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The most terrifying possible consequence of global warming that has been identified is the “collapse” of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, which rests on the sea bottom and protrudes a kilometer or two above sea level.全球变暖最令人可怕的可能的结果被认为是南极洲西部冰原的“崩裂”,这些冰原从海底一直延伸到海平面 以上一到两公里高。© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 23.01.2011© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 23.01.2011
The collapse of the country for which she lived underscores her overwhelming sense of tragedy.与这些沙漠相比,这一文化上干涸的世界还要更加怪异。她为之生活的国家瓦解更加激化了她莫大的悲怆感觉。© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 29.10.2010© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 29.10.2010
Today’s financial crisis, triggered by the collapse of the housing bubble in the United States, also marks the end of an era of credit expansion based on the dollar as the international reserve currency.由美国住宅泡沫破灭所引发的当前金融危机也标志着以美元国际储备货币地位为基础的信用扩张时代彻底结束。© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 23.01.2011© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 23.01.2011
After all, a collapse in oil prices would be a death sentence for several new energy technologies, and, not incidentally, would increase demand for oil.不管怎样,油价暴跌是对许多新能源技术的死亡判决,并且无疑会增加对于石油的需求。© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 28.10.2010© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 28.10.2010
For starters, the roof is starting to collapse on the global housing bubble, as housing markets begin to freeze up not only in the United States, but also in many other countries, such as high-flying Spain.首先,全球房地产泡沫的屋顶正开始塌陷,因为不但是美国的房地产市场开始变得冷清,其他许多国家,包括房价飞涨的西班牙也正面临这一局面。© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 11.01.2011© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 11.01.2011
Rather, we now know that Japan’s economic difficulties were caused by the growth, and then collapse, of a huge asset bubble, and the failure to use monetary policy to prevent deflation after the bubble burst.实际上,我们现在知道日本的经济困境是由巨大的资产泡沫增长和随后破灭以 及未能利用货币政策在泡沫破裂后防止通货紧缩而造成的。© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 15.01.2011© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 15.01.2011
The USSR collapsed not for economic reasons, but because the slight lifting of the Iron Curtain revealed a reality that stood in stark contrast to the idea that people were subordinate to the state.苏联并非出于经济原因才最终崩溃,相反是因为铁幕被稍稍拉开之后,人们看到了一个与想象之中截然相反的事实:那就是西方国家的民众并不是政府的附庸。© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 21.12.2010© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 21.12.2010
Fifteen years after the Soviet Union collapsed and split apart, Russia still fits Winston Churchill’s characterization of Stalin’s USSR nearly seven decades ago: “a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma.”苏联崩溃并解体后十五年后,俄国依然符合丘吉尔在几乎七十年前对斯大林统治下的苏联的概括,那就是错综复杂,扑朔迷离。© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 28.10.2010© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 28.10.2010
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collapse
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | collapsed |
Imperative | collapse |
Present Participle (Participle I) | collapsing |
Past Participle (Participle II) | collapsed |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I collapse | we collapse |
you collapse | you collapse |
he/she/it collapses | they collapse |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am collapsing | we are collapsing |
you are collapsing | you are collapsing |
he/she/it is collapsing | they are collapsing |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have collapsed | we have collapsed |
you have collapsed | you have collapsed |
he/she/it has collapsed | they have collapsed |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been collapsing | we have been collapsing |
you have been collapsing | you have been collapsing |
he/she/it has been collapsing | they have been collapsing |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I collapsed | we collapsed |
you collapsed | you collapsed |
he/she/it collapsed | they collapsed |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was collapsing | we were collapsing |
you were collapsing | you were collapsing |
he/she/it was collapsing | they were collapsing |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had collapsed | we had collapsed |
you had collapsed | you had collapsed |
he/she/it had collapsed | they had collapsed |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been collapsing | we had been collapsing |
you had been collapsing | you had been collapsing |
he/she/it had been collapsing | they had been collapsing |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will collapse | we shall/will collapse |
you will collapse | you will collapse |
he/she/it will collapse | they will collapse |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be collapsing | we shall/will be collapsing |
you will be collapsing | you will be collapsing |
he/she/it will be collapsing | they will be collapsing |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have collapsed | we shall/will have collapsed |
you will have collapsed | you will have collapsed |
he/she/it will have collapsed | they will have collapsed |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been collapsing | we shall/will have been collapsing |
you will have been collapsing | you will have been collapsing |
he/she/it will have been collapsing | they will have been collapsing |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would collapse | we should/would collapse |
you would collapse | you would collapse |
he/she/it would collapse | they would collapse |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be collapsing | we should/would be collapsing |
you would be collapsing | you would be collapsing |
he/she/it would be collapsing | they would be collapsing |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have collapsed | we should/would have collapsed |
you would have collapsed | you would have collapsed |
he/she/it would have collapsed | they would have collapsed |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been collapsing | we should/would have been collapsing |
you would have been collapsing | you would have been collapsing |
he/she/it would have been collapsing | they would have been collapsing |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am collapsed | we are collapsed |
you are collapsed | you are collapsed |
he/she/it is collapsed | they are collapsed |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being collapsed | we are being collapsed |
you are being collapsed | you are being collapsed |
he/she/it is being collapsed | they are being collapsed |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been collapsed | we have been collapsed |
you have been collapsed | you have been collapsed |
he/she/it has been collapsed | they have been collapsed |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was collapsed | we were collapsed |
you were collapsed | you were collapsed |
he/she/it was collapsed | they were collapsed |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being collapsed | we were being collapsed |
you were being collapsed | you were being collapsed |
he/she/it was being collapsed | they were being collapsed |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been collapsed | we had been collapsed |
you had been collapsed | you had been collapsed |
he/she/it had been collapsed | they had been collapsed |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be collapsed | we shall/will be collapsed |
you will be collapsed | you will be collapsed |
he/she/it will be collapsed | they will be collapsed |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been collapsed | we shall/will have been collapsed |
you will have been collapsed | you will have been collapsed |
he/she/it will have been collapsed | they will have been collapsed |
collapse
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | collapse | collapses |
Possessive case | collapse's | collapses' |