[/fɔːl; fɔl/] v (pt fell [/fel; fɛl/], pp fallen [/ˈfɔːlən; ˋfɔlən/]) 1 [I, Ipr, Ip] come or go down from force of weight, loss of balance, etc; descend or drop 落下; 跌落; 降落; 掉下:
The rain was falling steadily. 雨不停地下著. *
The leaves fall in autumn. 秋天树叶凋落. *
He slipped and fell ten feet. 他失足自十英尺高处跌了下来. *
That parcel contains glass don't let it fall. 那包裹里有玻璃制品--别掉在地上. *
The book fell off the table onto the floor. 那本书从桌上掉到地上. *
He fell into the river. 他掉进河里了. *
I need a new bicycle lamp my old one fell off and broke. 我需要一个新的自行车车灯--旧的摔破了.用法:
2 [I, Ipr] ~ (on/upon sb/sth) come as if by dropping suddenly; descend 突然降临; 来临:
A sudden silence fell. 突然静了下来. *
Darkness falls quickly in the tropics. 热带地区天黑得很快. *
Fear fell upon them. 他们突然感到很害怕. 用法:
3 [I, Ipr, Ip] ~ (down/over) stop standing, esp suddenly; collapse 倒下（尤指突然间）; 倒塌:
Many trees fell in the storm. 在那场暴风雨中有许多树都倒了. *
He fell on his knees (ie knelt down) and begged for mercy. 他跪下求饶. *
The toddler tried to walk but kept falling down. 那小孩学著走路但老是跌跤. *
She fell over and broke her leg. 她跌倒後摔折了腿. *
(fig 比喻) Six wickets fell (ie Six batsmen in cricket were dismissed) before lunch. 午饭前有六个板球击球员被杀出局. 用法:
4 [Ipr] hang down 垂下; 低垂:
Her hair fell over her shoulders in a mass of curls. 她的鬈发披在肩上. *
His beard fell to his chest. 他的胡须垂到胸前. 用法:
5 [I] decrease in amount, number or intensity （数量、 数目）下降; （强度）变弱:
Prices fell on the stock market. 股市行情下跌. *
Her spirits fell (ie She became sad) at the bad news. 她听到这坏消息後情绪很低落. *
Her voice fell as they entered the room. 他们走进房间时她的声音低了下来. *
The temperature fell sharply in the night. 夜间温度急剧下降. 用法:
6 [I, Ip] ~ (away/off) slope downwards 向下倾斜:
Beyond the hill, the land falls (away) sharply towards the river. 山那边地面呈陡坡向河边倾斜. 用法:
7 [I] (a) lose one's position, office or power; be defeated 失去地位、 职位或权力; 垮台:
The government fell after the revolution. 政府在那场革命之後垮台了.
(b) die in battle; be shot 阵亡; 被击毙:
Half the regiment fell before the enemy onslaught. 在敌军猛攻下, 这个团有一半人阵亡了. *
Six tigers fell to his rifle. 他用步枪射倒了六只老虎.
(C) (of a fortress, city, etc) be captured （指要塞、 城市等）沦陷, 失守:
Troy finally fell (to the Greeks). 特洛伊最终被（希腊人）攻陷. 用法:
8 [I] (dated 旧) sin; do wrong 犯罪; 堕落:
Eve tempted Adam and he fell. 夏娃诱惑亚当, 结果他犯了罪. 用法:
9 [Ipr] ~ on/over sth take the direction or position specified 朝某方向; 占据某位置:
Which syllable does the stress of this word fall on? 这个字的重音是在哪个音节上? *
My eye fell on (ie I suddenly saw) a curious object. 我突然看见一个奇怪的东西. *
A shadow fell over the room. 有个影子映入室内. 用法:
10 [La, Ln, Ipr] ~ (into sth) pass into a specified state; become 进入某种状态; 变成:
fall asleep 入睡 *
The horse fell lame. 那马瘸了. *
He fell silent. 他静了下来. *
Has she fallen ill again? 她又病了吗? *
When does the rent fall due? ie When must it be paid? 租金何时到期? *
She fell an easy prey to his charm. 她一下子被他迷住了. *
He fell into a doze, ie began to doze. 他打起瞌睡来了. *
The house fell into decay. 那房子腐朽了. 用法:
11 [I, Ipr] happen or occur; have as a date 发生; 适逢（一日期）:
Easter falls early this year. 今年的复活节来得早. *
Christmas Day falls on a Monday. 今年的圣诞节是星期一. 用法:
12 [I, Ipr] be spoken 被说出:
I guessed what was happening from a few words she let fall, ie from what she said. 我从她说的几句话中猜出发生什麽事了. *
Not a word fell from his lips. 他什麽话也没说. 用法:
13 (For idioms containing fall, see entries for ns, adjs, etc 与fall搭配的其他习语见有关名词、 形容词等的词条, 如 fall in love (with sb) => love1; fall flat => flat3.) 用法:
14 (phr v) fall about (infml) laugh uncontrollably 无法控制地大笑:
We all fell about (laughing/with laughter) when he did his imitation of the tea-lady. 看到他模仿女勤杂工的样子, 我们全笑得前仰後合, 无法自制. fall 2
[/fɔːl; fɔl/] n 用法:
1 [C] act or instance of falling 落下; 跌落; 降落; 掉下:
I had a fall (from a horse) and broke my arm. 我（从马上）跌下来把胳膊摔断了. *
That was a nasty fall. 这一跤摔得不轻. 用法:
2 ~ (of sth) (a) [C] amount of sth that falls or has fallen 某物降落的数量:
a heavy fall of snow/rain 一场大雪[大雨] *
a fall of rock(s) 落下的岩石.
(b) [C esp sing 尤作单数] distance through which sb/sth falls or descends 降落的距离; 落差:
a fall of twenty feet 下落二十英尺 *
a twenty-foot fall 二十英尺的落差. 用法:
3 [C] decrease in value, quantity, intensity, etc 价值、 数量、 强度等的降低:
a steep fall in prices 价格的暴跌 *
a fall in the numbers attending 出席人数的减少. 用法:
4 [sing] ~ (of sth) (esp political) defeat; collapse （尤指政治方面的）失败; 垮台:
the fall of the Roman Empire 罗马帝国的灭亡 *
The fall of the Government resulted in civil war. 政府倒台导致内战爆发. 用法:
5 [C] (US) = autumn:
in the fall of 1970 在1970年的秋季 *
several falls ago 几年之前 *
[attrib 作定语] fall fashions 秋季式样. 用法:
6 (a) [C] ~ (from sth) loss of innocence or a state of goodness 堕落; 变坏:
a fall from grace 失宠.
(b) the Fall [sing] (Bible 圣经) loss of mankind's innocence following the disobedience of Adam and Eve （亚当和夏娃偷食禁果後）人类的堕落. 用法:
7 [C] (usu pl, esp in geographical names 通常作复数, 尤用於地名中) large amount of water falling down from a height; waterfall 瀑布:
The falls upstream are full of salmon. 该瀑布上流有许多大麻哈鱼. *
Niagara Falls 尼亚加拉瀑布. 用法:
8 (idm 习语) pride comes/goes before a fall => pride. ride for a fall => ride2. |