坍塌 meaning in English
[地] caving-in; collapse; sloughing; fall down; crumble
◇坍塌物 dilapidation
Examples
- I do not like ruined, tattered cottages .
我不喜爱坍塌、破烂的别墅。 - His fences were continually falling to pieces .
他的篱笆总是坍塌。 - The miners were buried alive when the tunnel collapsed .
矿坑坍塌时，矿工被活活埋在里面了。 - In the extreme case the boxwork collapses, forming a breccia .
在特殊情况下，蜂窝坍塌，形成角砾石。 - The dam gave way .
水坝坍塌了。