区别辨析collapse与fall

collapse与fall这两个动词都含有“倒塌”之意。

collapse : 通常指房屋等由于压力、无力或缺乏支持而突然倒塌。

  • Thousands of buildings collapsed in the earthquake.
    数以千计的建筑物在地震中倒塌了。
  • The chair collapsed under her weight.
    椅子承受不了她的重量散架了。
  • He thought his whole world had collapsed when his wife died.
    妻子去世后他觉得自己的整个世界都坍塌了。

fall : 一般指由于失去平衡等原因而倒塌,也可作引申用。

  • She slipped on the ice and fell.
    她在冰上滑了一跤。
  • I fell over and cut my knee.
    我摔倒了,划破了膝盖。
  • The house looked as if it was about to fall down.
    房子看起来好像就要倒塌似的。