- fall
- [fɔːl]
1. (pt - fell); (pp - fallen); vi
1) [+ person, object] 掉 [diào]
Bombs fell in the town. — 炸弹掉进城里。
Her father fell into the sea. — 她父亲掉到海里了。
2) (fall over) [+ person, building] 倒下 [dǎoxià]She gripped his shoulders to stop herself from falling. — 她抓住他的肩膀以防自己倒下。
3) [+ snow, rain] 下 [xià]An inch of rain fell within 15 minutes. — 15分钟内下了1英寸的雨。
4) [+ price, temperature, currency] 下降 [xiàjiàng]Oil prices fell by 0.2 per cent. — 油价下降了0.2%。
5) [+ government, leader, country] 下台 [xiàtái]The prime minister fell from power. — 首相下台了。
6) [+ night, darkness] 降临 [jiànglín]as darkness fell — 当黑暗降临时
7) [+ light, shadow] 投射 [tóushè]A shadow fell over her book. — 一道阴影投射到她的书上。
8) [+ silence, sadness, tiredness] 降临 [jiànglín]2. nSilence fell on the passengers as the police checked identity cards. — 警察检查身份证的时候,沉默降临到每个乘客身上。
1) c [of person] 摔倒 [shuāidǎo]He had a nasty fall. — 他摔得不轻。
2) c (in price, temperature) 下降 [xiàjiàng]There has been a sharp fall in the value of the pound. — 英镑值急剧下降。
3) s [of government, leader] 垮台 [kuǎtái]a debate which led to the Government's fall — 一场导致政府垮台的辩论
4) c [of rain, snow] 场 [chǎng]a heavy fall of snow — 一场大雪
5) c / u (US) (autumn) 秋天 [qiūtiān]3. falls; n plin the fall of 1991 — 1991年秋天 英 = autumn
(waterfall) 瀑布 [pùbù]Niagara Falls — 尼亚加拉大瀑布
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Christmas falls on a Sunday — 圣诞节适逢星期天*
to fall in love (with sb/sth) — 爱上(某人/某事)*
to fall flat — [+ joke] 毫无效果*
to fall short of the required amount — 达不到要求的数量*
to fall ill/pregnant — 生病/怀孕*
which group do you fall into? — 你属于哪一组?Phrasal Verbs:- fall for- fall in- fall off- fall out- fall to
English-Chinese new dictionary. 2014.