crumbles

v.崩溃；弄碎；破灭

The masonry of the old building began to crumble. 旧楼房的砖石结构开始崩落。

The earthquake made the wall sink and start to crumble. 这次地震把这堵墙震得下陷并开始崩塌。

He crumbled the bread in his fingers. 他用手指把面包捏碎了。

Even these hard parts may crumble to dust. 甚至这些坚硬的部分也会破碎成粉末。

His dearest hopes crumbled to nothing. 他最大的希成了泡影。