coerce
vt.強迫,威迫 (compel)
obtrude
v.強加;迫使
coercive
adj.強制的,強迫的 (forceful)
impel
vt.推進,驅使 (compel, propel)
Tom said he had been impelled to commit a crime by poverty.
湯姆說他犯罪是貧困所迫。
breach
n.破裂 (opening, break)
The flood was caused by a small breach in the dam.
千里之堤毀于蟻穴。
breakdown
n.崩潰, 倒場; 失敗
After his father's death, Tom was on the verge of a breakdown
父親去世后,湯姆瀕臨崩潰的邊緣。
collapse
n.倒塌, 崩潰 (crash)
The collapse of the stock market in 1929 signaled the beginning of the Depression.
1929年股市崩盤標志著大蕭條的開始。
crash
v.撞碎 (crumble, shatter)
The vase crashed when it fell off the bookcase.
花瓶從書架上掉下來時摔碎了。
crumple
v.粉碎, 崩潰 (collapse, crash)
The brisks slowly crumpled in the long frost. / His last hope crumpled to nothing.
布里斯克凍成了一團。他最后的希望破滅了。
crush
vt.榨, 擠,壓碎 (crunch)
The huge machine crushed the rocks into small stones.
那臺巨大的機器把巖石壓成小石塊。
demolish
vt.破壞 (destroy, raze)
The car was demolished in the accident.
那輛汽車在事故中損壞了。
devastate
vt.使荒廢; 破壞 (destroy, demolish)
Hurricanes often devastate the coffee crop.
颶風經常摧毀咖啡作物。
devastation
n.毀壞
devour
vt.吞食,吞沒 (eat up, consume ) ;毀滅
Flames devoured the structure in minutes.
火焰在幾分鐘內吞噬了這座建筑。