English Dictionary

collapse

IPA（発音記号）

/kəˈlæps/

動詞

自動詞 他動詞

(intransitive) To break apart and fall down suddenly; to cave in. / (intransitive) To cease to function due to a sudden breakdown; to fail suddenly and completely. / (intransitive) To fold compactly.

日本語の意味

（物体が）突然崩れ落ちる、倒れる / 急激な故障や停止をする / 折りたたまれてコンパクトに収納される

When the old bridge began to collapse, people shouted and ran to safety.

古い橋が崩れ始めたとき、人々は叫びながら安全な場所へ走った。

意味（1）

(intransitive) To break apart and fall down suddenly; to cave in.

A balloon collapses when the gas escapes from it.

意味（2）

(intransitive) To cease to function due to a sudden breakdown; to fail suddenly and completely.

Pyramid schemes tend to generate profits for a while and then collapse.

意味（3）

(intransitive) To fold compactly.

意味（4）

(transitive, computing) To hide additional directory (folder) levels below the selected directory (folder) levels. When a folder contains no additional folders, a minus sign (-) appears next to the folder.

意味（5）

(cricket) For several batsmen to get out in quick succession

意味（6）

(transitive) To cause something to collapse.

Hurry up and collapse the tent so we can get moving.

意味（7）

(intransitive) To pass out and fall to the floor or ground, as from exhaustion or other illness; to faint.

The exhausted singer collapsed on stage and had to be taken to the hospital.

collapses （ present singular third-person ）

collapsing （ participle present ）

collapsed （ participle past ）

collapsed （ past ）