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The Collapse¹ of City Link 30 Dec 14

Tue, 30 Dec 14

The company that owns the collapsed² delivery business City Link have said they will recover millions of pounds from its investment. While the fate of the company's workers will be determined³ tomorrow. We look at how City Link failed. Shares in the Athens stock market closed down almost 4 per cent yesterday after the government called a snap election. Plus we take a nostalgic look at the last 12 months and look forward to 2015.

1 collapse   

vi.累倒；昏倒；倒塌；塌陷

参考例句：

• The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。
• The engineer made a complete diagnosis of the bridge's collapse.工程师对桥的倒塌做了一次彻底的调查分析。

2 collapsed   

adj.倒塌的

参考例句：

• Jack collapsed in agony on the floor. 杰克十分痛苦地瘫倒在地板上。
• The roof collapsed under the weight of snow. 房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌下来。

3 determined   

adj.坚定的；有决心的

参考例句：

• I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
• He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。