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crum·bleBrE /ˈkrʌmbl/NAmE /ˈkrʌmbl/ verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they crumble BrE /ˈkrʌmbl/ NAmE /ˈkrʌmbl/present simple - he / she / it crumbles BrE /ˈkrʌmblz/ NAmE /ˈkrʌmblz/past simple crumbled BrE /ˈkrʌmbld/ NAmE /ˈkrʌmbld/past participle crumbled BrE /ˈkrʌmbld/ NAmE /ˈkrʌmbld/ -ing form crumbling BrE /ˈkrʌmblɪŋ/ NAmE /ˈkrʌmblɪŋ/ [I, T] to break or break sth into very small pieces （使）破碎，成碎屑◆Rice flour makes the cake less likely to crumble. 这种糕饼用米粉做不那么容易碎。◆~ sthCrumble the cheese over the salad. 把干酪弄成碎屑洒在色拉上。 [I] if a building or piece of land is crumbling, parts of it are breaking off 坍塌；损坏；崩裂◆buildings crumbling into dust 渐渐坍塌的建筑物◆crumbling stonework 不断破裂的石制建筑◆The cliff is gradually crumbling away. 峭壁正在逐渐崩坍。 [I] to begin to fail or get weaker or to come to an end （开始渐渐）衰退，衰弱；崩溃；瓦解；消亡◆a crumbling business/relationship 逐渐衰败的企业；日益恶化的关系◆~ awayAll his hopes began to crumble away. 他所有的希望开始化为泡影。◆~ into/to sthThe empire finally crumbled into dust. 这个帝国最终崩溃了。 ●that's the way the cookie ˈcrumbles(informal) that is the situation and we cannot change it, so we must accept it 情况就是这样；没有别的办法 crum·bleBrE /ˈkrʌmbl/NAmE /ˈkrʌmbl/ noun(BrE) (NAmE crisp BrE /krɪsp/ NAmE /krɪsp/) [U, C] a dessert (= a sweet dish) made from fruit that is covered with a rough mixture of flour, butter and sugar, cooked in the oven and usually served hot 酥皮水果甜点◆apple crumble and custard 酥皮苹果甜点心加蛋奶沙司 |