落[là]

动

1. leave out; be missing

♦ 这里~了两个字。 Two words are missing here.

2. leave behind; forget to bring

♦ 我忙着出来, 把书~在家里了。 I was in a hurry and left my book at home.

3. lag (or fall, drop) behind

♦ ~下很远 fall (or be left) far behind

♦ 谁也不愿意~在后面。 No one likes to lag behind.

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落[lào]
动同〖落(luò) Ⅰ①②⑥⑦⑧〗, confined to use in the following
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落[luò]
动

1. fall; drop

♦ 有些棉桃~在地上了。 Some cotton bolls have fallen on the ground.

2. go down; set

♦ 潮水~了。 The tide is low (or out).

♦ 太阳~山了。 The sun has set.

3. lower

♦ 把帘子~下来 lower the blinds

4. decline; come down; sink

♦ ~到这步田地 come to such a pass

5. lag behind; fall behind

♦ 落伍

6. leave behind; stay behind

♦ 不~痕迹 leave no trace

7. fall onto; rest with

♦ 这项任务~在我们肩上了。 The task was put on our shoulders.

8. get; have; receive

♦ ~褒贬 be criticized; lay oneself open to censure

♦ 就这么办吧, 我不怕~埋怨。 Let's do it that way, then. I don't mind taking the blame.

9. put pen to paper; write down

♦ 落款

名

1. whereabouts

♦ 下落

2. settlement

♦ 村落

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