[ついえる, tsuieru] (v1, vi) (1) to use up (one's savings); (2) to be wasted (time, effort, etc); (3) (esp. 潰える) to fall apart; to become useless; (4) (arch) (esp. 潰える) to be wiped out (in battle); (5) (arch) (esp. 潰える) to fall apart (one's body or health) [Add to Longdo]
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fall apart
v 1: lose one's emotional or mental composure; "She fell apart
when her only child died" [syn: {fall apart}, {go to
pieces}]
2: go to pieces; "The lawn mower finally broke"; "The gears wore
out"; "The old chair finally fell apart completely" [syn:
{break}, {wear}, {wear out}, {bust}, {fall apart}]
3: break or fall apart into fragments; "The cookies crumbled";
"The Sphinx is crumbling" [syn: {crumble}, {fall apart}]
4: become separated into pieces or fragments; "The figurine
broke"; "The freshly baked loaf fell apart" [syn: {break},
{separate}, {split up}, {fall apart}, {come apart}]
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เช่น Secretary of State=รัฐมนตรีต่างประเทศของสหรัฐฯ (ในภาพตัวอย่าง),
High school=โรงเรียนมัธยมปลาย