crumble
crumble 英 [ˈkrʌmbl] 美 [ˈkrʌmbəl]
vi. 崩溃；破碎，粉碎 n. 面包屑
进行时:crumbling 过去式:crumbled 过去分词:crumbled 第三人称单数:crumbles 名词复数:crumbles
- To crumble is to come apart into tiny pieces. If the doughnuts you bring to work crumble before you get there, you co-workers will have nothing but crumbs to snack on.
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- vi. 崩溃；破碎，粉碎
- n. 面包屑
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1. Rice flour makes the cake less likely to crumble.
这种糕饼用米粉做不那么容易碎。
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2. Crumble the cheese over the salad.
把干酪弄成碎屑洒在色拉上。
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3. buildings crumbling into dust
渐渐坍塌的建筑物
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4. crumbling stonework
不断破裂的石制建筑
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5. The cliff is gradually crumbling away.
峭壁正在逐渐崩坍。
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6. a crumbling business, a crumbling relationship
逐渐衰败的企业；日益恶化的关系
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7. All his hopes began to crumble away.
他所有的希望开始化为泡影。
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8. The empire finally crumbled into dust.
这个帝国最终崩溃了。
- crumble (v.) late 15c., kremelen, from Old English *crymelan, presumed frequentative of gecrymman "to break into crumbs," from cruma (see crumb). The -b- is 16c., probably on analogy of French-derived words like humble, where it belongs, or by influence of crumb. Related: Crumbled; crumbling.
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