English-Thai Dictionary

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N การ พังทลาย  damage debacle break crack destruction demolition kan-pang-ta-lai

 

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N การล้ม ป่วย  disease illness kan-lom-puai

 

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N ความล้มเหลว  fail defeat disaster recession kwam-pang-ta-lai

 

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VI พังทลาย  ยุบล ง  พังครืน  break crack damage explode destroy wreck pang-ta-lai

 

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VI พับ ได้  crumple pab-dai

 

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VI ล้ม (ธุรกิจ  ล้มเหลว  fail break down lom

 

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VI ล้ม ป่วย (คน  ล้มเจ็บ  หมดแรง ล้ม ลง  ทรุด  lom-puai

 

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VT ทำให้ พังทลาย  ทำให้ ยุบล ง  ทำให้ พังครืน  break crack damage destroy wreck ruin demolish tam-hai-pang-ta-lai

 

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VT พับ  crumple pab

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

COLLAPSE

v.i.To fall together, as the two sides of a vessel; to close by falling together; as, the fine canals or vessels of the body collapse in old age.

 

COLLAPSED

pp. Fallen together; closed.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

COLLAPSE

Col *lapse ", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Collapsed; p. pr. & vb. n.Collapsing ] Etym: [L. collapsus, p. p. of collabi to collapse; col- + labi to fall, slide. See Lapse. ]

 

1. To fall together suddenly, as the sides of a hollow vessel; to close by falling or shrinking together; to have the sides or parts of (a thing ) fall in together, or be crushed in together; as, a flue in the boiler of a steam engine sometimes collapses.A balloon collapses when the gas escapes from it. Maunder.

 

2. To fail suddenly and completely, like something hollow when subject to too much pressure; to undergo a collapse; as, Maximilian's government collapsed soon after the French army left Mexico; many financial projects collapse after attaining some success and importance.

 

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COLLAPSE Col *lapse ", n.

 

1. A falling together suddenly, as of the sides of a hollow vessel.

 

2. A sudden and complete failure; an utter failure of any kind; a breakdown. [Colloq. ]

 

3. (Med. )

 

Defn: Extreme depression or sudden failing o

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

collapse

col lapse |kəˈlaps kəˈlæps | ▶verb [ no obj. ] 1 (of a structure ) fall down or in; give way: the roof collapsed on top of me. • [ with obj. ] cause (something ) to fall in or give way: it feels as if the slightest pressure would collapse it | figurative : many people tend to collapse the distinction between the two concepts. • (of a lung or blood vessel ) fall inward and become flat and empty: (as adj. collapsed ) : a collapsed lung. • [ with obj. ] cause (a lung or blood vessel ) to do this. 2 (of a person ) fall down and become unconscious, typically through illness or injury: he collapsed from loss of blood. • sit or lie down as a result of tiredness or amusement: exhausted, he collapsed on the bed | the three of them collapsed with laughter . 3 (of an institution or undertaking ) fail suddenly and completely: in the face of such resolve his opposition finally collapsed. • (of a price or currency ) drop suddenly in value. 4 fold or be folded to fit into a small space: [ no obj. ] : some cots collapse down to fit into a bag. • [ with obj. ] compress a displayed part of (a spreadsheet or other electronic document ): tabulation programs can be used to collapse this list in various ways. ▶noun an instance of a structure falling down or in: the collapse of a railroad bridge | the church roof is in danger of collapse. • a sudden failure of an institution or undertaking: the collapse of the Ottoman Empire. • a physical or mental breakdown: he suffered a collapse from overwork | she's lying there in a state of collapse. ORIGIN early 17th cent. (as collapsed ): from medical Latin collapsus, past participle of collabi, from col- ‘together ’ + labi ‘to slip. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

collapse

col |lapse |kəˈlaps | ▶verb [ no obj. ] 1 (of a structure ) suddenly fall down or give way: the roof collapsed on top of me. • [ with obj. ] cause (something ) to fall down or give way: it feels as if the slightest pressure would collapse it | figurative : many people tend to collapse the distinction between the two concepts. • (usu. as adj. collapsed ) (of a lung or blood vessel ) fall inwards and become flat and empty. • [ with obj. ] cause (a lung or blood vessel ) to collapse: he had an operation to collapse his lung. 2 (of a person ) fall down and become unconscious as a result of illness or injury: he collapsed from loss of blood. • sit or lie down as a result of exhaustion or amusement: exhausted, he collapsed on the bed | the three of them collapsed with laughter . 3 fail suddenly and completely: the talks collapsed last week over territorial issues. • (of a price or currency ) drop suddenly in value. 4 fold or be foldable into a small space: [ no obj. ] : some cots collapse down to fit into a holdall. • [ with obj. ] compress a displayed part of (a spreadsheet or other electronic document ): tabulation programs can be used to collapse this list in various ways. ▶noun an instance of a structure falling down or giving way: the collapse of a railway bridge | [ mass noun ] : the church roof is in danger of collapse. • a sudden failure of an institution or undertaking: the collapse of a number of prominent banks. • a physical or mental breakdown: he suffered a collapse from overwork | [ mass noun ] : she's lying there in a state of collapse. ORIGIN early 17th cent. (as collapsed ): from medical Latin collapsus, past participle of collabi, from col- ‘together ’ + labi ‘to slip ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

collapse

collapse verb 1 the roof collapsed: cave in, fall in, subside, fall down, give (way ), crumple, buckle, sag, slump. 2 he collapsed last night: faint, pass out, black out, lose consciousness, keel over, swoon; informal conk out. 3 he collapsed in tears: break down, go to pieces, lose control, be overcome, crumble; informal crack up. 4 peace talks collapsed: break down, fail, fall through, fold, founder, miscarry, come to grief, be unsuccessful; end; informal flop, fizzle out. ▶noun 1 the collapse of the roof: cave-in, subsidence. 2 her collapse on stage: fainting fit, faint, blackout, loss of consciousness, swoon; Medicine syncope. 3 the collapse of the talks: breakdown, failure, disintegration; end. 4 he suffered a collapse: breakdown, nervous breakdown, personal crisis, psychological trauma; informal crack-up.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

collapse

collapse verb 1 the roof collapsed: cave in, fall in, subside, fall down, sag, slump, settle, give, give way, crumble, crumple, disintegrate, fall to pieces, come apart. ANTONYMS hold up. 2 he collapsed from loss of blood: faint, pass out, black out, lose consciousness, fall unconscious, keel over; informal flake out, conk out, go out; literary swoon. 3 she collapsed in tears: break down, go to pieces, lose control, lose one's self-control, be overcome (with emotion ), crumble, fall apart; informal crack up. 4 the peace talks collapsed: break down, fail, fall through, fold, founder, fall flat, miscarry, go wrong, come to nothing, come to grief, be frustrated, be unsuccessful, not succeed, disintegrate; come to a halt, end, terminate; informal flop, fizzle out. ANTONYMS succeed. ▶noun 1 the collapse of the roof: cave-in, giving way, subsidence, crumbling, disintegration. 2 she was reported to be ‘poorly ’ after her collapse on stage yesterday: fainting fit, blackout, fainting, faint, passing out, loss of consciousness; informal flaking out; literary swooning, swoon; Medicine syncope. 3 the collapse of the peace talks: breakdown, failure, disintegration, foundering, miscarriage, lack of success; halt, end, termination. ANTONYMS outcome; success. 4 he suffered a collapse from overwork: breakdown, attack, seizure, prostration, nervous breakdown, nervous /mental collapse, nervous exhaustion, nervous tension, crisis, personal crisis, psychological trauma; informal crack-up.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

collapse

col lapse /kəlǽps /〖col (共に )lapse (崩れる )〗動詞 ～s /-ɪz /; ～d /-t /; -lapsing 自動詞 1 〈建造物 壁などが 〉 (突然 )崩れ落ちる , 倒壊する , 崩壊する (｟よりくだけて ｠fall down )▸ The apartment [ceiling ] completely collapsed .アパート [天井 ]が完全に崩れ落ちた .2 a. 〈人が 〉 (病気などで突然 )倒れる , 卒倒する , 意識を失う ▸ The man collapsed to the floor .その男性は床に倒れた .b. ｟くだけて ｠〈人が 〉 (疲れて )座り込む , 横になる ▸ collapse on the couch 長いすに倒れ込む 3 a. 〈体制 組織 事業などが 〉 (突然 )崩壊する , 崩れる , 頓挫 （とんざ ）する ▸ The Soviet Union collapsed in 1991 .ソビエト連邦は1991年に崩壊した .b. 〈株価 商品価格などが 〉急落する , 暴落する ▸ Oil prices [The stock market ] collapsed .石油価格 [株式市場 ]が暴落した .4 〈家具などが 〉折りたためる .5 〘医 〙〈肺 血管などが 〉虚脱する ; 〈風船などが 〉 (空気が抜けて )つぶれる .6 〈人が 〉 (笑いなどで )体を曲げる ▸ collapse into [with ] laughter 笑い転げる 他動詞 1 〈折りたたみの家具など 〉を折りたたむ .2 〖be ～d 〗〘医 〙〈肺 血管などが 〉虚脱する .3 〈建造物など 〉を倒壊 [崩壊 ]させる .名詞 1 U 〖時にa ～〗(体制 組織 事業などの突然の )崩壊 , 挫折 （ざせつ ）▸ Asia's economic collapse アジア経済の崩壊 ▸ The peace process is on the verge [brink, edge ] of collapse .和平に向けた動きは崩壊寸前である 2 U (建物などの突然の )倒壊 , 崩落 , つぶれること .3 U 〖時にa ～〗(人が病気などで )倒れること , 卒倒 , 意識を失うこと .4 C 〖単数形で 〗【株価 通貨などの 】急落 , 暴落 «in » .