crumple

英 [ˈkrʌmpl]

美 [ˈkrʌmpl]

v. 压皱; (使)变皱，起皱; (指脸)沮丧地皱起，哭丧着; (因受伤、失去知觉、喝醉而)瘫倒

过去式：crumpled　过去分词：crumpled　现在分词：crumpling　第三人称单数：crumples　复数：crumples　

Collins.1 / BNC.12727 / COCA.11820

短语动词

crumple up
1. 压皱；（使）变皱；（使）起皱

verb

压皱；（使）变皱，起皱
to crush sth into folds; to become crushed into folds
1. She crumpled the letter up into a ball and threw it on the fire.
  她把那封信揉成一团扔进了火里。
2. This material crumples very easily.
  这种布料很容易起皱。
（指脸）沮丧地皱起，哭丧着
if your face crumples , you look sad and disappointed, as if you might cry
（因受伤、失去知觉、喝醉而）瘫倒
to fall down in an uncontrolled way because you are injured, unconscious, drunk, etc.
1. He crumpled up in agony.
  他极度痛苦地瘫倒在地。

V-ERG 压皱;(使)变皱;(使)起皱
If youcrumplesomething such as paper or cloth, or if itcrumples, it is squashed and becomes full of untidy creases and folds.
1. She crumpled the paper in her hand...
  她把那张纸在手里揉成一团。
2. The front and rear of the car will crumple during a collision.
  碰撞时，汽车的前部和后部会被撞瘪。
3. Crumple upmeans the same ascrumple.
  crumple up 同 crumple
4. She crumpled up her coffee cup...
  她把咖啡杯捏扁了。
5. Nancy looked at the note angrily, then crumpled it up and threw it in a nearby wastepaper basket.
  南希愤怒地看完那张便条，把它狠狠地揉成一团扔进了旁边的废纸篓里。
VERB (因受到惊吓等)瘫倒
If someonecrumples, they collapse, for example when they have received a shock.
1. His body crumpled...
  他身子一软，倒在地上。
2. He immediately crumpled to the floor...
  他一下子瘫倒在地。
3. Chance McAllister lay crumpled on the floor.
  钱斯·麦卡利斯特瘫倒在地。
VERB (指脸突然)沮丧地皱起，哭丧着脸
If someone's facecrumples, they suddenly look very disappointed or as if they want to cry.
1. She faltered, and then her face crumpled once more.
  她的声音颤抖起来，随后又露出一脸苦相。

verb

become wrinkled or crumpled or creased
1. This fabric won't wrinkle
Synonym:rumplewrinklecreasecrinkle
to gather something into small wrinkles or folds
1. She puckered her lips
Synonym:puckerrumplecockleknit
fold or collapse
1. His knees buckled
Synonym:buckle
fall apart
1. the building crumbled after the explosion
2. Negotiations broke down
Synonym:crumbletumblebreak downcollapse

He continued to crumple the dollar up.
接着，他把这钞票揉皱了。
He immediately crumpled to the floor
他一下子瘫倒在地。
I feel I elephant a thin pancake drive a hideous mess of crumple indiscriminately.
我感觉自己就象一张薄饼被乱七八糟的乱揉着。
Don't crumple my clothes!
别把我的衣服弄皱了！
His body crumpled
他身子一软，倒在地上。
Write them down on a piece of paper, crumple it and throw it out.
将它们写在一张纸上，揉成团，扔掉。
Mind you don't crumple the map.
注意别把地图弄皱了。
The front and rear of the car will crumple during a collision.
碰撞时，汽车的前部和后部会被撞瘪。
He proceeded to crumple the 20 dollar note up. He then asked, Who still wants it?
他开始把这张纸币揉皱，然后他问道：还有人想要它吗？
Everything gained for us by civilization will crumple.
文明给予我们的一切会碎成粉末。