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

• As things fall apart and they're thrust into a desperate struggle.
  随着经济的崩溃，他们被迫陷入绝望中挣扎。
• I have made governments collapse and marriages fall apart.
  我已经让政府垮台，婚姻破裂。
• Many of these guys fall apart when they retire.
  这些人有许多一退休身体就垮了。
• I can't let it fall apart now.
  我不能现在就倒下。
• His promising career began to fall apart.
  他那本来前程似锦的生涯开始崩溃了。
• 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。
• Others fall apart under pressure, while a few people do well despite the pressure.
  基他人在压力下崩溃了，而一些人尽管有压力却做得很好。
• For a start, the eurozone would not fall apart.
  首先，欧元区不会分崩离析。
• 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。
• Could fall apart faster than you could possibly imagine.
  会比你想像中得更快地破裂。