crumple
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1 [I, Ipr, Ip, Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p]
~ (sth) (into sth); ~ (sth) (up) (cause sth to) be pressed or crushed into folds or creases (將某物)壓皺
material that crumples easily 容易起皺的衣料
a crumpled (up) suit 皺皺巴巴的一套西裝
The front of the car crumpled on impact. 汽車的前部被撞癟了.
He crumpled the paper (up) into a ball. 他把那張紙揉成一團.
(fig 比喻) The child's face crumpled up and he began to cry. 孩子臉一皺哭了起來.
2 [I, Ip] ~ (up) (fig 比喻) come suddenly to an end; collapse 垮掉; 崩潰
Her resistance to the proposal has crumpled. 她對這個建議的抵觸情緒化為烏有了.