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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Boston took a tumble to 21 place, down six spots, with the authors saying that, among other changes in the city's landscape, its 'music and theater scene have also failed to keep up with those of other cities.'
  波士顿的排名降至第21位，下降六位，报告作者称，波士顿的城市景观发生了一些变化，其中该市在音乐和剧院景观方面表现也未能跟上其他城市的步伐。
• Nursing intervention measures to prevent tumble down of patients
  预防病人跌倒的护理干预措施
• The old building seemed about to tumble down.
  那楝老楼房似即将倒塌。
• When the purebred was a pup, he used to trip over them and tumble down the stairs.
  当这只纯种狗还是只小狗的时候，常常被绊倒，摔下楼梯。
• 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。
• 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。