| 词汇 | fall away |
| 释义 | fall awayfall 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. → fall away at fall1(PHRASAL VERB) |
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