crumple

英 ['krʌmpl] 美 ['krʌmpl]

• v. （使)起皱；(使)崩溃；压垮
• n. 压痕；皱痕

双解释义

v. (动词)

1. vt. 压皱，弄皱

   press or crush into folds or creases

2. vi. 变皱

   become full of irregular folds by pressing, crushing, etc.

英英释义

Verb:

1. fall apart;

   "the building crumbled after the explosion"
   "Negotiations broke down"
   

2. fold or collapse;

   "His knees buckled"
   

3. to gather something into small wrinkles or folds;

   "She puckered her lips"
   

4. become wrinkled or crumpled or creased;

   "This fabric won't wrinkle"
   

例句

用作动词 (v.)

1. He put on a crumpled suit.
   他穿上一件皱巴巴的西装。
2. Silk dresses are easy to crumple up if not carefully handled.
   真丝衣服若不能正确处理，很容易起皱。
3. The wall was likely to crumple up at any time.
   墙随时可以坍掉。
4. Her resistance to the proposal has crumpled.
   她对这个建议的抵触情绪已化为乌有了。
5. The disease crumpled him.
   病魔使他的身体垮了。
6. The enemy forces crumpled under the bombardment.
   敌军在炮击下垮了。

常见句型

用作动词 (v.)

用作不及物动词

S+～(+A)

1. This kind of paper crumples easily.
   这种纸容易起皱。

用作及物动词

S+ ～+n./pron.

1. Don't crumple my clothes!
   别把我的衣服弄皱了！

经典引文

• Don't crumple that scarf.

  出自： Lytton

• To crumple the page into a ball and throw it away.

  出自： M. Shadbolt

词汇搭配

• crumple up 揉皱(压碎)
• crumple zone "摺皱"缓冲部位...

近反义词

【近义词】

• crease 折痕
• crinkle 变皱
• wrinkle 皱纹
• rumple 皱纹
• pucker 使折叠
• ripple 涟漪
• crush 压碎
• scrunch 碾
• crunch 发出碎裂声
• tumble 暴跌
• buckle 扣子
• cockle [动]鸟蛤
• collapse （使）倒塌
• knit 编织
• crumble 崩溃
• break down 分解；发生故障；失败；毁...