| 单词 | fall¹ |
| 释义 | fall¹ /fɔl; fɔːl/v [i] fell /fɛl; fel/, fallen /`fɔlən; ˈfɔːlən/, falling 1. to drop down towards the ground 降落，落下:◇snow began to fall as we left the building. 我们离开大楼时，开始下雪了。◇+ over/from/out etc our big apple tree fell over in the storm. 我家的大苹果树在暴风雨中倒了下来。 2. to move accidentally down onto the ground when you are standing, walking, running etc 摔倒; 跌倒:◇don't worry, i'll catch you if you fall. 别担心，你要是跌倒我会抓住你的。◇+ down/into/onto etc i slipped and fell down the stairs. 我脚下一滑，从楼梯上跌了下来。 3. to go down to a lower level or amount ［程度、数量］下降，降低:◇temperatures may fall below zero tonight. 今晚气温可能降到零度以下。◇fall sharply (=fall by a large amount) 急剧下降: the number of robberies fell sharply last year. 去年抢劫案的数量急剧下降。 4. fall asleep/ill/silent etc to start to sleep, be ill etc 入睡/生病/静下来等:◇i'm always tired; i even fall asleep in my chair. 我总是觉得累，连坐在椅子上都会睡着。◇everyone fell silent as beth walked in. 贝丝一走进来，所有人便安静了下来。 5. fall in love to begin to love someone or something 爱上:◇+ with i fell in love with her the moment i saw her. 我对她一见倾心。 6. fall into a group/category etc to be part of a group of similar people or things 属于某一类/一个范畴等:◇both of these novels fall into the category of literary fiction. 这两本小说都属于文学小说的范畴。 7. fall short of to fail to achieve the result or standard you wanted 没有达到［目标或标准］:◇the company fell short of its sales target this year. 这家公司今年未能达到预期的销售目标。 8. night/darkness falls literary to become dark 【文】 夜幕降临 9. if a leader or a government falls, they lose their power ［领导人或政府］失势; 垮台:◇the government fell after only six months. 才六个月政府就垮台了。 10. be falling to pieces/bits to be in a very bad condition because of being very old ［因年代久远而］摇摇欲坠/快要崩溃 11. fall flat if something you say falls flat, people do not think it is funny, amusing, interesting etc ［话语］达不到预期效果; 无法逗人笑:◇most of his jokes seemed to fall flat. 他讲的笑话大都没有让人发笑。 12. to hang loosely 下垂:◇maria's hair fell in loose curls. 玛丽亚的卷发披散下来。 13. literary to be killed in a war 【文】 阵亡，战死:◇a monument to the soldiers who fell in the war 阵亡将士纪念碑 14. fall on to happen on a particular day or date 发生在［某一日］，适逢:◇christmas falls on a friday this year. 今年圣诞节是星期五。fall apart1 to separate into small pieces 破碎:◇the old book just fell apart in my hands. 那本旧书就在我手里散架了。2 to stop working effectively 崩溃:◇the country's economy was falling apart. 该国经济崩溃了。fall back on sthto use something that you have used before after something new has failed to work （转而）使用; 求助于:◇theatres are falling back on old favourites rather than risking money on new plays. 剧院重新上演人们喜爱的老戏，而不是冒险投资新剧本。fall behindto not finish something by the time you are supposed to 没能按时完成［某事］:◇work on the new sports stadium has fallen behind schedule. 新体育馆的工程落后于原定的工期。fall for sb/sth1 [fall for sth] to be tricked into believing something that is not true 受…的骗，上…的当:◇we told him we were italian and he fell for it! 我们告诉他我们是意大利人，他竟信以为真！2 [fall for sb] to start to love someone you think is attractive （开始）爱上［某人］:◇samantha fell for a man half her age. 萨曼莎爱上了一个年纪比她小一半的男人。fall offto become less 减少; 下降:◇demand for records has fallen off recently. 近来唱片的需求减少了。fall outto have a quarrel 争吵:◇+ with nina's fallen out with her brother. 尼娜与弟弟吵架了。fall throughto fail to happen or be completed 落空; 不能实现:◇our holiday plans fell through at the last minute. 我们的度假计划在最后一刻落空了。 |
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