crumble

crumble

['krʌmbl]

v.崩溃, 弄碎, 破灭
n.<英>酥皮水果点心

例句与用法：

The earthquake made the wall sink and start to crumble.

这次地震把这堵墙震得下陷并开始崩塌。

He crumbled the bread in his fingers.

他用手指把面包捏碎了。

Most of the paint had crumbled off.

油漆大都剥落。

词形变化：

动词过去式: crumbled | 动词过去分词: crumbled | 动词现在分词: crumbling | 动词第三人称单数: crumbles |

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vt.

1. 粉碎, 弄碎

She crumbled an empty snail shell in her fingers.

她用手指捏碎了一个空蜗牛壳。

2. 摧毁, 破坏

The recent earthquake crumbled the walls of many houses.

最近一次地震震坍了许多房子的墙。

vi.

1. 破碎, 碎裂

This bread crumbles ever so easily.

这种面包非常容易碎。

2. 崩溃, 灭亡, 消失

In the end, the Roman Empire crumbled.

最终, 罗马帝国崩溃了。