1、collapse
倒塌;塌下
A section of the Bay Bridge had collapsed.
海灣大橋有一段垮塌了
。The roof collapsed in a roar of rock and rubble.
屋頂轟隆一聲塌了下來(lái),碎石瓦礫落了一地
。(體系或機(jī)構(gòu))崩潰,瓦解,突然失敗
His business empire collapsed under a massive burden of debt.
他的商業(yè)帝國(guó)無(wú)力承擔(dān)沉重的債務(wù)負(fù)擔(dān)而垮掉了
。This system has collapsed in most countries where it ruled.
這一體系在其占統(tǒng)治地位的大多數(shù)國(guó)家都失敗了
。(因生病或虛弱)突然倒下,昏倒
He collapsed following a vigorous exercise session at his home.
在家劇烈運(yùn)動(dòng)了一陣后他突然昏倒了
。It's commonplace to see people collapsing from hunger in the streets.
在街上看見(jiàn)有人餓暈是很平常的事
。2、convince
使確信;使信服;使相信
Although I soon convinced him of my innocence, I think he still has serious doubts about my sanity.
雖然我很快便讓他相信我是清白的,但是我想他仍然非常懷疑我是否神志正常
。The waste disposal industry is finding it difficult to convince the public that its operations are safe.
廢物處理行業(yè)發(fā)現(xiàn)很難讓公眾相信其操作是安全的
。說(shuō)服;勸服
That weekend in Plattsburgh, he convinced her to go ahead and marry Bud.
在普拉茨堡的那個(gè)周末,他說(shuō)服她嫁給巴德
。