collapse
noun/kəˈlæps/
Слово англійською: collapse
Переклад collapse українською: крах
Детальний опис
- [countable, usually singular, uncountable] a sudden failure of something, such as an institution, a business or a course of action
- the collapse of the Soviet Union
- The peace talks were on the verge of collapse.
- a decision which will push the country a step closer to economic collapse
- the collapse of law and order in the area
- They thought their strategy would cause the collapse of the regime.
- The articles they published led to the collapse of the trial.
- The present system is on the brink of collapse.
- [uncountable] the action of a building or structure suddenly falling
- The walls were strengthened to protect them from collapse.
- the sudden collapse of the bridge
- [uncountable, countable, usually singular] a medical condition when a person suddenly becomes very ill, or when somebody falls because they are ill or weak
- a state of mental/nervous collapse
- She was taken to hospital after her collapse at work.
- [countable, usually singular] a sudden fall in value
- Shares suffered a fresh collapse today.
- the collapse of share prices/the dollar/the market
- collapse in something the collapse in the price of oil
failure
of building/structure
illness
of prices/currencies
Word Originearly 17th cent. (as collapsed): from medical Latin collapsus, past participle of collabi, from col- ‘together’ + labi ‘to slip’.