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，摔落

  • The path's very steep, so be careful you don't fall. 小路很陡，当心别摔倒。

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

  • Athletes have to learn how to fall without hurting themselves. 运动员必须学会跌倒时不伤到自己。

  • The horse fell at the first fence. 那匹马在跳跃第一道障碍物时就摔倒了。

  • I fell down the stairs and injured my back. 我跌下楼梯，后背受了伤。

  • The object appeared to have fallen from a great height. 这件物体似乎是从很高的地方落下来的。

  • The water's deep here, so don't fall in! 这里的水很深，别掉进去了！

  • 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. 他掉进了河里，需要救援。

  • I fell off my bike and scraped my knee. 我从自行车上掉下来，摔坏了膝盖。

  • He was leaning out of the window and almost fell out. 他从窗户探身出去，差一点摔下去了。

  • She fell under a bus and was killed instantly. 她跌到公共汽车下面，当场被轧死了。

  • She fell five metres to the bottom of the ravine. 她跌进了5米深的沟底。

  • He fell to his death climbing the Matterhorn. 他在攀登马特峰时摔死了。

  • Poor Kathy fell flat on her face in the mud. 可怜的凯茜脸朝下跌进了泥里。

• 1 to become lower in size, amount, or strength -- （规模、数量或力量）减少，降低

  • Demand for new cars has fallen due to the recession. 由于经济衰退，对新车的需求减少了。

  • The standard of his work has fallen during the year. 这一年中他的工作水平下降了。

  • Salaries in the public sector are expected to fall by 15 percent this year. 今年国有企业的工资预计下降15%。

  • The temperature could fall below zero overnight. 气温可能一夜间突降到零度以下。

  • Average temperatures fell by ten degrees. 平均气温下降了10度。

  • The pound has fallen to its lowest-ever level against the dollar. 英镑对美元的汇率下跌到历史最低水平。

  • When the teacher walked in, the children's voices fell to a whisper (= they became very quiet). 老师一走进来，孩子们便压低了声音小声讲话。

  • Share prices fell sharply this week. 本周股价骤跌。

• 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. 雪持续下了一整天。

  • It was October and the leaves had started to fall. 十月了，树叶开始掉落。

  • She fell into bed, completely exhausted. 她筋疲力尽，倒在床上。

  • A bomb fell on the church and destroyed it. 一颗炸弹落在教堂上，把教堂炸毁了。

  • A huge meteor fell to Earth in the middle of the desert. 一颗巨大的流星陨落到地球上，落在沙漠中央。

  • He begged for mercy as the blows fell on him (= as he was being hit). 他挨打时求饶了。

  • The people all fell to their knees and began to pray. 人们都跪了下来，开始祈祷。

  • The audience was still laughing as the curtain fell. 演出结束时观众们仍在大笑。

• 3 to belong to a particular group, subject, or area -- 属于（某一群体、学科或领域）

  • The material falls into three categories. 这种材料分为3类。

  • Matters of discipline fall outside my area of responsibility. 纪律方面的事不是我负责的。

• 4 to change to a particular condition from a different one -- 变成（某状态）

  • He always falls asleep after drinking red wine. 他喝完红酒总是会睡着。

  • She suddenly fell ill. 她突然病倒了。

  • The book fell open (= opened by chance) at a picture of Venice. 碰巧翻开书上关于威尼斯的那一页。

  • The president has fallen strangely silent on the issue of gun control. 在控枪问题上，总统奇怪地变得十分沉默。

  • UK Your rent falls due (= must be paid) on the first of the month. 你的房租每月1号须缴付。

  • Silence fell on the group of men (= they became silent) as they received the news. 听到这个消息，他们沉默了。

  • She fell under the influence of (= began to be influenced by) an older student. 她开始受到一名高年级学生的影响。

• 5 to be beaten or defeated -- 被打败；被击垮

  • The president fell from power during the military coup. 在军事政变中总统被推翻。

  • UK The government finally fell after losing the support of the centre parties. 失去中间党派支持之后，这届政府最终垮台了。

  • Rome fell to the Vandals in AD 455. 罗马在公元455年被汪达尔人攻陷。

  • UK The constituency fell to Labour at the last election, after ten years of Conservative rule. 在保守党主导10年之后，这个选区在上届选举中落入了工党手中。

  • Many brave men fell in the fight to save the city. 为保卫这座城市，许多勇士战死了。

  • During the war, he saw many of his comrades fall in battle. 战争中他目睹了许多战友的阵亡。

  • Ten wickets fell in 22 overs. 在22次连续投球中，10名击球手被淘汰出局。

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

  • Easter falls late this year. 今年的复活节来得迟。

  • 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. 我们返回营地时夜幕已经降临。

  • In the word "table", the accent falls on the first syllable. table这个词的重音落在第一个音节上。

  • The Treasury has still not decided where the cuts will fall. 财政部尚未决定削减哪些开支。

• 7 to hang down loosely -- 下垂，低垂

  • The boy's hair fell around his shoulders in golden curls. 男孩的金色卷发垂在肩上。

  • The veil fell almost to her waist. 面纱几乎垂到她的腰际。

• 8 If your face falls, you suddenly look unhappy or disappointed, and if your spirits fall, you suddenly feel unhappy or disappointed. -- 脸色变阴沉／情绪变低落

  • His spirits fell when he saw the distance he still had to go. 一看到还要走的路程距离，他立刻情绪低落起来。

  • As she read her exam results, her face fell. 看到考试成绩，她的脸阴沉下来。

• 9 the fact of the size, amount, or strength of something getting lower -- （规模、数量或力量的）减少，降低

  • a fall in the price of petrol/the unemployment rate 汽油价格的下跌／失业率的降低

  • We could hear the rise and fall of voices in the other room. 我们能听见另一间屋里忽高忽低的讲话声。

  • There was a fall in support for the party at the last election. 上届选举时，该党的支持率下跌了。

• 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. 我秋天开始上大学。

  • Next fall we'll be back in New York. 我们明年秋天回纽约。

  • a fall day/morning 一个秋日/秋天的清晨

  • fall colours/foliage 秋日的色彩/秋叶

• 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，伤了脊背。

  • the fall of the Berlin Wall (= when the Berlin Wall was destroyed) 柏林墙的倒塌

• 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 一场大雪

  • Niagara Falls 尼亚加拉瀑布

• 13 the fact of being defeated or losing your power -- 沦陷；灭亡；垮台，失势

  • the fall of Rome 罗马的陷落

  • The army took control of the city after the president's fall from power. 总统垮台后，军队控制了这座城市。