| 词汇 | fall away |
| 释义 | fall away 1.diminish; decline 减少；; 衰落；减弱 * The wind fell away and all was calm. 风变小了，周围一片寂静。 * The number of people coming to the club has fallen away a lot. 来俱乐部的人数大大减少了。 * Attendances are falling away steadily. 出勤率在逐渐下降。 2. go away; vanish 离开；消失 * All his old friends fell away from him. 老朋友们都疏远了他。 * The old customs have fallen away into disuse. 这些旧风俗已经废弃了。 3. fall out and down; drop away 脱落；落掉 * Flowers are falling away. 花在凋谢。 * The stones have fallen away from the side of the house. 房子侧面的石头脱落了。 4. decay; betray 变质；背叛 * Atrue revolutionary should never fall away in time of danger. 一个真正的革命者在危急时刻绝不应该背叛。 * Meat is kept from falling away in cold storage. 肉放进冷藏库以防变质。 5. move back;retreat 返回；撤回 * He fell back in surprise. 他被吓得往后退缩。 * Badly beaten, the enemy had to fall back in disorder. 敌军被打得一败涂地，乱成一团向后撤退。 * As the enemy advanced, we fell back. 敌人进攻时我们就后退。 * The audience fell back into silence. 观众又静了下来。 fall back on／upon 1. rely on; turn to sb. for help 依赖；求助于 * Doctors sometimes fall back on old cures when modern medicine does not work. 当现代药物不管用时，医生有时依靠古老的医疗方法。 * It's good to have a friend to fall back on.有个可依靠的朋友是很好的。 * When the big bills for his wife's hospital care came, he was glad he had money in the bank to fall back on. 当他收到妻子的一大笔住院费的账单时，他因为银行里有一笔钱而感到欣慰。 * We can always fall back upon Bill when we are in difficulties if we can't get anyone else. 遇到困难时，如果找不到别人，我们随时都可以求助于比尔。 2.go back to 回过来再谈；重提 * You must fall back on what you said at the meeting. 你必须回过来把会上讲的再说一遍。 |
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