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fall

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

fall基本解释

v.落下;倒下;来临

n.秋天;落下;瀑布

fall反义词

fall相关例句

用作动词(v.)
  • The knife fell from his nerveless hand.
    那把刀从他无力的手中落下。
  • Apples fall from the tree.
    苹果从树上落下。
  • The tree fell with a thunderous crash.
    那棵树轰隆一声倒下了。
  • Jobs used to disappear when the snow fell.
    当雪天来临时,就业机会就会消失。
用作名词(n.)
  • Food prices lowered during the fall.
    秋天食品价格下降了。
  • I had a fall (from a horse) and broke my arm.
    我(从马上)跌下来把胳膊摔断了。
  • The falls upstream are full of salmon.
    该瀑布上流有许多大麻哈鱼。

fall英英释义

Noun:
  • the season when the leaves fall from the trees;

    "in the fall of 1973"

  • a sudden drop from an upright position;

    "he had a nasty spill on the ice"

  • the lapse of mankind into sinfulness because of the sin of Adam and Eve;

    "women have been blamed ever since the Fall"

  • a downward slope or bend

  • a lapse into sin; a loss of innocence or of chastity;

    "a fall from virtue"

  • a sudden decline in strength or number or importance;

    "the fall of the House of Hapsburg"

  • a movement downward;

    "the rise and fall of the tides"

  • the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions);

    "they were protected until the capitulation of the fort"

  • the time of day immediately following sunset;

    "he loved the twilight"
    "they finished before the fall of night"

  • when a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat

  • a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity;

    "it was a miracle that he survived the drop from that height"

  • a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity;

    "a drop of 57 points on the Dow Jones index"
    "there was a drop in pressure in the pulmonary artery"
    "a dip in prices"
    "when that became known the price of their stock went into free fall"

Verb:
  • descend in free fall under the influence of gravity;

    "The branch fell from the tree"
    "The unfortunate hiker fell into a crevasse"

  • move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way;

    "The temperature is going down"
    "The barometer is falling"
    "The curtain fell on the diva"
    "Her hand went up and then fell again"

  • pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind;

    "fall into a trap"
    "She fell ill"
    "They fell out of favor"
    "Fall in love"
    "fall asleep"
    "fall prey to an imposter"
    "fall into a strange way of thinking"
    "she fell to pieces after she lost her work"

  • come under, be classified or included;

    "fall into a category"
    "This comes under a new heading"

  • fall from clouds;

    "rain, snow and sleet were falling"
    "Vesuvius precipitated its fiery, destructive rage on Herculaneum"

  • suffer defeat, failure, or ruin;

    "We must stand or fall"
    "fall by the wayside"

  • die, as in battle or in a hunt;

    "Many soldiers fell at Verdun"
    "Several deer have fallen to the same gun"
    "The shooting victim fell dead"

  • touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly;

    "Light fell on her face"
    "The sun shone on the fields"
    "The light struck the golden necklace"
    "A strange sound struck my ears"

  • be captured;

    "The cities fell to the enemy"

  • occur at a specified time or place;

    "Christmas falls on a Monday this year"
    "The accent falls on the first syllable"

  • decrease in size, extent, or range;

    "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"
    "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"
    "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"
    "his voice fell to a whisper"

  • yield to temptation or sin;

    "Adam and Eve fell"

  • lose office or power;

    "The government fell overnight"
    "The Qing Dynasty fell with Sun Yat-sen"

  • to be given by assignment or distribution;

    "The most difficult task fell on the youngest member of the team"
    "The onus fell on us"
    "The pressure to succeed fell on the youngest student"

  • move in a specified direction;

    "The line of men fall forward"

  • be due;

    "payments fall on the 1st of the month"

  • lose one's chastity;

    "a fallen woman"

  • to be given by right or inheritance;

    "The estate fell to the oldest daughter"

  • come into the possession of;

    "The house accrued to the oldest son"

  • fall to somebody by assignment or lot;

    "The task fell to me"
    "It fell to me to notify the parents of the victims"

  • be inherited by;

    "The estate fell to my sister"
    "The land returned to the family"
    "The estate devolved to an heir that everybody had assumed to be dead"

  • slope downward;

    "The hills around here fall towards the ocean"

  • lose an upright position suddenly;

    "The vase fell over and the water spilled onto the table"
    "Her hair fell across her forehead"

  • drop oneself to a lower or less erect position;

    "She fell back in her chair"
    "He fell to his knees"

  • fall or flow in a certain way;

    "This dress hangs well"
    "Her long black hair flowed down her back"

  • assume a disappointed or sad expression;

    "Her face fell when she heard that she would be laid off"
    "his crest fell"

  • be cast down;

    "his eyes fell"

  • come out; issue;

    "silly phrases fell from her mouth"

  • be born, used chiefly of lambs;

    "The lambs fell in the afternoon"

  • begin vigorously;

    "The prisoners fell to work right away"

  • go as if by falling;

    "Grief fell from our hearts"

  • come as if by falling;

    "Night fell"
    "Silence fell"