crumble的例句

1. fall apart;

   "the building crumbled after the explosion"
   "Negotiations broke down"
   

2. break or fall apart into fragments;

   "The cookies crumbled"
   "The Sphinx is crumbling"
   

3. fall into decay or ruin;

   "The unoccupied house started to decay"
   

1.(使)破碎;(使)成碎屑
If somethingcrumbles, or if youcrumble it, it breaks into a lot of small pieces.

e.g. Under the pressure, the flint crumbled into fragments...
燧石在压力的作用下碎成了小块。
e.g. Roughlycrumble the cheese into a bowl.
把干酪大致弄碎，装入一只碗内。

2.坍塌;损坏;崩裂
If an old building or piece of landis crumbling, parts of it keep breaking off.

crumble

e.g. The high and low-rise apartment blocks built in the 1960s are crumbling...
20世纪60年代建造的高低不一的公寓楼群正在逐渐破损坍塌。
e.g. The cliffs were estimated to be crumbling into the sea at the rate of 10ft an hour.
预计那处悬崖会以每小时10英尺的速度坍塌坠入大海。

3.(体系、关系或希望等)崩溃，瓦解，消亡
If something such as a system, relationship, or hopecrumbles, it comes to an end.

e.g. 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。
e.g. The traditional marriage is crumbling fast...
传统婚姻正迅速消失。

4.不再抵抗;放弃奋斗;无力应付
If someonecrumbles, they stop resisting or trying to win, or become unable to cope.

e.g. Brighton have too many experienced players tocrumble just because we are in town...
布赖顿队有很多经验丰富的队员，他们不会因为我们在城里就丧失斗志。
e.g. He is a skilled and ruthless leader who isn't likely tocrumble under pressure.
他是个经验丰富、冷酷无情的领导，不会被压力击垮。

5.酥皮水果甜点
Acrumble is a baked pudding made from fruit covered with a mixture of flour, butter, and sugar.

e.g. ...applecrumble.
酥皮苹果甜点

相关词组：crumble away

1. This cake crumbles too easily.
   这种蛋糕太容易碎了。
2. Our hopes crumbled when the business went bankrupt.
   商行破产了,我们的希望也破灭了。
3. Opposition to the new law soon crumbled.
   反对新法律的势力很快就瓦解了。

1. He crumbled the bread in his fingers.
   他用手指把面包捻碎。

• crumble structure屑粒状结构
• crumble to dust垮掉
• crumble away逐渐碎裂,逐渐瓦解...