请问collapse与disappear算是同义词吗?
应该不算。
collapse
1
[V] to
fall down or fall in suddenly, often after breaking apart (突然)倒塌,坍塌 give way : The roof collapsed under the
weight of snow. 房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌下来。
OF SICK PERSON 病人
2
[V] to
fall down (and usually become
unconscious), especially because you are
very ill/ sick (尤指因病重而)倒下,昏倒,晕倒 : He collapsed in the street and
died two hours later. 他昏倒在大街上,两小时後便去世了。
disappear
1
[often +adv./prep.] to become impossible to see 消失;不见
vanish : The plane disappeared behind a cloud. 飞机消失在云层裏。 ?
Lisa watched until the train disappeared from view.
莉萨一直看着火车从视线中消失。
2
to stop
existing 不复存在;灭绝;消亡 vanish
: Her
nervousness quickly disappeared once she was on stage. 她一走上台紧张情绪便迅速消失了。 ? The problem won't just
disappear. 这个问题不会就这样不了了之的。 ? Our countryside is
disappearing at an alarming rate. 我们的农村地区正在以惊人的速度消亡。