coerce

vt.强迫，威迫 (compel)

obtrude

v.强加；迫使

coercive

adj.强制的，强迫的 (forceful)

impel

vt.推进，驱使 (compel, propel)

Tom said he had been impelled to commit a crime by poverty.

汤姆说他犯罪是贫困所迫。

breach

n.破裂 (opening, break)

The flood was caused by a small breach in the dam.

千里之堤毁于蚁穴。

breakdown

n.崩溃， 倒场； 失败

After his father's death, Tom was on the verge of a breakdown

父亲去世后，汤姆濒临崩溃的边缘。

collapse

n.倒塌， 崩溃 (crash)

The collapse of the stock market in 1929 signaled the beginning of the Depression.

1929年股市崩盘标志着大萧条的开始。

crash

v.撞碎 (crumble, shatter)

The vase crashed when it fell off the bookcase.

花瓶从书架上掉下来时摔碎了。

crumple

v.粉碎， 崩溃 (collapse, crash)

The brisks slowly crumpled in the long frost. / His last hope crumpled to nothing.

布里斯克冻成了一团。他最后的希望破灭了。

crush

vt.榨， 挤，压碎 (crunch)

The huge machine crushed the rocks into small stones.

那台巨大的机器把岩石压成小石块。

demolish

vt.破坏 (destroy, raze)

The car was demolished in the accident.

那辆汽车在事故中损坏了。

devastate

vt.使荒废； 破坏 (destroy, demolish)

Hurricanes often devastate the coffee crop.

飓风经常摧毁咖啡作物。

devastation

n.毁坏

devour

vt.吞食，吞没 (eat up, consume ) ；毁灭

Flames devoured the structure in minutes.

火焰在几分钟内吞噬了这座建筑。