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[/fɔːl; fɔl/] v (pt fell [/fel; fɛl/], pp fallen [/ˈfɔːlən; ˋfɔlən/]) 1 [I, Ipr, Ip] come or go down
from force of weight, loss of balance, etc; descend or drop 落下; 跌落; 降落; 掉下: The
rain was falling steadily. 雨不停地下著. * The leaves fall in autumn. 秋天樹葉凋落. * He
slipped and fell ten feet. 他失足自十英尺高處跌了下來. * That parcel contains glassdon't
let it fall. 那包裹里有玻璃制品--別掉在地上. * The book fell off the table onto the floor.
那本書從桌上掉到地上. * He fell into the river. 他掉進河里了. * I need a new bicycle lampmy
old one fell off and broke. 我需要一個新的自行車車燈--舊的摔破了.2 [I, Ipr] ~ (on/upon sb/sth)
come as if by dropping suddenly; descend 突然降臨; 來臨: A sudden silence fell.
突然靜了下來. * Darkness falls quickly in the tropics. 熱帶地區(qū)天黑得很快. * Fear fell upon
them. 他們突然感到很害怕.3 [I, Ipr, Ip] ~ (down/over) stop standing, esp suddenly;
collapse 倒下（尤指突然間）; 倒塌: Many trees fell in the storm. 在那場暴風雨中有許多樹都倒了. * He fell
on his knees (ie knelt down) and begged for mercy. 他跪下求饒. * The toddler tried to
walk but kept falling down. 那小孩學著走路但老是跌跤. * She fell over and broke her leg.
她跌倒後摔折了腿. * (fig 比喻) Six wickets fell (ie Six batsmen in cricket were dismissed)
before lunch. 午飯前有六個板球擊球員被殺出局.4 [Ipr] hang down 垂下; 低垂: Her hair fell over her
shoulders in a mass of curls. 她的鬈發(fā)披在肩上. * His beard fell to his chest. 他的胡須垂到胸前.
5 [I] decrease in amount, number or intensity （數(shù)量、 數(shù)目）下降; （強度）變?nèi)? Prices fell
on the stock market. 股市行情下跌. * Her spirits fell (ie She became sad) at the bad
news. 她聽到這壞消息後情緒很低落. * Her voice fell as they entered the room. 他們走進房間時她的聲音低了下來.
* The temperature fell sharply in the night. 夜間溫度急劇下降.6 [I, Ip] ~ (away/off)
slope downwards 向下傾斜: Beyond the hill, the land falls (away) sharply towards the
river. 山那邊地面呈陡坡向河邊傾斜.7 [I] (a) lose one's position, office or power; be
defeated 失去地位、 職位或權(quán)力; 垮臺: The government fell after the revolution.
政府在那場革命之後垮臺了. (b) die in battle; be shot 陣亡; 被擊斃: Half the regiment fell before
the enemy onslaught. 在敵軍猛攻下, 這個團有一半人陣亡了. * Six tigers fell to his rifle.
他用步槍射倒了六只老虎. (c) (of a fortress, city, etc) be captured （指要塞、 城市等）淪陷, 失守: Troy
finally fell (to the Greeks). 特洛伊最終被（希臘人）攻陷.8 [I] (dated 舊) sin; do wrong 犯罪;
墮落: Eve tempted Adam and he fell. 夏娃誘惑亞當, 結(jié)果他犯了罪.9 [Ipr] ~ on/over sth take
the direction or position specified 朝某方向; 占據(jù)某位置: Which syllable does the stress
of this word fall on? 這個字的重音是在哪個音節(jié)上? * My eye fell on (ie I suddenly saw) a
curious object. 我突然看見一個奇怪的東西. * A shadow fell over the room. 有個影子映入室內(nèi).10 [La,
Ln, Ipr] ~ (into sth) pass into a specified state; become 進入某種狀態(tài); 變成: fall
asleep 入睡 * The horse fell lame. 那馬瘸了. * He fell silent. 他靜了下來. * Has she fallen
ill again? 她又病了嗎? * When does the rent fall due? ie When must it be paid?
租金何時到期? * She fell an easy prey to his charm. 她一下子被他迷住了. * He fell into a doze,
ie began to doze. 他打起瞌睡來了. * The house fell into decay. 那房子腐朽了.11 [I, Ipr]
happen or occur; have as a date 發(fā)生; 適逢（一日期）: Easter falls early this year.
今年的復活節(jié)來得早. * Christmas Day falls on a Monday. 今年的圣誕節(jié)是星期一.12 [I, Ipr] be spoken
被說出: I guessed what was happening from a few words she let fall, ie from what
she said. 我從她說的幾句話中猜出發(fā)生什麼事了. * Not a word fell from his lips. 他什麼話也沒說.13 (For
idioms containing fall, see entries for ns, adjs, etc 與fall搭配的其他習語見有關(guān)名詞、
形容詞等的詞條, 如 fall in love (with sb) => love1; fall flat => flat3.)14 (phr
v) fall about (infml) laugh uncontrollably 無法控制地大笑: We all fell about
(laughing/with laughter) when he did his imitation of the tea-lady.
看到他模仿女勤雜工的樣子, 我們?nèi)Φ们把鲠岷? 無法自制.
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[/fɔːl; fɔl/] n1 [C] act or instance of falling 落下;
跌落; 降落; 掉下: I had a fall (from a horse) and broke my arm. 我（從馬上）跌下來把胳膊摔斷了. *
That was a nasty fall. 這一跤摔得不輕.2 ~ (of sth) (a) [C] amount of sth that falls
or has fallen 某物降落的數(shù)量: a heavy fall of snow/rain 一場大雪[大雨] * a fall of rock(s)
落下的巖石. (b) [C esp sing 尤作單數(shù)] distance through which sb/sth falls or descends
降落的距離; 落差: a fall of twenty feet 下落二十英尺 * a twenty-foot fall 二十英尺的落差.3 [C]
decrease in value, quantity, intensity, etc 價值、 數(shù)量、 強度等的降低: a steep fall in
prices 價格的暴跌 * a fall in the numbers attending 出席人數(shù)的減少.4 [sing] ~ (of sth)
(esp political) defeat; collapse （尤指政治方面的）失敗; 垮臺: the fall of the Roman Empire
羅馬帝國的滅亡 * The fall of the Government resulted in civil war. 政府倒臺導致內(nèi)戰(zhàn)爆發(fā).5 [C]
(US) = autumn: in the fall of 1970 在1970年的秋季 * several falls ago 幾年之前 * [attrib
作定語] fall fashions 秋季式樣.6 (a) [C] ~ (from sth) loss of innocence or a state of
goodness 墮落; 變壞: a fall from grace 失寵. (b) the Fall [sing] (Bible 圣經(jīng)) loss of
mankind's innocence following the disobedience of Adam and Eve
（亞當和夏娃偷食禁果後）人類的墮落.7 [C] (usu pl, esp in geographical names 通常作復數(shù), 尤用於地名中)
large amount of water falling down from a height; waterfall 瀑布: The falls
upstream are full of salmon. 該瀑布上流有許多大麻哈魚. * Niagara Falls 尼亞加拉瀑布.8 (idm 習語)
pride comes/goes before a fall => pride. ride for a fall =>
ride2.