tumble down

英 [ˈtʌmbl daʊn]

美 [ˈtʌmbl daʊn]

（建筑物）摇摇欲坠，倒塌

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB (建筑物)摇摇欲坠，倒塌
  If a buildingtumbles down, it collapses or parts of it fall off, usually because it is old and no-one has taken care of it.
  1. The outer walls looked likely to tumble down in a stiff wind...
     外墙看起来一刮强风就会倒塌。
  2. If the foundations are flawed the house will come tumbling down.
     如果地基不牢，房子将会倒塌。

双语例句

• However tumble down along with "9.11" American world trade mansion CBD's, especially more than 300 firemen of New York of several thousands people die in an accident, the safety problem within the CBD design caused the people's concern more and more.
  然而随着9.11美国世贸大厦CBD的倒塌，数千人特别是300多名纽约消防队员的遇难，使得CBD设计中的安全性问题越来越引起人们的关注。
• Snow-capped mountains loom in the distance while smaller hills tumble down towards the town, criss-crossed by paths and nibbled away by quarries at their bases.
  在远处的皑皑雪峰隐约出现之时，规模较小的群山则向古城倒来。丽江城内，阡陌纵横，但底部正受采石厂蚕食。
• Nursing intervention measures to prevent tumble down of patients
  预防病人跌倒的护理干预措施
• They tumble down mountainsides; they meander through flat farmlands.
  它们滚滚冲下山脊，蜿蜒穿过平坦的农田。
• But it is unstable and can tumble down.
  但它是不稳定的，会滚落下来。
• Sadly, the best marks become adulterated when typographic support is not managed with skill and talent, and the rest of the graphic elements tumble down in quality.
  不幸的是，当印刷体不再是技能和天才的体现，图形元素也质量低下时，最好的商标也开始掺假。
• The old building seemed about to tumble down.
  那楝老楼房似即将倒塌。
• If the foundations are flawed the house will come tumbling down.
  如果地基不牢，房子将会倒塌。
• The outer walls looked likely to tumble down in a stiff wind
  外墙看起来一刮强风就会倒塌。
• And as she watched it tumble down the steep slope toward the sea of grass, she realized she must follow.
  当她看着它顺着斜坡翻滚进草海时，她意识到自己必须跟着走。