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

His Performance Fell Flat他演出失败

fell flat on his butt臀部着地摔倒

Fell flat on my face重重得摔倒

fell flat on his face脸朝下摔倒

Fell flat error跌落平面误差

The Scheme Fell Flat这计划失败

But It Fell Flat可没

英汉例句

• the footballer kicked at the ball but missed and fell flat on his face.

  那个球员抬起了脚，但没踢到球，脸朝下摔了下去。

• the experiment fell flat due to a wrong judgment in preparation.

  由于在準备过程中的一个错误判断，实验失败了。

• manu and i reached the trees first and fell flat on our bellies; nettles embedded in my palms.

  我和manu最早跑到树丛那里并趴在地上；荨麻刺进了我的手掌。

• the comedy fell flat because not a laugh came from the audience.

  这个喜剧失败了，因为观众没有笑出一声来。

• he stumbled on the uneven ground and fell flat on his face.

  他在不平的地上绊了一跤，摔了个嘴啃地。

• 「i was preparing rice and beans for dinner when the whole six-story [apartment building] fell flat in seconds,」 she told the sun.

  「当整个六层（住宅楼）顷刻倒塌的时候，我正在为晚餐準备米饭和豆角」，她告诉《太阳报》。

• the drunkard staggered and fell flat on the street.

  那酒鬼摇摇晃晃地倒在街上。

• he had not gone many steps before he stumbled on the uneven ground and fell flat on his face.

  他在那高低不平的地面上才走了几步，就被绊了一下，直挺挺地跌趴在地上。

• the new scheme fell flat on its face in spite of all the financial support that was given.

  新的计划尽管得到丰厚的资金支持，但是还是一败涂地。

• the startled fisherman fell flat on his back.

  被震惊的渔夫向后跌倒了。

• it went on like that for like an hour, and they both fell flat on the floor, panting.

  就这样大约过了一个小时，直到他们都打累了，气喘吁吁地躺在地板上。

• the great caesar landing in egypt fell flat on his face in the wet shore. you can imagine the consternation of his officers, until the great and resourceful man shouted, africa i've got you!

  伟大的恺撒大帝登陆埃及时脸朝地直挺挺地跌倒在潮湿的海滩上——你可以想象得到他手下的官兵是怎样的惊惶失措一一直至后来这个充满雄韬伟略的男子大声呼喊:「非洲，我把你弄到手了!」

• the boston-based company had sales growth in the double digits for the past few years, when revenue fell flat last fall.

  这家设在波士顿的公司在过去几年里的销售收入一直以两位数字的速度增长，不过在去年秋天，该公司收入却停滞不前了。

• in her hurry, the maid stumbled and fell flat on the floor.

  在她的匆忙，女佣绊了一下，倒在一单位。

• his joke fell flat because no one understand it.

  他的笑话没人听懂，所以没有收到效果。

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stumble踌躇，蹒跚；失足；犯错

topple倾倒；倒塌；摇摇欲坠

trip(Trip) （美）特里普（人名）

tumble使摔倒；使滚翻；弄乱

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