单词 | fall |
释义 | fall2 /fxl; fol/ vi (pt fell) /fe!; fcl/, pp ~ en /'fxlan; 'folan/ (For special uses with adverbial particles and preps, → 14 below.) (与副词接语及介词运用之特殊用法, 参看下列第 14 义。) 1 [VP2A, B, C, 3A] ~ (down/over), come or go down freely (by force of weight, loss of balance, etc): 落下; 降落; 跌下: The book fell from the table to the floor. 那书从桌上掉落荏簸码 fc。He fell over into the water. 他掉在水里了。 The rain was ~ing steadily. 雨不停地下。 The leaves ~ in autumn. 树叶在秋天掉落。 He slipped and fell ten feet. 他失足跌下十呎。 This basket is full of eggs—don't let it ~ down. 这篮内盛满了蛋,不要把它打翻了。 The lambs are beginning to ~, be born. 小羊快要生下来了。 Udrop2 (2). ~ on one's feet, (fig) be fortunate; get out of a difficulty successfully: (喻)走好运; 化险为夷; 避过危难: Some people always seem to ~ on their feet, be lucky and successful. 有些人似乎总是走好运。 ~ short,. (of a missile) not go far enough: (亩投射物)未达目标: The arrow fell short. 那箭未达目标。 ~ short of, fail to equal; be inferior to: 未达到; 不及:丫。 work ~s short of my expectations. 你由工作未达到我的期望。 i ~ing 'star, object (eg a meteor) seen as a bright streak in the sky as it burns up. 陨星; 流星。 2 [VP2A, C, 3A] ~ (down/over), no longer stand; come to the ground; collapse; be overthrown: 跌倒; 跌下; 倒塌; 被推倒: Many trees fell in the storm. 许夕树在那场泉风雨中倒了。 Babies often ~ down when they are learning to walk. 小儿学步时常会跌交。 He fell over and broke his left leg. 他跌倒并将左腿摔断了 aHe fell full length. 他挺直地跌倒在地上。 He fell on/to his knees (— knelt down) and begged for mercy. 他跪下来乞亲怜悯。 He fell in battle, was killed, 他阵亡了。 Six tigers fell to his rifle, He shot six tigers. 他用步枪射倒了六只虎。 Six wickets fell before lunch, (cricket) Six batsmen were out. (板球)六位击球员在中饭以前退场。 ~ flat, (fig), fail to have the intended effect: (喻)未产生预期的效果: His best jokes all fell flat, did not amuse his listeners. 血最掌手的笑话新失效了。 The scheme fell flat, was unsuccessful. 这计划失败了。 ~ flat on one's face. ~ face down to the ground. 面朝下直挺挺地跌倒在地。 ~ to the ground. ground'(1). ~ 'over oneself, a ~ because one is awkward, clumsy, or in too much of a hurry. 由于笨拙或过于匆忙而跌倒。(功(fig) be very eager: (喻)渴望; 极想: The big firms were ~ing over themselves/each other for the services of this brilliant young scientist. 那些大公词竞相争取这位卓越的靑年科学家为他们服务。 the ~ en, those killed in war. 阵亡将士; 战死者。 3 [VP2C] ~ (down), hang down: 垂下; 低垂: His beard fell to his chest. 他的胡须垂在而前。 Her hair/cloak fell over her shoulders. 她的头发(斗篷)披在肩上。 4 [VP2A, B, C, 3A] come or go to a lower level or point; become lower or less: 降低; 减退: The temperature fell rapidly. 温度迅速卞徐。 His voice fell to a whisper. 他的声音降低成为耳语。 Her spirits fell at the bad news, She became iow-spirited, sad. 她听到这坏消息而精神沮丧。 His face/jaw fell, He showed dismay. 他显出沮. 丧的样字。 (Cf 参校 put on a long face at face'(3)). The wind fell during the night, became less strong. 夜间风势减弱了。 5 [VP2C, D, 3A] ~ (into), become; pass into (the state indicated by the adj or phrase): 成为; 变为(其后形容词或片语所表示的状态): His horse fell lame. 他的马跛了。 He fell silent. 他变为沉默。 The old man fell asleep. 那老人睡着了。 He has ~ e” ill. 他生病了。 When does the rent ~ due, When must it be paid? 租金何瞪到期? He fell into a doze, began to doze, 他打京唾'了。 Don't fall into bad habits! Don't acquire or adopt them. 不要养成坏习惯! They have ~ en into poverty, become poor. 他 4 已变为贫穷。 She fell an easy prey to him. 她轻易地被他控制了。 ~ in love (with), become filled with love (for): 喜爱; 爱上: He fell in love with an actress. 血爱上一位女伶。 I've ~ en in love with your beautiful house. 我很喜欢你的漂充的房子。~。 “ t of love (with), cease to feel love (for). 不再喜爱。 foul1 (6). 6 [VP2A, C, 3A] ~ (upon), descend (upon): 降临: Darkness fell upon the scene, It became dark. 黑暗降临这个地方。 A great stillness had ~ en upon everything, Everything had become quiet and motionless. 万籁具寂。 Fear fell upon them. They became frightened. 他们均感恐惧。 7 [PV2A, C] (old use) sin; give way to wrongdo- ernment has ~ening: (旧用法)犯罪; 堕落: Eve tempted Adam and he fell. 夏娃诱惑亚当,于是他堕落了。 ~ en woman, (old use) one who has lost her virginity before marriage. (旧用法)堕落的女人; 婚前失贞的女人。 8 [VP2A] (of a city, fort, etc) be captured: (指城市,要塞等)沦陷; 失守: Rome has ~ 罗马已经沦陷了! be overcome or defeated: 被征服; 被击败 The Gov-again. 政府又垮台了。 9 [VP3A] ~ on, take the direction or position (indicated by the adv or phrase): 朝某一方向或占据某一位置(由其后的副词或片语表示): A shadow fell on the wall. 一个阴彩投落在墙上。 His eye fell on (= He suddenly saw) a curious object. 他突然看见一个奇怪的物体。 Strange sounds fell on our ears, We heard strange sounds. 我们听到了奇怪的声音。丁阮 lamplight fell on her face. 灯光照射在她的脸上。 In 'formidable' the stress may ~ on either the first or the second syllable. 在 formidable -r 字中,重音在为一或第二音节上均可。 10 [VP3A] ~ on/upon/to. come by chance, design, or right: 由于偶然,计划或权利而来到: All the expenses fell on me, I had to pay them. 所有的开销均由我付。 The responsibility/ blame, etc fell upon me. 这责任(过失夺) 落在我的身上。 It fell to my lot/to me to open the discussion, 1 had to speak first. 我必须首先发言。 He has fallen on evil days, is suffering misfortune. 他遭逢处运。 11 [VP2C] (of land) slope: (指土地) f 斜: The ground ~s towards the river. 那土地向河边倾斜。 12 [VP2C] occur, have as date: (做为日期)发生: Easter ~s early next year. 明年的复活节氧得阜。 Christmas Day ~s on a Monday this year. 今年的圣诞节是星期一。 13 [VP2A, C] be spoken: 被说出: Not a word fell from his lips. 布什么话也没有说。 I guessed what she was going to do from the few words that she let fall, from what she said. 从她所说的几句话中我猜得出她要做些什么。 14 [VP2C, 3A] (special uses with adverbial particles and preps) :(与副词接语和介词连用的特殊用法) fall about (laughing/with laughter), (colloq) laugh uicontrollably: (俗)不禁大笑: They fell about when Sir Harold slipped on the banana skin. 当哈罗德爵士踏到香蕉皮而滑交时,他们不禁大笑。 fall among sb. get mixed up with, come by chance among: 与某人结交; 落入某人之手: ~ among thieves, evil companions. 落入盗贼之手(交上坏人)。 fall away, a desert: 遗弃: His supporters began to ~ away. 支持他的人开始亘远他了。 b disappear, vanish: 消失 ■: In this crisis, prejudices fell away and all classes co-operated we 〃. 値此危急卩寺期,各希偏见均已消除,各阶层合作无间。 fall back, retreat; move or turn back: 撤退; 后退: Our attack was so vigorous that the enemy had to ~ back. 我们的攻势凶猛,敌人不得不撤退了。 ~ 'back on sth. have recourse to; turn to for support; 求助于; 依靠: /f you don't need the money now, bank it—it's always useful to have something to ~ back on. 如果你目前不需要这笔钱, 便将它存在银行里 —— 有点依耸的东西总是有用的。 fall behind (with sth), fail to keep level (with); lag: 落于…之后; 落后: He always ~s behind when we're going uphill. 我们登山时他总是落在后面。 I've ~ en behind with my correspondence, have many unanswered letters. 我纸压了许多信尙亲作覆。 Don't ~ behind wit'h your rent, or you'll be evicted. 不要逾期不皱房租, 否则你将被逐出。 fall down (on sth), (colloq) fail (in a task, in expectation): (俗) (在…方面)失败; 未做到: ~ down on one's promises/obligations (to sb). (对某人) 未实贱诺言(未尽到责任)。 fall for sth/sb, (colloq) yield to the charms, attractions or merits of (esp when deceived): (俗)被…迷住(尤指受骗情况下); 对…倾倒; 受…的诱惑: He ~s for every pretty face he sees. 而见到美丽的面孔便为之倾倒。 Did he ~ for your suggestion, Did he decide that it was good, and agree to it? 他喜欢你的建议吗? fall in, a collapse; give way: 塌陷; 垮下: The roof fell in. 屋顶疆陷了。 The (sides of the) trench fell in. 壕沟(撮沟的两边) 塌陷了。 b (mil) (cause to) go on parade: (军)(使)站队; 集合: The sergeant- ordered the men to ~ in. 士官命令兵士们集合。 c (of a lease) expire. (指租约)期满。 d (of a debt) become due. (指债务)到期。 ~ in with sb/sth, a happen to meet. 偶遇。 b agree to: 同盘: He fell in with my views at once. 他立刻同意了我的见解。 fall into sth, be naturally divisible into: 自然地分作: The subject ~s into four divisions. 这问题哉自然地分作四部分。 ~ into line (with sth/sb). agree (to what others are doing or wish to do); accept (a course of conduct, procedure, etc.) 商意(别人所做或欲做之事); 接受某种行动,方法等。 fall off, become smaller, fewer or less: 消减; 减少: The takings at the football stadium have ~ en off. Less money has been paid for admission. 足球运动场的收入盘少了。 The daily number of passengers by this line shows a slight —ing off. 每日搭此航线的乘客数目略见减少。 fall on sth/sb. attack; assault (the enemy). 攻击(敌人)。 fall out, a (mil) (cause to) go off parade. (军)解散; 离队。 b happen: 发生: It (so) fell out that I could not get there in time. 结果是我未能及时到那里。 Everything fell out as we had hoped. 一切均达到我们的愿望。 c discontinue; give up: 停止; 放弃: the ' ~-out rate, eg of pupils who give up a course of study. 退出率(两如学生之退选一课程); 放弃率。 → drop-out at drop2(13). ~ out (with sb), quarrel (with): (与某人)争吵: The two men fell out. 那两个人分架了。 He has fallen out with the girl he was going to marry. 他和要同他结婚的那位女郎吵架了。 '~-out n [U] radio-active dust in the atmosphere, after a nuclear .explosion. (核子爆炸后大气中之)放射尘。 fall through, fail; miscarry; come to nothing: 失败; 成为泡影: His scheme fell through. 他的计划失败了。 fall 'to, begin to do sth: 开始做某事: They fell to with a good appetite. 他们津津有味地开始大吃。 ~ to 'doing sth: / fell to wondering where to go for my holidays. 我开始想去何处度假。 fall under sth, be classifiable under: 归入…项下: The results ~ 'under three heads. 这些结果分在三个项目下。 |
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