"crumble away" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 逐漸崩解
• 逐漸瓦解

Definition

指因年久、虛弱或天氣影響，逐漸碎裂成小塊並最終消失。可以形容實體事物如建築，也可形容抽象事物如希望。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

可用於形容實體（如舊牆）與比喻用法（如信任、希望）。常配合“慢慢、逐漸”等詞，比單純“破裂”更具詩意。

Examples

The old stone wall began to crumble away after many years.

多年以後，這堵老石牆開始逐漸**崩解**。

The cake was so dry that it would crumble away when you touched it.

蛋糕太乾了，一碰就會**碎裂開來**。

Over time, the paper will crumble away in the sun.

隨著時間推移，紙張在陽光下會慢慢**分解**。

If trust isn't rebuilt, relationships can crumble away.

如果信任無法重建，關係可能會慢慢**瓦解**。

With no one to care for it, the old house slowly crumbled away.

沒人照料，這座老房子慢慢地**崩塌瓦解**了。

Decades of neglect let the once-beautiful temple crumble away to ruins.

數十年的疏於照顧讓曾經美麗的寺廟慢慢**變成廢墟**。