Question of the Day #202

"Instant View: U.S. stock market crumbles, Dow erases 2018 gains"
From the headline of this article at Reuters.

上記の文で、crumble の意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "crumble" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、


1. 〔物が〕粉々に砕ける
2. 〔国・組織などが〕崩壊する
3. 〔計画などが〕崩れ去る

ということなので、この場合は、「値崩れをする」ぐらいでしょうか。

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:

1. to fall into small pieces : disintegrate
2. to break down completely : collapse

Etymology/語源

Online Etymology Dictionaryによると、

15世紀末。古英語のcrymelanより。

According to Online Etymology Dictionary:

late 15c., from Old English *crymelan

Examples

• Crumble the cookies into small bits.
• The recipe calls for the herbs to be crumbled.
• bones so old they had crumbled to dust
• She was extremely depressed after her marriage crumbled.
• But, Ali warns all that can change quickly if Anbar continues to crumble, “right now, we are looking into the Abyss.”