1.倒坍；塌下
2.崩溃；瓦解；（计划等）突然失败
3.倒下；（健康等）垮掉
4.突然失去价值；暴跌
5.（肺自发地或经手术）萎陷
6.折叠起来
及物动词：
1.使塌下；使倒下
2.使崩溃；使瓦解
3.使肺萎陷
4.折叠
n.
1.塌下；倒下
2.崩溃；瓦解；突然的失败
3.（健康等）垮掉
4.突然失去价值；暴跌
5.【医】虚脱
6. 肺的萎陷
7.（木材的）皱缩
词形变化
- 形容词 collapsable，collapsible
- 名称 collapsibility
- 时态 collapsed，collapsing，collapses
- 这两个动词都含有“倒塌”之意。
collapse通常指房屋等突然倒塌。
fall一般指由于失去平衡等原因而倒塌，也可作引申用。
- cause to burst
- fall apart
- fold or close up
- lose significance, effectiveness, or value
- suffer a nervous breakdown
- break down, literally or metaphorically
- an abrupt failure of function or health
- collapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attack
- the act of throwing yourself down
- a mishap caused by something suddenly falling down or caving in
- a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures)