1.[i]落下;下落;掉落;跌落to drop down from a higher level to a lower level
September had come and the leaves were starting to fall.已到九月了,树叶开始凋落。
They were injured by falling rocks.他们被落石砸伤了。
Several of the books had fallen onto the floor.这些书有几本掉到了地上。
One of the kids fell into the river.小孩中有一个掉进了河里。
The handle had fallen off the drawer.抽屉的拉手掉了。
He fell 20 metres onto the rocks below.他掉到下面 20 米处的岩石上。
The rain was falling steadily.雨不停地下着。
2.[i]突然倒下;跌倒;倒塌to suddenly stop standing
She slipped on the ice and fell.她在冰上滑了一跤。
I fell over and cut my knee.我摔倒了,划破了膝盖。
The house looked as if it was about to fall down.房子看起来好像就要倒塌似的。
3.[i]+ adv./prep.下垂;低垂to hang down
Her hair fell over her shoulders in a mass of curls.她的鬈发披肩。
4.[i]~ (away/off)向下倾斜to slope downwards
The land falls away sharply towards the river.地势向河边陡然倾斜。
5.[i](数量)减少,下降;(强度)减小to decrease in amount, number or strength
Their profits have fallen by 30 per cent.他们的利润减少了 30%。
Prices continued to fall on the stock market today.今天股票市场价格继续下跌。
The temperature fell sharply in the night.夜间温度陡降。
falling birth rates下降的出生率
Her voice fell to a whisper.她的声音变小,成了耳语。
Share prices fell 30p.股价下跌了 30 便士。
6.[i]被打败;沦陷;失守to be defeated or captured
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。
Troy finally fell to the Greeks.特洛伊城最终被希腊人攻陷。
7.[i]阵亡;被击毙to die in battle; to be shot
a memorial to those who fell in the two world wars两次世界大战阵亡将士纪念碑
8.[i]进入(某状态);开始变成(某事物)to pass into a particular state; to begin to be sth
He had fallen asleep on the sofa.他在沙发上睡着了。
The book fell open at a page of illustrations.书翻开在有插图的那一页。
The room had fallen silent.整个房间都变得静悄悄的。
She fell ill soon after and did not recover.不久后她就病倒了,而且未能痊愈。
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。
The house had fallen into disrepair.这栋房子已年久失修。
She knew she must not fall prey to his charm.她清楚自己绝不可以被他迷住。
9.[i]突然来到;突然出现to come quickly and suddenly
A sudden silence fell.突然一片鸦雀无声。
Darkness falls quickly in the tropics.在热带地区夜幕降临迅速。
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.[i]+ adv./prep.发生to happen or take place
My birthday falls on a Monday this year.今年我的生日适逢星期一。
11.[i]+ adv./prep.(向某方向)移动;落(在某位置上)to move in a particular direction or come in a particular position
My eye fell on(= I suddenly saw) a curious object.我突然见到了一样奇怪的东西。
Which syllable does the stress fall on?重音在哪个音节?
A shadow fell across her face.一片阴影掠过她的脸庞。
12.[i]+ adv./prep.属于(某类、群体、责任范围)to belong to a particular class, group or area of responsibility
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。
This case falls outside my jurisdiction.这个案件不属于我的管辖范围。
This falls under the heading of scientific research.这一项属于科研类目。
1.[c]落下;下落;跌落;掉落an act of falling
I had a bad fall and broke my arm.我重重地跌了一跤,摔断了手臂。
She was killed in a fall from a horse.她从马背上掉下来摔死了。
2.[c]~ (of sth)(雪、岩石等的)降落an amount of snow, rocks, etc. that falls or has fallen
a heavy fall of snow一场大雪
a rock fall岩崩
3.[sing]~ of sth下落;发生the way in which sth falls or happens
the fall of the dice骰子的掷出
the dark fall of her hair(= the way her hair hangs down)她那垂泻的黑发
4.[pl]瀑布a large amount of water falling down from a height
The falls upstream are full of salmon.上游瀑布一带盛产鲑鱼。
Niagara Falls尼亚加拉瀑布
5.[c](大小)减小;(数量)减少;(比率、水平)降低a decrease in size, number, rate or level
a steep fall in profits利润的骤降
a big fall in unemployment失业人数的大大减少
6.[sing]~ (of sth)(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
the fall of the Roman Empire罗马帝国的灭亡
the rise and fall of British industry英国工业的兴衰
the fall of Berlin柏林的沦陷
7.[sing](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
the TV preacher's spectacular fall from grace电视布道者威信的遽降
8.[sing]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
Luckily, a bush broke his fall.幸亏有灌木接着,他摔得不重。
Luckily, a bush broke his fall.幸亏有灌木接着,他摔得不重。
He took the fall for his boss and resigned.他成了老板的替罪羊,辞职了。
He took the fall for his boss and resigned.他成了老板的替罪羊,辞职了。
Just this fall, a team of researchers announced that they had found a new species of carnivore lurking in one of Madagascar's lakes.
这个秋天,一个研究组宣布他们在马达加斯加的一个湖中发现了一种食虫植物。
little water drop and some of his friends fall down into a lake. the sun comes out. little water drop feels warm again. he sees mr wind.
小水滴和它的一些朋友们落到一个湖中。太阳出来了,小水滴再次感到温暖。他看见了风先生。
Honey, as you read this message, I had already prepared to take this responsibility to fall in to with you.
亲爱的,当你读到这封信的时候,我做好了爱你的准备。
It's easy to fall into the trap of wanting to talk on and on about your problem, question, new product etc.
很容易掉进这样一个陷阱,你很想多讨论关于你的问题、麻烦、新产品等。
I almost fall over right there. A wide smile takes his face. And mine. As I said, it was a perfect night. But somehow, it just got better.
我差点跌倒在那里。我们俩的脸上都露出了灿烂笑容。正如我所说的,那一夜堪称完美。但无论如何,生活越过越好了。
The cradle of your birth and sustenance is now prepared for an overhaul which shall lead to the fall of all that have chosen to fall.
你们诞生和赖以生存的摇篮,现已为一个大检修做好准备,这将导致所有那些选择跌落者的跌落。
What if I don't want her to fall in love with me?
你有没有想过我会不会不想让她爱上我?!
This signals to the woman that you're just like all the other guys who fall for her too fast. . . and can't control themselves.
这个信号告诉女士:你就像其他男人一样不能自已,太快迷上她了。
As a woman, once you fall in love with someone married, no matter how much the man loves you, you are doomed to end up with tragedy.
作为一个女人,一旦你沦为别人的情妇,做别人婚姻的第三者,不管那个男人多么爱你,你最终都注定以悲剧收场。
Behind his back he was called "Wide-oh, " on account of his reputation; to his face "Mr" Fall.
由于他的名声,人们背后叫他做“铁嘴”,当面称他孚尔“先生”。
After the fall of Suharto in Indonesia, I began to explore conditions of poverty in a country that was on its way towards modernization.
在印尼苏哈托下台后,我开始探讨一个国家在迈向现代化的过程中的贫困的处境。
Let's say for a moment Blatch does exist. You think he'd just fall to his knees and cry, "Yes, I did it! "
让我们先假定有布赖奇这么个人存在,你认为他真的会跪下来叫喊:’是的,是我干的!
Fall, most other trees have withered, but the cedar leaves did not wilt, but the individual a bit yellow.
秋天,别的树木大多都枯萎了,但是杉树的叶子并没有枯萎,只是个别有点枯黄了。
If no wind is blowing, raindrops fall vertically and a man at rest with an umbrella directly over his head does not get wet.
如果不刮风,雨点是垂直下落的,一个静止不动的人,头上有一把雨伞,就不会淋湿。
How much does the flower know to fall?
花落知多少?
It's easy to see how people who are in corporate situations fall into the overcommitment trap.
先是与别人合作,后来却掉入承诺过多的陷阱,这种情况随处可见。
Then, tell your belayer to leave some slack in the rope while you climb up a few moves and take a fall.
然后,上爬几步并让保护员收绳时留一些余量,接着尝试坠落。
"When we fall we fall together, when we stand together . . . " she said. The audience burst into applause.
她说:“跌倒时我们一起跌倒,当我们一起站起来时……”与会者爆发出了热烈的掌声。
But it may have been a typical 'bear-market rally' doomed to fall flat on its face.
但它或许是次典型的“熊市反弹”,注定会完全失败。
Is often lost, is learned to decadent, is no lack of fitness goals, warn you, don't fall, you have no right! ! ! ! !
是不是经常迷茫,是不是学会了颓废,是不是缺少目标无所适事,警告你,别堕落,你没资格!
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