1732, from Latin collapsus, past participle of collabi "fall together," from com- "together" (see com-) + labi "to fall, slip" (see lapse (n.)). The adjective collapsed is attested from c. 1600, from Latin collapsus, and perhaps this suggested a verb. Related: Collapsing.
collapse (n.)
1801, from collapse (v.).
雙語例句
1. A few days after his collapse he was sitting up in bed.
他病倒后沒過幾天就又能在床上坐起來了。
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2. He was short of cash after the collapse of his business.
在公司倒閉后，他手頭缺少現(xiàn)金。
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3. Do they realize we are racing towards complete economic collapse?
他們意識(shí)到我們的經(jīng)濟(jì)馬上要徹底崩潰了嗎？
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4. The collapse of the army left a vacuum in the area.
這支軍隊(duì)的潰敗使這個(gè)地區(qū)出現(xiàn)了軍事真空。
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5. The dimensions of the market collapse were certainly not anticipated.