题目

fall的意思

提问时间：2021-03-29

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fall
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[/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. 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. 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***出局. 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.
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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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.) 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
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[/fɔːl; fɔl/] n 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. 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. 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*** * a fall in the numbers attending 出席人数的减少. 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. 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. 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. 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. 8 (idm 习语)
pride comes/goes before a fall => pride. ride for a fall =>
ride2.