implode
implode
[ɪmˈpləʊd]
verb
implosion
noun
implosive
adjective
语源
[ɪmˈpləʊd]
verb
- collapse or cause to collapse violently inwards
（使）内向坍塌，（使）内爆
[no obj.]the windows on both sides of the room had imploded.
房间两边的窗户都内向坍塌了。
[with obj.]these forces would implode the pellet to a density 100 times higher than that of lead.
这些力量会使弹丸内爆达到比铅高100倍的密度。
■[no obj.](figurative)suffer sudden economic or political collapse
(喻)经济崩溃；政治崩溃
can any amount of aid save the republics from imploding?.
有什么援助基金能救共和国于经济崩溃之中吗？。
implosion
noun
implosive
adjective
语源
- late 19th cent.: from in- 'within' + Latin plodere, plaudere 'to clap', on the pattern of explode
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