一、详细释义:


adj.

秋天的


例句:

These fall rains are very damp.

秋天的雨很阴冷。


例句:

Fall temperatures are pleasantly cool.

秋天的温度凉爽宜人。


n.

摔倒 [C]


例句:

A fall on the leaves didn't hurt a spry fellow like him.

摔倒在树叶上,伤不着象他这号利索的家伙。


例句:

Mrs Briscoe had a bad fall last week.

布里斯科太太上星期重重摔了一跤。


降落,下降 [C]


例句:

A fall in interest rates is a probability in the present economic climate.

从目前的经济情势看,很有可能降低利率。


例句:

We are expecting a fall in stock prices.

我们预料股市价格将要下跌。


秋天,秋季


例句:

He was elected judge in the fall of 1991.

1991年秋他当选为法官。


例句:

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

最高法院将于明年秋开始审理此案。


垮台;陷落


例句:

Pride goeth before destruction and an haughty spirit before a fall.

骄傲导向灭亡,傲慢必衰败。


例句:

After the fall of France, Britain was really up against it.

法国沦陷以后,英国的处境十分危险。


瀑布


例句:

Will you care to go on a tour up to Niagara Falls?

你想作一次尼亚加拉瀑布旅行吗?


例句:

I want to see the panoramic views of the falls.

我想看瀑布的全景。


v.

落下,降落,跌落;倒塌,崩溃 [I]


例句:

Leaves begin to fall in October.

十月里树叶开始落下。


例句:

The leaves are fragile and will fall one day.

叶子是脆弱的,终有一天会悄悄落下。


摔倒,跌倒 [I]


例句:

I almost fall down.

我几乎摔倒。


例句:

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

这个女人抓住丈夫的肩膀,以免摔倒。


下跌,下降,降低;减弱 [I]


例句:

Share fall on the London market.

伦敦证券市场上的股价下跌。


例句:

Her weight fell to under seven stones.

她的体重减到了7英石以下。


阵亡;突然倒下 [T]


例句:

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

又一批士兵跟着第一批士兵从阵亡者身边跑过。


二、词义辨析:


descend,drop,fall,sink

这些动词都表示“落下,下降”之意。 descend通常指沿斜线或斜坡下降。 drop指物体从一定高度落下。 fall与drop同义,指突然或猛烈地降落,但fall也可指任何下落,同高度或形式无关。 sink指在空气或水中垂直下降、下沉。


三、词义辨析:


collapse,fall

这两个动词都含有“倒塌”之意。 collapse通常指房屋等突然倒塌。 fall一般指由于失去平衡等原因而倒塌,也可作引申用。


四、相关短语:


fall apart

v. 崩溃,土崩瓦解


fall asleep

v. 1.入睡,长眠,懈怠,静止不动


fall away

倾斜;疏远,背离;减少,缩小;衰弱,消瘦


fall back

v. 1.后退,退却,撤退 2.(价值)降低,(数量)减少


fall behind

v.落在...的后面,拖欠


fall by the wayside

半途而废;中辍


fall down

v. 1.倒塌;跌倒 2.失败


fall flat

跌倒,失败;不起作用;不能引起兴趣


fall for

爱上,迷恋;受…骗,上…当


fall from grace

phr. 失宠,堕落,误入歧途


fall guy

替罪羊,替死鬼;容易受骗上当者


fall in

v. 1.(房屋等)坍下,倒塌 2.【军】集合 3.同意 4.(债务等)到期


一、参考例句:


I almost fall down.

我几乎摔倒。


There's fall out.

有时候我也会和别人争执。


They fall into different categories.

他们属于不同的类别。


Output will fall by 6%.

产量将下降6%。


The leaves fall in autumn.

叶子秋天就变黄。


Never fall behind, keep up!

不要落后,要跟上!


Laid-off workers fall into penury.

下岗职工陷入贫困。


Leaves die, fall, and shrivel.

叶子凋零、飘落枯萎了。


Try not to fall down.

尽力不要跌倒。


Everything will fall into place.

一切都会迎刃而解。