implode

verb

/ɪmˈpləʊd/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they implode	/ɪmˈpləʊd/ /ɪmˈpləʊd/
he / she / it implodes	/ɪmˈpləʊdz/ /ɪmˈpləʊdz/
past simple imploded	/ɪmˈpləʊdɪd/ /ɪmˈpləʊdɪd/
past participle imploded	/ɪmˈpləʊdɪd/ /ɪmˈpləʊdɪd/
-ing form imploding	/ɪmˈpləʊdɪŋ/ /ɪmˈpləʊdɪŋ/

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[intransitive] to collapse into the centre向心聚爆；内爆；向内坍塌
- The windows on both sides of the room had imploded.房间两边的窗户都向内爆碎了。
[intransitive] (of an organization, a system, etc.组织、体制等) to fail suddenly and completely突然崩溃
- They lost money when the market imploded.市场崩溃时，他们亏损了。
Topics Difficulty and failurec2

Word Originlate 19th cent.: from in- ‘within’ + Latin plodere, plaudere ‘to clap’, on the pattern of explode.