The chair is collapsing under his weight.
椅子在他的重量下快要塌了。
After months of pressure, the company’s finances were collapsing, and layoffs became unavoidable.
在数月压力之下,公司财务正在崩溃,裁员变得不可避免。
词源 Etymology(中文)
collapse 源自拉丁语 collapsus(“倒下、塌下”),由 col-(“一起、完全”)+ labi(“滑落、跌落”)构成,后来进入法语与英语,逐渐引申出从“身体/建筑倒下”到“制度、计划、经济等崩溃”的抽象含义。collapsing 则表示“正在倒塌/正在崩溃”的进行状态或作名词用法(如 collapsing of a bridge)。