collapse

崩れる、崩壊する

壊れて突然崩れ落ちる。

やさしい英語で： To break and fall down suddenly.

• The roof collapsed last night.
• The bridge could collapse under that weight.
• Several walls collapsed during the earthquake.

類義語： fall down, cave in

よく使う表現： bridge collapse, roof collapse, collapse suddenly

破綻する、崩壊する

突然、完全に機能しなくなったり、失敗したりする。

やさしい英語で： To stop working or fail suddenly and completely.

• Their business collapsed within a year.
• Peace talks collapsed after the argument.
• The whole system could collapse without support.

類義語： fail, break down

よく使う表現： collapse completely, talks collapse, economy collapse

折り畳む、崩す

何かを崩したり、折り畳んで小さくしたりする。

やさしい英語で： To make something fall down or fold into a smaller shape.

• You can collapse the chair for storage.
• We collapsed the tent before leaving.
• Press this button to collapse the frame.

類義語： fold up

よく使う表現： collapse a tent, collapse the frame, collapse a chair

崩壊、倒壊

突然崩れ落ちることや、物事が完全に失敗すること。

やさしい英語で： A sudden fall or complete failure of something.

• The collapse left a pile of bricks.
• Nobody predicted the collapse of the company.
• Engineers are investigating the bridge collapse.

使い方： collapse of something (The collapse of the roof damaged several cars.)

類義語： breakdown, failure

よく使う表現： sudden collapse, economic collapse, collapse of something