crumble

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v. (使)粉碎, (使)成为碎屑, 瓦解, 崩溃, 败落

发音

US /ˈkɹʌmbəl/
US /ˈkɹʌmbɪ̈l/
US /ˈkɹʌmbl̩/

词形变化

crumbler crumbles 复数 crumbles crumbled crumbles 三单 crumbleth crumbling crumbling 现在分词 crumbled 过去式 crumbled 过去分词

别名

crimble

教材释义与例句

名词

面包屑

动词

崩溃；破碎，粉碎

动词

崩溃；弄碎，粉碎

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A dessert of British origin containing stewed fruit topped with a crumbly mixture of fat, flour, and sugar.

    可数 不可数

    blackberry and apple crumble

v. C1
  1. 1.

    To fall apart; to disintegrate.

    崩溃

    比喻 不及物

    The bread roll crumbled when I tried to slice it; it was too stale.

    The empire crumbled when the ruler's indiscretions came to light.

  2. 2.

    To break into crumbs.

    碎裂

    及物

    We crumbled some bread into the water.

  3. 3.

    To mix (ingredients such as flour and butter) in such a way as to form crumbs.

    及物

    Using your fingers, crumble the ingredients with the fingertips, lifting in an upward motion, until the mixture is sandy and resembles large breadcrumbs.

词汇关系

动词

同义词 7

collapse decay tumble crumple break down fall apart dilapidate

上位词 2

change disintegrate

下位词 10

break wear weather ruin bust rust wilt deteriorate gnaw droop

参见 1

fall

相关短语

crumble up

词源

From earlier crymble, crimble, from Middle English *crymblen, kremelen, from Old English *crymlan (“to crumble”), from *crymel (“a small crumb; crumble”), diminutive of Old English cruma (“crumb”), equivalent to crumb + -le (diminutive suffix). Compare Dutch kruimelen (“to crumble”), German Low German krömmeln (“to crumble”), German Krümel, diminutive of German Krume, German krümeln, krümmeln (“to crumble”). Alteration of vowel due to analogy with crumb.

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