| 词汇 | fall |
| 释义 | fallWord family adjectivefallennounfallerfallingfallfishfalling-outfalling starfalloutfall guyverbfall Government fall1 /fɔːl $ fɒːl/ ●●● S1 W1 verb (past tensepst fell /fel/, past participlepp fallen /ˈfɔːlən $ ˈfɒːl-/) 1 move downwards 向下移动 [intransitiveI]FALL to move or drop down from a higher position to a lower position 落下，降落，跌落 The tree was about to fall. 那棵树快要倒下了。 The book fell from his hands. 书从他手上跌落。 Enough rain had fallen to flood the grounds. 雨量很大，淹没了地面。 fall down Rob fell down the stairs. 罗布从楼梯上跌了下来。 She flushed and her eyes fell (=she looked down). 她脸一红，垂下了眼帘。 2 stop standing/walking etc 停止站立/行走等 [intransitiveI]FALL to suddenly go down onto the ground after you have been standing, walking, or running, especially without intending to 摔倒，跌倒 I fell and hit my head. 我跌了一跤，撞到了头。 slip/stumble/trip etc and fall He slipped and fell on the ice. 他在冰面上滑倒了。 fall down Lizzie fell down and hurt her knee. 莉齐跌伤了膝盖。 Peter was playing by the river when he fell in (=fell into the water). 彼得在河边玩着玩着，掉进了水里。 fall to/on your knees (=move down to the ground so that your body is resting on your knees) 跪下，下跪 → fall flat on your face at flat3(5) She fell to her knees beside his body. 她跪倒在他的尸体旁边。 3 decrease 减少 [intransitiveI]LESS to go down to a lower level, amount, price etc, especially a much lower one 〔水平、数量、价格等，尤指较大幅度地〕下跌，下降，降低 OPP rise The rate of inflation was falling. 通货膨胀率正在下降。 The island is warm all year round and winter temperatures never fall below 10 degrees. 这个岛全年温暖，冬季气温从不低于10度。 He believes that educational standards are falling. 他认为教育水准在下降。 fall from Advertising revenue fell from $98.5 million to $93.3 million. 广告收益从9,850万美元跌至9,330万美元。 fall to The number of subscribers had fallen to 1,000. 订阅人数已降至1,000人。 fall sharply/steeply (=by a large amount) 骤降 ► see thesaurus at decrease London share prices fell sharply yesterday. 昨天伦敦股价大跌。 Register In everyday English, people often say an amount or level goes down rather than falls: 在日常英语中，人们常用go down表示数量或水平下降，而不用fall House prices have gone down again. 房价再次下跌。 4 become 变成 [intransitiveI, linking verb]BECOME to start to be in a new or different state 进入〔新的或不同的状态〕 fall adj I’ll stay with her until she falls asleep. 我会一直陪着她，直到她睡着。 I think that I’ve fallen in love with Angela. 我觉得我爱上安杰拉了。 She fell ill with flu. 她患感冒，病倒了。 Albert fell silent and turned his attention to his food. 艾伯特沉默下来，将注意力转移到食物上。 fall into The house was empty for many years and fell into disrepair. 那幢房子空置多年，变得破旧不堪。 One false step can mean falling into debt. 走错一步就可能意味着负债。 He fell into despair. 他陷入绝望。 5 belong to a group 属于某一团体 [intransitiveI always + prepositionprep]LIKE/SIMILAR to belong to or be part of a particular group, area of responsibility, range of things, or type of things 属于 fall into Many illnesses fall into the category of stress-related illnesses. 许多疾病都与压力有关。 Leaders fall into two categories. 领导分两类。 fall within The judge said that this matter did not fall within the scope of the auditor’s duties. 法官称这件事不属于审计员的职责范畴。 fall under The job falls under the heading of ‘sales and marketing’. 这个职位属于“市场营销”一类。 Meat production falls under the control of the Agriculture Department. 肉类生产由农业部管辖。 6 fall short of something LESSto be less than the amount or standard that is needed or that you want 未达到…；不足…；未满… This year’s profit will fall short of 13%. 今年的利润将不足13%。 He would sack any of his staff who fell short of his high standards. 他会将没有达到他高标准的员工都开除掉。 Examples from the Corpus fall short of something• On the other hand, if the firm falls short of covering its fixed costs, a loss will be incurred.• The results fell short of eight analysts' forecasts of profit between 130 million and 127 million pounds.• The trainers suggest that, as guards, they fell short of expectations.• By 1951 the Labour government had built 900,000 houses, falling short of its target of 240,000 dwellings a year.• The results fell far short of our expectations.• Even in the best of years, Journal news coverage inevitably falls short of perfection.• Anything less than this is a measure of the extent to which the research falls short of scientific standards.• Reality has a way of falling short of the ideal. 7 fall victim/prey to something/somebody GETto get a very serious illness or be attacked or deceived by someone 成了…的罹患者/受害者 Breastfed babies are less likely to fall victim to stomach disorders. 母乳喂养的宝宝不太会出现胃部不适。 people who fall victim to violence 暴力受害者 Examples from the Corpus fall victim/prey to something/somebody• It really seems as if some drivers fall prey to a death wish when freezing fog descends.• You have to assume that Mobs will occasionally fall prey to animosity come what may.• But he suddenly fell victim to his own pride and courage.• A number of woodcutters and honey-hunters have fallen victim to Sunderbans tigers.• All these animals, and others, had fallen prey to the apprentice hunters.• Even Jim Harrick fell victim to the mood.• Surely Cynthia didn't fall victim to the same fear?• This way, Tucson can avoid falling prey to wildcat subdivisions on its fringes. 8 night/darkness/dusk falls DARKif night etc falls, it starts to become dark at the beginning of the night 夜幕/黑夜/傍晚降临 It grew colder as night fell. 夜幕降临，气温越来越低。 Darkness had fallen by the time we reached home. 我们到家的时候天已经黑了。 Examples from the Corpus night/darkness/dusk falls• The lights came on as darkness fell on the city.• And this becomes more intense as night falls.• As darkness falls an eerie voice Whines beware, beware, beware.• As dusk falls crowds of people walk towards the town to meet the tanker.• I drain it, pack my bags, close off the propane, and before dusk falls reluctantly board up the cabin.• As night falls the houses light up one by one, and smugglers move stealthily about in the moonlight.• As darkness falls the immortal sounds of John Hurley will be heard in the upstairs Bar.• As night falls, the scene changes.• As night falls, there are nightclubs and discos for those with lots of energy left. 9 silence/a hush/sadness etc falls literaryBECOME used to say that a person, group, or place becomes quiet, sad etc 安静下来/寂静下来/悲伤起来等 A long silence fell between us. 我俩沉默了很长时间。 10 START DOING somethingstart doing STH 开始做某事 [intransitiveI] to start doing something or being involved with something, often without intending to 开始（做某事） I fell into conversation with some guys from New York. 我开始与几个纽约来的家伙聊了起来。 He had fallen into the habit of having a coffee every time he passed the coffee machine. 他养成了习惯，每次经过咖啡机都要喝一杯。 11 fall into place a) UNDERSTANDif parts of a situation that you have been trying to understand fall into place, you start to understand how they are connected with each other 变得一清二楚；变得条理清楚；变得明朗 Suddenly, all the details started falling into place. 突然间，所有的细节都明朗起来。 b) START TO HAPPEN, EXIST ETCif the parts of something that you want to happen fall into place, they start to happen in the way that you want 〔事情〕按照意愿[设想]发生 I was lucky because everything fell into place at exactly the right time. 我真幸运，一切都来得正当时。 Examples from the Corpus fall into place• The route had by now fallen into place.• Yet it was not until researchers extended the same effort to the oceans that the bigger tectonic picture fell into place.• Once the police received this new evidence, things began falling into place.• Another piece of the jigsaw had just fallen into place.• But just in time, it fell into place.• Mechanisms to ensure gender balance in appointed government bodies were also falling into place.• Gradually the new global masterplan is falling into place: a series of massive bilateral trade agreements are being struck.• I am like the painter of that mosaic, the small pieces are falling into place and I need your help.• Gradually the clues started falling into place, and it became clear who the murderer was.• That was our greatest moment together, I think, the moment when our whole future fell into place at last.• Things are finally falling into place for the team. 12 fall to pieces/bits a) BREAKto break into many pieces 破碎，破裂 SYN fall apart The book had been well used and finally fell to pieces. 这本书被频繁使用，最后散了架。 b) STOP HAPPENINGif something such as a plan or a relationship falls to pieces, it stops working properly 〔计划或关系等〕崩盘，破裂 SYN fall apart The family is falling to pieces. 这个家庭散了。 Examples from the Corpus fall to pieces/bits• After he left, I fell to pieces.• As a result, now that the autumn rains were here, it was already showing signs of falling to pieces.• Being a super-duper well-'ard off-road jobbie, your machine can take a fair amount of punishment before falling to bits.• He hated playing agony aunt but he couldn't afford to have Hirschfeldt falling to pieces.• The media seemed to be willing the marriage to fall to pieces.• There's a difference between consciously colouring a passage and not being able to control a voice that is falling to bits.• The Soviet Union is falling to pieces; a bloody struggle for those pieces can not be ruled out.• Supposing the union fell to pieces, these were the fracture lines along which it would naturally break. 13 be falling to pieces/bits BREAKif something is falling to pieces, it is in very bad condition, especially because it is very old 快散架了〔尤因其相当旧〕 SYN be falling apart The house is falling to pieces. 那幢房子都快散架了。 Examples from the Corpus be falling to pieces/bits• The walls were all dirty and the furniture was falling to pieces.• But most of the material was falling to pieces.• There's a difference between consciously colouring a passage and not being able to control a voice that is falling to bits.• They would blaze into prominence just as the foreground planting was falling to pieces.• The Soviet Union is falling to pieces; a bloody struggle for those pieces can not be ruled out. 14 fall flat FUNNYif a joke, remark, or performance falls flat, it fails to interest or amuse people 〔笑话、说话或表演〕达不到预期效果，无法逗人笑 Marlow’s attempts at jokes fell flat. 马洛讲的笑话没有把大家逗乐。 Examples from the Corpus fall flat• At first, Gorbachev's political ideas fell flat.• Koppel's clumsy joke fell flat.• He has been Navajo president for one year, and his efforts to decentralize tribal government so far have fallen flat.• But the hopes fell flat, and private funding for vaccine work is drying up.• I knew it would fall flat; but it wasn't the bad script which made the film unsuccessful.• Your joke about the nuns really fell flat, didn't it?• However, if your suggestion falls flat, he may not be ready to try another until the 21st century.• Yet there are certain composers who fall flat on their face unless the adrenalin really start to flow. 15 fall foul of somebody/something ANGRYILLEGALto do something which makes someone angry or which breaks a rule, with the result that you are punished 激怒某人/违反某事物〔从而受到惩处〕 He is worried that his teenage kids will fall foul of the law. 他担心他那几个十几岁的孩子会犯法。 Examples from the Corpus fall foul of somebody/something• Edwards fell foul of the authorities and was ordered to leave the country. 16 fall by the wayside SUCCESSFULto fail, or to stop being done, used, or made 半途而废；不再进行；停止使用 Health reform was one of his goals that fell by the wayside. 医疗改革是他的目标之一，却在半途夭折了。 Luxury items fall by the wayside during a recession. 在经济衰退时期，奢侈品乏人问津。 Examples from the Corpus fall by the wayside• But better singers fell by the wayside.• In any event, the idea that Lazarsfeld had discovered a ubiquitous method of social research has to fall by the wayside.• Many of her colleagues had fallen by the wayside.• The gas tax rollback, initiated because gasoline prices spiked this spring, has since fallen by the wayside.• They were told a lot of wounded men had fallen by the wayside.• A lot of marriages fall by the wayside because couples cannot talk to each other.• Inevitably some fall by the wayside, but his success rate is surprisingly high considering the breadth of the repertoire he tackles.• How many more fell by the wayside in the process?• Congress has let many important issues fall by the wayside this session. 17 fall from grace/favour LIKE somebody OR somethingto stop being liked by people in authority 失去信任；失去恩宠 He fell from grace for the first time when he was convicted of drink-driving. 他被判犯有酒后驾驶罪后，第一次失去了人们的信任。 Examples from the Corpus fall from grace/favour• As she descended the stairs, she appreciated for the first time how far she had fallen from grace.• Daniel prefaces his interpretation with a review of Nebuchadnezzar's prideful fall from grace and Beishazzar's own lack of humility.• He had an uncharacteristic fall from grace in his match against Connell.• With the smallest fall from grace, it is quickly turned into badness.• Now, as Pope fell from grace, McClellan came to the fore again.• The competition was soon simplified with the fall from grace of William Craig.• And its spectacular fall from grace should serve as a warning.• It was a spectacular fall from grace that took them all down-a major public humiliation. 18. fall from a great height to be forced to leave an important job or position, or lose the respect that people had for you 从高位跌落〔指被迫离开要职或失去了人们的尊重〕 Examples from the Corpus fall from a great height• Along this curve it is as if the plane were freely falling from a great height.• As it was, the extremely small head of some dinosaurs no doubt reduced the dangers of falling from a great height.• That particular experience left me with a recurrent dream about falling from great heights.• When they fell from grace, George Best fell from a greater height. 19 fall into the hands/clutches of somebody if something or someone falls into the hands of an enemy or dangerous person, the enemy etc gets control or possession of them 落入某人的手中/控制中 He wants to prevent the business falling into the hands of a competitor. 他想阻止公司落入对手的手中。 We must not let these documents fall into the wrong hands. 我们一定不能让这些文件落到坏人手中。 Examples from the Corpus fall into the wrong hands• A crossed cheque therefore gives some protection against fraud if it falls into the wrong hands.• And images of Kurds on tape could fall into the wrong hands.• But some gun dealers have stopped selling replicas, because they're worried about them falling into the wrong hands.• I will never allow Kirsty to fall into the wrong hands.• Pentagon officials say they have already had some success reducing the risk that nuclear materials will fall into the wrong hands.• Voice over Mr Foulkes is seeking Government safeguards to prevent Rayo from falling into the wrong hands.• Cards falling into the wrong hands cost the industry three hundred pounds every minute. 20 fall into a trap/pitfall MISTAKEto make a mistake that many people make 犯多数人会犯的错误 Don’t fall into the trap of feeling guilty. 不要陷入自责的误区。 Examples from the Corpus fall into a trap/pitfall• Now he had fallen into a trap which the greenest copper would have avoided. 21 fall into step a) WALKto start to walk next to someone else, at the same speed as them （与…）并肩齐行 fall into step beside/with Holly slowed her pace and fell into step with the old man. 霍莉放慢步子，与老人并肩齐行。 b) START DOING somethingto start doing something in the same way as the other members of a group （与…）步调一致；（与…）方式一样 fall into step with The other countries on the Council are expected to fall into step with the US. 预计理事会的其他成员国将会与美国步调一致。 Examples from the Corpus fall with• Once again, Blue falls into step with Black, perhaps even more harmoniously than before.• The great horse Koulash galloped forward to join the Tsar's horses, and fell into step with them. 22 fall into line OBEYto obey someone or do what other people want you to do, especially when you do not want to do it at first 听从，服从 Most countries have signed the treaty but some are reluctant to fall into line. 大多数国家已签署了该条约，但也有些国家不愿顺从。 Examples from the Corpus fall into line• If you can persuade her, the others will soon fall into line.• If one rotates one of them a little, everything falls into line.• Mr Lamont will order the others to fall into line.• All the Republicans except Elton and Carson fell into line and voted yes.• The decision to fall into line was not made for ignoble reasons, but from financial necessity. 23 hang down 垂下 [intransitiveI always + adverbadv/prepositionprep]DOWN to hang down loosely 下垂，低垂 fall over His dark hair fell over his face. 他那深色的头发垂落下来，遮住了脸庞。 24 light/shadow 光线/阴影 [intransitiveI always + adverbadv/prepositionprep]LIGHT to shine on a surface or go onto a surface 〔光〕照射；〔影子〕投映 The last rays of sunlight were falling on the fields. 夕阳的余晖照在田野上。 Arthur’s shadow fell across the doorway. 阿瑟的影子投映在门口。 25 special event/celebration 特殊事件/庆典 [intransitiveI always + adverbadv/prepositionprep]HAPPEN to happen on a particular day or at a particular time 发生 I’d like to dedicate this record to all whose anniversaries fall at this time of year. 我要将这张唱片献给所有在此时庆贺纪念日的人们。 fall on Her birthday will fall on a Friday this year. 今年她的生日是在星期五。 26 lose power 失去权力 [intransitiveI]PG if a leader or a government falls, they lose their position of power 下台，倒台 The previous government fell after only 6 months in office. 前政府执政仅六个月便下台了。 27 be taken by an enemy 被敌人占领 [intransitiveI]PMPPV if a place falls in a war or an election, a group of soldiers or a political party takes control of it 沦陷，失守；被控制 fall to The city fell to the advancing Russian armies. 那座城市被挺进的俄军攻陷。 28. be killed 遇害 [intransitiveI]DIE to be killed in a war 阵亡 SYN die 29 hit 击打 [intransitiveI always + adverbadv/prepositionprep]HIT to hit a particular place or a particular part of someone’s body 打中，击中 fall on The first punch fell on his nose. 第一拳打在他的鼻子上。 30. voice/sound 嗓音/声音 [intransitiveI]QUIET if someone’s voice or a sound falls, it becomes quieter or lower 〔嗓音或声音〕变轻，变小 OPP rise 31. it’s as easy as falling off a log spokenEASY used to say that something is very easy to do 这极其容易 32. fall between two stools British EnglishBrECHOOSE to be neither one type of thing nor another, or be unable to choose between two ways of doing something 两头落空；举棋不定 Examples from the Corpus fall between two stools• Overall, the study seems to fall between two stools.• That was a bad time for her because she fell between two stools in a way. 33. fall on stony ground British EnglishBrE if a request, suggestion, joke etc falls on stony ground, it is ignored or people do not like it 〔要求、建议、笑话等〕不被人理睬，未产生预期效果 Examples from the Corpus fall on stony ground• Joseph's words fell on stony ground.• Some initiatives have already fallen on stony ground, but, as we see in subsequent features, others keep coming.• Their marriages had fallen on stony ground but it seemed to me there was still hope.• Alan's charming smile fell on stony ground with her. 34. fall from somebody’s lips literarySAY if words fall from someone’s lips, they say them 〔话〕从某人口中说出 Examples from the Corpus fall from somebody’s lips• No false word ever falls from his lips.• In her excitement, words fell from her lips in a torrent. 35. fall into somebody’s lap if an opportunity falls into someone’s lap, they get it without having made any effort to get it 某人得来全不费功夫 36 the stress/accent/beat falls on something SLAPMused to say that a particular part of a word, phrase, or piece of music is emphasized or is played more loudly than the rest 重读/重音/拍子落在…上 → be/fall under a spell at spell2(3), → fall on your feet at foot1(19), → somebody’s face fell at face1, → stand or fall by/on at stand1(33) In the word ‘report’, the stress falls on the second syllable. 这个词，重音落在第二个音节上。 Examples from the Corpus the stress/accent/beat falls on something• In the word "spoken, " the stress falls on the first syllable. THESAURUS PHRASAL VERBSfall (also fall over, fall down) to suddenly go down onto the floor when standing, walking, or running 跌倒，摔倒 She fell on the stairs and broke her ankle. 她在楼梯上摔了一跤，脚踝骨折。 Children are always falling over. 小孩子老是摔跟头。 trip on/over something to fall or almost fall when you hit your foot against something 被某物绊倒 Someone might trip over those toys. 可能会有人被那些玩具绊倒的。 I tripped on a piece of wood. 我被一根木头绊了一跤。 slip to fall or almost fall when you are walking on a wet or very smooth surface 滑（倒） She slipped and hurt her ankle. 她滑了一下，伤了脚踝。 I was scared I would slip on the highly polished floor. 地板擦得好亮，我怕会滑倒。 stumble to almost fall when you put your foot down in an awkward way 绊脚 He stumbled and almost fell. 他一个踉跄,差点跌倒。 One of our porters stumbled on the rough ground. 地面高低不平，我们的一个搬运工绊了一跤。 collapse to fall suddenly and heavily to the ground, especially when you become unconscious 昏倒 One of the runners collapsed halfway through the race. 其中一名赛跑选手半途昏倒了。 lose your balance to become unsteady so that you start to fall over 失去平衡 She lost her balance on the first step and fell down the stairs. 她刚上楼梯的第一个梯阶就失去平衡，摔了下来。 nHave something to hold onto, in case you lose your balance. fall flat on your face to fall forwards so you are lying on your front on the ground 摔了个嘴啃泥 She fell flat on her face getting out of the car. 她下车时摔了个嘴啃泥。 37 fall about phrasal verbphr v British EnglishBrE LAUGHto laugh a lot about something 捧腹大笑 It was so funny everyone just fell about laughing. 太滑稽了，所有人都捧腹大笑。 Examples from the Corpus fall about• When we heard the news, we just fell about!• When they saw what their father had done, they both fell about laughing. fell about laughing• He fell about laughing when his agent phoned him with this news. 38 fall apart phrasal verbphr v a) EFFECTIVEif an organization, system, relationship etc falls apart, it stops being effective or successful 〔组织、制度、关系等〕崩溃，破裂 Don’t be reckless or your plans may fall apart. 别鲁莽，否则你的计划可能会失败。 The health service is falling apart at the seams. 医疗保健制度行将崩溃。 b) be falling apartCONDITION/STATE OF something to be in very bad condition 快散架，破旧不堪 Tommy’s old bicycle was rusty and falling apart. 汤米的旧自行车锈迹斑斑，都快散架了。 c) BREAKto break into pieces 破碎，断裂，散开 The book fell apart in my hands. 那本书在我手里散了架。 d) FAILto be unable to deal with your personal or emotional problems 垮掉，崩溃 She had to get some rest or she was going to fall apart. 她必须休息，否则要崩溃了。 e) somebody’s world/life falls apart if someone’s world or life falls apart, something very bad and serious happens which changes their life 某人的世界/生活垮掉 When his wife left him, his world fell apart. 妻子离他而去，他的世界就此垮了。 Examples from the Corpus fall apart• Over the period of the Hinkley C Inquiry, those claims finally fell apart.• There were gasps, moans, long pauses, the sound of tears falling, and of a man falling apart.• To this day I credit James's persistence in not letting us slip away or fall apart.• Within days, the historic deal inexplicably fell apart.• But everything fell apart and Shields began to slice through a non-existent home midfield.• The Soviet Union fell apart in 1991.• Finally, there had been the last few months, when everything had fallen apart with such shattering swiftness. falling apart at the seams• Our department is falling apart at the seams.• It was symptomatic of a system going soft, falling apart at the seams. be falling apart• I need some new shoes. These are falling apart.• The Underground seemed to be falling apart.• That car of yours is falling apart.• She liked her old apartment, but the neighborhood was falling apart.• The 911 system is falling apart.• Everything was falling apart, and I didn't know how to stop it.• How does a man even try to explain that he is falling apart because he doesn't kill people any more?• San Diego's public buildings are falling apart, but the city refuses to do anything about it.• But things were falling apart much earlier than expected.• Mukhamedov's defection two years ago, just as Communism was falling apart, will not be forgiven in a hurry. somebody’s world/life falls apart• When your world falls apart, do you get mad, get out or get even? 39 fall away phrasal verbphr v a) HORIZONTALto slope down 向下倾斜 From where we stood, the ground fell away sharply to the valley floor. 地面从我们所站之处陡然向谷底倾斜。 b) ATTACHto become separated from something after being fixed to it 剥落 The paint was falling away in patches. 有几块地方油漆在剥落。 c) QUIETif a feeling falls away, you stop having it, usually suddenly 〔感觉〕突然消失，突然消散 The view from the top was wonderful and our tiredness fell away. 顶上景色秀美，我们疲惫顿消。 d) British EnglishBrE to decrease 减少，减小 SYN fall OPP rise Demand for our more theoretical courses has fallen away. 要我们增开理论课的需求已经减少了。 Examples from the Corpus fall away• But as the years unfolded, that superficial explanation fell away.• We reached a rocky edge from which a steep side fell away.• As suddenly as the mountains appeared, they fell away, and a vast gridiron of lights appeared out of nowhere.• Then the habitations fell away behind them as their ascent began between thorn-spattered banks and hangers of oak.• The shop owner continued to gaze out at the blue air which fell away below, just ten yards from his feet.• The knife glinted and the keg fell away cleanly.• I was on a tricky bend, the road falling away sharply and badly in need of a grader. 40 fall back phrasal verbphr v a) PMif soldiers fall back, they move back because they are being attacked 撤退，退后 SYN retreat He yelled for his men to fall back. 他大喊着叫手下人后撤。 b) MOVE/CHANGE POSITIONto move backwards because you are very surprised, frightened etc 〔因惊奇、惊慌等而〕后退，退却 Scott fell back a pace in astonishment. 斯科特吃惊地后退了一步。 c) British EnglishBrE to decrease 减少，减小 SYN fall OPP rise When inflation started to rise, house prices fell back. 通货膨胀开始上升时，房价就回落了。 Examples from the Corpus fall back• After a further 20-point rise, the index fell back 73 points on Nov. 21.• Stockholm: Sharp gains in Volvo and Ericsson shares dominated a moderate session in which prices generally fell back from early advances.• At this time the Union center, having reformed after falling back under the early attacks, was still standing fast. 41 fall back into something phrasal verbphr v to go back to doing something or behaving in a way which you did before 回退到〔以前的做法〕 I was amazed at how easily I fell back into the old routine. 我很奇怪自己这么容易就回到了以前的生活习惯。 Examples from the Corpus fall back into • Deep inside, a high, wailing voice stopped crying and fell back into a deep sleep.• It can just as easily fall back into anti-feminism.• It would have been very easy for the United States to fall back into its historic isolationism. 42 fall back on somebody/something phrasal verbphr v DEPEND ON/RELY ONto use something or depend on someone’s help when dealing with a difficult situation, especially after other methods have failed （转而）依靠；求助于；借助于 have somebody/something to fall back on She has no relatives to fall back on. 她没有亲戚可以依靠。 Where negotiation fails, they must fall back on the law. → fallback 谈判解决不了的，他们就必须依靠法律来解决。 Examples from the Corpus fall back on • We had centuries of contacts to fall back on.• He had no time to work out meanings, fall back on old attitudes and positions.• His father was ageing, unsure, falling back on old prejudices to defend his position.• Mackay fell back on Stirling, having lost three-quarters of his men on the battlefield or through desertion.• The only way to deal with him was to fall back on the technique that had always served her best.• The ultimate responsibility for determining rewards falls back on those who receive them. have somebody/something to fall back on• I've got to have something to fall back on.• The transition back to work is easier, however, if individuals have worked previously and have skills to fall back on. 43 fall behind (somebody/something) phrasal verbphr v a) SLOWto go more slowly than other people so that they gradually move further ahead of you 落在（某人/某物的）后面 His mother was chatting and didn’t notice that he had fallen behind. 他妈妈在聊天，没注意到他已经落到后面了。 She hurt her ankle and had fallen behind the others. 她伤了脚踝，落在了别人的后面。 b) EFFECTIVEto become less successful than other people, companies, countries etc 落后（于某人/某物） After her time in hospital, Jenny’s parents are afraid she has fallen behind educationally. 珍妮住了一段时间医院，父母担心她学习跟不上。 Companies that are not market-driven risk falling behind the competition. 不以市场为导向的公司有可能在竞争中落败。 c) LATEto fail to finish a piece of work or pay someone money that you owe them at the right time 不能按时完成（工作）；拖欠（还款） with/on After losing his job, he fell behind with his mortgage payments. 失业后，他拖欠了抵押贷款的偿还。 The project has fallen behind schedule. 这项工程已经误期了。 Examples from the Corpus fall behind • As before, they again fall behind early, but this time they battle back.• The level of provisions could begin to drop next year as fewer families fall behind in their home loan payments.• It seems that they are still working on how to use their time and some students are falling behind in their work.• Certain other students simply fell behind so much that they could not catch up later on.• In recent years, teachers' salaries have fallen behind those of other non-manual workers.• They had fallen behind to a crazy goal after 33 minutes. fallen behind schedule• Home project had fallen behind schedule.• Countless advanced communications projects have fallen behind schedule after being heavily promoted.• It seems that matters have fallen behind schedule and need to be put back on the rails. 44 fall down phrasal verbphr v a) be falling downCONDITION/STATE OF something if a building is falling down, it is in very bad condition 〔建筑物〕破旧不堪 The bridge is falling down and will need a million dollars to repair it. 那座桥破旧不堪，需要一百万美元来维修。 b) FAILto fail because of a particular reason or in a particular way 不足；不够好 That’s where the whole argument falls down. 那就是整个论点站不住脚的地方。 on He is falling down on the supervisory aspects of his job. 他在监管方面的工作做得不太好。 The local authority is falling down on the job of keeping the streets clean. 地方当局在保持街道清洁方面做得不够。 Examples from the Corpus be falling down• The house is falling down around our ears.• It is not that they are falling down drunk at. 08.• They liked us at first because they thought we would like be falling down glad to have them as neighbors.• Her nappy was so wet it was falling down her legs.• Technically he is excellent but you have noticed that he is falling down on the supervisory aspects of his job.• The attorney general is supposed to act only when the law enforcement is falling down or broken down in a local community.• Something, or some one, was falling down the hillside.• There was a long pause, then, before it observed that some-thing was falling down toward it from the orbiting ship. fall on• Memories fell down on her like stones.• He stopped a little way away from me and fell down on the grass and hid his face in his arms.• She fell down on the mattress and went instantly to death.• On her second visit, Oliver fell down on the path and grazed his knee.• He falls down on the sand.• To fall down on the sofa and tear off her clothes and beg him to make wild, abandoned love to her.• Technically he is excellent but you have noticed that he is falling down on the supervisory aspects of his job.• This is not a book about what to do when the sky falls down on us as parents. 45 fall for somebody/something phrasal verbphr v informal a) TRICK/DECEIVEto be tricked into believing something that is not true 上…的当，受…的骗 He is too smart to fall for that trick. 他很精明，不会上那种当的。 b) LOVEto start to love someone 爱上〔某人〕 That was the summer I worked at the fairground, and met and fell for Lucy. 就是那个夏天，我在露天游乐场工作，遇到露西并爱上了她。 c) to like a place as soon as you see it 对〔某地〕一见倾心 Examples from the Corpus fall for • Computer, software and semiconductor shares fell for a second day.• More than 7 stocks fell for every 4 that rose on the New York Stock Exchange.• Cleese, 52, fell for her after his divorce two years ago from his second wife, film director Barbara Trentham.• I still fell for it, as one still falls for the oldest literary devices in the right hands and contexts.• She grabs a pass from Sally, throws her signature head fake to see if her defender will fall for it.• I had fallen for the oldest James Brown/James Brown joke in the book.• Surely she hadn't almost fallen for the oldest trick in the book!• The Constitution fell for their story and put it on the front page, with a picture of the dead monkey. 46 fall in phrasal verbphr v a) FALLif the roof, ceiling etc falls in, it falls onto the ground 〔屋顶、天花板等〕坍倒，塌下，垮掉 SYN collapse b) PMLINEto start walking or forming a line of people behind someone else 列队，集队 behind His men fell in behind him. 他的手下在他身后集队。 Examples from the Corpus fall in• During the hurricane the roof fell in.• The government is worried about the recent fall in house prices.• We need to fix the ceiling before it falls in on us. fall behind• Caroline sighed and fell in behind him.• Ritchie quickly handed him his three wads of money and walked away, the rest of the posse falling in behind him.• The Tories have responded to calls for unity and fallen in behind John Major.• A few shook themselves loose from the tangle, and pounded onward, others skirted the fallen and fell in behind them. 47 fall into something phrasal verbphr v a) to move somewhere quickly by relaxing your body and letting it fall on something 扑倒在〔某物〕上 She turned and fell into his arms. 她转身扑进他的怀里。 We fell into bed, exhausted. 我们倒在床上，精疲力竭。 b) to start doing something by chance 碰巧开始做〔某事〕 I fell into the job really. 我其实是碰巧做起这个工作的。 Examples from the Corpus fall into • I'm just going to go home and fall into a hot bath.• She fell into bed the moment she got home. 48 fall in with somebody/something phrasal verbphr v a) ACCEPTto accept someone’s ideas, decisions etc and not disagree with them 赞同，接受〔某人的想法、决定等〕 Once she explained her problem, he was happy to fall in with her plans. 她一说明自己的问题，他就欣然同意了她的计划。 b) to become friendly with a person or group of people after meeting them by chance 结交 SYN get in with She fell in with the wrong crowd in her teens. 她十几岁的时候结交了坏朋友。 Examples from the Corpus fall in with • He falls in with Compeyson and helps him to discover Magwitch's hiding-place.• Sometimes agreement is apparent rather than real because of the tendency to conform and fall in with majority opinion.• I turned left and desultorily fell in with Ronny Taskin and his friends, who walked home the same way I did.• This commitment will encourage others to fall in with the change.• That was the reason why she fell in with the man she later married.• We fell in with them, as the wheels turned, and we made our way to the river bank.• I fell in with those who drew the line at violence. 49 fall off phrasal verbphr v a) fall off (something)SEPARATE if part of something falls off, it becomes separated from the main part （从某物上）掉下，脱落 The door handle keeps falling off. 门把手老是掉下来。 A button had fallen off her jacket. 她的外套上掉了一颗纽扣。 b) LESSif the amount, rate, or quality of something falls off, it decreases 〔数量、比率或质量〕下降，减少 SYN fall OPP rise Audience figures fell off during the second series of the programme. 这个节目的第二期播出时，收看人数有所减少。 c) somebody nearly/almost fell off their chair spokenSURPRISED used to say that someone was very surprised when something happened 某人差点从椅子上掉下来〔用于表示某人十分惊奇〕 → fall off the back of a lorry at lorry When I saw my brother on the stage I nearly fell off my chair. 看到弟弟在台上，我差点没从椅子上掉下来。 Examples from the Corpus fall off• The railing on the porch looks like it is going to fall off.• Too easy to fall off and be dragged around by the heel.• A woman had fallen off and broken her pelvis.• Keep the napkin square on your lap or it will fall off, and you may not drop anything on the floor.• He fell off his bike and broke his wrist.• Jim was laughing so hard he fell off his chair.• In those days, the sweat would fall off my hands and I'd hear it hitting the floor.• Apply moleskin or a Band-Aid and leave in place until it falls off naturally in bath or shower.• There were other dangers besides falling off the branch.• A bag of groceries fell off the table onto the floor.• Any crumbs which fell off the table were pounced on by big bronze lizards - skinks.• A bolt broke on an amusement park ride, and several children who fell off were seriously injured. fall off (something)• The railing on the porch looks like it is going to fall off.• Too easy to fall off and be dragged around by the heel.• A woman had fallen off and broken her pelvis.• Keep the napkin square on your lap or it will fall off, and you may not drop anything on the floor.• In those days, the sweat would fall off my hands and I'd hear it hitting the floor.• Apply moleskin or a Band-Aid and leave in place until it falls off naturally in bath or shower.• There were other dangers besides falling off the branch.• Any crumbs which fell off the table were pounced on by big bronze lizards - skinks. 50 fall on/upon somebody/something phrasal verbphr v a) RESPONSIBLEif a duty or job falls on someone, they are responsible for doing it 〔责任或工作〕落在〔某人身上〕 The responsibility usually falls on the mother. 担子一般都落在母亲身上。 b) literarySTART DOING something to eagerly start eating or using something 急着开始吃[用]〔某物〕 She fell on the food as if she hadn’t eaten for days. 她狼吞虎咽，好像几天没吃饭似的。 c) literaryATTACK to suddenly attack or get hold of someone 突然攻击[抓住]〔某人〕 Some of the older boys fell on him and broke his glasses. 一些大一点的男孩突然扑向他，打碎了他的眼镜。 d) somebody’s eyes/gaze/glance fall(s) on something if your eyes etc fall on something, you notice it 某人的目光落在某物上 His eyes fell on her bag. ‘Are you going somewhere?’ 他的目光落在她的包上。“你是不是要去什么地方？” e) fall on hard/bad times to experience difficulties and problems in your life such as not having enough money 陷入贫困，境遇艰难 The aim is to raise money for workers who have fallen on hard times. 目的是为境遇艰难的工人筹款。 f) fall on your sword to leave your job because your organization has done something wrong, and you are taking responsibility for it 〔为所在机构的错误〕背黑锅辞职 → fall on deaf ears at deaf(5) It was clear that the prime minister wanted her to fall on her sword. 显然，总理想让她辞职来承担责任。 Examples from the Corpus fall on/upon • Electronics stocks also fell on concern the decline in U.• A lot of pressure falls on Hutchinson, who did all the right things in the final drive last week.• It seems that this is a case that will stand or fall on its own particular facts.• Rooted so deep it's in danger of the tree falling on its unknowing pig head.• Easter falls on the first Sunday after the first full moon on or after March 21.• A great grief has fallen upon the kingdom and there is deep apprehension for the future.• Multiple shadows of him fell on the perimeter wall, leaping like pale giants.• Angered I fell upon them and I killed them. somebody’s eyes/gaze/glance fall(s) on something• A fierce, terrified elation raced through her veins as her eyes fell on the knife only an inch away from her hand.• As he scanned the room for potential defenders his eyes fell on Father Ed Dougherty.• Does the gaze fall on the impaired body or on social barriers?• He greeted her, his eyes falling on her again for an instant and then skittering away.• He helped me shift the tea-chests and his eyes fell on your clothes as though dazed in a perfumed garden.• Its huge eyes fell on the scrap of paper on the floor.• Looking around, his glance fell on the twigs scattered on the ground where Cassowary had thrown them.• My eyes fell on the bed and to my horror something began slowly to stir under the blanket. fall on hard/bad times• At 21 she is set for stardom, but she still finds time for people who have fallen on hard times.• Even by political standards, Gingrich very quickly fell on hard times.• Interestingly, though, the bottom 10 includes many household names fallen on hard times.• With the outbreak of war, the shop fell on harder times.• Worse, because of Jack the father has fallen on hard times and must meet all kinds of debts.• I assumed that if a person fell on hard times some one else in the wider family would rescue them.• The model cities program fell on hard times soon after it began.• The Cambridge University Automobile Club had clearly fallen on hard times, too. 51 fall out phrasal verbphr v a) ARGUEto have a quarrel 争吵 with Carrie’s always falling out with people. 卡丽老是跟人争吵。 b) SEPARATEif a tooth or your hair falls out, it is then no longer attached to your body 〔牙齿或头发〕掉落，脱落 The drugs made her hair fall out. 这种药令她掉发。 c) PMif soldiers fall out, they stop standing in a line and move away to different places 〔士兵〕离开队列，解散 Examples from the Corpus fall out• It was the first time Bill and I had fallen out.• I didn't think it was worth falling out over, but Emily obviously did.• They fell out over some stupid little issue.• Jung and Freud fell out when Jung disagreed with some of Freud's central theories.• Maria fell out with some of her colleagues and decided to look for a new job.• She fell out with some of her school friends.• She was fired from the Broadway production after a highly-publicized falling-out with Weber. fall with• We had a falling out after he asked me to lie for him.• What'd he do - start a new cult when he fell out with Crowley?• The migrants fell out with each other; they had to endure the arrival of sects and individualists.• But he had an immense capacity for rows, and fell out with everybody sooner or later.• Often they've fallen out with family and have nowhere to live.• I think she's fallen out with her boyfriend.• Walker has recently fallen out with his publisher.• We heard you had a falling out with that young man.• Murray left the company after he fell out with the chairman over his salary.• Servants often run off if they don't like their mistress, or fall out with the rest of the staff.• Discs must fall out with their artists as much as anyone else, I reason, but this idea produces the Go!• What if you fall out with your partner or fellow shareholders? 52 fall over phrasal verbphr v a) FALLto fall onto the ground or to fall from an upright position 倒下，摔倒 Tommy fell over and cut his knee badly. 汤米摔了一跤，膝盖摔破一大块。 Her bike fell over. 她的自行车倒了。 b) fall over somethingFALL to hit your foot against something by mistake and fall to the ground 被某物绊倒 SYN trip over She fell over the dog and broke her front teeth. 她被那只狗绊了一跤，磕碎了门牙。 c) TRY TO DO OR GET something fall over yourself to do something to be very eager to do something, especially something you do not usually do 忙不迭地做某事，急着做某事〔尤指一般不做的事〕 People were falling over themselves to help her. 人们在尽力帮她。 Examples from the Corpus fall over yourself to do something• Freshers' fair is the traditional showground where societies fall over themselves to attract some of the 5000 new students.• The receptionist had obviously recognised him too, had practically fallen over herself to bat her long dark eyelashes at him.• Those first days of their honeymoon in New York, the music publishers had fallen over themselves to entertain the couple.• Suddenly, the Kremlin is falling over itself to get close to Uncle Sam.• He was good box office and managements fell over themselves to get his name on their marquees.• The owners are constantly carping about runaway salaries, then fall over themselves to jump the gun and up the ante.• The sight of so many senior politicians falling over themselves to kiss his hand was reminiscent of Tammany Hall at its worst.• We almost fell over ourselves to oblige. 53 fall through phrasal verbphr v FAILif an agreement, plan, sale etc falls through, it is not completed successfully 〔协议、计划、销售等〕失败，告吹 The studio planned to make a movie of the book but the deal fell through. 电影公司计划把那本书拍成电影，但是没有谈成。 Examples from the Corpus fall through• It was unbelievable -- it took two years to set the whole thing up and it fell through at the last minute!• The deal fell through because they couldn't get enough money from the bank. 54 fall to somebody/something phrasal verbphr v a) RESPONSIBLEif a duty or job falls to someone, they are responsible for doing it, especially when this is difficult or unpleasant 〔尤指困难或令人不悦的事〕落在〔某人身上〕 It fell to me to give her the bad news. 把这个坏消息告诉她的任务落在了我身上。 b) writtenSTART DOING something to start doing something 开始做〔某事〕 They fell to work with a will. 他们满腔热情地开始干了起来。 fall to doing something He fell to thinking about how nice a warm bath would be. 他开始思忖起洗个热水澡该有多么舒服啊。 Examples from the Corpus fall to • The honour of the reception always fell to the family of the bride. It fell to ... to• There was a heated argument between the two men which at length it fell to Branson to settle.• It fell to him to change the look of advertising for a well-known brand of cigarettes.• As a senior member of the Karolinska faculty, it fell to him to introduce the two speakers.• It fell to later apostles to make public religion more militant.• It fell to Pentagon officials to publicise this crucial information. fall to doing something• Last year solid waste totalled 227,000 tonnes but this is forecast to fall to 206,000 tonnes this year.• Last year, it fell to 17 percent.• Some analysts expect cellular growth to fall to single digits in a few years.• The cave continues but then suddenly falls to horrendous depths and a retreat must be made to the point of entry.• The honour of the reception always fell to the family of the bride.• The proportion of married women falls to just over two in ten, and the proportion widowed rises to nearly two-thirds.• The stock later fell to 214. 50, up 1. 66 percent.• There followed a crash and a rending of fabric and I fell to the ground. Examples from the Corpus fall• Aston Villa fell 3 places in the league after their defeat by Barnsley.• Its price fell 75 yen per 50,000 in face value.• A light rain was falling.• George held on tightly, afraid that he might fall.• I sat in bed, listening to the rain fall.• Just as we were about to leave the house, rain began to fall.• She was going up the stairs when she fell.• Mabel Boll was exactly the kind of person upon whom Guest was determined the mantle of fame would not fall.• Don't worry - I'll catch you if you fall.• A shadow fell across his face, hiding his expression.• A tree had fallen across the road and blocked it.• Katie fell and scraped her knee.• Mukhamedov's defection two years ago, just as Communism was falling apart, will not be forgiven in a hurry.• One of the climbers fell fifty feet.• Leaves were falling from the trees.• A man tall and princely-looking was sitting by the hearth where the firelight fell full on him.• He reportedly fell in battle on June 17th.• He remembered Hause Point, he remembered the abyss he had so often fallen into.• It is mature and spontaneous utterance falling like ripe leaves on a still day in the fall of the year.• She watched the keys fall, noting that they fell more slowly than they would have done on the Earth.• Bombs fell on the streets, destroying neighbouring homes, but leaving the school intact.• Darkness fell on the town and the streetlights came on one by one.• One of the glasses had fallen on to its side and a red stain had spread from it on to the tablecloth.• Careful that box doesn't fall on you, Charlotte!• I can't find my passport - it must have fallen out of my pocket.• Fred fell out of the tree and broke his arm.• She opened the cupboard and everything fell out.• Maria's hair fell over her shoulders. eyes fell• Albert's eyes fell, and he blushed.• Then her eyes fell briefly on the painting her grandmother had given her.• As he scanned the room for potential defenders his eyes fell on Father Ed Dougherty.• My eyes fell on the bed and to my horror something began slowly to stir under the blanket.• A fierce, terrified elation raced through her veins as her eyes fell on the knife only an inch away from her hand.• Its huge eyes fell on the scrap of paper on the floor.• He helped me shift the tea-chests and his eyes fell on your clothes as though dazed in a perfumed garden.• His eyes fell to the bottom of the page. fall to/on your knees• A woman, gone faint, fell to her knees.• As Nelson paraded in front of the jury, the pants fell to his knees.• Francis Lee received a little kick and fell on his knees.• Too fast for his shorter legs and he fell on his knees.• He fell to his knees before her.• She fell on her knees before them and begged them to take her with them.• The mestizo fell to his knees, but he still held the knife.• He screamed in agony and fell to his knees, cradling his broken nose between his bloodied hands. fall sharply/steeply• After that, volumes were expected to fall sharply.• London share prices also fell sharply.• The Potomac was clean again, a haven for windsurfers, and certain airborne pollutants had fallen sharply.• Yet the jobless rate is falling sharply.• Sales of units fell sharply after the crash of October 1987.• Leading market indices in Britain and the United States fell sharply after the report was published.• Sickness absence overall fell sharply last year by almost 0.5 percent of working time from the 1991 figure of 4.0 percent.• While weak earnings forecasts caused many stocks to fall sharply, unexpectedly strong outlooks or actual earnings were rewarded. fall into• These substances fall into two categories. fall under• Her earlier books would fall under the heading of historical fiction. fallen into the habit of• The company had fallen into the habit of using George to administer a sort of organizational shock therapy. fall over• That bookcase looks as if it's about to fall over.• There was no wind; the tree just fell over. fall on• Christmas falls on a Thursday this year. fall to• Last year, it fell to 17 percent.• Last year solid waste totalled 227,000 tonnes but this is forecast to fall to 206,000 tonnes this year.• The stock later fell to 214. 50, up 1. 66 percent.• The cave continues but then suddenly falls to horrendous depths and a retreat must be made to the point of entry.• The proportion of married women falls to just over two in ten, and the proportion widowed rises to nearly two-thirds.• Some analysts expect cellular growth to fall to single digits in a few years.• The honour of the reception always fell to the family of the bride.• There followed a crash and a rending of fabric and I fell to the ground. Nature, Government, Other sports fall2 ●●● S2 W2 noun 1 movement down 向下的移动 [countableC]FALL movement down towards the ground or towards a lower position 下跌，跌落；跌倒 the first fall of autumn leaves 秋叶始落 The rise and fall of the dancers’ bodies creates a pattern. 舞者身体的起伏构成了一幅图案。 Mrs Evans had a fall (=fell to the ground) and broke her leg. 埃文斯太太摔了一跤，跌断了一条腿。 He stretched out his hands to break his fall (=prevent himself from falling too quickly and hurting himself). 他伸出双手撑了一下，不让自己摔得太重。 2 reduction 减少 [countableC]LESS a reduction in the amount, level, price etc of something 〔数量、水平、价格等的〕下降，降低，减少 OPP rise fall in There has been a fall in oil prices. 油价下跌了。 sharp/steep fall the sharp fall in the birth rate in European countries 欧洲国家出生率的急剧下降 fall of Their industrial output went down again in December, which meant a fall of 2.2% over the year. 12月，他们的工业产量再次下降，那就意味着全年减少了2.2%。 3 season 季节 [singular] American EnglishAmEDN the season between summer and winter, when leaves change colour and the weather becomes slightly colder 秋季 SYN autumn Eleanor plans to go to Southwestern Community College this fall. 埃莉诺打算今年秋天去上西南社区学院。 The area is beautiful in the fall. 这地方秋天的景色很美。 4 loss of power/success 失去权力/失败 [singular]PG a situation in which someone or something loses their position of power or becomes unsuccessful 垮台，崩溃；衰败 fall from The president lived on for twenty years after his fall from power. 那位总统下台后活了二十年。 the story of Napoleon’s rise and fall (=period of success followed by failure) 拿破仑的兴衰史 Rumours are that the company is heading for a fall (=is likely to fail soon). 传闻这家公司要倒闭了。 5 fall from grace PGa situation in which someone stops being respected by other people or loses their position of authority, especially because they have done something wrong 〔尤因做错事后〕不再受人尊敬，失去权威 He was the head of the intelligence service until his fall from grace. 失去人们的信任之前，他是情报部门的负责人。 Examples from the Corpus fall from grace• But if Mrs Longhill felt better that her servant had fallen from grace in distant Barnswick, then let her think it.• That in itself was a sign that Norris' fall from grace had begun.• Now, as Pope fell from grace, McClellan came to the fore again.• Even by Washington standards, Gingrich has quickly fallen from grace.• Jackson's fall from grace came in the fourth game, when he struck out three times in a row.• Much of his hatred and contempt of Bella must have stemmed from her involvement in Johnny's fall from grace.• And its spectacular fall from grace should serve as a warning.• The competition was soon simplified with the fall from grace of William Craig.• He had an uncharacteristic fall from grace in his match against Connell. 6 defeat 战败 [singular]BEAT/DEFEAT a situation in which a country, city etc is defeated by an enemy 〔国家、城市等的〕陷落，沦陷；战败，败亡 fall of the fall of Jerusalem in AD70 公元70年耶路撒冷的沦陷 7 falls (also Falls) [plural]DN a place where a river suddenly goes straight down over a cliff 瀑布 The spray from the falls is so dense that you can hardly see. 瀑布溅起的水雾密得让人看不清东西。 Niagara Falls 尼亚加拉大瀑布 Examples from the Corpus falls• Niagara Falls 8. sport 体育运动 [countableC]DSO an act of forcing your opponent onto the ground in wrestling or judo 〔摔跤或柔道中的〕压倒，按倒 9 snow/rocks 雪/岩石 [countableC]FALL an amount of snow, rocks etc that falls onto the ground 〔雪、岩石等的〕降落（量） fall of Fresh falls of snow were forecast. 预报还有几次降雪。 The road is blocked by a rock fall. 公路被落下的岩石堵住了。 10. the Fall (also the fall)RRC the occasion in the Bible when God punished Adam and Eve by making them leave the Garden of Eden 人类堕落〔指《圣经》中上帝惩罚亚当与夏娃，把他们赶出伊甸园〕 Examples from the Corpus the Fall• The fall potential on this wall is greater than the length of the climbs as well!• He lost his wife for a time, but after the fall of Troy he got her back.• This parliament was also dissolved by decree, and a third Duma was elected and convened in the fall of 1907.• What is truly disconcerting about the story is the result of the fall, and the divine purpose behind it.• The story of the Garden, therefore, records not only the fall of man, but the fall of language.• It shows the fall in average costs as numbers increase by one additional individual.• The present plan is for Liddy to take the fall for everyone.• She had a pain in her chest that was not due to the fall, it was fear. n GRAMMAR: Patterns with fall (meaning 3) in the fall/in fall You use in the fall or in fall when talking about something that happens during the fall season: in the fall ofHe visited them in the fall. You use in the fall of with a year when saying when something happens: last fall/this fall etcThe project will be completed in the fall of 2018. Don’t use in with these words: You say last fall: She started college last fall. ✗Don’t say: She started college in last fall.You say this fall: This fall the leaves are really beautiful. ✗Don’t say: In this fall the leaves are really beautiful.You say next fall: The book will come out next fall. ✗Don’t say: The book will come out in next fall.You say that fall: That fall I went to Kyoto. ✗Don’t say: In that fall I went to Kyoto.Examples from the Corpus fall• Fall is my favorite season.• There was a dramatic fall in temperature overnight.• Floyd investigated it soon after free fall had begun.• It's one of the heaviest falls of snow on record.• Senate attempts to include the provision failed three times last fall when supporters were unable to cut off debate.• The positioning of the stones will determine the type of fall.• It's a movie about the fall of France in 1940.• Here, the fall is 48 percent since the objective was introduced.• I sat listening to the fall of the rain on the roof.• It seemed that the wind had dropped a little with the fall of night. break ... fall• The crucifix had been broken by its fall.• Then the wave curled, broke, and fell.• Not break, fall or cry each time a hateful picture drifted in front of her face.• Wreckage in the vicinity of the break point fell first and was recovered in the westernmost of three major debris fields.• When you fall forward, fully conscious or not, you put out your hands to break your fall.• It is down, straight down, into the rank and file, and there is nothing to break the fall.• Half blinded by the foam, Christine scrambled for something to grab on to to break her fall. sharp/steep fall• There has been a sharp fall in the number of reported rapes involving strangers; these account for 12 % of attacks.• Separately, shares in forestry companies declined amid forecasts of a steep fall in cellulose prices, analysts said.• Two rival companies, Toshiba and Hitachi, saw a steep fall in profits.• As a result we have seen a sharp fall in the numbers who sleep rough on our streets.• An inadequate person in a job can lead to a sharp fall in morale or sales.• Whether the steep falls of yesterday turn into something more serious remains to be seen.• The steep fall in interest rates over the past two years has boosted their operating profits enormously. rise and fall• Her chest glistened, and rose and fell with her breathing.• Here white graves are garnished with angels, rising and falling down to the brink of the sea.• Over and over again, for twenty-five minutes, the heads rose and fell before the final triumphant cry of Allah hu-Akbar!• Meanwhile, that part of the building shifted, rising and falling with the seasons, and the floors creaked constantly.• It was like being in a loo that rose and fell.• We decided to withdraw, to return to a timescale measured by the rise and fall of the sun.• Jailed gangsters Reggie and Ronnie Kray were reputed to have earned £250,000 for the film about their rise and fall.• There, rising and falling with her every breath. the FallFall, then noun [S] n1.the story in the Bible that tells how Adam and Eve, the first man and the first woman, disobeyed God. According to the story, God forbids Adam and Eve from eating the fruit (sometimes called ‘the apple’) on the Tree of Knowledge in the Garden of Eden. The serpent (=snake) persuades Eve to taste the fruit, and then Eve gives the fruit to Adam to eat. They are ashamed of disobeying God and wear fig leaves because they are also now ashamed of having no clothes on. When they tell God that they have eaten the fruit he sends them out of the Garden of Eden. This story is supposed to describe the way that human beings first learnt about the difference between good and evil. From Longman Business Dictionary fallfall1 /fɔːlfɒːl/ verb (past tensepst fell /fel/, past participlepp fallen /ˈfɔːlənˈfɒː-/) 1[intransitiveI] to go down to a lower price, level, amount etc Sales of new passenger cars in Europe fell 9.6%. fall to The British pound fell to $1.7520 from $1.7850. The company went public at $17 a share, but its stock price has fallen sharply since then. The consumer confidence index fell steeply (=by a large amount) from 79.3 in May to 50.9 in October. 2fall due if a payment falls due on or by a particular date, it must be made on or by that date Subscriptions are payable annually and fall due on 1 December. Of these sums, $44.2 million fell due for repayment within one year and a further $22 million fell due after more than one year. → fall away → fall back → fall behind → fall off → fall through fallfall2 noun 1[countableC] a reduction in the amount, level, price etc of something fall in Japanese companies have tried to make up for a fall in domestic demand by increasing sales overseas. There has been a sharp fall in the price of copper. The steep fall in the Nikkei index means interest rates will stay low. 2[singular] when a person or organization loses their position of power or becomes unsuccessful the rise and fall of the British motorcycle industry Old English feallan →20-29 →30-36 →REGISTER1 →THESAURUS1 →PHRASAL VERBS1fall2 noun →n GRAMMAR1Fall, then noun |
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