Tra từ collapse - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

col·lapse AW [collapse collapses collapsed collapsing] verb, noun BrE [kəˈlæps] NAmE [kəˈlæps]
verb

OF BUILDING
1. intransitive to fall down or fall in suddenly, often after breaking apart
Syn: ↑give way
• The roof collapsed under the weight of snow.

OF SICK PERSON
2. intransitive to fall down (and usually become unconscious), especially because you are very ill/sick
• He collapsed in the street and died two hours later.

RELAX
3. intransitive (informal)to sit or lie down and relax, especially after working hard
• When I get home I like to collapse on the sofa and listen to music.

FAIL
4. intransitive to fail suddenly or completely
Syn: ↑break down
• Talks between management and unions have collapsed.
• All opposition to the plan has collapsed.

OF PRICES/CURRENCIES
5. intransitive to decrease suddenly in amount or value
• Share prices collapsed after news of poor trading figures.

FOLD
6. intransitive, transitive ~ (sth) to fold sth into a shape that uses less space; to be able to be folded in this way
Syn: fold up
• The table collapses for easy storage.

MEDICAL
7. intransitive, transitive ~ (sth) if a lung or ↑blood vessel collapses or is collapsed, it falls in and becomes flat and empty
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
early 17th cent. (as collapsed): from medical Latin collapsus, past participle of collabi, from col- ‘together’ + labi ‘to slip’.

Thesaurus:
collapse verb
1. I
•The roof collapsed under the weight of the snow.
cave in • • give way • • disintegrate • • crumble •
the ceiling/roof/tunnel/wall collapses/caves in
the pillars/supports collapse/give way
collapse/cave in/give way under the weight of sth
Collapse, cave in or give way? Whole buildings collapse; roofs and walls collapse or cave in; supports collapse or give way; a door or the ground may give way or cave in.
2. I
•He collapsed and was taken to hospital.
faint • • pass out • |informal drop •
collapse/faint/pass out/drop from exhaustion/hunger/loss of blood/the heat, etc.
3. I
•Talks between the two parties have collapsed.
break down • • fail • • fall through • • get/go nowhere • • come to nothing • |formal founder •
a relationship/marriage collapses/breaks down/fails
talks collapse/break down/fail/fall through/founder
a project collapses/fails/falls through/founders
4. I
•His firm collapsed and he went bankrupt.
fail • • go bankrupt • • crash • • fold • • close down • • close • |informal go bust • |formal, business cease trading •
a firm/company collapses/fails/goes bankrupt/crashes/folds/closes down/closes/goes bust/ceases trading
a business collapses/fails/folds/closes down/closes/crashes/goes bust/ceases trading
shares/prices/markets collapse/crash
Collapse or crash? Crash is more informal and can suggest an even more sudden event. An economy can collapse but not crash.

Example Bank:
•He collapsed in a heap on the floor.
•He collapsed with shock.
•In November the strike finally collapsed.
•Several buildings have collapsed into the ocean.
•She collapsed suddenly from a heart attack.
•The man collapsed against the wall and slid down it.
•The scheme collapsed in the face of determined opposition.
•His building firm collapsed and he went bankrupt.
•She lost a lot of money when the property market collapsed.
•The coalition collapsed under the pressure of differences between the two parties.
•The home side collapsed spectacularly in the second half.
•The region's economy has virtually collapsed.
•They finally arrived, collapsing from fatigue.
•Timber buildings may simply rot and collapse.
Derived Word: ↑collapsed

noun

FAILURE
1. countable, usually singular, uncountable a sudden failure of sth, such as an institution, a business or a course of action
•the collapse of law and order in the area
• The peace talks were on the verge of collapse.

OF BUILDING
2. uncountable the action of a building suddenly falling
• The walls were strengthened to protect them from collapse.

ILLNESS
3. uncountable, countable, usually singular a medical condition when a person suddenly becomes very ill/sick, or when sb falls because they are ill/sick or weak
•a state of mental/nervous collapse
• She was taken to hospital after her collapse at work.

OF PRICES/CURRENCIES
4. countable, usually singular a sudden fall in value
•the collapse of share prices/the dollar/the market

Word Origin:
early 17th cent. (as collapsed): from medical Latin collapsus, past participle of collabi, from col- ‘together’ + labi ‘to slip’.

Thesaurus:
collapse noun C, usually sing., U
•the collapse of the national airline
breakdown • • failure •
a/an complete/total/general/apparent collapse/breakdown/failure
(an) economic collapse/breakdown/failure
contribute to/lead to/result in/cause/avoid the collapse/breakdown/failure (of sth)

Example Bank:
•He was in a state of mental and physical collapse.
•She was on the verge of nervous collapse.
•The war has led to the collapse of agriculture in the area.
•a collapse into anarchy
•his collapse from exhaustion
•the sudden collapse of the bridge
•the sudden economic collapse of 2001
•He charted the villagers' collapse into poverty.
•The administration moved to prevent the collapse of the privatized national airline.
•The peace talks were on the verge of collapse.
•Their downfall came with the financial collapse of the Canary Wharf project.
•They were successful in bringing about the collapse of the Communist regime.
•a state of mental/nervous collapse
•the collapse of share prices/the dollar/the market