動(dòng)詞 crumple:

1. fall apart
   同義詞：crumble, tumble, break down, collapse
2. fold or collapse
   同義詞：buckle
3. to gather something into small wrinkles or folds
   同義詞：pucker, rumple, cockle, knit
4. become wrinkled or crumpled or creased
   同義詞：rumple, wrinkle, crease, crinkle

1. Silk dresses are easy to crumple up if not carefully handled.
   真絲衣服若不能正確處理，很容易起皺。
2. Her resistance to the proposal has crumpled.
   她對(duì)這個(gè)建議的抵觸情緒已化為烏有了。
3. The front of the car crumpled on impact.
   汽車的前部被撞扁了。
4. He put on a crumpled suit.
   他穿上一件皺巴巴的西裝。

crum.ple

v.（動(dòng)詞）
crum.pled,crum.pling,crum.ples
v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
To crush together or press into wrinkles; rumple.
擠壓：擠在一起或壓出皺紋；弄皺
To cause to fall apart.
使破裂
v.intr.（不及物動(dòng)詞）
To become wrinkled.
變皺
To fall apart; collapse:
破裂；崩潰：
例句：
a regime that finally crumpled.
最終崩潰的政治制度

n.（名詞）
An irregular fold, crease, or wrinkle.
不規(guī)則折痕，不規(guī)則皺折，不規(guī)則皺紋

來(lái)源：
Middle English crumplen
中古英語(yǔ) crumplen
probably frequentative of crumpen [to curl up] * see crumpet
可能為 crumpen的重復(fù) [卷起] *參見(jiàn) crumpet

【引伸】
crum.ply
adj.（形容詞）