disintegrate

Compared meaning: to break apart into pieces (verb).

比较义项：破碎、裂开、分解成碎片（动词）。

• break

  General verb for something separating into two or more pieces; can happen suddenly, quietly, or violently; the most neutral and common of the three.

  泛指某物裂成两块或多块的动词，可能是突然、轻微或剧烈的分裂；是三个词中最中性、最常用的一个。

  She dropped the plate and it broke into three pieces.

  她把盘子摔到地上，摔成了三块。

• crumble

  Describes breaking into many small, often soft or dry fragments, typically through gradual pressure, decay, or crumbly texture; rarely used for hard objects breaking suddenly.

  指碎裂成许多细小的碎屑，通常是柔软或干燥的材质，经渐进的挤压、老化或本身易碎的质地所致；很少用于坚硬物体的突然破裂。

  The dry cookie crumbled in my hand before I could take a bite.

  那块干饼干还没等我咬一口，就在我手里碎成了渣。

• disintegrate 本词

  Describes something falling completely apart into many small pieces, often due to age, decay, impact, or extreme force; more formal and dramatic than break or crumble, stressing total loss of structure.

  指某物彻底崩解，碎裂成许多小块，通常是因为老化、腐蚀、撞击或极大外力所致；语气比 break 和 crumble 更正式、更强烈，强调结构的完全瓦解。

  The spacecraft disintegrated as it re-entered the atmosphere at high speed.

  那艘飞船在高速再入大气层时解体了。

Break, crumble, and disintegrate all mean something splitting into pieces. Break is the most neutral and common word. Crumble means breaking into many small, soft fragments, usually gradually, from decay. Disintegrate is more formal and dramatic, meaning something falls completely apart, often from age.

这三个词都表示物体裂开、碎成几块，但语气和过程不同：break 是最中性、最常用的说法，可指突然或轻微的破裂；crumble 强调碎成细小的碎屑，过程较为渐进，常用于易碎、干燥或松软的材质；disintegrate 语气更正式、更强烈，强调结构彻底瓦解、碎成许多碎片。这里不比较 break 的其他义项，如“打破规则”“休息”“爆出（新闻）”等。