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tumble-down

['tʌmbldaun]

adj. （等于tumbledown）摇摇欲坠的，即将坍塌的

英英释义

1. in deplorable condition;: "a street of bedraggled tenements"; "a broken-down fence"; "a ramshackle old pier"; "a tumble-down shack"

实用场景例句

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。

Ever and again they heard the same cry from the tumble - down building.: 他们不时地从震倒的房屋中听到同样的呼叫声.

He took a tumble down the stairs.: 他摔下了楼梯.

Anthony and the Jew boy shared a very nice , tumble - down house near the bazaars.: 安东尼和那个犹太男孩合住在集市附近一所不坏的但却摇摇欲坠的房子里.

There was high French - like land in one corner, and a tumble - down grey lighthouse surmounting it.: 一角画着一块像是法国风光的高地, 上面有一座破烂的灰色灯塔.

Most any other jet would probably tumble down into the trees.: 许多其它的飞机在做这个动作时可能会翻滚着掉到地面.

That old building could tumble down at any time.: 那座古老的楼房随时可能倒塌.

We stopped before a tumble - down building.: 我们停在一栋摇摇欲坠的建筑物前.

The old building seemed to tumble down.: 那建筑物随时可能倒塌.

The old building seemed about to tumble down.: 那楝老楼房似即将倒塌.

It was an old tumble - down thatched cottage.: 这间旧茅屋摇摇欲坠.

The family flick Cats and Dogs takes a tumble down to number three.: 家庭轻喜剧《猫狗大战》名次下跌到第三.

You naughty boy, how could you tumble down with such good trousers on?: 你这孩子真淘气, 怎么能穿这么好的裤子摔跤呢 ?

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.

双语例句

1. He injured his ribs in a tumble from his horse.: 他从马背上摔下来时伤到了肋骨。

2. Share prices continued to tumble today on the Tokyo stock market.: 东京股市的股价今天继续暴跌。

3. Many mothers and children tumble into poverty after divorce.: 很多母亲和孩子在离婚后陷入贫困。

4. Waterfalls crash and tumble over rocks.: 瀑布飞流直溅，冲刷着岩石。

5. Oil prices took a tumble yesterday.: 昨天油价暴跌。

英文词源

tumble-down (adj.): 1791, originally "habitually falling down" and used first of horses, from tumble (v.) + down (adv.); in reference to buildings, "in a dilapidated condition," from 1818.

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