fall apart

英 [fɔːl əˈpɑːt]

美 [fɔːl əˈpɑːrt]

fall to pieces (英国英语中作 fall to bits) 同 fall apart; 破裂; 散架; 垮掉; 摔碎; （机构或体系）解散，瓦解; （情感上）崩溃

英英释义

verb

• become separated into pieces or fragments
  1. The figurine broke
  2. The freshly baked loaf fell apart
  Synonym:breakseparatesplit upcome apart
• break or fall apart into fragments
  1. The cookies crumbled
  2. The Sphinx is crumbling
  Synonym:crumble
• go to pieces
  1. The lawn mower finally broke
  2. The gears wore out
  3. The old chair finally fell apart completely
  Synonym:breakwearwear outbust
• lose one's emotional or mental composure
  1. She fell apart when her only child died
  Synonym:go to pieces

双语例句

• This old car is about to fall apart. you'd better sell it.
  这部老爷车快解体了，你最好把她卖了。
• I have made governments collapse and marriages fall apart.
  我已经让政府垮台，婚姻破裂。
• The rope bridge breaks in the middle and both halves fall apart.
  索桥从中间断了，两头塌了下去。
• If it were not for friction, our houses would fall apart.
  如果没有了摩擦力，我们的房屋就会坍塌。
• You shouldn't act as if you're worried that any disagreement could make the whole relationship fall apart.
  你不应该表现得像你担心任何分歧可能会使关系崩溃。
• It could be the beginning of something very big for you. His promising career began to fall apart.
  它可能成为你的锦绣前程的开端呢。他那本来前程似锦的生涯开始崩溃了。
• If we let the existing banking system fall apart, it will cause immense destruction.
  如果我们让现有的银行系统崩溃，它会造成巨大的破坏。
• His promising career began to fall apart.
  他那本来前程似锦的生涯开始崩溃了。
• I thought the whole meeting was going to fall apart but you rescued that situation like a true professional!
  我原以为整个会议要土崩瓦解了，但你就像个真行家那样挽救了局势。
• She's holding now but could fall apart at any moment.
  她现在还能撑着，但任何时候都可能解体。