fall
- vi. 落下；变成；来临；减弱
- n. 下降；秋天；瀑布
- vt. 砍倒；击倒
- adj. 秋天的
- n. (Fall)人名；(法、芬、瑞典)法尔；(英、匈)福尔；(阿拉伯)法勒
词组搭配
fall between two stools
见 stool
fall foul (或主北美a foul)of
come into conflict with and be undermined by
与…冲突；遭…破坏
any commitment of resources is likely to fall foul of government cash limitations.
任何财力投入都可能与政府现金管制有矛盾。
fall in (或 into) line
conform with others or with accepted behaviour
与他人一致；符合行为规范
fall in (或 out of) love (with someone)
fall into place
(of a series of events or facts) begin to make sense or cohere
（一系列事件或事实）开始明晰（或衔接）起来
once he knew what to look for, the theory fell quickly into place.
一旦他明白要找的东西，这理论很快就派上用场了。
fall on stony ground
once he knew what to look for, the theory fell quickly into place.
一旦他明白要找的东西，这理论很快就派上用场了。
fall over oneself to do something
(informal)be excessively eager to do something
(非正式)极想做某事
critics and audiences fell over themselves to compliment him.
评论家和观众趋之若鹜地恭维他。
fall short (of)
(of a missile) fail to reach its target
（导弹）未击中目标
fall to pieces
fall victim to
take the fall
(N. Amer. informal)receive blame or punishment, typically in the place of another person
(北美，非正式)代人受过；当替罪羊
fall about
(Brit. informal)laugh uncontrollably
(英，非正式)抑制不住地大笑
fall apart (或 to pieces)
break up, come apart, or disintegrate
结束；分裂；解体；崩溃
their marriage is likely to fall apart.
他们的婚姻有可能破裂。
fall back on
have recourse to when in difficulty
（困难时）求助于；依靠
they normally fell back on one of three arguments.
他们通常借助三个论据之一。
双语例句
- 1. Sometimes things have to fall apart to make way for better things.
- 有时候要到达谷底，才会慢慢变好。
来自金山词霸 每日一句
- 2. Here's an inside tip: The faster you rise, the harder you fall.
- 给你一个小忠告：爬得越快，摔得越疼。
来自美剧《绯闻女孩》
- 3. Over a given period, the value of shares will rise and fall.
- 股票的价值在某一特定的时期内会有涨跌。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. I hope that our appeals will not fall on deaf ears.
- 我希望我们的呼吁不会没人理睬。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. He had wrenched his ankle badly from the force of the fall.
- 他因摔倒而严重扭伤了脚踝。
来自柯林斯例句