implode

英 [ɪmˈpləʊd]

美 [ɪmˈploʊd]

v.  向心聚爆; 内爆; 向内坍塌; 突然崩溃

过去式：imploded　过去分词：imploded　第三人称单数：implodes　现在分词：imploding　复数：implodes　

GRE电力

BNC.37122 / COCA.17574

牛津词典

verb

• 向心聚爆；内爆；向内坍塌
  to burst or explode and collapse into the centre
• 突然崩溃
  to fail suddenly and completely

柯林斯词典

• VERB 内爆;向心聚爆;向心压挤
  If somethingimplodes, it collapses into itself in a sudden and violent way.
  1. The engine imploded...
     发动机内爆了。
  2. He has nightmares about the tanks imploding.
     他老是做油箱爆炸的噩梦。
• VERB 崩溃;瓦解
  If something such as an organization or a systemimplodes, it suddenly ends completely because it cannot deal with the problems it is experiencing.
  1. ...the possibility that the party may implode in opposition.
     该党派于在野期间瓦解的可能性

英英释义

verb

• burst inward
  1. The bottle imploded
  Synonym:go off

双语例句

• China could implode, India could stall and the European Union could continue to convert itself into a giant version of Switzerland.
  中国有可能出现内爆，印度有可能陷入停滞，而欧盟则可能会继续把自己变成一个超大版的瑞士。
• Greece has been an early casualty as its stocks and government bond markets have been sold off during the past few weeks amid worries that, once emergency support from the European Central Bank is removed, the economy will implode.
  由于市场担心一旦欧洲央行（ECB）撤销紧急支持措施，该国经济将会崩盘，希腊股市及政府债券市场在过去几周遭遇抛售。
• Bubbles eventually burst and economic forecasts implode when bubbles explode.
  泡沫最终会破裂；而当泡沫破裂时，经济预测也会不攻自破。
• Without it tax receipts implode, investment is turned away, and meeting future debt payments is harder.
  不进行扩张，税收会内爆，投资会转身离开，而未来清偿债务的难度会加大。
• 'I think the airlines are going to see their industry implode because people are going to stop flying,'she said.
  她说，我认为航空公司将会面临困境，因为人们都不坐飞机了。
• The decision came just as the firm moved to expand its commitment to real estate investing, even though the US mortgage market was already starting to implode.
  作出上述决定之际，该公司正要扩大房地产投资，尽管当时美国抵押贷款市场正开始内爆。
• It led bankers into blind faith in their mathematical forecasting models. It led governments and regulators to discount the possibility that financial markets could implode.
  它令银行家盲从于自己的数学预测模型，令政府和监管机构低估金融市场内爆的可能性。
• After all, it was the first country to implode during the financial crisis and was one of the first ones to see its GDP rebound.
  毕竟，它是第一个在全球金融危机期间崩盘的国家，也是第一个实现GDP反弹的国家之一。
• Most likely, if you get into a relationship with your tutor or lecturer, it will implode at some point, and you'll have to endure the awkwardness and pain.
  最有可能的是，如果你和你的导师或讲师谈恋爱，它会在某个点爆发，你将不得不忍受尴尬和痛苦。
• They can suddenly gain millions of users and huge valuations and just as abruptly lose appeal and implode.
  这类公司可以在一夜之间拥有数百万用户和高额估值，但是又会在顷刻之间失去吸引力，一败涂地。