fall

fall 基本解释

v.  落下; 下落; 掉落; 跌落; 突然倒下; 跌倒; 倒塌; 下垂; 低垂
n.  落下; 下落; 跌落; 掉落; (雪、岩石等的)降落; 发生; 秋天（AmE=autumn）

fall 词性变化

过去式：fell过去分词：fallen现在分词：falling第三人称单数：falls复数：falls

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fall 词组短语

• bill to fall due
• cathode fall
• sell for a fall
• back fall
• rise-fall delay
• fall into abeyance
• fall into temptation
• fall of a goverment
• fall prices
• fall to one's share

fall 详细解释

verb

落下 drop down

1. 落下；下落；掉落；跌落
   to drop down from a higher level to a lower level
   1. Several of the books had fallen onto the floor.
      这些书有几本掉到了地上。
   2. One of the kids fell into the river.
      小孩中有一个掉进了河里。
   3. The handle had fallen off the drawer.
      抽屉的拉手掉了。
   4. September had come and the leaves were starting to fall.
      已到九月了，树叶开始凋落。
   5. He fell 20 metres onto the rocks below.
      他掉到下面20米处的岩石上。
   6. The rain was falling steadily.
      雨不停地下着。
   7. They were injured by falling rocks.
      他们被落石砸伤了。

倒下 stop standing

2. 突然倒下；跌倒；倒塌
   to suddenly stop standing
   1. She slipped on the ice and fell.
      她在冰上滑了一跤。
   2. I fell over and cut my knee.
      我摔倒了，划破了膝盖。
   3. The house looked as if it was about to fall down.
      房子看起来好像就要倒塌似的。

毛发；材料 of hair/material

3. 下垂；低垂
   to hang down
   1. Her hair fell over her shoulders in a mass of curls.
      她的鬈发披肩。

向下倾斜 slope downwards

4. 向下倾斜
   to slope downwards
   1. The land falls away sharply towards the river.
      地势向河边陡然倾斜。

减少 decrease

5. （数量）减少，下降；（强度）减小
   to decrease in amount, number or strength
   1. Their profits have fallen by 30 per cent.
      他们的利润减少了30%。
   2. Prices continued to fall on the stock market today.
      今天股票市场价格继续下跌。
   3. The temperature fell sharply in the night.
      夜间温度陡降。
   4. falling birth rates
      下降的出生率
   5. Her voice fell to a whisper.
      她的声音变小，成了耳语。
   6. Share prices fell 30p.
      股价降低了30便士。

被打败 be defeated

6. 被打败；沦陷；失守
   to be defeated or captured
   1. The coup failed but the government fell shortly afterwards.
      政变虽然流产，但是不久以后政府便垮台了。
   2. Troy finally fell to the Greeks.
      特洛伊城最终被希腊人攻陷。

阵亡 die in battle

7. 阵亡；被击毙
   to die in battle; to be shot
   1. a memorial to those who fell in the two world wars
      两次世界大战阵亡将士纪念碑

变成 become

8. 进入（某状态）；开始变成（某事物）
   to pass into a particular state; to begin to be sth
   1. He had fallen asleep on the sofa.
      他在沙发上睡着了。
   2. The book fell open at a page of illustrations.
      书翻开在有插图的那一页。
   3. The room had fallen silent.
      整个房间都变得静悄悄的。
   4. She fell ill soon after and did not recover.
      不久后她就病倒了，而且未能痊愈。
   5. I had fallen into conversation with a man on the train.
      在火车上我和一个男人攀谈起来。
   6. The house had fallen into disrepair.
      这栋房子已年久失修。
   7. She knew she must not fall prey to his charm.
      她清楚她绝不可以被他迷住。

发生 happen/occur

9. 突然来到；突然出现
   to come quickly and suddenly
   1. A sudden silence fell.
      突然一片鸦雀无声。
   2. Darkness falls quickly in the tropics.
      在热带地区夜幕降临迅速。
   3. An expectant hush fell on the guests.
      客人们即时安静了下来，期待着将要发生的事。
10. 发生
    to happen or take place
    1. My birthday falls on a Monday this year.
       今年我的生日适逢星期一。
11. （向某方向）移动；落（在某位置上）
    to move in a particular direction or come in a particular position
    1. My eye fell on (= I suddenly saw) a curious object.
       我突然见到了一样奇怪的东西。
    2. Which syllable does the stress fall on?
       重音在哪个音节？
    3. A shadow fell across her face.
       一片阴影掠过她的脸庞。

属于群体 belong to group

12. 属于（某类、群体、责任范围）
    to belong to a particular class, group or area of responsibility
    1. Out of over 400 staff there are just 7 that fall into this category.
       400多个职员中只有7人属于这一类。
    2. This case falls outside my jurisdiction.
       这个案件不属于我的管辖范围。
    3. This falls under the heading of scientific research.
       这一项属于科研类目。

noun

落下 act of falling

1. 落下；下落；跌落；掉落
   an act of falling
   1. I had a bad fall and broke my arm.
      我重重地跌了一跤，摔断了手臂。
   2. She was killed in a fall from a horse.
      她从马背上掉下来摔死了。

雪；岩石 of snow/rocks

2. （雪、岩石等的）降落
   an amount of snow, rocks, etc. that falls or has fallen
   1. a heavy fall of snow
      一场大雪
   2. a rock fall
      岩崩

下落；发生 way sth falls/happens

3. 下落；发生
   the way in which sth falls or happens
   1. the fall of the dice
      骰子的掷出
   2. the dark fall of her hair (= the way her hair hangs down)
      她那垂泻的黑发

水 of water

4. 瀑布
   a large amount of water falling down from a height
   1. The falls upstream are full of salmon.
      上游瀑布一带盛产鲑鱼。
   2. Niagara Falls
      尼亚加拉瀑布

秋 autumn

秋 autumn

减少 decrease

5. （大小）减小；（数量）减少；（比率、水平）降低
   a decrease in size, number, rate or level
   1. a steep fall in profits
      利润的骤降
   2. a big fall in unemployment
      失业人数的大大减少

失败 defeat

6. （政权的）垮台；（经济的）崩溃；（城市、国家的）沦陷，灭亡
   a loss of political, economic, etc. power or success; the loss or defeat of a city, country, etc. in war
   1. the fall of the Roman Empire
      罗马帝国的灭亡
   2. the rise and fall of British industry
      英国工业的兴衰
   3. the fall of Berlin
      柏林的沦陷

丧失尊敬 loss of respect

7. （威信的）骤降
   a situation in which a person, an organization, etc. loses the respect of other people because they have done sth wrong
   1. the TV preacher's spectacular fall from grace
      电视布道者威信的遽降

《圣经》 in Bible

8. 人类堕落（指亚当和夏娃违背上帝意旨而被迫离开伊甸园）
   the occasion when Adam and Eve did not obey God and had to leave the Garden of Eden

fall 同义词辨析

  collapsecrumblefallsink【导航词义：倒塌，倒下】

  collapse v. 倒塌，坍塌

〔辨析〕通常指房屋等倒塌，强调突然性。

  crumble v. 崩塌，坍塌

〔辨析〕尤指由石头或岩石构成的建筑物或土地崩塌或崩裂。

  fall v. 倒下，倒塌

〔辨析〕通常指因失去平衡等而倒塌或跌倒。

  sink v. 倒下

〔辨析〕尤指人因过于劳累、体弱等而倒下或坐下。

fall 短语动词

fall 短语用例

fall about

1. 捧腹大笑；笑得前仰后合
   to laugh a lot

fall apart

1. 破碎；破裂
   to be in very bad condition so that parts are breaking off
2. 破裂；崩溃
   to have so many problems that it is no longer possible to exist or function
   1. She slipped on the ice and fell.
      她在冰上滑了一跤。
   2. I fell over and cut my knee.
      我摔倒了，划破了膝盖。
   3. The house looked as if it was about to fall down.
      房子看起来好像就要倒塌似的。

fall away

1. 减少；减小；消失；消散
   to become gradually fewer or smaller; to disappear
   1. Her hair fell over her shoulders in a mass of curls.
      她的鬈发披肩。

fall back

1. 后退；撤退；退却
   to move or turn back
   1. The land falls away sharply towards the river.
      地势向河边陡然倾斜。
2. （价值）降低；（数量）减少
   to decrease in value or amount

fall back on sb/sth

1. 求助于；借助于；转而依靠
   to go to sb for support; to have sth to use when you are in difficulty

fall behind (sb/sth)

1. 落后；落在…后面
   to fail to keep level with sb/sth

fall behind with sth

1. 拖欠（付款）；没有及时做
   to not pay or do sth at the right time

fall down

1. 不实；不能令人满意；不够好
   to be shown to be not true or not good enough

fall for sb

1. 爱上；倾心于
   to be strongly attracted to sb; to fall in love with sb
   1. My birthday falls on a Monday this year.
      今年我的生日适逢星期一。

fall for sth

1. 信以为真
   to be tricked into believing sth that is not true

fall in

1. 集合；列队
   if soldiers fall in , they form lines

fall in with sb/sth

1. 同意；赞成
   to agree to sth
   1. I had a bad fall and broke my arm.
      我重重地跌了一跤，摔断了手臂。
   2. She was killed in a fall from a horse.
      她从马背上掉下来摔死了。

fall into sth

1. 可以分为；能够分成
   to be able to be divided into sth
   1. a heavy fall of snow
      一场大雪
   2. a rock fall
      岩崩

fall off

1. 数量减少；质量下降
   to decrease in quantity or quality
   1. the fall of the dice
      骰子的掷出
   2. the dark fall of her hair (= the way her hair hangs down)
      她那垂泻的黑发

fall on/upon sb/sth

1. 袭击；向…进攻；扑向；抓住
   to attack or take hold of sb/sth with a lot of energy and enthusiasm
   1. The falls upstream are full of salmon.
      上游瀑布一带盛产鲑鱼。
   2. Niagara Falls
      尼亚加拉瀑布
2. （责任）落在…身上；由…负担
   to be the responsibility of sb
   1. in the fall of 2005
      在 2005 年的秋天
   2. last fall
      去年秋天
   3. fall weather
      秋季天气

fall out

1. 掉落；脱落
   to become loose and drop
2. 原地解散；离开队列
   if soldiers fall out , they leave their lines and move away
   1. a steep fall in profits
      利润的骤降
   2. a big fall in unemployment
      失业人数的大大减少

fall out (with sb)

1. （与某人）吵翻，闹翻
   to have an argument with sb so that you are no longer friendly with them
   1. the fall of the Roman Empire
      罗马帝国的灭亡
   2. the rise and fall of British industry
      英国工业的兴衰
   3. the fall of Berlin
      柏林的沦陷

fall over

1. （突然）发生故障，不运转，死机
   to stop working suddenly
   1. the TV preacher's spectacular fall from grace
      电视布道者威信的遽降

fall over sb/sth

1. 被…绊倒；几乎被…绊倒
   to hit your foot against sth when you are walking and fall, or almost fall

fall over yourself to do sth

1. 特别卖力；迫不及待；煞费苦心；不遗余力
   to try very hard or want very much to do sth

fall through

1. 落空；失败；成为泡影
   to not be completed, or not happen

fall to sb

1. （职责、责任）落在…身上；应由…做
   to become the duty or responsibility of sb

fall to sth

1. 开始做；干起来
   to begin to do sth

fall 习惯用语

v.

n.

break sb's fall

• 缓和某人的跌势；防止某人跌得很重
  to stop sb from falling onto sth hard
  1. Luckily, a bush broke his fall.
     幸亏有灌木接着，他摔得不重。

pride comes/goes before a fall

• 骄傲使人失败
  if you have too high an opinion of yourself or your abilities, sth will happen to make you look stupid

be riding for a fall

• 做事莽撞；做招致风险的事
  to be doing sth that involves risks and that may end in disaster

fall 双语例句

1. 1、 Totally exhausted, he tore his clothes off and fell into bed
   他疲惫至极，扯下衣服，一头倒在床上。
2. 2、 Output will fall by 6%
   产量将减少6%。
3. 3、 There's a danger of the government falling because it will lose its majority
   政府将因失去其占多数的优势而有倒台的危险。
4. 4、 Croatian army troops retreated from northern Bosnia and the area fell to the Serbs
   克罗地亚军队从波斯尼亚北部撤军后，该地区落入塞尔维亚人手里。
5. 5、 Another wave of troops followed the first, running past those who had fallen.
   又一批士兵跟着第一批士兵从阵亡者身边跑过。
6. 6、 It is almost impossible to visit Florida without falling in love with the state
   去佛罗里达观光而不爱上这个州几乎不可能。
7. 7、 The problems generally fall into two categories
   问题大致分成两类。
8. 8、 That responsibility falls on the local office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
   那由联合国高级难民署的地方分部负责。
9. 9、 The bus was stopped and silence fell on the passengers as the police checked identity cards.
   公交车被拦住了，警察检查身份证时，乘客们鸦雀无声。
10. 10、 Nancy, out of the corner of her eye, saw the shadow that suddenly fell across the doorway.
    南希从眼角的余光里看见突然有个影子落在门道上。
11. 11、 As he laid the flowers on the table, his eye fell upon a note in Grace's handwriting.
    他把花放在桌上时，目光落在一张写有格雷斯笔迹的字条上。
12. 12、 As darkness fell outside, they sat down to eat at long tables.
    屋外夜幕降临，他们坐到长桌旁开始吃饭。
13. 13、 He was elected judge in the fall of 1991
    1991年秋他当选为法官。
14. 14、 The last seven wickets fell for ten runs.
    最后7次三柱门失陷得了10分。
15. 15、 By chance the book beside him fell open to St. Paul's warning to the Romans
    他身旁的书偶然翻开到写着圣保罗对罗马人的告诫那页。
16. 16、 Within days of his death those same people were falling over themselves to denounce him.
    他尸骨未寒，还是那些人又大肆谴责起他来。
17. 17、 At that point the radio handset fell to pieces.
    就在那一刻，无线电遥控器摔得粉碎。
18. 18、 The work was never finished and bit by bit the building fell apart.
    工程一直没有完工，于是楼一点点地坍塌了。
19. 19、 Europe's monetary system is falling apart
    欧洲货币体系正在走向瓦解。
20. 20、 I was falling apart. I wasn't getting any sleep.
    我要崩溃了，我一直都没合眼。
21. 21、 Officials say that one or two engines fell away from the plane shortly after takeoff.
    官员们说飞机起飞后不久就有一两台引擎脱落了。
22. 22、 On either side of the tracks the ground fell away sharply.
    跑道两侧都是很陡的斜坡。
23. 23、 His coalition may hold a clear majority but this could quickly fall away
    他的联盟也许会占绝对多数，但这种优势可能会很快丧失。
24. 24、 He fell back in embarrassment when he saw that Ross had no hair at all
    看见罗斯的光头，他尴尬地后退了几步。
25. 25、 The Prussian garrison at Charleroi was falling back.
    普鲁士驻沙勒罗瓦的部队正在撤退。
26. 26、 Evans had rheumatic fever, missed school and fell behind
    伊万斯得了风湿热，没去上课，功课也落下了。
27. 27、 He faces losing his home after falling behind with the payments
    他没能按时付款，面临着失去房子的危险。
28. 28、 Service was outstandingly friendly and efficient, falling down on only one detail
    服务态度极佳，效率也蛮高，仅在一个小地方不尽人意。
29. 29、 He was fantastically handsome — I just fell for him right away.
    他帅极了——我一下子就爱上了他。

fall 英英释义

noun

1. the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions)
   1. they were protected until the capitulation of the fort

   Synonym:    capitulationsurrender

2. a sudden drop from an upright position
   1. he had a nasty spill on the ice

   Synonym:    spilltumble

3. a lapse into sin
   1. a fall from virtue

4. a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity
   1. a drop of 57 points on the Dow Jones index
   2. there was a drop in pressure in the pulmonary artery
   3. a dip in prices
   4. when that became known the price of their stock went into free fall

   Synonym:    dropdipfree fall

5. a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity
   1. it was a miracle that he survived the drop from that height

   Synonym:    drop

6. a movement downward
   1. the rise and fall of the tides

7. a sudden decline in strength or number or importance
   1. the fall of the House of Hapsburg

   Synonym:    downfall

8. when a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat

   Synonym:    pin

9. a downward slope or bend

   Synonym:    descentdeclivitydeclinedeclinationdeclensiondownslope

10. the time of day immediately following sunset
    1. he loved the twilight
    2. they finished before the fall of night

    Synonym:    twilightduskgloaminggloamnightfallevenfallcrepusculecrepuscle

11. the season when the leaves fall from the trees
    1. in the fall of 1973

    Synonym:    autumn

verb

1. pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind
   1. fall into a trap
   2. She fell ill
   3. They fell out of favor
   4. Fall in love
   5. fall asleep
   6. fall prey to an imposter
   7. fall into a strange way of thinking
   8. she fell to pieces after she lost her work

2. decrease in size, extent, or range
   1. The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester
   2. The cabin pressure fell dramatically
   3. her weight fell to under a hundred pounds
   4. his voice fell to a whisper

   Synonym:    decreasediminishlessen

3. come as if by falling
   1. Night fell
   2. Silence fell

   Synonym:    descendsettle

4. go as if by falling
   1. Grief fell from our hearts

5. occur at a specified time or place
   1. Christmas falls on a Monday this year
   2. The accent falls on the first syllable

6. begin vigorously
   1. The prisoners fell to work right away

7. be born, used chiefly of lambs
   1. The lambs fell in the afternoon

8. come out
   1. silly phrases fell from her mouth

9. be cast down
   1. his eyes fell

10. assume a disappointed or sad expression
    1. Her face fell when she heard that she would be laid off
    2. his crest fell

11. fall or flow in a certain way
    1. This dress hangs well
    2. Her long black hair flowed down her back

    Synonym:    hangflow

12. move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
    1. The temperature is going down
    2. The barometer is falling
    3. The curtain fell on the diva
    4. Her hand went up and then fell again

    Synonym:    descendgo downcome down

13. descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
    1. The branch fell from the tree
    2. The unfortunate hiker fell into a crevasse

14. drop oneself to a lower or less erect position
    1. She fell back in her chair
    2. He fell to his knees

15. lose an upright position suddenly
    1. The vase fell over and the water spilled onto the table
    2. Her hair fell across her forehead

    Synonym:    fall down

16. slope downward
    1. The hills around here fall towards the ocean

17. move in a specified direction
    1. The line of men fall forward

18. be inherited by
    1. The estate fell to my sister
    2. The land returned to the family
    3. The estate devolved to an heir that everybody had assumed to be dead

    Synonym:    returnpassdevolve

19. fall to somebody by assignment or lot
    1. The task fell to me
    2. It fell to me to notify the parents of the victims

    Synonym:    light

20. come into the possession of
    1. The house accrued to the oldest son

    Synonym:    accrue

21. be captured
    1. The cities fell to the enemy

22. to be given by assignment or distribution
    1. The most difficult task fell on the youngest member of the team
    2. The onus fell on us
    3. The pressure to succeed fell on the youngest student

23. to be given by right or inheritance
    1. The estate fell to the oldest daughter

24. lose office or power
    1. The government fell overnight
    2. The Qing Dynasty fell with Sun Yat-sen

25. suffer defeat, failure, or ruin
    1. We must stand or fall
    2. fall by the wayside

26. yield to temptation or sin
    1. Adam and Eve fell

27. lose one's chastity
    1. a fallen woman

28. touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly
    1. Light fell on her face
    2. The sun shone on the fields
    3. The light struck the golden necklace
    4. A strange sound struck my ears

    Synonym:    shinestrike

29. die, as in battle or in a hunt
    1. Many soldiers fell at Verdun
    2. Several deer have fallen to the same gun
    3. The shooting victim fell dead

30. be due
    1. payments fall on the 1st of the month

31. come under, be classified or included
    1. fall into a category
    2. This comes under a new heading

    Synonym:    come

32. fall from clouds
    1. rain, snow and sleet were falling
    2. Vesuvius precipitated its fiery, destructive rage on Herculaneum

    Synonym:    precipitatecome down