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

• 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。
• His promising career began to fall apart.
  他那本来前程似锦的生涯开始崩溃了。
• 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。
• This old car is about to fall apart. you'd better sell it.
  这部老爷车快解体了，你最好把她卖了。
• I have made governments collapse and marriages fall apart.
  我已经让政府垮台，婚姻破裂。
• For a start, the eurozone would not fall apart.
  首先，欧元区不会分崩离析。
• Many of these guys fall apart when they retire.
  这些人有许多一退休身体就垮了。
• It was a sure thing, why'd the deal fall apart?
  这件事已经定了，为什么这笔交易吹了？
• 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。
• You shouldn't act as if you're worried that any disagreement could make the whole relationship fall apart.
  你不应该表现得像你担心任何分歧可能会使关系崩溃。