败；崩溃；瓦解 HTl break down ： Talks between management and unions have collapsed.
判已告破裂。◊ AZi opposition to tie
pian has coHapsed 所有反对此计划的力量均已消除。
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OF PRICES/CURRENCIES 价胳；货币 S
[V} to decrease suddenly
in amount or value (突然）_价，贬值；暴
跌：Share prices collapsed after news of poor trading inures.在交易数额不佳的消息公布后，股票价格暴跌。
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FOLD 折冷 6 to fold sth into a shape that uses.less
space; to be able to be folded in this way,哲叠；
奇折i (或套缩）HT7I fold up： [V] The
table collapses /or easy storage.这桌子可折疊起来方便存放。[also VN]
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MEDICAL E v 7 [V, VN] if a lung or
BLOOD VESSEL collapses or is collapsed, it falls in and becomes flat and empty (肺或血管）萎陷
V col lapsed adj. ： coHdpsed bufWin炉辨塌的建筑物◊ a coHapsed fnvesfment kmfc 破产的投资银行◊ a coi丨apsed hmg萎陷的肺
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noun
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FAILURE ^ 1 [C, usually sing.,
U] a sudden failure of sth,
such as an institution, a
business or a course of action 突然失败，倒闭，崩溃（如机构、生意或行动的）：the coHapse o/iaw and
order m the area 该地区治安的瘫痕◊ TTie peace
taZfcs were on the verge o/coHapse.和平谈判
濒于破裂。
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OF BUILDING 建筑物 2
[U] the action of a building suddenly falling (突然的）倒塌，塌陷，垮掉：The walk were strengt/iened to protect them 介om coHcpse.围 墙已加固以防倒塌。
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ILLNESS 疾病 3 [U, C, usually sing.]
a medical condition when a person suddenly becomes very ill/sick, or when sb falls
tecause they are ill/sick or weak 病倒;;..（因病 或体，弱的）昏倒，晕倒：astateo/mental/nervous coHapse精神/ _经的釦溃状态◊ She was tafcen. to hospital aj^er
her coHapse at work.她在工作时晕倒后被
送进了医院。.
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OF PRICES/CURRENCIES 价格；货币。4 [C，usually sing.] a
sudden fall in value突然降价；突然运值；暴跌：the collapse of share
prices/the dollar/the market I
美元/市场#格暴跌
coMaps-ible /ka'laspsebl/ adj. that can be folded
flat or made into a smalier shape that uses less space 可拆叠 的：a coHajpsiWe chair/^oat/bfpycie 折叠式椅子
/ 小船
/
.自行车
col-lar/'kDl0(r); NAmE'ka-A-f noun, verb
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flown 1 the part around the
neck of a shirt, jacket or coat that usually folds .down 衣领；.领子：a coat with a /
mverb [VN] {informal) 1 to
capture sb and hold them tightly so that they cannot escape from you 抓住；捉 住；故住；逮住：PoKce coZiared the
cuipn’t as he was ieaving the premises.罪犯正离开现场时，警察逮住了他。
2 to stop sb in order to
talk: to them 拦住（某人以，.写
其 V
谈话：I was collared in the street by a
woman doing a survey.我在大街上给一个做民意调查的女人拦住交谈。
col-larbone /'kDlabeun;
NAmE 'kailarboun/ noun either of the two
bones that go from the base of the neck to the shoulders 锁骨 H771 clavicle — picture o body
col-lard greens /'kDlaid
gri:nz; NAmE 'kailard/ noun [pi.] {
col-lar-less /'kDlalas;
NAmE 'kailerlas/ adj. with no collar
无领的：a coHarZess shirt 无领衬枝
col-late /ka'lert/
verb [VN] 1 to
collect information together from different sources in order to examine and
compare it核对，校勘，对照（不同来源的信息> : to coHate dat〇/in/ormation//igures 核对资料 / 信息
/ 数
2 to collect pieces of paper or the pages of
a book, etc. and arrange them in the correct order 整理（文件
或书等 > ► co丨.丨a.tion /ka’leijn/ /?ow/7 [U]: t/ie coHation 0/i/i/ormation信息的整理
col-lat-eral /ka'laetaral/ noun, adj.
m noun [U] {finance 1!^) property or sth
valuable that you promise to give to sb if you cannot pay back money that you
borrow抵押物；鱼保品
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adj. (format) connected with sth
else, but in addition to it and less important 附属的；附加的；附带的：collat- eraZ ben明ts 齡加津贴 o.lTie.government
denied that there had. been any collateral damage (~ injury to ordinary
people or buildings) during the bomt^ng raid. 政府否认空袭期间有任何附带性的破环（即对平民或建筑
物的损害）。
COl-league
〇tw /'koliig; NAmE'ka:-/ noun a person that you work
with, especially in a profession or a business 同事；同僚；商人：a coZieague 〇/ mme 介om the aj[jfke我办公室如一位同事◊ We were and
coHeagwe5 jbr more fhan 2〇 years. * 2〇 爹年来我们
既是朋友又是同事。◊ the Prime Minister and /iis Cafcmet coHeagues首相及其内阁同僚
collect
tHr /ka'lekt/
verb, adj.,
adv.
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verb
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BRING TOGETHER ?[ 1 [VN] ~
sth (from sb/sth) to bring
things together from
different people or places 收
集；采集 gather ： to collect data/evidence/
in/ormatioii 收集 $ 料 / 证据 / 信息◊ We’re coHectin^
signatures Jbr a pefition.我们在夫请愿书收集签名„ ◊ Samples were
cohecfed /irom over 200 jparients.已从 200 多名病人取样。
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AS HOBBY 业余爱好..2 [VN] to buy or find things of a
particular type and keep them as a hobby 收藏；搜集；
收集：to coHect stamps/postcards, etc.集岫、ij文|lk明 信片筹.一see also STAMP COLLECTING
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OF PEOPLE 又 3 [vj to come together in one place to
form a larger group 聚集；集合；汇集
HE! gather:
A
crowd began to coUect fn 介ont qf the embassy.人群幵 始聚集在大使馆的前面。
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INCREASE’llsi AMOUNT 数畺增加 4 to gradually increase in amount in a place;
to gradually obtain more and moi*e of sth in a place 夤积；积聚；积累 KTl accumulate： [V] Dirt had collected in the comers of the
room. 房’间的角落里积满T灰尘’。〇 [VN] We
seem to have collected an enormous number of boxes (= without intending
to).我们似乎无意中积了大量的盒子。◊ That guitar's been sitting
collecting dust (= not being used)/or years now.那把吉他至今已尘封多年。
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TAKE AWAY 取走 5 [VN]〜sb/sth (什om …）to go some
where in order to. take sb/sth away 领取；
收走； 接走： 响沉 day do coMect the rubbish/garba^e?他们哪天
收运垃圾？
◊ TTie package is waiting to be coHecteci. 包 裹在等A领取。◊(阶£) S/ze’s gone to coWect her son^om
schooL她到学校接她儿子去了。：
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MON与Y.金钱 6 ~ (sth) (for sth) to ask people to give
you
mon.ey lor a particuiar
purpose 募捐；：奏集：[V] We’re
collecting
for local charities, lie -ffl IE i ^ ^ M ^
捐。◊ [VN] We
coHected over £300/or the appeai.我{门大 此呼吁募秦了
300
多英镑。7 [VN]'to
obtain the money, etc. that sb owes, for example by going to their house to get
it 收（欠款 >
;(上门)收(账）：to coHect re/it/debts/tajc收租金；讨债；征褛
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RECEIVE/WIN 收至I]:贏得
8 to receive sth; to win sth 收 到；贏得；获得：[VN] She coHected £25 000 in compensation•她 得到了 25 000 英镑
赔偿金 9 ◊ to coHect a
prize/a medaZ 获奖；贏得奐牌[also V]
IT»T7!1 collect yourself/your thoughts 1 to try to control
your emotions and become calm (尽力 j 镇定 下考，敛神专法：I’m fine—I just need a
minute to coHect
mysd/•我疾事，容是需要稍稍镇定一下。2 to prepare yourself
mentally for sth 做好精神准备： She paused to collect her
thoughts before entering the interview room.她停卞来定了定神，才走进面试室。
col,led sth^'up to bring together
things that are no longer being used 把某物收起搁置：WouZd somebody coHect
up aH the dirty gia&ses?奋来把这些脏玻
璃杯收拾一下好吗？
〇办.(A/Awf) (of a
telephone call 电话y paid for by the
person who receives the call 由受话人付费的：to make