英语词组fall apart是什么意思，短语翻译、用法及例句-英语词组固定搭配大全

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fall apart

释义

Idiom

fall apart

to stop working or fail completely.

Her marriage fell apart after about ten years.The deal to sell the company fell apart last summer.

to break into pieces.

Cook the tomatoes until they begin to fall apart.When the roof wasn't repaired, the building really began to fall apart.

Phr V

fall apart

falls, falling, fell, fallen

fall apart

if something falls apart, it breaks or breaks into pieces because it is old or weak

I've only had these shoes three months and they are already falling apart.She didn't realize the vase was cracked and when she picked it up it fell apart in her hands.

if an organization, system, or agreement falls apart, it fails or stops working effectively

His company fell apart in the market collapse of 1987.With the high rate of unemployment and a failing economy, the country seems to be falling apart at the seams. (= not working effectively any more)Their marriage was already falling apart even before his wife had an affair.After Julie's husband died, her whole world fell apart. (= she was so unhappy that she could not continue her life in the normal way)

if someone falls apart, they experience extreme emotional problems and cannot think or behave in the normal way

She began to fall apart after the death of her son.

phrasefall apart1. be falling apart to be in very bad condition, and need repairing: I'm not going in your car - it's falling apart! The school was in a very old building, which looked like it was falling apart.2. fall apart if something falls apart, it breaks into pieces, especially because it is old or badly made: The book fell apart in my hands as soon as I picked it up. I'd only had the shoes a couple of months before they fell apart.■ SIMILAR TO: come apart, disintegrate formal3. fall apart if an organization, system, relationship etc falls apart, it is not working successfully any more and often fails completely: Diana's marriage to Charles was falling apart. By the end of 1934, the Independent Labour Party was falling apart. In countries like Hungary and Poland, the old communist system had largely fallen apart.be falling apart at the seams (=used to emphasize that something is in very bad condition) When Thatcher took over, the British economy was falling apart at the seams.■ SIMILAR TO: collapse4. fall apart if someone falls apart, they have problems which affect them mentally or emotionally and they cannot think or behave normally: My father had just died and everything was going wrong - in the end I just fell apart. She's so tense about her job - if she goes on like this, she'll fall apart.■ SIMILAR TO: crack up informal5. sb's world/life falls apart if someone's world or life falls apart, something bad happens which changes their life, causing them serious problems and making them upset: When Jim's wife left him, his world just fell apart. Saxton's life fell apart when he failed a drugs' test two weeks before the Olympic Games.

fall apart

1. Literally, to break into pieces. Don't stand on that rickety old chair—it's liable to fall apart at any moment.

2. To be approaching failure. Boy, this party is really falling apart. First, there was the issue with the caterer, and now half the guests aren't coming.

3. To become very emotional, especially with sadness or grief. Poor Jane really fell apart during the funeral service. I can't watch those sappy movies because I just fall apart every time.

fall apart (at the seams)

and come apart at the seams

1. . Lit. [for something] to break apart where its parts are joined. The dress fell apart at the seams. I wouldn't have thought that a coat that cost that much money would just come apart at the seams.

2. Fig. to break down mentally. Tom works too much and finally fell apart. Poor Ralph simply fell apart at the seams.

fall apart

Collapse, break down, either physically or mentally and emotionally. For example, This chair is about to fall apart, or After his wife died, he fell apart. For synonyms for the latter usage, see come apart at the seams; go to pieces.

fall apart

1. To disintegrate, collapse, or break into pieces: The rickety chair fell apart when I sat on it.

2. To suffer a nervous breakdown: The political prisoner fell apart after years in solitary confinement.

3. To lose structure or continuity: Our vacation plans fell apart because we couldn't agree on which country to visit.

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