fall 的英语意思
fallfall1 /fɔːl $ fɒːl/ verb (past tense fell /fel/, past participle fallen /ˈfɔːlən $ ˈfɒːl-/) 
查看全部语言翻译1move downwards [intransitive] to move or drop down from a higher position to a lower position从较高位置移动或落向较低位置: 
The tree was about to fall.那棵树快要倒了。 The book fell from his hands.书从他手中掉落。 Enough rain had fallen to flood the grounds.雨下得足以淹没地面。fall down Rob fell down the stairs.罗布从楼梯上摔了下来。 She flushed and her eyes fell (=she looked down).她脸红了，目光垂下（=向下看）。2stop standing/walking etc [intransitive] to suddenly go down onto the ground after you have been standing, walking, or running, especially without intending to在站立、行走或奔跑时突然倒在地上，尤指无意中摔倒: I fell and hit my head.我摔倒了，撞到了头。slip/stumble/trip etc and fall He slipped and fell on the ice.他在冰上滑倒了。fall down Lizzie fell down and hurt her knee.莉齐摔倒了，膝盖受了伤。 Peter was playing by the river when he fell in (=fell into the water).彼得在河边玩耍时掉进了水里（=落入水中）。fall to/on your knees (=move down to the ground so that your body is resting on your knees)（=向下移动至地面，使身体跪在膝盖上） She fell to her knees beside his body.她跪倒在他身旁。 → fall flat on your face at flat3(5)3decrease [intransitive] to go down to a lower level, amount, price etc, especially a much lower one降至较低的水平、数量、价格等，尤指大幅下降 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.该岛全年气候温暖，冬季气温从不低于10度。 He believes that educational standards are falling.他认为教育水平正在下滑。fall from Advertising revenue fell from $98.5 million to $93.3 million.广告收入从9850万美元降至9330万美元。fall to The number of subscribers had fallen to 1,000.订阅人数已降至1000人。fall sharply/steeply (=by a large amount)（=大幅下降） London share prices fell sharply yesterday.伦敦股价昨日大幅下跌。► see thesaurus at decreaseRegister语体In everyday English, people often say an amount or level goes down rather than falls:· House prices have gone down again.在日常英语中，人们常用 go down 而非 fall 来表示数量或水平的下降：· 房价又下降了。4become [intransitive, linking verb] to start to be in a new or different state开始进入新的或不同的状态fall adj I’ll stay with her until she falls asleep.我会陪着她，直到她入睡。 I think that I’ve fallen in love with Angela.我想我已经爱上安吉拉了。 She fell ill with flu.她患了流感。 Albert fell silent and turned his attention to his food.阿尔伯特沉默下来，把注意力转向了食物。fall into The house was empty for many years and fell into disrepair.那所房子空置多年，逐渐破败失修。 One false step can mean falling into debt.一步走错就可能陷入债务。 He fell into despair.他陷入了绝望。5belong to a group [intransitive always + preposition] to belong to or be part of a particular group, area of responsibility, range of things, or type of things属于或归入某一特定群体、职责范围、事物范畴或类型fall into Many illnesses fall into the category of stress-related illnesses.许多疾病属于与压力相关的疾病类别。 Leaders fall into two categories.领导者分为两类。fall within The judge said that this matter did not fall within the scope of the auditor’s duties.法官表示，此事不在审计员的职责范围之内。fall under The job falls under the heading of ‘sales and marketing’.这份工作归属于"销售与市场营销"类别。 Meat production falls under the control of the Agriculture Department.肉类生产归农业部管辖。6fall short of something to be less than the amount or standard that is needed or that you want低于所需或期望的数量或标准: This year’s profit will fall short of 13%.今年的利润将达不到13%。 He would sack any of his staff who fell short of his high standards.他会解雇任何达不到其高标准的员工。7fall victim/prey to something/somebody to get a very serious illness or be attacked or deceived by someone患上严重疾病，或遭到某人的攻击或欺骗: Breastfed babies are less likely to fall victim to stomach disorders.母乳喂养的婴儿患胃肠疾病的可能性较小。 people who fall victim to violence暴力侵害的受害者8night/darkness/dusk falls if night etc falls, it starts to become dark at the beginning of the night指夜幕等降临，天色开始变暗: It grew colder as night fell.夜幕降临，天气越来越冷。 Darkness had fallen by the time we reached home.我们到家时，夜色已深。9silence/a hush/sadness etc falls literary文学 used to say that a person, group, or place becomes quiet, sad etc用于表示某人、某群体或某地变得安静、悲伤等: A long silence fell between us.我们之间陷入了长时间的沉默。10start doing something [intransitive] to start doing something or being involved with something, often without intending to开始做某事或卷入某事，常指无意为之: I fell into conversation with some guys from New York.我和几个来自纽约的人攀谈起来。 He had fallen into the habit of having a coffee every time he passed the coffee machine.他养成了一个习惯，每次经过咖啡机时都要喝一杯咖啡。11fall into place a)if 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指一直试图理解的情况中各部分开始变得清晰，你开始明白它们之间的联系: Suddenly, all the details started falling into place.突然间，所有细节开始变得清晰起来。 b)if the parts of something that you want to happen fall into place, they start to happen in the way that you want指你希望发生的事情的各个部分开始按你期望的方式进行: I was lucky because everything fell into place at exactly the right time.我很幸运，因为一切都在恰当的时机顺利就绪。12fall to pieces/bits a)to break into many pieces碎成许多片 SYN fall apart: The book had been well used and finally fell to pieces.这本书用得太久，最终散架了。 b)if something such as a plan or a relationship falls to pieces, it stops working properly指计划或关系等停止正常运转 SYN fall apart: The family is falling to pieces.这个家庭正在分崩离析。13be falling to pieces/bits if something is falling to pieces, it is in very bad condition, especially because it is very old指某物状况极差，尤指因年久失修 SYN be falling apart: The house is falling to pieces.这所房子破败不堪。14fall flat if a joke, remark, or performance falls flat, it fails to interest or amuse people指笑话、言论或表演未能引起人们的兴趣或逗乐观众: Marlow’s attempts at jokes fell flat.马洛的笑话尝试毫无效果。15fall foul of somebody/something to do something which makes someone angry or which breaks a rule, with the result that you are punished做了某件让人生气或违反规定的事，结果受到惩罚: He is worried that his teenage kids will fall foul of the law.他担心自己十几岁的孩子会触犯法律。16fall by the wayside to fail, or to stop being done, used, or made失败，或停止被执行、使用或生产: Health reform was one of his goals that fell by the wayside.医疗改革是他的目标之一，但最终半途而废。 Luxury items fall by the wayside during a recession.经济衰退期间，奢侈品销售会走下坡路。17fall from grace/favour to stop being liked by people in authority不再受当权者的青睐: He fell from grace for the first time when he was convicted of drink-driving.他第一次失宠是因为被判酒后驾车罪。18fall from a great height to be forced to leave an important job or position, or lose the respect that people had for you被迫离开重要职位，或失去人们对你的尊重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指某物或某人落入敌人或危险人物之手，敌方等获得对其的控制权或占有权: He wants to prevent the business falling into the hands of a competitor.他希望阻止这家企业落入竞争对手之手。 We must not let these documents fall into the wrong hands.我们绝不能让这些文件落入坏人之手。20fall into a trap/pitfall to make a mistake that many people make犯许多人都会犯的错误: Don’t fall into the trap of feeling guilty.不要陷入愧疚感的陷阱。21fall into step a)to start to walk next to someone else, at the same speed as them开始与他人并排行走，保持相同的步速fall beside/with Holly slowed her pace and fell into step with the old man.霍莉放慢脚步，与老人并肩而行。 b)to start doing something in the same way as the other members of a group开始以与团队其他成员相同的方式做事fall with The other countries on the Council are expected to fall into step with the US.理事会其他国家预计将与美国保持一致。22fall into line to obey someone or do what other people want you to do, especially when you do not want to do it at first服从某人或按他人意愿行事，尤指起初并不情愿: Most countries have signed the treaty but some are reluctant to fall into line.大多数国家已签署该条约，但有些国家不愿遵从。23hang down [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to hang down loosely松散地垂下fall over His dark hair fell over his face.他的黑发垂落在脸上。24light/shadow [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to shine on a surface or go onto a surface照射在某一表面上或落在某一表面上: The last rays of sunlight were falling on the fields.最后几缕阳光洒落在田野上。 Arthur’s shadow fell across the doorway.亚瑟的影子落在门口。25special event/celebration [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to happen on a particular day or at a particular time在特定的日子或特定的时间发生: I’d like to dedicate this record to all whose anniversaries fall at this time of year.我想把这张唱片献给所有在这个时节迎来周年纪念日的人。fall on Her birthday will fall on a Friday this year.她今年的生日恰好是星期五。26lose power [intransitive] if a leader or a government falls, they lose their position of power指领导人或政府失去权力地位: The previous government fell after only 6 months in office.上届政府仅执政6个月便垮台了。27be taken by an enemy [intransitive] if a place falls in a war or an election, a group of soldiers or a political party takes control of it指在战争或选举中，某地被一群士兵或某政党占领控制fall to The city fell to the advancing Russian armies.该城市被推进中的俄军攻占。28be killed [intransitive] to be killed in a war在战争中阵亡 SYN die29hit [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to hit a particular place or a particular part of someone’s body击中某一特定位置或某人身体的某一特定部位fall on The first punch fell on his nose.第一拳打在他的鼻子上。30voice/sound [intransitive] if someone’s voice or a sound falls, it becomes quieter or lower指某人的声音或某种声音变得更轻或更低 OPP rise31it’s as easy as falling off a log spoken口语 used to say that something is very easy to do用于表示某事非常容易做到32fall between two stools British English to be neither one type of thing nor another, or be unable to choose between two ways of doing something既不属于这种类型也不属于那种类型，或无法在两种做法之间做出选择33fall on stony ground British English if a request, suggestion, joke etc falls on stony ground, it is ignored or people do not like it指请求、建议、笑话等被忽视或不受欢迎34fall from somebody’s lips literary文学 if words fall from someone’s lips, they say them指某人说出某些话语35fall into somebody’s lap if an opportunity falls into someone’s lap, they get it without having made any effort to get it指某人不费力气便获得了一个机会36the stress/accent/beat falls on something used to say that a particular part of a word, phrase, or piece of music is emphasized or is played more loudly than the rest用于表示某个词、短语或乐曲中某一特定部分被强调或演奏得比其余部分更响亮: In the word ‘report’, the stress falls on the second syllable.在单词"report"中，重音落在第二个音节上。 → be/fall under a spell at spell2(3), → fall on your feet at foot1(19), → somebody’s face fell at face1(2), → stand or fall by/on at stand1(33)THESAURUS同义词辨析fall (also fall over, fall down) to suddenly go down onto the floor when standing, walking, or running在站立、行走或奔跑时突然摔倒在地: · She fell on the stairs and broke her ankle.· 她在楼梯上摔倒，脚踝骨折。· Children are always falling over.· 孩子们总是摔跤。trip on/over something to fall or almost fall when you hit your foot against something脚被某物绊住而摔倒或差点摔倒: · Someone might trip over those toys.· 有人可能会被那些玩具绊倒。· I tripped on a piece of wood.· 我被一块木头绊了一下。slip to fall or almost fall when you are walking on a wet or very smooth surface在潮湿或非常光滑的地面上行走时滑倒或差点滑倒: · She slipped and hurt her ankle.· 她滑倒了，脚踝受伤。· I was scared I would slip on the highly polished floor.· 我担心自己会在高度抛光的地板上滑倒。stumble to almost fall when you put your foot down in an awkward way行走时脚踩得不稳而差点摔倒: · He stumbled and almost fell.· 他踉跄了一下，差点摔倒。· One of our porters stumbled on the rough ground.· 我们的一名搬运工在崎岖的地面上绊了一跤。collapse to fall suddenly and heavily to the ground, especially when you become unconscious突然重重地倒在地上，尤指昏倒时: · One of the runners collapsed halfway through the race.· 其中一名跑步者在比赛进行到一半时倒下了。lose your balance to become unsteady so that you start to fall over变得不稳，开始倒下: · She lost her balance on the first step and fell down the stairs.· 她在第一级台阶上失去平衡，从楼梯上摔了下来。· Have something to hold onto, in case you lose your balance.· 抓住某样东西，以防失去平衡。fall flat on your face to fall forwards so you are lying on your front on the ground向前摔倒，趴在地上: · She fell flat on her face getting out of the car.· 她从车里出来时扑倒在地，脸朝下。fall about phrasal verb British English to laugh a lot about something对某事大笑: It was so funny everyone just fell about laughing.太好笑了，大家都笑倒了。fall apart phrasal verb1if an organization, system, relationship etc falls apart, it stops being effective or successful指组织、体系、关系等停止有效运转或走向失败: Don’t be reckless or your plans may fall apart.不要鲁莽行事，否则你的计划可能会落空。 The health service is falling apart at the seams.医疗服务正在全面崩溃。2be falling apart to be in very bad condition状况极差: Tommy’s old bicycle was rusty and falling apart.汤米的旧自行车锈迹斑斑，破烂不堪。3to break into pieces碎裂成片: The book fell apart in my hands.那本书在我手中散架了。4to be unable to deal with your personal or emotional problems无法应对个人或情感问题: She had to get some rest or she was going to fall apart.她必须好好休息，否则就要崩溃了。5somebody’s world/life falls apart if someone’s world or life falls apart, something very bad and serious happens which changes their life指某人的世界或生活因发生非常糟糕的严重事件而改变: When his wife left him, his world fell apart.妻子离开他后，他的世界崩塌了。fall away phrasal verb1to slope down向下倾斜: From where we stood, the ground fell away sharply to the valley floor.从我们站立的地方，地势急剧向下倾斜至谷底。2to become separated from something after being fixed to it从固定处脱落分离: The paint was falling away in patches.油漆一块一块地剥落。3if a feeling falls away, you stop having it, usually suddenly指某种感觉消失，通常是突然消失: The view from the top was wonderful and our tiredness fell away.山顶的景色令人叹为观止，我们的疲惫感顿时消散。4British English to decrease减少 SYN fall OPP rise: Demand for our more theoretical courses has fallen away.对我们较为理论性课程的需求已经减少。fall back phrasal verb1if soldiers fall back, they move back because they are being attacked指士兵撤退，因为遭到攻击 SYN retreat: He yelled for his men to fall back.他大喊命令士兵撤退。2to move backwards because you are very surprised, frightened etc因非常惊讶、恐惧等而向后退: Scott fell back a pace in astonishment.斯科特惊讶地向后退了一步。3British English to decrease减少 SYN fall OPP rise: When inflation started to rise, house prices fell back.通货膨胀开始上升时，房价随之回落。fall back into something phrasal verb to go back to doing something or behaving in a way which you did before重新开始以之前的方式做事或行事: I was amazed at how easily I fell back into the old routine.我惊讶地发现自己如此轻易地重拾了旧习惯。fall back on somebody/something phrasal verb to use something or depend on someone’s help when dealing with a difficult situation, especially after other methods have failed在处理困难局面时，尤其是在其他方法失败后，借助某物或依赖某人的帮助have somebody/something to fall back on She has no relatives to fall back on.她没有可以依靠的亲戚。 Where negotiation fails, they must fall back on the law.谈判失败时，他们必须诉诸法律。 → fallbackfall behind (somebody/something) phrasal verb1to go more slowly than other people so that they gradually move further ahead of you走得比其他人慢，以至于逐渐落在后面: His mother was chatting and didn’t notice that he had fallen behind.他妈妈在聊天，没注意到他已经落在后面了。 She hurt her ankle and had fallen behind the others.她脚踝受伤，落在了其他人后面。2to become less successful than other people, companies, countries etc不如其他人、公司、国家等成功: After her time in hospital, Jenny’s parents are afraid she has fallen behind educationally.住院后，珍妮的父母担心她在学业上落后了。 Companies that are not market-driven risk falling behind the competition.不以市场为导向的公司有落后于竞争对手的风险。3to fail to finish a piece of work or pay someone money that you owe them at the right time未能在规定时间内完成工作或偿还欠款fall behind with/on After losing his job, he fell behind with his mortgage payments.失业后，他的房贷还款出现了逾期。 The project has fallen behind schedule.该项目已落后于计划进度。fall down phrasal verb1be falling down if a building is falling down, it is in very bad condition指建筑物状况极差，摇摇欲坠: The bridge is falling down and will need a million dollars to repair it.这座桥正在倒塌，修缮需要一百万美元。2to fail because of a particular reason or in a particular way因某一特定原因或以某种特定方式失败: That’s where the whole argument falls down.整个论点就在这里站不住脚。fall down on He is falling down on the supervisory aspects of his job.他在工作的监督管理方面做得不到位。 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失职。fall for somebody/something phrasal verb informal非正式1to be tricked into believing something that is not true被骗相信不真实的事情: He is too smart to fall for that trick.他太聪明了，不会上那个当。2to start to love someone开始爱上某人: That was the summer I worked at the fairground, and met and fell for Lucy.那年夏天我在游乐场打工，遇见了露西并爱上了她。3to like a place as soon as you see it一见到某地便喜欢上它fall in phrasal verb1if the roof, ceiling etc falls in, it falls onto the ground指屋顶、天花板等塌落到地上 SYN collapse2to start walking or forming a line of people behind someone else开始跟在别人后面行走或排成一列fall in behind His men fell in behind him.他的士兵们跟在他身后列队前行。fall into something phrasal verb1to move somewhere quickly by relaxing your body and letting it fall on something放松身体，让身体倒向某处，迅速移动到某个地方: She turned and fell into his arms.她转过身，投入他的怀抱。 We fell into bed, exhausted.我们精疲力竭地倒在床上。2to start doing something by chance偶然开始做某事: I fell into the job really.其实我是误打误撞进入这份工作的。fall in with somebody/something phrasal verb1to accept someone’s ideas, decisions etc and not disagree with them接受某人的想法、决定等，不提出异议: Once she explained her problem, he was happy to fall in with her plans.她解释了自己的问题后，他很乐意配合她的计划。2to become friendly with a person or group of people after meeting them by chance偶然结识某人或某群体后与之成为朋友 SYN get in with: She fell in with the wrong crowd in her teens.她十几岁时结交了一群不良朋友。fall off phrasal verb1fall off (something) if part of something falls off, it becomes separated from the main part指某物的一部分脱落，与主体分离: The door handle keeps falling off.门把手老是掉。 A button had fallen off her jacket.她夹克上的一颗纽扣掉了。2if the amount, rate, or quality of something falls off, it decreases指某事物的数量、比率或质量下降 SYN fall OPP rise: Audience figures fell off during the second series of the programme.该节目第二季播出期间，收视人数有所下降。3somebody nearly/almost fell off their chair spoken口语 used to say that someone was very surprised when something happened用于表示某事发生时某人非常惊讶: When I saw my brother on the stage I nearly fell off my chair.当我在台上看到我哥哥时，我差点从椅子上摔下来。 → fall off the back of a lorry at lorryfall on/upon somebody/something phrasal verb1if a duty or job falls on someone, they are responsible for doing it指某项职责或工作由某人负责承担: The responsibility usually falls on the mother.这个责任通常落在母亲身上。2literary文学 to eagerly start eating or using something迫不及待地开始吃某物或使用某物: She fell on the food as if she hadn’t eaten for days.她狼吞虎咽地吃起来，好像好几天没吃东西一样。3literary文学 to suddenly attack or get hold of someone突然攻击或抓住某人: Some of the older boys fell on him and broke his glasses.几个年龄较大的男孩扑上去打他，打碎了他的眼镜。4somebody’s eyes/gaze/glance fall(s) on something if your eyes etc fall on something, you notice it指目光等落在某物上，注意到某物: His eyes fell on her bag. ‘Are you going somewhere?’他的目光落在她的包上。"你要去哪儿？"5fall on hard/bad times to experience difficulties and problems in your life such as not having enough money生活中遭遇困难和问题，例如经济拮据: The aim is to raise money for workers who have fallen on hard times.此举旨在为陷入困境的工人筹集资金。6fall on your sword to leave your job because your organization has done something wrong, and you are taking responsibility for it因所在组织做了错事而辞职，以示承担责任: It was clear that the prime minister wanted her to fall on her sword.显然，首相希望她引咎辞职。 → fall on deaf ears at deaf(5)fall out phrasal verb1to have a quarrel发生争吵fall out with Carrie’s always falling out with people.嘉莉总是和人闹翻。2if a tooth or your hair falls out, it is then no longer attached to your body指牙齿或头发脱落，不再附着于身体: The drugs made her hair fall out.那些药物导致她头发脱落。3if soldiers fall out, they stop standing in a line and move away to different places指士兵解散，停止列队，各自散开fall over phrasal verb1to fall onto the ground or to fall from an upright position倒在地上或从直立位置倒下: Tommy fell over and cut his knee badly.汤米摔倒了，膝盖划破了一个大口子。 Her bike fell over.她的自行车倒了。2fall over something to hit your foot against something by mistake and fall to the ground不小心脚绊到某物而摔倒在地 SYN trip over: She fell over the dog and broke her front teeth.她被狗绊倒，摔断了门牙。3 fall over yourself to do something to be very eager to do something, especially something you do not usually do非常急切地想做某事，尤指平时不常做的事: People were falling over themselves to help her.大家都争先恐后地帮助她。fall through phrasal verb if an agreement, plan, sale etc falls through, it is not completed successfully指协议、计划、交易等未能顺利完成: The studio planned to make a movie of the book but the deal fell through.制片公司计划将这本书改编成电影，但交易最终告吹。fall to somebody/something phrasal verb1if a duty or job falls to someone, they are responsible for doing it, especially when this is difficult or unpleasant指某项职责或工作由某人负责承担，尤指这件事困难或令人不快: It fell to me to give her the bad news.把这个坏消息告诉她的任务落到了我身上。2written书面 to start doing something开始做某事: They fell to work with a will.他们全力投入工作。fall to doing something He fell to thinking about how nice a warm bath would be.他开始想象泡个热水澡会有多惬意。
查看全部语言翻译1move downwards [intransitive] to move or drop down from a higher position to a lower position从较高位置移动或落向较低位置: The tree was about to fall.那棵树快要倒了。 The book fell from his hands.书从他手中掉落。 Enough rain had fallen to flood the grounds.雨下得足以淹没地面。fall down Rob fell down the stairs.罗布从楼梯上摔了下来。 She flushed and her eyes fell (=she looked down).她脸红了，目光垂下（=向下看）。2stop standing/walking etc [intransitive] to suddenly go down onto the ground after you have been standing, walking, or running, especially without intending to在站立、行走或奔跑时突然倒在地上，尤指无意中摔倒: I fell and hit my head.我摔倒了，撞到了头。slip/stumble/trip etc and fall He slipped and fell on the ice.他在冰上滑倒了。fall down Lizzie fell down and hurt her knee.莉齐摔倒了，膝盖受了伤。 Peter was playing by the river when he fell in (=fell into the water).彼得在河边玩耍时掉进了水里（=落入水中）。fall to/on your knees (=move down to the ground so that your body is resting on your knees)（=向下移动至地面，使身体跪在膝盖上） She fell to her knees beside his body.她跪倒在他身旁。 → fall flat on your face at flat3(5)3decrease [intransitive] to go down to a lower level, amount, price etc, especially a much lower one降至较低的水平、数量、价格等，尤指大幅下降 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.该岛全年气候温暖，冬季气温从不低于10度。 He believes that educational standards are falling.他认为教育水平正在下滑。fall from Advertising revenue fell from $98.5 million to $93.3 million.广告收入从9850万美元降至9330万美元。fall to The number of subscribers had fallen to 1,000.订阅人数已降至1000人。fall sharply/steeply (=by a large amount)（=大幅下降） London share prices fell sharply yesterday.伦敦股价昨日大幅下跌。► see thesaurus at decreaseRegister语体In everyday English, people often say an amount or level goes down rather than falls:· House prices have gone down again.在日常英语中，人们常用 go down 而非 fall 来表示数量或水平的下降：· 房价又下降了。4become [intransitive, linking verb] to start to be in a new or different state开始进入新的或不同的状态fall adj I’ll stay with her until she falls asleep.我会陪着她，直到她入睡。 I think that I’ve fallen in love with Angela.我想我已经爱上安吉拉了。 She fell ill with flu.她患了流感。 Albert fell silent and turned his attention to his food.阿尔伯特沉默下来，把注意力转向了食物。fall into The house was empty for many years and fell into disrepair.那所房子空置多年，逐渐破败失修。 One false step can mean falling into debt.一步走错就可能陷入债务。 He fell into despair.他陷入了绝望。5belong to a group [intransitive always + preposition] to belong to or be part of a particular group, area of responsibility, range of things, or type of things属于或归入某一特定群体、职责范围、事物范畴或类型fall into Many illnesses fall into the category of stress-related illnesses.许多疾病属于与压力相关的疾病类别。 Leaders fall into two categories.领导者分为两类。fall within The judge said that this matter did not fall within the scope of the auditor’s duties.法官表示，此事不在审计员的职责范围之内。fall under The job falls under the heading of ‘sales and marketing’.这份工作归属于"销售与市场营销"类别。 Meat production falls under the control of the Agriculture Department.肉类生产归农业部管辖。6fall short of something to be less than the amount or standard that is needed or that you want低于所需或期望的数量或标准: This year’s profit will fall short of 13%.今年的利润将达不到13%。 He would sack any of his staff who fell short of his high standards.他会解雇任何达不到其高标准的员工。7fall victim/prey to something/somebody to get a very serious illness or be attacked or deceived by someone患上严重疾病，或遭到某人的攻击或欺骗: Breastfed babies are less likely to fall victim to stomach disorders.母乳喂养的婴儿患胃肠疾病的可能性较小。 people who fall victim to violence暴力侵害的受害者8night/darkness/dusk falls if night etc falls, it starts to become dark at the beginning of the night指夜幕等降临，天色开始变暗: It grew colder as night fell.夜幕降临，天气越来越冷。 Darkness had fallen by the time we reached home.我们到家时，夜色已深。9silence/a hush/sadness etc falls literary文学 used to say that a person, group, or place becomes quiet, sad etc用于表示某人、某群体或某地变得安静、悲伤等: A long silence fell between us.我们之间陷入了长时间的沉默。10start doing something [intransitive] to start doing something or being involved with something, often without intending to开始做某事或卷入某事，常指无意为之: I fell into conversation with some guys from New York.我和几个来自纽约的人攀谈起来。 He had fallen into the habit of having a coffee every time he passed the coffee machine.他养成了一个习惯，每次经过咖啡机时都要喝一杯咖啡。11fall into place a)if 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指一直试图理解的情况中各部分开始变得清晰，你开始明白它们之间的联系: Suddenly, all the details started falling into place.突然间，所有细节开始变得清晰起来。 b)if the parts of something that you want to happen fall into place, they start to happen in the way that you want指你希望发生的事情的各个部分开始按你期望的方式进行: I was lucky because everything fell into place at exactly the right time.我很幸运，因为一切都在恰当的时机顺利就绪。12fall to pieces/bits a)to break into many pieces碎成许多片 SYN fall apart: The book had been well used and finally fell to pieces.这本书用得太久，最终散架了。 b)if something such as a plan or a relationship falls to pieces, it stops working properly指计划或关系等停止正常运转 SYN fall apart: The family is falling to pieces.这个家庭正在分崩离析。13be falling to pieces/bits if something is falling to pieces, it is in very bad condition, especially because it is very old指某物状况极差，尤指因年久失修 SYN be falling apart: The house is falling to pieces.这所房子破败不堪。14fall flat if a joke, remark, or performance falls flat, it fails to interest or amuse people指笑话、言论或表演未能引起人们的兴趣或逗乐观众: Marlow’s attempts at jokes fell flat.马洛的笑话尝试毫无效果。15fall foul of somebody/something to do something which makes someone angry or which breaks a rule, with the result that you are punished做了某件让人生气或违反规定的事，结果受到惩罚: He is worried that his teenage kids will fall foul of the law.他担心自己十几岁的孩子会触犯法律。16fall by the wayside to fail, or to stop being done, used, or made失败，或停止被执行、使用或生产: Health reform was one of his goals that fell by the wayside.医疗改革是他的目标之一，但最终半途而废。 Luxury items fall by the wayside during a recession.经济衰退期间，奢侈品销售会走下坡路。17fall from grace/favour to stop being liked by people in authority不再受当权者的青睐: He fell from grace for the first time when he was convicted of drink-driving.他第一次失宠是因为被判酒后驾车罪。18fall from a great height to be forced to leave an important job or position, or lose the respect that people had for you被迫离开重要职位，或失去人们对你的尊重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指某物或某人落入敌人或危险人物之手，敌方等获得对其的控制权或占有权: He wants to prevent the business falling into the hands of a competitor.他希望阻止这家企业落入竞争对手之手。 We must not let these documents fall into the wrong hands.我们绝不能让这些文件落入坏人之手。20fall into a trap/pitfall to make a mistake that many people make犯许多人都会犯的错误: Don’t fall into the trap of feeling guilty.不要陷入愧疚感的陷阱。21fall into step a)to start to walk next to someone else, at the same speed as them开始与他人并排行走，保持相同的步速fall beside/with Holly slowed her pace and fell into step with the old man.霍莉放慢脚步，与老人并肩而行。 b)to start doing something in the same way as the other members of a group开始以与团队其他成员相同的方式做事fall with The other countries on the Council are expected to fall into step with the US.理事会其他国家预计将与美国保持一致。22fall into line to obey someone or do what other people want you to do, especially when you do not want to do it at first服从某人或按他人意愿行事，尤指起初并不情愿: Most countries have signed the treaty but some are reluctant to fall into line.大多数国家已签署该条约，但有些国家不愿遵从。23hang down [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to hang down loosely松散地垂下fall over His dark hair fell over his face.他的黑发垂落在脸上。24light/shadow [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to shine on a surface or go onto a surface照射在某一表面上或落在某一表面上: The last rays of sunlight were falling on the fields.最后几缕阳光洒落在田野上。 Arthur’s shadow fell across the doorway.亚瑟的影子落在门口。25special event/celebration [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to happen on a particular day or at a particular time在特定的日子或特定的时间发生: I’d like to dedicate this record to all whose anniversaries fall at this time of year.我想把这张唱片献给所有在这个时节迎来周年纪念日的人。fall on Her birthday will fall on a Friday this year.她今年的生日恰好是星期五。26lose power [intransitive] if a leader or a government falls, they lose their position of power指领导人或政府失去权力地位: The previous government fell after only 6 months in office.上届政府仅执政6个月便垮台了。27be taken by an enemy [intransitive] if a place falls in a war or an election, a group of soldiers or a political party takes control of it指在战争或选举中，某地被一群士兵或某政党占领控制fall to The city fell to the advancing Russian armies.该城市被推进中的俄军攻占。28be killed [intransitive] to be killed in a war在战争中阵亡 SYN die29hit [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to hit a particular place or a particular part of someone’s body击中某一特定位置或某人身体的某一特定部位fall on The first punch fell on his nose.第一拳打在他的鼻子上。30voice/sound [intransitive] if someone’s voice or a sound falls, it becomes quieter or lower指某人的声音或某种声音变得更轻或更低 OPP rise31it’s as easy as falling off a log spoken口语 used to say that something is very easy to do用于表示某事非常容易做到32fall between two stools British English to be neither one type of thing nor another, or be unable to choose between two ways of doing something既不属于这种类型也不属于那种类型，或无法在两种做法之间做出选择33fall on stony ground British English if a request, suggestion, joke etc falls on stony ground, it is ignored or people do not like it指请求、建议、笑话等被忽视或不受欢迎34fall from somebody’s lips literary文学 if words fall from someone’s lips, they say them指某人说出某些话语35fall into somebody’s lap if an opportunity falls into someone’s lap, they get it without having made any effort to get it指某人不费力气便获得了一个机会36the stress/accent/beat falls on something used to say that a particular part of a word, phrase, or piece of music is emphasized or is played more loudly than the rest用于表示某个词、短语或乐曲中某一特定部分被强调或演奏得比其余部分更响亮: In the word ‘report’, the stress falls on the second syllable.在单词"report"中，重音落在第二个音节上。 → be/fall under a spell at spell2(3), → fall on your feet at foot1(19), → somebody’s face fell at face1(2), → stand or fall by/on at stand1(33)THESAURUS同义词辨析fall (also fall over, fall down) to suddenly go down onto the floor when standing, walking, or running在站立、行走或奔跑时突然摔倒在地: · She fell on the stairs and broke her ankle.· 她在楼梯上摔倒，脚踝骨折。· Children are always falling over.· 孩子们总是摔跤。trip on/over something to fall or almost fall when you hit your foot against something脚被某物绊住而摔倒或差点摔倒: · Someone might trip over those toys.· 有人可能会被那些玩具绊倒。· I tripped on a piece of wood.· 我被一块木头绊了一下。slip to fall or almost fall when you are walking on a wet or very smooth surface在潮湿或非常光滑的地面上行走时滑倒或差点滑倒: · She slipped and hurt her ankle.· 她滑倒了，脚踝受伤。· I was scared I would slip on the highly polished floor.· 我担心自己会在高度抛光的地板上滑倒。stumble to almost fall when you put your foot down in an awkward way行走时脚踩得不稳而差点摔倒: · He stumbled and almost fell.· 他踉跄了一下，差点摔倒。· One of our porters stumbled on the rough ground.· 我们的一名搬运工在崎岖的地面上绊了一跤。collapse to fall suddenly and heavily to the ground, especially when you become unconscious突然重重地倒在地上，尤指昏倒时: · One of the runners collapsed halfway through the race.· 其中一名跑步者在比赛进行到一半时倒下了。lose your balance to become unsteady so that you start to fall over变得不稳，开始倒下: · She lost her balance on the first step and fell down the stairs.· 她在第一级台阶上失去平衡，从楼梯上摔了下来。· Have something to hold onto, in case you lose your balance.· 抓住某样东西，以防失去平衡。fall flat on your face to fall forwards so you are lying on your front on the ground向前摔倒，趴在地上: · She fell flat on her face getting out of the car.· 她从车里出来时扑倒在地，脸朝下。fall about phrasal verb British English to laugh a lot about something对某事大笑: It was so funny everyone just fell about laughing.太好笑了，大家都笑倒了。fall apart phrasal verb1if an organization, system, relationship etc falls apart, it stops being effective or successful指组织、体系、关系等停止有效运转或走向失败: Don’t be reckless or your plans may fall apart.不要鲁莽行事，否则你的计划可能会落空。 The health service is falling apart at the seams.医疗服务正在全面崩溃。2be falling apart to be in very bad condition状况极差: Tommy’s old bicycle was rusty and falling apart.汤米的旧自行车锈迹斑斑，破烂不堪。3to break into pieces碎裂成片: The book fell apart in my hands.那本书在我手中散架了。4to be unable to deal with your personal or emotional problems无法应对个人或情感问题: She had to get some rest or she was going to fall apart.她必须好好休息，否则就要崩溃了。5somebody’s world/life falls apart if someone’s world or life falls apart, something very bad and serious happens which changes their life指某人的世界或生活因发生非常糟糕的严重事件而改变: When his wife left him, his world fell apart.妻子离开他后，他的世界崩塌了。fall away phrasal verb1to slope down向下倾斜: From where we stood, the ground fell away sharply to the valley floor.从我们站立的地方，地势急剧向下倾斜至谷底。2to become separated from something after being fixed to it从固定处脱落分离: The paint was falling away in patches.油漆一块一块地剥落。3if a feeling falls away, you stop having it, usually suddenly指某种感觉消失，通常是突然消失: The view from the top was wonderful and our tiredness fell away.山顶的景色令人叹为观止，我们的疲惫感顿时消散。4British English to decrease减少 SYN fall OPP rise: Demand for our more theoretical courses has fallen away.对我们较为理论性课程的需求已经减少。fall back phrasal verb1if soldiers fall back, they move back because they are being attacked指士兵撤退，因为遭到攻击 SYN retreat: He yelled for his men to fall back.他大喊命令士兵撤退。2to move backwards because you are very surprised, frightened etc因非常惊讶、恐惧等而向后退: Scott fell back a pace in astonishment.斯科特惊讶地向后退了一步。3British English to decrease减少 SYN fall OPP rise: When inflation started to rise, house prices fell back.通货膨胀开始上升时，房价随之回落。fall back into something phrasal verb to go back to doing something or behaving in a way which you did before重新开始以之前的方式做事或行事: I was amazed at how easily I fell back into the old routine.我惊讶地发现自己如此轻易地重拾了旧习惯。fall back on somebody/something phrasal verb to use something or depend on someone’s help when dealing with a difficult situation, especially after other methods have failed在处理困难局面时，尤其是在其他方法失败后，借助某物或依赖某人的帮助have somebody/something to fall back on She has no relatives to fall back on.她没有可以依靠的亲戚。 Where negotiation fails, they must fall back on the law.谈判失败时，他们必须诉诸法律。 → fallbackfall behind (somebody/something) phrasal verb1to go more slowly than other people so that they gradually move further ahead of you走得比其他人慢，以至于逐渐落在后面: His mother was chatting and didn’t notice that he had fallen behind.他妈妈在聊天，没注意到他已经落在后面了。 She hurt her ankle and had fallen behind the others.她脚踝受伤，落在了其他人后面。2to become less successful than other people, companies, countries etc不如其他人、公司、国家等成功: After her time in hospital, Jenny’s parents are afraid she has fallen behind educationally.住院后，珍妮的父母担心她在学业上落后了。 Companies that are not market-driven risk falling behind the competition.不以市场为导向的公司有落后于竞争对手的风险。3to fail to finish a piece of work or pay someone money that you owe them at the right time未能在规定时间内完成工作或偿还欠款fall behind with/on After losing his job, he fell behind with his mortgage payments.失业后，他的房贷还款出现了逾期。 The project has fallen behind schedule.该项目已落后于计划进度。fall down phrasal verb1be falling down if a building is falling down, it is in very bad condition指建筑物状况极差，摇摇欲坠: The bridge is falling down and will need a million dollars to repair it.这座桥正在倒塌，修缮需要一百万美元。2to fail because of a particular reason or in a particular way因某一特定原因或以某种特定方式失败: That’s where the whole argument falls down.整个论点就在这里站不住脚。fall down on He is falling down on the supervisory aspects of his job.他在工作的监督管理方面做得不到位。 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失职。fall for somebody/something phrasal verb informal非正式1to be tricked into believing something that is not true被骗相信不真实的事情: He is too smart to fall for that trick.他太聪明了，不会上那个当。2to start to love someone开始爱上某人: That was the summer I worked at the fairground, and met and fell for Lucy.那年夏天我在游乐场打工，遇见了露西并爱上了她。3to like a place as soon as you see it一见到某地便喜欢上它fall in phrasal verb1if the roof, ceiling etc falls in, it falls onto the ground指屋顶、天花板等塌落到地上 SYN collapse2to start walking or forming a line of people behind someone else开始跟在别人后面行走或排成一列fall in behind His men fell in behind him.他的士兵们跟在他身后列队前行。fall into something phrasal verb1to move somewhere quickly by relaxing your body and letting it fall on something放松身体，让身体倒向某处，迅速移动到某个地方: She turned and fell into his arms.她转过身，投入他的怀抱。 We fell into bed, exhausted.我们精疲力竭地倒在床上。2to start doing something by chance偶然开始做某事: I fell into the job really.其实我是误打误撞进入这份工作的。fall in with somebody/something phrasal verb1to accept someone’s ideas, decisions etc and not disagree with them接受某人的想法、决定等，不提出异议: Once she explained her problem, he was happy to fall in with her plans.她解释了自己的问题后，他很乐意配合她的计划。2to become friendly with a person or group of people after meeting them by chance偶然结识某人或某群体后与之成为朋友 SYN get in with: She fell in with the wrong crowd in her teens.她十几岁时结交了一群不良朋友。fall off phrasal verb1fall off (something) if part of something falls off, it becomes separated from the main part指某物的一部分脱落，与主体分离: The door handle keeps falling off.门把手老是掉。 A button had fallen off her jacket.她夹克上的一颗纽扣掉了。2if the amount, rate, or quality of something falls off, it decreases指某事物的数量、比率或质量下降 SYN fall OPP rise: Audience figures fell off during the second series of the programme.该节目第二季播出期间，收视人数有所下降。3somebody nearly/almost fell off their chair spoken口语 used to say that someone was very surprised when something happened用于表示某事发生时某人非常惊讶: When I saw my brother on the stage I nearly fell off my chair.当我在台上看到我哥哥时，我差点从椅子上摔下来。 → fall off the back of a lorry at lorryfall on/upon somebody/something phrasal verb1if a duty or job falls on someone, they are responsible for doing it指某项职责或工作由某人负责承担: The responsibility usually falls on the mother.这个责任通常落在母亲身上。2literary文学 to eagerly start eating or using something迫不及待地开始吃某物或使用某物: She fell on the food as if she hadn’t eaten for days.她狼吞虎咽地吃起来，好像好几天没吃东西一样。3literary文学 to suddenly attack or get hold of someone突然攻击或抓住某人: Some of the older boys fell on him and broke his glasses.几个年龄较大的男孩扑上去打他，打碎了他的眼镜。4somebody’s eyes/gaze/glance fall(s) on something if your eyes etc fall on something, you notice it指目光等落在某物上，注意到某物: His eyes fell on her bag. ‘Are you going somewhere?’他的目光落在她的包上。"你要去哪儿？"5fall on hard/bad times to experience difficulties and problems in your life such as not having enough money生活中遭遇困难和问题，例如经济拮据: The aim is to raise money for workers who have fallen on hard times.此举旨在为陷入困境的工人筹集资金。6fall on your sword to leave your job because your organization has done something wrong, and you are taking responsibility for it因所在组织做了错事而辞职，以示承担责任: It was clear that the prime minister wanted her to fall on her sword.显然，首相希望她引咎辞职。 → fall on deaf ears at deaf(5)fall out phrasal verb1to have a quarrel发生争吵fall out with Carrie’s always falling out with people.嘉莉总是和人闹翻。2if a tooth or your hair falls out, it is then no longer attached to your body指牙齿或头发脱落，不再附着于身体: The drugs made her hair fall out.那些药物导致她头发脱落。3if soldiers fall out, they stop standing in a line and move away to different places指士兵解散，停止列队，各自散开fall over phrasal verb1to fall onto the ground or to fall from an upright position倒在地上或从直立位置倒下: Tommy fell over and cut his knee badly.汤米摔倒了，膝盖划破了一个大口子。 Her bike fell over.她的自行车倒了。2fall over something to hit your foot against something by mistake and fall to the ground不小心脚绊到某物而摔倒在地 SYN trip over: She fell over the dog and broke her front teeth.她被狗绊倒，摔断了门牙。3 fall over yourself to do something to be very eager to do something, especially something you do not usually do非常急切地想做某事，尤指平时不常做的事: People were falling over themselves to help her.大家都争先恐后地帮助她。fall through phrasal verb if an agreement, plan, sale etc falls through, it is not completed successfully指协议、计划、交易等未能顺利完成: The studio planned to make a movie of the book but the deal fell through.制片公司计划将这本书改编成电影，但交易最终告吹。fall to somebody/something phrasal verb1if a duty or job falls to someone, they are responsible for doing it, especially when this is difficult or unpleasant指某项职责或工作由某人负责承担，尤指这件事困难或令人不快: It fell to me to give her the bad news.把这个坏消息告诉她的任务落到了我身上。2written书面 to start doing something开始做某事: They fell to work with a will.他们全力投入工作。fall to doing something He fell to thinking about how nice a warm bath would be.他开始想象泡个热水澡会有多惬意。fallfall2 noun 1movement down [countable] movement down towards the ground or towards a lower position向地面或较低位置下落的动作: the first fall of autumn leaves秋叶初落 The rise and fall of the dancers’ bodies creates a pattern.舞者身体的起伏形成了一种韵律。 Mrs Evans had a fall (=fell to the ground) and broke her leg.埃文斯太太摔了一跤（=摔倒在地），腿骨骨折。 He stretched out his hands to break his fall (=prevent himself from falling too quickly and hurting himself).他伸出双手以减缓下落（=防止自己摔得太重而受伤）。2reduction [countable] a reduction in the amount, level, price etc of something某事物的数量、水平、价格等的下降 OPP risefall in There has been a fall in oil prices.油价出现了下跌。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.该国工业产值12月再度下滑，全年累计下降2.2%。3season [singular] American English the season between summer and winter, when leaves change colour and the weather becomes slightly colder夏季和冬季之间的季节，树叶变色，天气略微转凉 SYN autumn: Eleanor plans to go to Southwestern Community College this fall.埃莉诺计划今年秋天去西南社区学院就读。 The area is beautiful in the fall.这个地区秋天非常美丽。4loss of power/success [singular] a situation in which someone or something loses their position of power or becomes unsuccessful某人或某事物失去权力地位或走向失败的情形fall from The president lived on for twenty years after his fall from power.总统在下台后又活了二十年。 the story of Napoleon’s rise and fall (=period of success followed by failure)拿破仑兴衰（=先成功后失败的历程）的故事 Rumours are that the company is heading for a fall (=is likely to fail soon).有传言称该公司即将走向失败（=很可能很快就会失败）。5fall from grace a situation in which someone stops being respected by other people or loses their position of authority, especially because they have done something wrong某人不再受到他人尊重或失去权威地位的情形，尤指因做了错事: He was the head of the intelligence service until his fall from grace.他曾担任情报机构负责人，直至失宠下台。6defeat [singular] a situation in which a country, city etc is defeated by an enemy某国家、城市等被敌人攻陷的情形fall of the fall of Jerusalem in AD70公元70年耶路撒冷的陷落7falls (also Falls) [plural] a place where a river suddenly goes straight down over a cliff河流从悬崖上垂直跌落之处: The spray from the falls is so dense that you can hardly see.瀑布的水雾如此浓密，几乎什么都看不见。 Niagara Falls尼亚加拉大瀑布8sport [countable] an act of forcing your opponent onto the ground in wrestling or judo摔跤或柔道中将对手摔倒在地的动作9snow/rocks [countable] an amount of snow, rocks etc that falls onto the ground落到地面上的雪、岩石等的数量fall of Fresh falls of snow were forecast.预报将有新的降雪。 The road is blocked by a rock fall.道路因山石滑落而封闭。10the Fall (also the fall) the occasion in the Bible when God punished Adam and Eve by making them leave the Garden of Eden《圣经》中上帝惩罚亚当和夏娃，将他们逐出伊甸园的事件GRAMMAR: Patterns with fall (meaning 3)语法：fall 的用法（含义3）in the fall/in fall• You use in the fall or in fall when talking about something that happens during the fall season: · He visited them in the fall.• 谈论秋季发生的事情时，用 in the fall 或 in fall：· 他秋天去拜访了他们。in the fall of• You use in the fall of with a year when saying when something happens: · The project will be completed in the fall of 2018.• 说明某事发生在哪一年的秋天时，用 in the fall of 加年份：· 该项目将于2018年秋季完工。last fall/this fall etcDon’t use in with these words:以下词语前不加 in：• You say last fall: · She started college last fall. ✗Don’t say: She started college in last fall.• 说"去年秋天"用 last fall：· 她去年秋天开始上大学。✗不说：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.• 说"今年秋天"用 this fall：· 今年秋天树叶真的很美。✗不说：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.• 说"明年秋天"用 next fall：· 这本书将于明年秋天出版。✗不说：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.• 说"那年秋天"用 that fall：· 那年秋天我去了京都。✗不说：In that fall I went to Kyoto。
1movement down [countable] movement down towards the ground or towards a lower position向地面或较低位置下落的动作: the first fall of autumn leaves秋叶初落 The rise and fall of the dancers’ bodies creates a pattern.舞者身体的起伏形成了一种韵律。 Mrs Evans had a fall (=fell to the ground) and broke her leg.埃文斯太太摔了一跤（=摔倒在地），腿骨骨折。 He stretched out his hands to break his fall (=prevent himself from falling too quickly and hurting himself).他伸出双手以减缓下落（=防止自己摔得太重而受伤）。2reduction [countable] a reduction in the amount, level, price etc of something某事物的数量、水平、价格等的下降 OPP risefall in There has been a fall in oil prices.油价出现了下跌。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.该国工业产值12月再度下滑，全年累计下降2.2%。3season [singular] American English the season between summer and winter, when leaves change colour and the weather becomes slightly colder夏季和冬季之间的季节，树叶变色，天气略微转凉 SYN autumn: Eleanor plans to go to Southwestern Community College this fall.埃莉诺计划今年秋天去西南社区学院就读。 The area is beautiful in the fall.这个地区秋天非常美丽。4loss of power/success [singular] a situation in which someone or something loses their position of power or becomes unsuccessful某人或某事物失去权力地位或走向失败的情形fall from The president lived on for twenty years after his fall from power.总统在下台后又活了二十年。 the story of Napoleon’s rise and fall (=period of success followed by failure)拿破仑兴衰（=先成功后失败的历程）的故事 Rumours are that the company is heading for a fall (=is likely to fail soon).有传言称该公司即将走向失败（=很可能很快就会失败）。5fall from grace a situation in which someone stops being respected by other people or loses their position of authority, especially because they have done something wrong某人不再受到他人尊重或失去权威地位的情形，尤指因做了错事: He was the head of the intelligence service until his fall from grace.他曾担任情报机构负责人，直至失宠下台。6defeat [singular] a situation in which a country, city etc is defeated by an enemy某国家、城市等被敌人攻陷的情形fall of the fall of Jerusalem in AD70公元70年耶路撒冷的陷落7falls (also Falls) [plural] a place where a river suddenly goes straight down over a cliff河流从悬崖上垂直跌落之处: The spray from the falls is so dense that you can hardly see.瀑布的水雾如此浓密，几乎什么都看不见。 Niagara Falls尼亚加拉大瀑布8sport [countable] an act of forcing your opponent onto the ground in wrestling or judo摔跤或柔道中将对手摔倒在地的动作9snow/rocks [countable] an amount of snow, rocks etc that falls onto the ground落到地面上的雪、岩石等的数量fall of Fresh falls of snow were forecast.预报将有新的降雪。 The road is blocked by a rock fall.道路因山石滑落而封闭。10the Fall (also the fall) the occasion in the Bible when God punished Adam and Eve by making them leave the Garden of Eden《圣经》中上帝惩罚亚当和夏娃，将他们逐出伊甸园的事件GRAMMAR: Patterns with fall (meaning 3)语法：fall 的用法（含义3）in the fall/in fall• You use in the fall or in fall when talking about something that happens during the fall season: · He visited them in the fall.• 谈论秋季发生的事情时，用 in the fall 或 in fall：· 他秋天去拜访了他们。in the fall of• You use in the fall of with a year when saying when something happens: · The project will be completed in the fall of 2018.• 说明某事发生在哪一年的秋天时，用 in the fall of 加年份：· 该项目将于2018年秋季完工。last fall/this fall etcDon’t use in with these words:以下词语前不加 in：• You say last fall: · She started college last fall. ✗Don’t say: She started college in last fall.• 说"去年秋天"用 last fall：· 她去年秋天开始上大学。✗不说：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.• 说"今年秋天"用 this fall：· 今年秋天树叶真的很美。✗不说：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.• 说"明年秋天"用 next fall：· 这本书将于明年秋天出版。✗不说：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.• 说"那年秋天"用 that fall：· 那年秋天我去了京都。✗不说：In that fall I went to Kyoto。