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0 to suddenly go down onto the ground or towards the ground without intending to or by accident
The path's very steep, so be careful you don't fall. 小路很陡,小心別摔倒。
Athletes have to learn how to fall without hurting themselves. 運動員必須學會跌倒時怎麼避免自己受傷。
The object appeared to have fallen from a great height. 這件物體似乎是從很高的地方落下來的。
The water's deep here, so don't fall in! 這裡的水很深,別掉進去了!
He was leaning out of the window and almost fell out. 他從窗戶探身出去,差一點摔下去。
She fell under a bus and was killed instantly. 她跌到公共汽車下面,當場被軋死了。
She fell five metres to the bottom of the ravine. 她跌進了五米深的溝底。
1 to become lower in size, amount, or strength
Demand for new cars has fallen due to the recession. 由於經濟衰退,人們對新車的需求減少了。
The standard of his work has fallen during the year. 今年內他的工作水準下降了。
Salaries in the public sector are expected to fall by 15 percent this year. 今年國有企業的工資預計下降15%。
The temperature could fall below zero overnight. 氣溫可能一夜間下跌到零度以下。
Average temperatures fell by ten degrees. 平均氣溫下降了十度。
The pound has fallen to its lowest-ever level against the dollar. 英鎊對美元的匯率下跌到歷史最低水準。
When the teacher walked in, the children's voices fell to a whisper (= they became very quiet). 老師一走進來,孩子便壓低了聲音小聲講話。
2 to come down onto the ground or from a high position to a lower position
It was October and the leaves had started to fall. 十月了,樹葉開始掉落。
She fell into bed, completely exhausted. 她筋疲力盡,倒在床上。
A bomb fell on the church and destroyed it. 一枚炸彈落在教堂上,把教堂炸毀了。
A huge meteor fell to Earth in the middle of the desert. 一顆巨大的流星隕落在地球上,落在沙漠中央。
He begged for mercy as the blows fell on him (= as he was being hit). 他挨打時求饒了。
The people all fell to their knees and began to pray. 人們都跪了下來,開始祈禱。
The audience was still laughing as the curtain fell. 演出結束時觀眾仍在大笑。
3 to belong to a particular group, subject, or area
The material falls into three categories. 這種材料分為三類。
Matters of discipline fall outside my area of responsibility. 紀律方面的事不是我負責的。
4 to change to a particular condition from a different one
The book fell open (= opened by chance) at a picture of Venice. 碰巧翻到書中關於威尼斯的那一頁。
The president has fallen strangely silent on the issue of gun control. 在控槍問題上,總統奇怪地變得十分沉默。
UK Your rent falls due (= must be paid) on the first of the month. 你的房租必須在每月一號繳付。
Silence fell on the group of men (= they became silent) as they received the news. 聽到這個消息,他們沉默了。
She fell under the influence of (= began to be influenced by) an older student. 她開始受到一名高年級學生的影響。
The president fell from power during the military coup. 在軍事政變中總統被推翻。
UK The government finally fell after losing the support of the centre parties. 失去中間黨派支持之後,本屆政府最終垮臺了。
Rome fell to the Vandals in AD 455. 羅馬在西元455年被汪達爾人攻陷。
UK The constituency fell to Labour at the last election, after ten years of Conservative rule. 在保守黨主導十年之後,這個選區在上屆選舉中落入了工黨手中。
Many brave men fell in the fight to save the city. 為保衛這座城市,許多勇士戰死了。
During the war, he saw many of his comrades fall in battle. 戰爭中他目睹許多戰友陣亡。
6 to come at a particular time or happen in a particular place
8 If your face falls, you suddenly look unhappy or disappointed, and if your spirits fall, you suddenly feel unhappy or disappointed.
9 the fact of the size, amount, or strength of something getting lower
10 the season after summer and before winter, when fruits and crops become ready to eat and the leaves fall off the trees
11 the act of falling down to the ground, usually without intending to or by accident
12 an amount of something that moves down onto the ground or from a higher position to a lower position