crumbling

英['krʌmblɪŋ] 美['krʌmblɪŋ]
  • n. 皱纹;岩块剥落
  • adj. 破碎的
  • 动词crumble的现在分词形式.
CET6 TEM4
使用频率:
  • cruces n.难题(十字;坩埚)
动词 crumble:
  1. fall apart

  2. break or fall apart into fragments

  3. fall into decay or ruin

1. The high and low-rise apartment blocks built in the 1960s are crumbling.
20世纪60年代建造的高低不一的公寓楼群正在逐渐破损坍塌。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Cracks, bulges, crumbling pointing and damp patches mean trouble.
裂缝、凸起、剥落的勾缝和湿斑都意味着存在问题。

来自柯林斯例句

3. Britain's coastline stretches 4000 kilometres and much of it is crumbling away.
英国的海岸线绵延4,000公里,其中大部分正在逐渐沉陷。

来自柯林斯例句

4. The traditional marriage is crumbling fast.
传统婚姻正迅速消失。

来自柯林斯例句

5. an old house with crumbling plaster and a leaking roof
一所灰泥剥落、屋顶漏水的老房子

来自《权威词典》

    1. The stonework of the tower was crumbling, and the great clock had fallen into disrepair.
      钟楼的石头框架摇摇欲坠,那座大钟也已年久失修。
    2. The masonry is crumbling.
      石屋日渐崩溃。

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