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

• 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。
• The true test comes when things fall apart.
  出了问题，才是真正考验人的时候。
• Chances that the eurozone might fall apart were once dismissed as unlikely.
  欧元区分裂的可能性曾一度被认为是不可能的。然而现在，像祖里格这样的分析人士说，这真的是可能的。
• His promising career began to fall apart.
  他那本来前程似锦的生涯开始崩溃了。
• 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 member countries cannot take the next steps forward, the euro may fall apart.
  如果成员国无法向前迈出下一步，欧元有可能分崩离析。
• When we do not handle unexpected events and the interpersonal elements well, our schedules fall apart.
  当我们没有办法处理好未预料到的事情和人际关系时，我们的日程表开始支离破碎。
• I can't let it fall apart now.
  我不能现在就倒下。
• 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。
• 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。