Crumble



GRE TOEFL

解释

GRE 红宝书

• v. 弄碎; 崩毁
• ［英］ v. 弄碎 ( to break into crumbs or small pieces) ; 崩毁 ( to fall to pieces; disintegrate)

Webster Collegiate

I. verb (crumbled; crumbling)

• Etymology: alteration of Middle English kremelen, frequentative of Old English gecrymian to crumble, from cruma
• Date: 1547
• transitive verb
  • to break into small pieces
• intransitive verb
  • 1. to fall into small pieces ; disintegrate
  • 2. to break down completely ; collapse <marriages crumble

II. noun

• Date: 1860
• 1. something crumbled ; fine debris
• 2. crisp 2

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