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

• Don't tumble down on this easy test.
  这次考试不难，你可别考砸了。
• But it is unstable and can tumble down.
  但它是不稳定的，会滚落下来。
• 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。
• 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。
• Perhaps a bigger alarm bell for risk trades, though, was the spot-iron ore price tumble on Monday& down 8.3% to a 17-month low of US$ 104.70.
  然而对于风险交易来说，更大的一个警讯是现货铁矿石价格周一大跌8.3%，至104.70美元，为17个月低点。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Long after its frothing tumble down the east side of Logan Pass, this water will stream into the Gulf of Mexico, and eventually join the Atlantic Ocean.
  在罗根隘口东面澎湃而下之后，这条水路一直流到墨西哥湾，最终汇入大西洋。
• If the foundations are flawed the house will come tumbling down.
  如果地基不牢，房子将会倒塌。