implode
/ɪmˈpləʊd/verb
1- collapse or cause to collapse violently inwards（使）内向坍塌, （使）内爆：
no obj. the windows on both sides of the room had imploded房间两边的窗户都内向坍塌了
with obj. these forces would implode the pellet to a density 100 times higher than that of lead.这些力会使弹丸内爆达到比铅高100倍的密度。
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- no obj. figurative suffer sudden economic or political collapse〈喻〉（经济或政治）突然崩溃：
can any amount of aid save the republics from imploding?
再大数量的援助就能使那些共和国免遭经济崩溃吗？
派生词
implosion
nounimplosive
adjective词源
late 19th cent.: from IN-2 'within' + Latin plodere， plaudere 'to clap'， on the pattern of explode.