fall/fɔːl/ (fell, fallen)

vi

1. 落下,降落

• The rain was falling steadily. 雨不停地下着。

2. 跌倒

3. (水平、程度、质量等)下降，降低

• Interest rates fell sharply. 利率下滑得很厉害。

4. 阵亡，被杀死

• Six tigers fell to his rifle. 他用步枪射倒了六只老虎。

5. (地位,名望)下降；失势，垮台

• The government fell after the revolution. 政府在那场革命之后垮台了。

6. 变成，成为

• The classroom fell quiet. 教室安静下来。

7. 落到

• The accent falls on the second syllable. 重音落在第一音节。

8. (脸色)不满,阴沉

9. 被说出，被透露

• Not a word fell from his lips. 他一声也没吭。

10. (地面)倾斜,(潮汐)退落

词组fall about laughing 英 笑得无法自制

• He's a born clown,just the single sight of him is enough to make you fall about laughing. 他是个天生的小丑，只要一看见他那副模样就足以令你笑破肚皮了。

fall apart 破裂，崩溃

• Their marriage has fallen apart. 他们的婚姻已经破裂了。

fall back 后退，退却

• The enemy fell back. 敌人退却了。

fall back on 借助于，依赖

• take notes to fall back on 作笔记以供日后援引

fall down

1. 口 失败

2. 沿着(河流、港湾)而下

fall flat 见flat fall for

1. 受…的欺骗

• Don't fall for his delicate flattery. 不要被他的花言巧语所欺骗。

2. 非正式 爱上，被…迷上

fall in 使列入队形，集合 fall into 开始

• I fell into conversation with a visiting scholar. 我同一个访问学者谈了起来。

fall in with 英 赞同

• I'm very happy to fall in with what you suggest. 我很高兴和你的见解相同。

fall off (质量、数量等)下降，减少

• The demand for electric cable is falling off. 电缆的需求量在下降。

fall on(或upon)

1. 猛烈攻击，袭击

• The guerrillas fell upon the enemies. 游击队员们向敌人发起猛烈的进攻。

• The hungry refugees fell on the food. 饥饿的难民扑向食物。

2. 由…负担

• The responsibility of rebuilding our homeland falls on us. 重建家园的重担落在我们的肩上。

fall out

1. 争吵

• The two brothers fell out over the bequest. 两兄弟为争夺遗产发生了争吵。

2. (使)离开队列，解散

3. (头发、牙齿等)脱落

fall through 失败，成泡影

• The plan of going abroad fell through in the end. 出国的计划终成泡影。

fall to

1. 开始

• fall to working 开始工作

2. (责任等)落在…身上

• It fell to me to accommodate the visitor. 接待来访者的责任落在我的身上。