v. 破碎；崩溃（crumble 的 ing 形式）
adj. 破碎的
n. 破碎；皱纹；岩块剥落
1.It's especially vulnerable to light damage, and by the mid-1990s, Gilardi's pumpkins, roses, and other figures were splitting and crumbling.
它特别容易受到光照的破坏，到20世纪90年代中期，吉拉迪的南瓜、玫瑰和其他雕塑都出现了开裂和破碎。
2.The cliff is gradually crumbling away.
峭壁正在逐渐崩坍。
3.The walls were old; some stones were missing, others loose and crumbling.
这些石墙年头久了，有些石块不见了，有些石块松动快塌了。
4.He siphoned $1.2 billion from his companies to prop up his crumbling media empire.
他从他所有的公司抽调12亿美元用来支持他摇摇欲坠的媒体王国。
5.The surface of his buildings often seems to be crumbling.
他画中的建筑物外表通常是满目疮痍，看上去摇摇欲坠。
6.Chua might scoff at my wonderful parents' crumbling resolve.
蔡妈妈可能会藐视我的好父母在子女教育上破碎的决心。
7.There is no sweeter sound than the crumbling of one's fellow man.
再也没有比听到同胞衰败崩溃的声音更令人高兴的了。
8.Much of the coastline is crumbling away.
多处海岸线正在垮塌。
9.It sounds like it's extremely old. So probably some pages are at the point of crumbling into dust?
听起来它好像非常古老。那么，也许有些书页到了即将碎成粉末的程度？