fall是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 to suddenly go down onto the ground or towards the ground without intending to or by accident -- （突然）跌倒，摔倒

  • The path's very steep, so be careful you don't fall. 小路很陡，小心別摔倒。

  • He fell badly and broke his leg. 他重重跌倒，摔斷了腿。

  • 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 horse fell at the first fence. 那匹馬在跳過第一道障礙物時就摔倒了。

  • I fell down the stairs and injured my back. 我跌下樓梯，背部受了傷。

  • 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！

  • She slipped and fell on the ice. 她滑了一下，摔倒在冰上。

  • He fell into the river and had to be rescued. 他掉進了河裡，需要救援。

  • I fell off my bike and scraped my knee. 我從腳踏車上掉下來，摔壞了膝蓋。

  • 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。

  • He fell to his death climbing the Matterhorn. 他在攀登馬特杭峰時摔死了。

  • Poor Kathy fell flat on her face in the mud. 可憐的凱西臉朝下跌進了泥裡。

• 1 to become lower in size, amount, or strength -- （規模、數量或力量）減少，降低

  • 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。

  • Share prices fell sharply this week. 本周股價驟跌。

• 2 to come down onto the ground or from a high position to a lower position -- 落下；降落

  • The snow had been falling steadily all day. 雪持續下了一整天。

  • 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 -- 屬於（某一群體、學科或領域）

  • 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 -- 變成（某狀態）

  • He always falls asleep after drinking red wine. 他喝完紅酒總是會睡著。

  • She suddenly fell ill. 她突然病倒了。

  • 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。

• 5 to be beaten or defeated -- 被打敗；被擊垮

  • 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。

  • Ten wickets fell in 22 overs. 在22次連續投球中，十名打擊手被淘汰出局。

• 6 to come at a particular time or happen in a particular place -- 落，降臨；發生

  • Easter falls late this year. 今年的復活節來得遲。

  • My birthday will fall on a Friday this year. 今年我的生日在星期五。

  • Night/Darkness had fallen by the time we got back to the camp. 我們返回營地時夜幕已經降臨。

  • In the word "table", the accent falls on the first syllable. table這個詞的重音落在第一個音節上。

  • The Treasury has still not decided where the cuts will fall. 財政部尚未決定削減哪些開支。

• 7 to hang down loosely -- 下垂，低垂

  • The boy's hair fell around his shoulders in golden curls. 男孩的金色鬈髮垂在肩上。

  • The veil fell almost to her waist. 面紗幾乎垂到她的腰際。

• 8 If your face falls, you suddenly look unhappy or disappointed, and if your spirits fall, you suddenly feel unhappy or disappointed. -- 臉色變陰沉／情緒變低落

  • His spirits fell when he saw the distance he still had to go. 一看到還要走的路程距離，他的情緒就低落下來。

  • As she read her exam results, her face fell. 看到考試成績，她臉色一沉。

• 9 the fact of the size, amount, or strength of something getting lower -- （規模、數量或力量的）減少，降低

  • a fall in the price of petrol/the unemployment rate 汽油價格的下跌／失業率的降低

  • We could hear the rise and fall of voices in the other room. 我們聽見從另一個房間傳來忽高忽低的講話聲。

  • There was a fall in support for the party at the last election. 上屆選舉時，這個黨的支持率下跌了。

• 10 the season after summer and before winter, when fruits and crops become ready to eat and the leaves fall off the trees -- 秋季，秋天

  • I'm starting college in the fall. 我秋天開始上大學。

  • Next fall we'll be back in New York. 我們明年秋天回紐約。

  • a fall day/morning 一個秋日/秋天的清晨

  • fall colours/foliage 秋日的色彩/秋葉

• 11 the act of falling down to the ground, usually without intending to or by accident -- 跌倒；跌落；倒下

  • He had/took a nasty fall and hurt his back. 他重重跌了一跤，傷了脊背。

  • the fall of the Berlin Wall (= when the Berlin Wall was destroyed) 柏林圍牆的倒塌

• 12 an amount of something that moves down onto the ground or from a higher position to a lower position -- 降落

  • a heavy fall of snow 一場大雪

  • Niagara Falls 尼加拉瓜大瀑布

• 13 the fact of being defeated or losing your power -- 淪陷；滅亡；垮臺，失勢

  • the fall of Rome 羅馬的陷落

  • The army took control of the city after the president's fall from power. 總統垮臺後，軍隊控制了這座城市。