,而且现在看来十分方便和便宜,但是当暴风雨来临时,他们就崩溃了。