1. He siphoned $1.2 billion from his companies to prop up his crumbling media empire. 他从他所有的公司抽调12亿美元用来支持他摇摇欲坠的媒体王国。
2. It's especially vulnerable to light damage, and by the mid-1990s, Gilardi's pumpkins, roses, and other figures were splitting and crumbling. 它特别容易受到光照的破坏，到20世纪90年代中期，吉拉迪的南瓜、玫瑰和其他雕塑都出现了开裂和破碎。
3. As emergency services picked through the burnt debris, a row was resurfacing over accusations that the beloved cathedral, immortalised in Victor Hugo's novel, was already, crumbling before the fire. 当紧急救援人员在燃烧的废墟中仔细搜寻时，一场争论又再次甚嚣尘上，人们指责这座在维克多·雨果的小说中受人爱戴的不朽大教堂，在火灾发生前就已经摇摇欲坠。
4. The cliff is gradually crumbling away. 峭壁正在逐渐崩坍。
5. Much of the coastline is crumbling away. 多处海岸线正在垮塌。
