fɒl; fɒːl < fall >
[基本字汇]
<<动词>>
fell, fall.en, fall.ing, falls
<<不及物动词>>
1 落下
2 跌落; 跌倒
I fell back in my chair. 我跌坐在椅上
The pilgrims fell to their knees. 朝圣者跪了下来
3 a. 突然倒下
b. (在战场上) 受伤, 战死
4 落下; 降临
All grief fell from our hearts. 所有悲伤从心头落下
Night fell quickly. 夜幕迅速低垂
5 休止; 静止
The light fell on my book. 光线落在我的书本上
6 垂
The child's hair fell in ringlets. 小孩的头发卷卷地垂下
7 下垂
Her eyes fell. 她视线垂落下来
8 露出 (惊讶, 失望的) 表情
His face fell when he heard the report. 当他听到那个报导时, 他面露惊讶
9 被攻陷; 沦□
The city fell after a long siege 在长期的围攻之下那城市被攻陷了
10 a. 失败; 毁灭
After 300 years the dynasty fell. 三百年後那个王朝就毁灭了
b. 下台
The disgraced prime minister fell from power. 那个声名狼藉的首相丧失政权
11 (坡度) 斜向
The rolling hills fall gently toward the coast. 起伏的山丘逐渐缓降到海岸
12 a. 减低
The air pressure is falling. 气压正在降低
b. (价值) 下跌
Last year, stock prices fell sharply. 去年股票的价格迅速下跌
c. 减轻
The patient's weight fell away rapidly. 病人的体重迅速地减轻
13 减低 (音高, 音量)
My friend's voice fell to a whisper. 我朋友的声音减低到耳语的程度
14 a. 受诱惑; 犯罪
b. 失真
15 处於 (特别的情况)
fell silent 变得鸦雀无声
fall in love 恋爱
16 发生 (在特别时间)
New Year's Day falls on Tuesday this year. 今年的新年是在星期二
17 发生 (在特别的地点)
The stress falls on the last sylable. 重音落在最後的音节上
18 (偶然地) 来
19 a. 被授与 (任务)
The greatest task fell to me. 最艰钜的任务落在我身上
b. (依权利, 继承) 被给予
20 在┅范围内
The specimens fall into three categories. 样品分成三类
21 接触; 遇到
My gaze fell on a small book in the corner.我的视线落到角落的一本小书
22 发出
Insincere compliments fell from their lips. 违心的恭维出自他们的嘴唇
23 (精力充沛地) 开始
fell to work immediately 立刻开始工作
24 (尤指绵羊) 出生
<<及物动词>>
砍下; 砍
<<名词>>
1 落下
2 突然俯身低下
3 落下的东西
a fall of hail 下冰雹
4 a. 落下的量
a fall of two inches of rain 两英寸的降雨量
b. 落下的距离
The victim suffered a fall of three stories to the ground. 罹难者从三楼掉到地上
5 秋天
6 (常作 falls; 与单数或复数动词连用) 瀑布
7 倾斜; 斜坡
8 a. (妇女的) 帽纱
b. (通常位於衣领) 装饰的项饰
c. (妇女的) 长假发
9 a. 推翻; 瓦解
the fall of a government 政府的瓦解
b. 沦陷
the fall of Dien Bien Phu 奠边府的陷落
10 (价值, 数量, 程度) 减低
11 贬降; 贬抑
"turned them in, set them up for prosecution; positioned them, as it were, for the fall" (Joan Didion) 把他们送交审判, 准备起诉; 好像是在贬抑他们
12 a. 堕落
b. 失贞
13 (常作 Fall)『神学』人类的堕落
源起於亚当与夏娃的堕落
14『运动』
a. (也作 pin) 把摔角对手的肩膀压在地上的动作
b. 角力策略的运用
15『航海』
a. (甲板平台的) 上升, 中止
b. (常作 falls) 用来转运货物的设备; 用来举起救生船的设备
16 (装在
滑车上的) 通索
17 a. (绵羊的) 出生
b. 一窝动物
18 一群山鹬
19『植物』(鸢尾花的) 花被
fall apart
破坏; 倒塌
The rickety chair fell apart. 这张不稳的椅子倒塌下来
He fell apart after years as a POW. 在数年的战俘生活之後他崩溃了
fall away
1 疏远; 抛弃
2 减少; 消失
3 偏离; 背叛
fall back
1 撤退; 退却
2 退潮
The waves fell back. 浪潮退了回去
fall behind
1 赶不上; 落後
2 (付款) 拖欠
fall down
达不到预期的效果; 表现落後
fell down on the job 工作延误
fall for
1 爱上
2 被骗
fell for the con artist's scheme and lost $200,000 被假艺术家的计谋骗取二十万美元
fall in
1 (军队) 集合; 排队
2 (屋顶, 墙壁等) 陷落; 塌陷
The roof of the old barn fell in. 旧□仓的屋顶陷了进去
fall off
1 变少; 减低
Stock prices have fallen off. 股票价格已经下跌
The number of staff meetings fell off after a few months. 干部会议的次数在几个月之後减少了
2『航海』向下风
fall on [upon]
1 (突然地, 恶毒地) 攻击
Snipers and irregulars fell on the hapless patrol. 狙击兵和非正规军猛攻倒霉的巡逻队
2 遭遇; 碰到
a stockbroker who fell on hard times 一个遭遇低迷景气的股票经纪人
fall out
1 a. 离营集合
b. 离队
2 吵架
The siblings fell out over their inheritance. 这些兄弟姐妹们为继承方面的问题起了争执
3 发生
fall through
失败
Our plans fell through at the last minute. 我们的计划在最後关头失败了
fall to
(很有活力地) 开始
"The press fell to with a will." (Russell Baker) 徵兵行动如火如荼地展开
<<惯用语>>
fall back on [upon]
1 依赖
fall back on old friends in time of need 在急需之时依赖老朋友
2 依靠
I had to fall back on my savings when I was unemployed. 我在没有工作时得依靠我的积蓄
fall between (the) two stools
陷於两难; 不知所措
fall flat
1 完全失败
2 毫无效果
The jokes fell flat. 那些笑话没有引起任何反应
fall foul [afoul]
1『航海』(船只) 相撞
2 抵触
fell foul of the law 与法律相抵触
fall from grace
失势; 失宠
fall into line
与┅步调一致; 赞同
fall in with
1 同意; 与┅调和
Their views fall in with ours. 他们的意见与我们的一致
2 参加; 结交
fell in with the wrong crowd 加入错误的团体
fall on deaf ears
充耳不闻; 完全忽视
"Moscow's own familiar charges...will also fall on deaf ears." (Foreign Affairs) 莫斯科本身惯常的要求将也会被完全忽视
fall over backward(s)
拼命做; 过於心急
We fell over backward to complete the project on time. 我们过於心急地想在既定时间内完成计划
fall over (oneself)
表现过分热心
fell over themselves to impress the general's wife 他们为了获得将军夫人的好印象表现得过分热心
fall prey to
受┅之害
a person who fell prey to swindlers 被骗子给骗了的人
did not want the country to fall prey to terrorists 不要让国家遭受恐布
分子的胁迫
fall short
1 达不到 (目标)
an athlete whose skill fell far short of expectations 技巧无法符合期望的运动员
2 缺乏
Our supplies of sugar and rice fell short. 我们糖和米的供应不足
fall through the cracks
被忽略; 未经检查
"Much of the wisdom...seems to have fallen through the cracks." (Boston Globe)许多智慧似乎已被忽略