tumble down

英 [ˈtʌmbl daʊn]

美 [ˈtʌmbl daʊn]

（建筑物）摇摇欲坠，倒塌

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB (建筑物)摇摇欲坠，倒塌
  If a buildingtumbles down, it collapses or parts of it fall off, usually because it is old and no-one has taken care of it.
  1. The outer walls looked likely to tumble down in a stiff wind...
     外墙看起来一刮强风就会倒塌。
  2. If the foundations are flawed the house will come tumbling down.
     如果地基不牢，房子将会倒塌。

双语例句

• As with Sisyphus, the boulder was painstakingly rolled upwards only to tumble back down again in an absurd exercise of futility.
  正如西绪福斯荒谬而徒劳无功的行动那样，他艰苦的将巨石滚上去仅仅是为了它再次翻滚下来。
• And as she watched it tumble down the steep slope toward the sea of grass, she realized she must follow.
  当她看着它顺着斜坡翻滚进草海时，她意识到自己必须跟着走。
• Snow-capped mountains loom in the distance while smaller hills tumble down towards the town, criss-crossed by paths and nibbled away by quarries at their bases.
  在远处的皑皑雪峰隐约出现之时，规模较小的群山则向古城倒来。丽江城内，阡陌纵横，但底部正受采石厂蚕食。
• Don't tumble down on this easy test.
  这次考试不难，你可别考砸了。
• They run, tumble down, flee, resist.
  人们跑着，冲撞着，逃着，抵抗着。
• If the foundations are flawed the house will come tumbling down.
  如果地基不牢，房子将会倒塌。
• When the purebred was a pup, he used to trip over them and tumble down the stairs.
  当这只纯种狗还是只小狗的时候，常常被绊倒，摔下楼梯。
• The outer walls looked likely to tumble down in a stiff wind
  外墙看起来一刮强风就会倒塌。
• That old building could tumble down at any time.
  那座古老的楼房随时可能倒塌。
• Nursing intervention measures to prevent tumble down of patients
  预防病人跌倒的护理干预措施