"crumble away" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 逐漸崩解
• 逐渐瓦解

Definition

指因为年久、虚弱或天气影响，逐渐碎裂成小块并最终消失。既可形容实物如建筑物，也可描述抽象事物如希望。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

可用于实物（如老墙）和比喻（如信任、希望）。通常搭配“慢慢”、“逐渐”等词汇，比单纯‘破裂’更生动。

Examples

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

多年以后，这堵老石墙开始逐渐**崩解**。

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

蛋糕太干了，一碰就会**碎裂开来**。

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

随着时间推移，纸张在阳光下会慢慢**分解**。

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

如果信任无法重建，关系可能会慢慢**瓦解**。

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

没人照料，这座老房子慢慢地**坍塌崩解**了。

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

数十年的疏于照管让曾经美丽的寺庙慢慢**化为废墟**。