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| 1 | I if a building or other structure collapses, it suddenly falls down （房屋等）倒塌，坍塌 |
| There were fears that the roof would collapse. 有人担心屋顶会突然坍塌。 |
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| 2 | I to suddenly fall down and become very ill or unconscious （突然）倒下，病倒，昏倒 |
| A man had collapsed on the hospital steps. 一名男子在医院的台阶上突然昏倒了。 |
| I ended up collapsing with exhaustion. 我最终累得倒下了。 |
| | 2a | to let your body fall onto a chair , bed etc because you are very tired （因疲倦）瘫倒在（椅子、床等）上 | | +in/into/onto He collapsed in an exhausted heap. 他累得瘫成一团。 | |
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| 3 | I to suddenly fail or stop existing （突然）失败，崩溃，瓦解 |
| The trial collapsed amid allegations that officers fabricated evidence. 在指控官员们伪造证据的一片申诉声中，审判中止了。 |
| collapse under the strain/pressure The old system would have collapsed under the strain. 旧制度如果受到压力本来是会瓦解的。 |
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| 4 | I an object that collapses can be folded or separated into parts, so that it takes up less space 折叠起来；拆开 |
| The chairs collapse for easy storage. 这些椅子可以折叠起来便于存放。 |
| | 4a | T to fold something or separate its parts, so that it takes up less space 把…折叠起来；把…拆开 | |
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| 5 | I/T to lose the air that is inside and become flat , or to make this happen （使）瘪掉 |
| His heart was failing and one of his lungs had collapsed. 他的心脏开始衰竭，有一半的肺部也萎缩了。 |
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| 6 | I if you collapse into laughter , you start laughing in an uncontrolled way （失控地）大笑起来 |
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