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- v.落下;落(到);下跌;跌倒;变成;降临;堕落;<古>(对异性)倾倒，倾心;陷落;出生;下垂;<俚>被逮捕;被说出;失势;阵亡
- vt.杀死;击倒;砍倒(树木)
- n.秋天;(地位、声誉等的)降低;落下，跌落;跌倒, 摔倒;瀑布;(雨、雪等的)降落，降落量;降临;落差;斜坡;陷落;阵亡;落下的位置;下崽
fallverb
落下 drop down
落下；下落；掉落；跌落
to drop down from a higher level to a lower level
Several of the books had fallen onto the floor.
这些书有几本掉到了地上。
One of the kids fell into the river.
小孩中有一个掉进了河里。
The handle had fallen off the drawer.
抽屉的拉手掉了。
September had come and the leaves were starting to fall.
已到九月了，树叶开始凋落。
He fell 20 metres onto the rocks below.
他掉到下面20米处的岩石上。
The rain was falling steadily.
雨不停地下着。
They were injured by falling rocks.
他们被落石砸伤了。
倒下 stop standing
突然倒下；跌倒；倒塌
to suddenly stop standing
She slipped on the ice and fell.
她在冰上滑了一跤。
I fell over and cut my knee.
我摔倒了，划破了膝盖。
The house looked as if it was about to fall down.
房子看起来好像就要倒塌似的。
毛发；材料 of hair/material
下垂；低垂
to hang down
Her hair fell over her shoulders in a mass of curls.
她的鬈发披肩。
向下倾斜 slope downwards
向下倾斜
to slope downwards
The land falls away sharply towards the river.
地势向河边陡然倾斜。
减少 decrease
（数量）减少，下降；（强度）减小
to decrease in amount, number or strength
Their profits have fallen by 30 per cent.
他们的利润减少了30%。
Prices continued to fall on the stock market today.
今天股票市场价格继续下跌。
The temperature fell sharply in the night.
夜间温度陡降。
falling birth rates
下降的出生率
Her voice fell to a whisper.
她的声音变小，成了耳语。
Share prices fell 30p.
股价降低了30便士。
被打败 be defeated
被打败；沦陷；失守
to be defeated or captured
The coup failed but the government fell shortly afterwards.
政变虽然流产，但是不久以后政府便垮台了。
Troy finally fell to the Greeks.
特洛伊城最终被希腊人攻陷。
阵亡 die in battle
阵亡；被击毙
to die in battle; to be shot
a memorial to those who fell in the two world wars
两次世界大战阵亡将士纪念碑
变成 become
进入（某状态）；开始变成（某事物）
to pass into a particular state; to begin to be sth
He had fallen asleep on the sofa.
他在沙发上睡着了。
The book fell open at a page of illustrations.
书翻开在有插图的那一页。
The room had fallen silent.
整个房间都变得静悄悄的。
She fell ill soon after and did not recover.
不久后她就病倒了，而且未能痊愈。
I had fallen into conversation with a man on the train.
在火车上我和一个男人攀谈起来。
The house had fallen into disrepair.
这栋房子已年久失修。
She knew she must not fall prey to his charm.
她清楚她绝不可以被他迷住。
发生 happen/occur
突然来到；突然出现
to come quickly and suddenly
A sudden silence fell.
突然一片鸦雀无声。
Darkness falls quickly in the tropics.
在热带地区夜幕降临迅速。
An expectant hush fell on the guests.
客人们即时安静了下来，期待着将要发生的事。
发生
to happen or take place
My birthday falls on a Monday this year.
今年我的生日适逢星期一。
（向某方向）移动；落（在某位置上）
to move in a particular direction or come in a particular position
My eye fell on (= I suddenly saw) a curious object.
我突然见到了一样奇怪的东西。
Which syllable does the stress fall on?
重音在哪个音节？
A shadow fell across her face.
一片阴影掠过她的脸庞。
属于群体 belong to group
属于（某类、群体、责任范围）
to belong to a particular class, group or area of responsibility
Out of over 400 staff there are just 7 that fall into this category.
400多个职员中只有7人属于这一类。
This case falls outside my jurisdiction.
这个案件不属于我的管辖范围。
This falls under the heading of scientific research.
这一项属于科研类目。
捧腹大笑；笑得前仰后合
to laugh a lot
We all fell about laughing.
我们都笑得前仰后合。
减少；减小；消失；消散
to become gradually fewer or smaller; to disappear
His supporters fell away as his popularity declined.
随着他的名望下降，他的支持者渐渐离他而去。
The market for their products fell away to almost nothing.
他们产品的市场几乎萎缩到零。
All our doubts fell away.
我们的一切疑虑都烟消云散。
The houses fell away as we left the city.
随着我们离城市越来越远，房屋也逐渐在视线中消失了。
求助于；借助于；转而依靠
to go to sb for support; to have sth to use when you are in difficulty
I have a little money in the bank to fall back on.
我在银行还有一点钱，需要时可以动用。
She fell back on her usual excuse of having no time.
她以她惯用的办法推说没有时间。
落后；落在…后面
to fail to keep level with sb/sth
She soon fell behind the leaders.
她很快就落在领先者的后面。
拖欠（付款）；没有及时做
to not pay or do sth at the right time
They had fallen behind with their mortgage repayments.
他们拖欠了按揭还款。
He's fallen behind with his school work again.
他又没有按时做学校作业。
不实；不能令人满意；不够好
to be shown to be not true or not good enough
And that's where the theory falls down.
这就是该理论的不足之处。
爱上；倾心于
to be strongly attracted to sb; to fall in love with sb
They fell for each other instantly.
他俩一见钟情。
信以为真
to be tricked into believing sth that is not true
I'm surprised you fell for that trick.
我感到惊奇，你竟中了那个诡计。
集合；列队
if soldiers fall in , they form lines
The sergeant ordered his men to fall in.
中士命令士兵集合。
同意；赞成
to agree to sth
She fell in with my idea at once.
她立刻同意了我的主意。
可以分为；能够分成
to be able to be divided into sth
My talk falls naturally into three parts.
我的谈话可以自然分成三个部分。
数量减少；质量下降
to decrease in quantity or quality
Attendance at my lectures has fallen off considerably.
听我讲课的学生大大减少了。
（与某人）吵翻，闹翻
to have an argument with sb so that you are no longer friendly with them
（突然）发生故障，不运转，死机
to stop working suddenly
My spreadsheet keeps falling over.
我的电子制表软件不断出故障。
被…绊倒；几乎被…绊倒
to hit your foot against sth when you are walking and fall, or almost fall
I rushed for the door and fell over the cat in the hallway.
我冲向门口，在过道被猫绊了一跤。
特别卖力；迫不及待；煞费苦心；不遗余力
to try very hard or want very much to do sth
He was falling over himself to be nice to me.
他尽力对我友好。
落空；失败；成为泡影
to not be completed, or not happen
Our plans fell through because of lack of money.
我们的计划由于缺钱而落空了。
（职责、责任）落在…身上；应由…做
to become the duty or responsibility of sb
With his partner away, all the work now fell to him.
他的搭档走了以后，工作现在全落在他的身上。
It fell to me to inform her of her son's death.
把她儿子死讯通知她的差事落在了我的头上。
开始做；干起来
to begin to do sth
She fell to brooding about what had happened to her.
她开始愤愤地思忖着自己的遭遇。
noun
落下 act of falling
落下；下落；跌落；掉落
an act of falling
I had a bad fall and broke my arm.
我重重地跌了一跤，摔断了手臂。
She was killed in a fall from a horse.
她从马背上掉下来摔死了。
雪；岩石 of snow/rocks
（雪、岩石等的）降落
an amount of snow, rocks, etc. that falls or has fallen
a heavy fall of snow
一场大雪
a rock fall
岩崩
下落；发生 way sth falls/happens
下落；发生
the way in which sth falls or happens
the fall of the dice
骰子的掷出
the dark fall of her hair (= the way her hair hangs down)
她那垂泻的黑发
水 of water
瀑布
a large amount of water falling down from a height
The falls upstream are full of salmon.
上游瀑布一带盛产鲑鱼。
Niagara Falls
尼亚加拉瀑布
秋 autumn
in the fall of 2005
在 2005 年的秋天
last fall
去年秋天
fall weather
秋季天气
减少 decrease
（大小）减小；（数量）减少；（比率、水平）降低
a decrease in size, number, rate or level
a steep fall in profits
利润的骤降
a big fall in unemployment
失业人数的大大减少
失败 defeat
（政权的）垮台；（经济的）崩溃；（城市、国家的）沦陷，灭亡
a loss of political, economic, etc. power or success; the loss or defeat of a city, country, etc. in war
the fall of the Roman Empire
罗马帝国的灭亡
the rise and fall of British industry
英国工业的兴衰
the fall of Berlin
柏林的沦陷
丧失尊敬 loss of respect
（威信的）骤降
a situation in which a person, an organization, etc. loses the respect of other people because they have done sth wrong
the TV preacher's spectacular fall from grace
电视布道者威信的遽降
《圣经》 in Bible
人类堕落（指亚当和夏娃违背上帝意旨而被迫离开伊甸园）
the occasion when Adam and Eve did not obey God and had to leave the Garden of Eden
to stop sb from falling onto sth hard
幸亏有灌木接着，他摔得不重。
Luckily, a bush broke his fall.
if you have too high an opinion of yourself or your abilities, sth will happen to make you look stupid
to be doing sth that involves risks and that may end in disaster
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VERB 落下;坠落;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...
她父亲在一次严重的心脏病发作后坠入海中。
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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...
这个女人抓住丈夫的肩膀，以免摔倒。
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A number of roads have been blocked by fallen trees.
有几条路被倒下的树堵住了。
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注意 fall down 既可用于人亦可用于物，但如谈到价格一类的事物就只能单独用动词 fall。如：Suddenly she just fell down beside me (她突然在我身旁倒下了)，Share prices fell sharply during the day (股票价格在白天暴跌)。不要将 fall 与 drop 混淆。fall 和 drop 均可表示意外掉落，但 fall 后不跟宾语，因此不能说 someone falls something, 但可以说 someone drops something 或 something drops，如: Leaves were falling to the ground (叶子纷纷落下)，He dropped his cigar (他将雪茄扔掉)，Plate after plate dropped from his fingers (一个又一个碟子从他指间滑落)。drop 可表示从某处跳下，如使用降落伞从飞机上跳下。但如说某人fall，则一般表示意外摔倒。如:He stumbled and fell (他绊了一下，摔倒了)。drop 和 fall 均可作名词。drop 指想象从某处掉落的高度，如：Sixteen hundred feet is a considerable drop (1, 600 英尺是个相当大的落差)。fall 则指意外摔倒，如：I had been badly bruised by the fall. (我摔得青一块紫一块)。
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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.
风力在一些地方达到了每小时 100 英里，15 分钟内降雨量达一英寸。
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VERB (常因疲乏)一头倒下，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...
他疲惫至极，扯下衣服，一头倒在床上。
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VERB (数量)减少;(价值)下降;(力量)减弱
If something falls, it decreases in amount, value, or strength.Output will fall by 6%...
产量将减少 6％。
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VERB 垮台;失势
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...
政府将因失去其占多数的优势而有倒台的危险。
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VERB 陷落;失守;(竞选)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...
克罗地亚军队从波斯尼亚北部撤军后，该地区落入塞尔维亚人手里。
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VERB 战死;阵亡
If someone falls in battle, they are killed.Another wave of troops followed the first, running past those who had fallen.
又一批士兵跟着第一批士兵从阵亡者身边跑过。
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V-LINK 进入，陷入(某种状态)
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...
去佛罗里达观光而不爱上这个州几乎不可能。
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VERB 属于;被划分为
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...
问题大致分成两类。
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VERB (责任或责备)由…承担，由…负责
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...
那由联合国高级难民署的地方分部负责。
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VERB (人群)变得(安静、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.
公交车被拦住了，警察检查身份证时，乘客们鸦雀无声。
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VERB (庆典或特别事件)在，适逢(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.
适逢复活节后第一个星期天的名字古怪的“卸白衣主日”
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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.
南希从眼角的余光里看见突然有个影子落在门道上。
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VERB (头发或衣服)垂坠，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.
一个身材颀长的男孩儿，黑发垂在额上
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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.
他把花放在桌上时，目光落在一张写有格雷斯笔迹的字条上。
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VERB (夜晚或黑暗)降临，来临
When night or darkness falls, night begins and it becomes dark.As darkness fell outside, they sat down to eat at long tables.
屋外夜幕降临，他们坐到长桌旁开始吃饭。
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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
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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 年秋他当选为法官。
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N-PROPER 人类堕落(基督教中指亚当、夏娃违反戒律，被上帝逐出伊甸园)
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N-COUNT (摔跤中)双肩着地;(柔道中)体落
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VERB (板球中，三柱门)失陷(指击球员出局)
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.
最后 7 次三柱门失陷得了10分。
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PHRASE 偶然打开;意外开启
If something falls open, it opens accidentally.By chance the book beside him fell open to St. Paul's warning to the Romans...
他身旁的书偶然翻开到写着圣保罗对罗马人的告诫那页。
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PHRASE 卖力;煞费苦心;不遗余力
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.
他尸骨未寒，还是那些人又大肆谴责起他来。
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PHRASE fall to pieces (英国英语中作 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，无线电遥控器摔得粉碎。
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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.
工程一直没有完工，于是楼一点点地坍塌了。
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PHRASAL VERB (机构或体系)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...
欧洲货币体系正在走向瓦解。
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PHRASAL VERB (情感上)崩溃，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.
我要崩溃了，我一直都没合眼。
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PHRASAL VERB 脱落;分离
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.
官员们说飞机起飞后不久就有一两台引擎脱落了。
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PHRASAL VERB (地面自某处)向下倾斜
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.
跑道两侧都是很陡的斜坡。
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PHRASAL VERB (程度)降低，减弱;(数量、规模)减少，减小
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...
他的联盟也许会占绝对多数，但这种优势可能会很快丧失。
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PHRASAL VERB 略微退后;稍稍后退
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...
看见罗斯的光头，他尴尬地后退了几步。
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PHRASAL VERB (军队)撤退，后撤
If an army falls back during a battle or war, it withdraws.The Prussian garrison at Charleroi was falling back.
普鲁士驻沙勒罗瓦的部队正在撤退。
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PHRASAL VERB 落后;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...
伊万斯得了风湿热，没去上课，功课也落下了。
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PHRASAL VERB (使)不能按时完成(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...
他没能按时付款，面临着失去房子的危险。
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PHRASAL VERB (在…上)薄弱，不尽如人意
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...
服务态度极佳，效率也蛮高，仅在一个小地方不尽人意。
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PHRASAL VERB 迷恋;爱上
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.
他帅极了——我一下子就爱上了他。
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PHRASAL VERB 上…的当;受…的骗;对…信以为真
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!
那不过是为了骗你到这儿来的一句谎言，你居然信了！
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PHRASAL VERB (屋顶、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.
我卧室的天花板有些地方塌下来了。
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PHRASAL VERB 走在…的后面(或身边)
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.
普伦蒂斯看见戈斯走在密探身后。
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PHRASAL VERB 赞成，接受(思想、计划、体系)
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.
卡门不愿接受德赖弗的计划，由此引来了麻烦。
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PHRASAL VERB 与…来往密切
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.
在大学里，泰勒曾经频繁参与一个文学小团体的活动。
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PHRASAL VERB (从接合处)脱落，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.
如果你的排气管脱落，应将其更换。
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PHRASAL VERB (程度)降低，减弱;(数量、规模)减少
If the degree, amount, or size of something falls off, it decreases.Unemployment is rising again and retail buying has fallen off.
失业率再次上升，零售品购买量下降。
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PHRASAL VERB (头发、牙齿)掉落，脱落
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.
由于放疗，她开始掉头发。
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PHR-V-RECIP (与…)争吵，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...
她与丈夫闹翻了。
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PHRASAL VERB (责任、职责、机会)落到…的头上;应由…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.
他很不走运，机会一次也没有落到他头上。
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PHRASAL VERB 开始(做…)
If someone falls to doing something, they start doing it.When she had departed, they fell to fighting among themselves.
她走后，他们便互相打了起来。
noun
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- the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions)
- they were protected until the capitulation of the fort
- Synonym: capitulation surrender
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- a sudden drop from an upright position
- he had a nasty spill on the ice
- Synonym: spill tumble
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- a lapse into sin;a loss of innocence or of chastity
- a fall from virtue
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- a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity
- a drop of 57 points on the Dow Jones index
- there was a drop in pressure in the pulmonary artery
- a dip in prices
- when that became known the price of their stock went into free fall
- Synonym: drop dip free fall
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- a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity
- it was a miracle that he survived the drop from that height
- Synonym: drop
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- a movement downward
- the rise and fall of the tides
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- a sudden decline in strength or number or importance
- the fall of the House of Hapsburg
- Synonym: downfall
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- when a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat
- Synonym: pin
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- a downward slope or bend
- Synonym: descent declivity decline declination declension downslope
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- the time of day immediately following sunset
- he loved the twilight
- they finished before the fall of night
- Synonym: twilight dusk gloaming gloam nightfall evenfall crepuscule crepuscle
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- the season when the leaves fall from the trees
- in the fall of 1973
- Synonym: autumn
verb
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- pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind
- fall into a trap
- She fell ill
- They fell out of favor
- Fall in love
- fall asleep
- fall prey to an imposter
- fall into a strange way of thinking
- she fell to pieces after she lost her work
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- decrease in size, extent, or range
- The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester
- The cabin pressure fell dramatically
- her weight fell to under a hundred pounds
- his voice fell to a whisper
- Synonym: decrease diminish lessen
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- come as if by falling
- Night fell
- Silence fell
- Synonym: descend settle
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- go as if by falling
- Grief fell from our hearts
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- occur at a specified time or place
- Christmas falls on a Monday this year
- The accent falls on the first syllable
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- begin vigorously
- The prisoners fell to work right away
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- be born, used chiefly of lambs
- The lambs fell in the afternoon
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- come out;issue
- silly phrases fell from her mouth
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- be cast down
- his eyes fell
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- assume a disappointed or sad expression
- Her face fell when she heard that she would be laid off
- his crest fell
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- fall or flow in a certain way
- This dress hangs well
- Her long black hair flowed down her back
- Synonym: hang flow
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- move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
- The temperature is going down
- The barometer is falling
- The curtain fell on the diva
- Her hand went up and then fell again
- Synonym: descend go down come down
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- descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
- The branch fell from the tree
- The unfortunate hiker fell into a crevasse
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- drop oneself to a lower or less erect position
- She fell back in her chair
- He fell to his knees
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- lose an upright position suddenly
- The vase fell over and the water spilled onto the table
- Her hair fell across her forehead
- Synonym: fall down
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- slope downward
- The hills around here fall towards the ocean
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- move in a specified direction
- The line of men fall forward
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- be inherited by
- The estate fell to my sister
- The land returned to the family
- The estate devolved to an heir that everybody had assumed to be dead
- Synonym: return pass devolve
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- fall to somebody by assignment or lot
- The task fell to me
- It fell to me to notify the parents of the victims
- Synonym: light
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- come into the possession of
- The house accrued to the oldest son
- Synonym: accrue
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- be captured
- The cities fell to the enemy
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- to be given by assignment or distribution
- The most difficult task fell on the youngest member of the team
- The onus fell on us
- The pressure to succeed fell on the youngest student
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- to be given by right or inheritance
- The estate fell to the oldest daughter
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- lose office or power
- The government fell overnight
- The Qing Dynasty fell with Sun Yat-sen
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- suffer defeat, failure, or ruin
- We must stand or fall
- fall by the wayside
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- yield to temptation or sin
- Adam and Eve fell
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- lose one's chastity
- a fallen woman
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- touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly
- Light fell on her face
- The sun shone on the fields
- The light struck the golden necklace
- A strange sound struck my ears
- Synonym: shine strike
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- die, as in battle or in a hunt
- Many soldiers fell at Verdun
- Several deer have fallen to the same gun
- The shooting victim fell dead
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- be due
- payments fall on the 1st of the month
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- come under, be classified or included
- fall into a category
- This comes under a new heading
- Synonym: come
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- fall from clouds
- rain, snow and sleet were falling
- Vesuvius precipitated its fiery, destructive rage on Herculaneum
- Synonym: precipitate come down
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The leaves begin to fall when autumn comes .
秋天来临时树叶开始落下。
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Whether this is right , and if so where and when the ecological axe will fall , is hard to determine with any precision — which is why governments and financial institutions are only beginning to bring such risks into their economic calculations .
这一研究的结论是否正确，如果它是对的，生态判决之斧会在何时何地落下，这些都很难准确无误地确定。这也是为什么政府和金融机构现在才开始把这些风险考虑到他们的经济算式中。
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It is important not to let production levels fall .
重要的是别让产量滑落。
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The results of the survey fell into two distinct groups .
调查结果分为截然不同的两组。
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Students over 25 fall into a different category .
25岁以上的学生属另一类。
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There is still a risk that the whole deal will fall through .
整桩买卖化为泡影的风险仍然存在。
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I have a little money in the bank to fall back on .
我在银行还有一点钱，需要时可以动用。
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Falling interest rates may help to bolster up the economy .
利率下降可能有助于激活经济。
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She saved a little girl from falling into the water .
她救下一个眼看要落入水中的小女孩。
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Prices continued to fall on the stock market today .
今天股票市场价格继续下跌。
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I 'm not going to fall , am I ?
我不会摔跤吧，对吗？
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The market reacted by falling a further two points .
股市的反应是再下跌两个百分点。
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One of the kids fell into the river .
小孩中有一个掉进了河里。
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The houses fell away as we left the city .
随着我们离城市越来越远，房屋也逐渐在视线中消失了。
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And that 's where the theory falls down .
这就是该理论的不足之处。
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He must have fallen from a great height .
他肯定是从很高的地方摔下来的。
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She fell back towards the end of the race .
赛跑快结束时她落后了。
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The paper had fallen down between the desk and the wall .
那张纸掉在桌子和墙壁之间的缝隙里。
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She fell back on her usual excuse of having no time .
她以她惯用的办法推说没有时间。
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They have established that his injuries were caused by a fall .
他们已经证实他是摔伤的。
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September had come and the leaves were starting to fall .
已到九月了，树叶开始凋落。
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In the short run , unemployment may fall .
从短期来看，失业率可能降低。
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He 's fallen far behind in his work .
他的工作大大落后了。
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Our plans fell through because of lack of money .
我们的计划由于缺钱而落空了。
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He lost his balance and fell to the ground .
他失去平衡摔倒在地上。
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They fell in love in spite of the language barrier .
尽管有语言障碍，他们还是相爱了。
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The house looked as if it was about to fall down .
房子看起来好像就要倒塌似的。
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With his partner away , all the work now fell to him .
他的搭档走了以后，工作现在全落在他的身上。
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A bolt may have fallen off the plane 's forward door .
飞机前舱门的一个门闩可能脱落了。
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Share prices fell early on but rose again late in the day .
那天股票价格起先跌了，临近收盘时又涨了。
通常指房屋等倒塌，强调突然性。
The roof collapsed under the weight of snow.
房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌了。
A lot of tall buildings collapsed in the earthquake.
许多高楼在地震中倒塌了。
尤指由石头或岩石构成的建筑物或土地崩塌或崩裂。
Many houses crumbled into cinders.
许多房子坍塌，成了废墟。
The old stone wall began to crumble.
那座旧石墙开始崩塌。
The cliff has gradually crumbled away.
峭壁已经逐渐坍塌。
通常指因失去平衡等而倒塌或跌倒。
Many trees fell in the storm.
在那场暴风雨中，许多树都被刮倒了。
The falling wall showered dust on them.
倒塌的墙壁弄了他们一身土。
I fell and hurt my knee.
我跌了一跤，摔伤了膝盖。
尤指人因过于劳累、体弱等而倒下或坐下。
She sank to the floor without the support of his shoulder.
少了他肩膀的支撑，她倒在地板上。
He was stunned and sank to the ground.
他被击昏，倒在地上。
She sank into a chair, exhausted.
她筋疲力尽地倒在椅子里。
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