English-Thai Dictionary

crumble

N เศษเล็กเศษน้อย  sed-lek-sed-noi

 

crumble

VI พังทลาย  แตกสลาย  pang-ngai

 

crumble

VI แตก ละเอียด  disintegrate fall apart taek-la-iad

 

crumble

VT ทำให้ แตก ละเอียด  tam-hai-taek-la-iad

 

crumble away

PHRV ขยี้ ละเอียด  บด  บี้  ka-ye-la-iad

 

crumble away

PHRV ค่อยๆ เลิก  ค่อยๆ หยุด  koi-koi-loek

 

crumble up

PHRV บดขยี้ เป็น ชิ้นเล็กชิ้นน้อย  ทำให้ แตกเป็น เสี่ยง  bod-ka-ye-pen-chin-lek-chin-noi

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CRUMBLE

v.t.[G.] To break into small pieces; to divide into minute parts.

 

CRUMBLE

v.i. 1. To fall into small pieces; to break or part into small fragments.
I a stone is brittle, it will crumble into gravel.
2. To fall into decay; to perish; as, our flesh shall crumble into dust.

 

CRUMBLED

pp. Broken or parted into small pieces.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CRUMBLE

Crum "ble (krm "b'l ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Crumbled (-b'ld ); p. pr. &vb. n. Crumbling (-blng ).] Etym: [Dim. of crumb, v. t., akin to D. krimelen G. kr. ]

 

Defn: To break into small pieces; to cause to fall in pieces. He with his bare wand can unthread thy joints, And crumble all thy sinews. Milton.

 

CRUMBLE

CRUMBLE Crum "ble, v. i.

 

Defn: To fall into small pieces; to break or part into small fragments; hence, to fall to decay or ruin; to become disintegrated; to perish. If the stone is brittle, it will crumble and pass into the form of gravel. Arbuthnot. The league deprived of its principal supports must soon crumble to pieces. Prescott.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

crumble

crum ble |ˈkrəmbəl ˈkrəmbəl | ▶verb [ no obj. ] break or fall apart into small fragments, esp. over a period of time as part of a process of deterioration: the plaster started to crumble | (as adj. crumbling ) : their crumbling ancestral home. • [ with obj. ] cause (something ) to break apart into small fragments: the easiest way to crumble blue cheese. • (of an organization, relationship, or structure ) disintegrate gradually over a period of time: the party's fragile unity began to crumble. ▶noun Brit. a mixture of flour and butter that is rubbed to the texture of breadcrumbs and cooked as a topping for fruit. • a dessert made with such a topping and a particular fruit: rhubarb crumble. ORIGIN late Middle English: probably from an Old English word related to crumb .

 

Oxford Dictionary

crumble

crum ¦ble |ˈkrʌmb (ə )l | ▶verb [ no obj. ] break or fall apart into small fragments, especially as part of a process of deterioration: the plaster started to crumble | (as adj. crumbling ) : their crumbling ancestral home. • [ with obj. ] cause (something ) to break apart into small fragments: the easiest way to crumble blue cheese. • (of something abstract ) disintegrate gradually over a period of time: the party's fragile unity began to crumble. ▶noun [ mass noun ] Brit. a mixture of flour and fat that is rubbed to the texture of breadcrumbs and cooked as a topping for fruit. • a pudding made with crumble and fruit: apple crumble. ORIGIN late Middle English: probably from an Old English word related to crumb .

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

crumble

crumble verb the old barn is slowly crumbling: disintegrate, fall apart, fall to pieces, fall down, break up, collapse, fragment; decay, fall into decay, deteriorate, degenerate, go to rack and ruin, decompose, rot, molder, perish.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

crumble

crumble verb 1 the building is crumbling away | his empire began to crumble around him: disintegrate, fall down, fall to pieces, fall apart, collapse, break down /up, tumble down, fragment; decay, fall into decay, deteriorate, degenerate, go to rack and ruin, decompose, rot, rot away, come apart at the seams, moulder, perish, come to dust. 2 she crumbled the dry earth into fine powdery dust: crush, grind, break up, pulverize, pound, powder, granulate, fragment; technical triturate, comminute; archaic levigate, bray, powderize.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

crumble

crum ble /krʌ́mb (ə )l /動詞 ～s /-z /; ～d /-d /; -bling 自動詞 1 〈物が 〉ぼろぼろに崩れる , 粉々になる , 砕ける , 崩れ落ちる (away )▸ The building crumbled to the ground .その建物は地面に崩れ落ちた 2 a. 〈勇気 希望 関係などが 〉崩れる , 弱くなる , なくなる (away )▸ He saw his marriage crumble .彼は自分の結婚がだめになるのがわかった b. 〈軍隊 政府 組織 人などが 〉弱体化する , 倒れる (away ).他動詞 〈物など 〉をぼろぼろ [粉々 ]にする [砕く ](up ).名詞 U C ｟英 ｠クランブル 〘小麦粉 バター 砂糖をまぶして焼いた果物菓子 [料理 ]〙.