fall的中文翻譯是什麼意思

VERB落下;墜落;掉落

If someone or something falls, they move quickly downwards onto or towards the ground, by accident or because of a natural force.

• Her father fell into the sea after a massive heart attack...

  她父親在一次嚴重的心臟病發作後墜入海中。

• Prince Charles has again fallen from his horse...

  查爾斯王子又一次從馬上摔了下來。

VERB摔倒;跌倒;倒塌

If a person or structure that is standing somewhere falls, they move from their upright position, so that they are then lying on the ground.

• The woman gripped the shoulders of her man to stop herself from falling...

  這個女人抓住丈夫的肩膀，以免摔倒。

• We watched buildings fall on top of people and pets...

  我們看到一幢幢大樓倒塌，砸在人和寵物身上。

VERB(雨或雪)落下,下落

When rain or snow falls, it comes down from the sky.

• Winds reached up to 100mph in some places with an inch of rain falling within 15 minutes.

  風力在一些地方達到了每小時 100 英里，15 分鐘內降雨量達一英寸。

VERB(常因疲乏)一頭倒下，一下躺倒

If you fall somewhere, you allow yourself to drop there in a hurried or disorganized way, often because you are very tired.

• Totally exhausted, he tore his clothes off and fell into bed...

  他疲憊至極，扯下衣服，一頭倒在床上。

• In the morning I got as far as the sofa and fell on to it.

  早晨，我只走到沙發那兒，就一下子倒在上面。

VERB(數量)減少;(價值)下降;(力量)減弱

If something falls, it decreases in amount, value, or strength.

• Output will fall by 6%...

  產量將減少 6％。

• Her weight fell to under seven stones...

  她的體重減到了 7 英石以下。

VERB垮臺;失勢

If a powerful or successful person falls, they suddenly lose their power or position.

• There's a danger of the government falling because it will lose its majority...

  政府將因失去其佔多數的優勢而有倒臺的危險。

• The moment Mrs Thatcher fell from power has left a lasting imprint on the world's memory.

  撒切爾夫人倒臺的那一刻在世人的記憶中留下了永久的印痕。

VERB陷落;失守;(競選)失利

If a place falls in a war or election, an enemy army or a different political party takes control of it.

• Croatian army troops retreated from northern Bosnia and the area fell to the Serbs...

  克羅埃西亞軍隊從波斯尼亞北部撤軍後，該地區落入塞爾維亞人手裡。

• With the announcement 'Paphos has fallen!' a cheer went up from the assembled soldiers.

  隨著一聲宣告：“帕福斯陷落啦！”，聚集在一起計程車兵爆發出一陣歡呼聲。

VERB戰死;陣亡

If someone falls in battle, they are killed.

• Another wave of troops followed the first, running past those who had fallen.

  又一批士兵跟著第一批士兵從陣亡者身邊跑過。

V-LINK進入，陷入(某種狀態)

You can use fall to show that someone or something passes into another state. For example, if someone falls ill, they become ill, and if something falls into disrepair, it is then in a state of disrepair.

• It is almost impossible to visit Florida without falling in love with the state...

  去佛羅里達觀光而不愛上這個州幾乎不可能。

• 'Business to Business' was taken over by another company after it fell into debt...

  《致富》債務纏身，被另一家公司收購。

VERB屬於;被劃分為

If you say that something or someone falls into a particular group or category, you mean that they belong in that group or category.

• The problems generally fall into two categories...

  問題大致分成兩類。

• Both women fall into the highest-risk group.

  兩個女人都屬於高危人群。

VERB(責任或責備)由…承擔，由…負責

If the responsibility or blame for something falls on someone, they have to take the responsibility or the blame for it.

• That responsibility falls on the local office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees...

  那由聯合國高階難民署的地方分部負責。

• A vastly disproportionate burden falls on women for child care...

  照料孩子的重擔落在了女性身上。

VERB(人群)變得(安靜、悲哀或疲倦)

If silence or a feeling of sadness or tiredness falls on a group of people, they become silent, sad, or tired.

• The bus was stopped and silence fell on the passengers as the police checked identity cards.

  公交車被攔住了，警察檢查身份證時，乘客們鴉雀無聲。

VERB(慶典或特別事件)在，適逢(某日)

If a celebration or other special event falls on a particular day or date, it happens to be on that day or date.

• ...the oddly named Quasimodo Sunday which falls on the first Sunday after Easter.

  適逢復活節後第一個星期天的名字古怪的“卸白衣主日”

VERB(光)射向;(影子)投在

When light or shadow falls on something, it covers it.

• Nancy, out of the corner of her eye, saw the shadow that suddenly fell across the doorway.

  南希從眼角的餘光裡看見突然有個影子落在門道上。

VERB(頭髮或衣服)垂墜，下垂

If someone's hair or a garment falls in a certain way, it hangs downwards in that way.

• ...a slender boy with black hair falling across his forehead.

  一個身材頎長的男孩兒，黑髮垂在額上

VERB(目光)落在…上;注意到

If you say that someone's eyes fell on something, you mean they suddenly noticed it.

• As he laid the flowers on the table, his eye fell upon a note in Grace's handwriting.

  他把花放在桌上時，目光落在一張寫有格雷斯筆跡的字條上。

VERB(夜晚或黑暗)降臨，來臨

When night or darkness falls, night begins and it becomes dark.

• As darkness fell outside, they sat down to eat at long tables.

  屋外夜幕降臨，他們坐到長桌旁開始吃飯。

N-PLURAL; N-IN-NAMES瀑布

You can refer to a waterfall as the falls .

• ...panoramic views of the falls.

  瀑布的全景

• ...Niagara Falls.

  尼亞加拉瀑布

N-VAR秋季;秋天

Fall is the season between summer and winter when the weather becomes cooler.

• He was elected judge in the fall of 1991...

  1991 年秋他當選為法官。

• The Supreme Court will not hear the case until next fall.

  最高法院將於明年秋開始審理此案。

N-PROPER人類墮落(基督教中指亞當、夏娃違反戒律，被上帝逐出伊甸園)

In the Christian religion, the Fall was the occasion when Adam and Eve sinned and God made them leave the Garden of Eden.

N-COUNT(摔跤中)雙肩著地;(柔道中)體落

In some sports such as judo and wrestling, a fall is the act of throwing or forcing your opponent to the floor.

VERB(板球中，三柱門)失陷(指擊球員出局)

In cricket, when a wicket falls, the team who are fielding get one of the batsmen out.

• The last seven wickets fell for ten runs.

  最後 7 次三柱門失陷得了10分。

PHRASE偶然開啟;意外開啟

If something falls open, it opens accidentally.

• By chance the book beside him fell open to St. Paul's warning to the Romans...

  他身旁的書偶然翻開到寫著聖保羅對羅馬人的告誡那頁。

• The basket that she was carrying fell open.

  她提著的籃子忽然開啟了。

PHRASE賣力;煞費苦心;不遺餘力

If you say that people are falling over themselves to do something, you mean that they are very enthusiastic about doing it, and often that you disapprove of this.

• Within days of his death those same people were falling over themselves to denounce him.

  他屍骨未寒，還是那些人又大肆譴責起他來。

PHRASEfall to pieces (英國英語中作 fall to bits) 同 fall apart

To fall to pieces, or in British English to fall to bits, means the same as to fall apart .

• At that point the radio handset fell to pieces.

  就在那一刻，無線電遙控器摔得粉碎。

PHRASAL VERB散架;垮掉;摔碎

If something falls apart, it breaks into pieces because it is old or badly made.

• The work was never finished and bit by bit the building fell apart.

  工程一直沒有完工，於是樓一點點地坍塌了。

PHRASAL VERB(機構或體系)解散,瓦解

If an organization or system falls apart, it becomes disorganized or unable to work effectively, or breaks up into its different parts.

• Europe's monetary system is falling apart...

  歐洲貨幣體系正在走向瓦解。

• I've tried everything to stop our marriage falling apart.

  我已竭盡所能去維繫我們的婚姻。

PHRASAL VERB(情感上)崩潰，垮掉

If you say that someone is falling apart, you mean that they are becoming emotionally disturbed and are unable to think calmly or to deal with the difficult or unpleasant situation that they are in.

• I was falling apart. I wasn't getting any sleep.

  我要崩潰了，我一直都沒閤眼。

PHRASAL VERB脫落;分離

If something falls away from the thing it is attached to, it breaks off.

• Officials say that one or two engines fell away from the plane shortly after takeoff.

  官員們說飛機起飛後不久就有一兩臺引擎脫落了。

PHRASAL VERB(地面自某處)向下傾斜

If you say that land falls away, you mean it slopes downwards from a particular point.

• On either side of the tracks the ground fell away sharply.

  跑道兩側都是很陡的斜坡。

PHRASAL VERB(程度)降低，減弱;(數量、規模)減少，減小

If the degree, amount, or size of something falls away, it decreases.

• His coalition may hold a clear majority but this could quickly fall away...

  他的聯盟也許會佔絕對多數，但這種優勢可能會很快喪失。

• Demand began to fall away.

  需求開始減少。

PHRASAL VERB略微退後;稍稍後退

If you fall back, you move backwards a short distance away from someone or something.

• He fell back in embarrassment when he saw that Ross had no hair at all...

  看見羅斯的光頭，他尷尬地後退了幾步。

• The congregation fell back from them slightly as they entered.

  教堂會眾在他們進來時稍稍往後退了退。

PHRASAL VERB(軍隊)撤退，後撤

If an army falls back during a battle or war, it withdraws.

• The Prussian garrison at Charleroi was falling back.

  普魯士駐沙勒羅瓦的部隊正在撤退。

PHRASAL VERB落後;跟不上

If you fall behind, you do not make progress or move forward as fast as other people.

• Evans had rheumatic fever, missed school and fell behind...

  伊萬斯得了風溼熱，沒去上課，功課也落下了。

• Boris is falling behind all the top players.

  鮑里斯落後於所有頂級選手。

PHRASAL VERB(使)不能按時完成(或交付)

If you fall behind with something or let it fall behind, you do not do it or produce it when you should, according to an agreement or schedule.

• He faces losing his home after falling behind with the payments...

  他沒能按時付款，面臨著失去房子的危險。

• Thousands of people could die because the relief effort has fallen so far behind...

  因救援工作遠遠沒有跟上，數千人可能面臨死亡。

PHRASAL VERB(在…上)薄弱，不盡如人意

If an argument, organization, or person falls down on a particular point, they are weak or unsatisfactory on that point.

• Service was outstandingly friendly and efficient, falling down on only one detail...

  服務態度極佳，效率也蠻高，僅在一個小地方不盡人意。

• That is where his argument falls down.

  這是他論點的薄弱之處。

PHRASAL VERB迷戀;愛上

If you fall for someone, you are strongly attracted to them and start loving them.

• He was fantastically handsome — I just fell for him right away.

  他帥極了——我一下子就愛上了他。

PHRASAL VERB上…的當;受…的騙;對…信以為真

If you fall for a lie or trick, you believe it or are deceived by it.

• It was just a line to get you out here, and you fell for it!

  那不過是為了騙你到這兒來的一句謊言，你居然信了！

• I told him I would think about it and asked for his telephone number. He didn't fall for that one.

  我告訴他我會考慮，然後跟他要電話號碼。他並沒有上當。

PHRASAL VERB(屋頂、天花板)塌陷，坍塌

If a roof or ceiling falls in, it collapses and falls to the ground.

• Part of my bedroom ceiling has fallen in.

  我臥室的天花板有些地方塌下來了。

PHRASAL VERB走在…的後面(或身邊)

If you fall in behind or beside someone who is walking along, you start walking behind them or beside them.

• Prentice saw Goss fall in behind the informer.

  普倫蒂斯看見戈斯走在密探身後。

PHRASAL VERB贊成，接受(思想、計劃、體系)

If you fall in with an idea, plan, or system, you accept it and do not try to change it.

• Carmen's reluctance to fall in with Driver's plans led to trouble.

  卡門不願接受德賴弗的計劃，由此引來了麻煩。

PHRASAL VERB與…來往密切

If you fall in with someone, you become friends with them and start seeing them a lot.

• At university, Taylor had fallen in with a small clique of literature students.

  在大學裡，泰勒曾經頻繁參與一個文學小團體的活動。

PHRASAL VERB(從接合處)脫落，掉落

If something falls off, it separates from the thing to which it was attached and moves towards the ground.

• When your exhaust falls off, you have to replace it.

  如果你的排氣管脫落，應將其更換。

PHRASAL VERB(程度)降低，減弱;(數量、規模)減少

If the degree, amount, or size of something falls off, it decreases.

• Unemployment is rising again and retail buying has fallen off.

  失業率再次上升，零售品購買量下降。

PHRASAL VERB(頭髮、牙齒)掉落，脫落

If something such as a person's hair or a tooth falls out, it comes out.

• Her hair started falling out as a result of radiation treatment.

  由於放療，她開始掉頭髮。

PHR-V-RECIP(與…)爭吵，失和

If you fall out with someone, you have an argument and stop being friendly with them. You can also say that two people fall out .

• She fell out with her husband...

  她與丈夫鬧翻了。

• Mum and I used to fall out a lot.

  我和媽媽過去經常爭吵。

PHRASAL VERB(責任、職責、機會)落到…的頭上;應由…做

If a responsibility, duty, or opportunity falls to someone, it becomes their responsibility, duty, or opportunity.

• He's been very unlucky that no chances have fallen to him.

  他很不走運，機會一次也沒有落到他頭上。

• It fell to me to get rid of them.

  由我來負責擺脫他們。

PHRASAL VERB開始(做…)

If someone falls to doing something, they start doing it.

• When she had departed, they fell to fighting among themselves.

  她走後，他們便互相打了起來。