crumbling

v fall apart
v break or fall apart into fragments
v fall into decay or ruin

v. 破碎；崩溃（crumble的ing形式）

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crumbling 由动词 crumble 加上现在分词后缀 -ing 组成，crumble 意为“崩溃、破碎”，所以 crumbling 表示“正在崩溃或破碎的状态”。

例句

1. The old building is crumbling and needs to be repaired.

这座老建筑正在崩溃，需要修理。

2. She watched the crumbling leaves fall from the trees in autumn.

她看着秋天树上枯萎的树叶落下。

3. The cake was crumbling, so I had to be careful when serving it.

蛋糕在崩溃，所以我在上菜时必须小心。