英语释义

1. to descend freely by the force of gravity
An apple fell from the tree.

2. to hang freely
her hair falls over her shoulders

3. to drop oneself to a lower position
fell to his knees

4. to come or go as if by falling
darkness falls early in the winter

5. to become born —usually used of lambs

6. to become lower in degree or level
the temperature fell 10°

7. to drop in pitch or volume
their voices fell to a whisper

8. issue sense 1a
wisdom that fell from his lips

9. to become lowered
her eyes fell

10. to leave an erect position suddenly and involuntarily
slipped and fell on the ice

11. to enter as if unawares stumble, stray
fell into error We fell into a trap.

12. to drop down wounded or dead especially to die in battle
Many men fell on the battlefield.

13. to suffer military capture
after a long siege the city fell

14. to lose office
the party fell from power

15. to suffer ruin, defeat, or failure
the deal fell through

16. to commit an immoral act
but man willfully misused his God-given freedom and fell into sin
— John Hick especially to lose one's chastity

17. to move or extend in a downward direction
the land falls away to the east

18. subside, abate
the wind is falling

19. to decline in quality, activity, or quantity
production fell off

20. to lose weight —used with off or away
The cattle have fallen off badly in the drought.

21. to assume a look of shame, disappointment, or dejection
his face fell

22. to decline in financial value or price
stocks fell sharply

23. to occur at a certain time
her birthday falls on a Monday this year

24. to come by chance
a job that fell into his hands

25. to come or pass by lot, assignment, or inheritance devolve
it fell to him to break the news

26. to have a certain or proper position, place, or station
the accent falls on the second syllable

27. to come within the limits, scope, or jurisdiction of something
this word falls into the class of verbs

28. to pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind or a new state or condition
fall asleep fall in love

29. to set about heartily or actively
fell to work

30. strike, impinge
music falling on the ear

31. fell sense 1

32. to display great or excessive eagerness
Fans were falling all over themselves trying to get the basketball star's autograph.

33. disintegrate
The pie was falling apart as I served it.

34. to succumb to mental or emotional stress break down
She began to fall apart when her son was imprisoned.

35. to lag behind
The slower hikers fell behind the group.

36. to be in arrears
He fell behind in his car payments.

37. to fail because of inability to choose between or reconcile two alternative or conflicting courses of action

38. to produce no response or result
the joke fell flat

39. to fall in love with
He fell for her the moment he saw her.

40. to become a victim of
fell for the trick

41. to lose acceptance or good reputation
The governor fell from grace when he was accused of tax fraud.

42. to curve inward —used of the timbers or upper parts of a ship's side

43. to comply with a certain course of action
The company fell into line with the new regulations.

44. to meet with
fell on hard times

45. to fail utterly
the movie fell on its face at the box office

46. to sacrifice one's pride or position
The coach fell on his sword apologizing for the team's poor season.

47. to be deficient
The expedition's supplies began to fall short.

48. to fail to attain something (such as a goal or target)
The results fell short of expectations.

49. the act of falling by the force of gravity

50. a falling out, off, or away dropping
the fall of leaves a fall of snow

51. the season when leaves fall from trees autumn

52. a thing or quantity that falls or has fallen
a fall of rock at the base of the cliff especially one or more meteorites or their fragments that have fallen together

53. birth

54. the quantity born —usually used of lambs

55. a costume decoration of lace or thin fabric arranged to hang loosely and gracefully

56. a very wide turned-down collar worn in the 17th century

57. the part of a turnover collar from the crease to the outer edge

58. a wide front flap on trousers (such as those worn by sailors)

59. the freely hanging lower edge of the skirt of a coat

60. one of the three outer and often drooping segments of the flower of an iris — compare standard sense 8b

61. long hair overhanging the face of dogs of some breeds

62. a usually long straight portion of hair that is attached to a person's own hair

63. a hoisting-tackle rope or chain especially the part of it to which the power is applied

64. loss of greatness collapse
the fall of the Roman Empire

65. the surrender or capture of a besieged place
the fall of Troy

66. lapse or departure from innocence or goodness

67. loss of a woman's chastity

68. the blame for a failure or misdeed
took the fall for the robbery

69. the downward slope (as of a hill) declivity

70. a precipitous descent of water waterfall —usually used in plural but singular or plural in construction

71. a musical cadence

72. a falling-pitch intonation in speech

73. a decrease in size, quantity, degree, or value

74. the distance which something falls

75. inclination, pitch

76. the act of felling something

77. the quantity of trees cut down

78. an act of forcing a wrestler's shoulders to the mat for a specified time (such as one second)

79. a bout of wrestling

80. destiny, lot

81. of, relating to, or suitable for autumn
a new fall coat

82. to come or go down quickly from a high place or position

83. to come or go down suddenly from a standing position

84. to let yourself come or go down to a lower position

85. the act of coming or going down from a high position or from a standing position

86. the act of becoming lower

87. the season between summer and winter the season when leaves fall from trees

88. to come or go down freely by the force of gravity
An apple fell from the tree.

89. to come as if by falling
Night fell before we got home.

90. to become lower (as in degree or value)
The temperature fell ten degrees.

91. to topple from an upright position
The tree fell.

92. to collapse wounded or dead
Too many soldiers have fallen in battle.

93. to become captured
The city fell to the enemy.

94. to occur at a certain time
This year my birthday falls on a Monday.

95. to pass from one condition of body or mind to another
fall asleep fall ill

96. retreat entry 2 sense 1
“… the Witch and her crew will … fall back to her house and prepare for a siege.”
— C. S. Lewis, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

97. to fail to be as good or successful as expected
The sequel to my favorite movie fell short.

98. the act or an instance of going or coming down by the force of gravity
a fall from a horse

99. autumn

100. a thing or quantity that falls
a heavy fall of snow

101. a loss of greatness downfall
the fall of an empire

102. waterfall —usually used in pl.
Niagara Falls

103. a decrease in size, amount, or value
a fall in prices

104. the distance something falls
a fall of three feet

片语

m only falling apart但现在我心已碎

Afghanistan Falling Apart阿富汗土崩瓦解

Things Falling Apart唱片名

Spirit Falling Apart精神崩溃

Im falling apart我已然四分五裂

i am falling apart我吓死了

Life is falling apart这于将逝的生命

T Not falling apart中日

NOT FALLING APART坚强

英汉例句

• these old ghost towns can give you a scary feeling， with the buildings falling apart and the only sound is the moaning of the wind blowing through the deserted streets.

  这人说：「被遗弃的城镇真让你感到害怕。 那里的房子东倒西歪，唯一能听到的声音就是在那没有人的街道上风吹的呜呜响声。」

• if you’ve ever heard them, you know that at their best, they were sloppy (often sloppy drunk), ragged, unpolished — their early songs always sound just on the verge of falling apart completely.

  如果你听说过他们，你会知道那曾经是一群随性的家伙（同时是一群随性的酒鬼），粗糙， 未经雕饰 ——他们早期的作品总给人一种濒临崩溃的感觉。

• horribly sleep-deprived as he struggled to stop the world financial system falling apart in 2008, america’s then treasury secretary succumbed regularly to the dry heaves.

  他为了防止世界金融体系在2008年瓦解，已经严重缺乏睡眠。作为美国当时的财政部长，他经常会干呕。

• we have no confirmation of [muammar] gaddafi「s whereabouts, but at least two of gaddafi」s sons have been detained. his regime is falling apart and in full retreat.

  我们没有得到有关（穆阿迈尔）卡扎菲下落的确认信息，但至少卡扎菲的两个儿子已被扣留。他的政权正在瓦解并全线崩溃。

• ita s one thing to speak coherently in front an audience; ita s another to keep from falling apart emotionally when giving a tribute to a deceased family member, friend or coworker.

  首先这是因为必须要在人前流利的演说，其次则是由于必须要在痛失家人，朋友或同事后致悼词时要竭力稳定自己情绪防止情绪崩溃。

• his regime is falling apart and in full retreat.

  他的政权正在瓦解并全线崩溃。

• my interpretation of this dream would be that you are feeling that things are decaying or falling apart in your life.

  我的解释是，你感觉到你生活中的什么东西正在贬值腐朽，或正在脱离你的生活。

• this discovery enabled me to prevent our marriage from falling apart and eventually made me stop trying to remake my children into their dad’s clones.

  我领悟到这个道理，避免了婚姻的破裂，也最终避免了企图改造儿女，把他们变成我本人的翻版这种事情发生。

• it may seem like important aspects of society are falling apart around you.

  社会中重要的方面在你周围瓦解。

• perhaps you knew that what was falling apart was not your sense of self but some of your ideas.

  或许你知道这些分崩离析的感觉（崩溃的感觉）不是你自身的感受，而是你的一些想法。

• my parents bought it when i was little, it was a falling apart mess.

  我的父母在我很小的时候买下了它，那时它破破烂烂的。

• a boat that starts falling apart is unlikely to find a buyer at all.

  一艘开始分崩离析的船是不可能找到买主的。

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