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*fall¹ /fɔl; fɔːl/
v [I]
fell /fɛl; fel/, fallen /`fɔlən; ˈfɔːlən/, falling
1 to drop down towards the ground 降落，落下:
Snow began to fall as we left the building. 我们离开大楼时，开始下雪了。
+ over/from/out etc Our big apple tree fell over in the storm. 我家的大苹果树在暴风雨中倒了下来。
2 to move accidentally down onto the ground when you are standing, walking, running etc 摔倒; 跌倒:
Don't worry, I'll catch you if you fall. 别担心，你要是跌倒我会抓住你的。
+ down/into/onto etc I slipped and fell down the stairs. 我脚下一滑，从楼梯上跌了下来。
3 to go down to a lower level or amount 〔程度、数量〕下降，降低:
Temperatures may fall below zero tonight. 今晚气温可能降到零度以下。
fall sharply (=fall by a large amount) 急剧下降: The number of robberies fell sharply last year. 去年抢劫案的数量急剧下降。
4 fall asleep/ill/silent etc to start to sleep, be ill etc 入睡/生病/静下来等:
I'm always tired; I even fall asleep in my chair. 我总是觉得累，连坐在椅子上都会睡着。
Everyone fell silent as Beth walked in. 贝丝一走进来，所有人便安静了下来。
5 fall in love to begin to love someone or something 爱上:
+ with I fell in love with her the moment I saw her. 我对她一见倾心。
6 fall into a group/category etc to be part of a group of similar people or things 属于某一类/一个范畴等:
Both of these novels fall into the category of literary fiction. 这两本小说都属于文学小说的范畴。
7 fall short of to fail to achieve the result or standard you wanted 没有达到〔目标或标准〕:
The company fell short of its sales target this year. 这家公司今年未能达到预期的销售目标。
8 night/darkness falls literary to become dark 【文】 夜幕降临
9 if a leader or a government falls, they lose their power 〔领导人或政府〕失势; 垮台:
The government fell after only six months. 才六个月政府就垮台了。
10 be falling to pieces/bits to be in a very bad condition because of being very old 〔因年代久远而〕摇摇欲坠/快要崩溃
11 fall flat if something you say falls flat, people do not think it is funny, amusing, interesting etc 〔话语〕达不到预期效果; 无法逗人笑:
Most of his jokes seemed to fall flat. 他讲的笑话大都没有让人发笑。
12 to hang loosely 下垂:
Maria's hair fell in loose curls. 玛丽亚的卷发披散下来。
13 literary to be killed in a war 【文】 阵亡，战死:
a monument to the soldiers who fell in the war 阵亡将士纪念碑
14 fall on to happen on a particular day or date 发生在〔某一日〕，适逢:
Christmas falls on a Friday this year. 今年圣诞节是星期五。
fall apart1 to separate into small pieces 破碎:
The old book just fell apart in my hands. 那本旧书就在我手里散架了。
2 to stop working effectively 崩溃:
The country's economy was falling apart. 该国经济崩溃了。
fall back on sth
to use something that you have used before after something new has failed to work （转而）使用; 求助于:
Theatres are falling back on old favourites rather than risking money on new plays. 剧院重新上演人们喜爱的老戏，而不是冒险投资新剧本。
fall behind
to not finish something by the time you are supposed to 没能按时完成〔某事〕:
Work on the new sports stadium has fallen behind schedule. 新体育馆的工程落后于原定的工期。
fall for sb/sth
1 [fall for sth] to be tricked into believing something that is not true 受…的骗，上…的当:
We told him we were Italian and he fell for it! 我们告诉他我们是意大利人，他竟信以为真！
2 [fall for sb] to start to love someone you think is attractive （开始）爱上〔某人〕:
Samantha fell for a man half her age. 萨曼莎爱上了一个年纪比她小一半的男人。
fall off
to become less 减少; 下降:
Demand for records has fallen off recently. 近来唱片的需求减少了。
fall out
to have a quarrel 争吵:
+ with Nina's fallen out with her brother. 尼娜与弟弟吵架了。
fall through
to fail to happen or be completed 落空; 不能实现:
Our holiday plans fell through at the last minute. 我们的度假计划在最后一刻落空了。
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