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单词 crumple
释义
crumple
verb
uk
/ˈkrʌm.pəl/us
/ˈkrʌm.pəl/
[IorT]
tobecome, orcausesomething tobecome,fulloffoldsthat are notequalinsize:
（使）起皱
Thisshirtcrumpleseasily这件衬衫很容易起皱。
[I]
If someone'sfacecrumples, itbecomesfulloflinesbecause of astrongemotion:
（脸因强烈的感情）起皱纹
Herfacecrumpledwithlaughter.她笑得脸上尽是皱纹。
[I]
If someone crumples, theyfallto thegroundsuddenly:
倒下；瘫倒
Thebullethithim and he crumpledinto aheapon thefloor.他中了弹，瘫倒在地上蜷作一团。
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
to go down onto the ground suddenly
  • fallShe slipped and fell.
  • dropSeveral apples dropped from the tree.
  • collapseSeveral buildings collapsed in the earthquake.
  • crumpleHe fainted and crumpled into a heap on the floor.
  • tumbleA huge rock tumbled down the mountain.
  • plungeFour of the mountaineers plunged to their deaths when their ropes broke.
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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Making things more or less smooth or straight
  • bunch
  • bunch(something)up
  • coarsen
  • coarsening
  • creased
  • crinkle
  • fold
  • folding
  • furl
  • grooming
  • interfold
  • pucker
  • pumice stone
  • sand
  • sandpaper
  • screw
  • sleek
  • sleek back/down
  • smoothen
  • wrinkle
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You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:

Laughing and smiling
Weeping and crying
Falling and dropping

Phrasal verb

crumplesomethingup
(Definition ofcrumplefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

crumple| American Dictionary

crumple
verb[I/T]
us
/ˈkrʌm·pəl/
tobecomefullofirregularfolds:
[M]Stephanie crumpled up theletterandthrewit away.
Someone or something that crumplesfallssuddenly:
[I]Thetopof themastwasstartingto crumple.
(Definition ofcrumplefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofcrumple

crumple
Two years later the national army crumpled and faded away.
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The anger and frustration strategy references expressing frustration by swearing, slamming things down, crumpling up paper, and losing temper for a moment.
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The exchanges had broken down, this paper machine had crumpled and somehow got out of order, and the result was that no business was possible.
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Then there was the £40 bed settee which crumpled and became unusable in a week.
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Thank goodness the structure has not yet crumpled in any war in which we have been engaged.
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He does it once or twice, and in a very short time he is followed by others, and so the ring crumples up.
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I often find that the little sign on the lamp post is crumpled up and cannot be easily read.
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Such a controlled toppling would ensure that the remaining debris would be not be crumpled, or crumpled further, as it might be if the platform were toppled by natural forces.
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The word banitsa is used as a simile for something (mainly documents and paperwork) crumpled, or badly maintained.
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Activated by crumpling the crystals together, it is applied to the wounded area.
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The stronger of the two crumpled a transmission tower.
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Vronique crumples the proof sheet and breaks down in tears.
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The paraglider made a hard landing that crumpled the nose wheel.
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The pretty blue blouse is faded and stained and crumpled on the floor in another corner.
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They protect paper documents from tears, water, food, stains, and fingerprints, and partially prevent such documents from being crumpled.
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