詞語：fall apart
fall apart是什麼意思
簡明英漢詞典
fall apart
v.
崩潰, 土崩瓦解
美國傳統詞典[雙解]
fall
fall
AHD:[f?l]
D.J.[f%8l]
K.K.[f%l]
v.（動詞）
fell[fμl] fall.en[f?「l…n] fall.ing， falls
v.intr.（不及物動詞）
(1)To drop or come down freely under the influence of gravity.
落下：因重力作用而自由下降或下落
(2)To drop oneself to a lower or less erect position:
跌落：使自己降低到更低或更傾斜的位置：
I fell back in my chair. The pilgrims fell to their knees.
我跌坐到自己的椅子上。朝拜者跪了下去
(3)To lose an upright or erect position suddenly.
突然倒下：突然失去垂直的或筆直的位置
(4)To drop wounded or dead, especially in battle.
受傷：跌傷或跌死，尤指在戰爭中
(5)To go or come as if by falling:
落下：好像通過降落來或去：
All grief fell from our hearts. Night fell quickly.
所有悲傷從心頭落下。黑夜迅速降臨
(6)To come to rest; settle:
停留；安放：
The light fell on my book.
光線落在我的書上
(7)To hang down:
自由下垂：
The child's hair fell in ringlets.
小孩的卷髮自然下垂
(8)To be cast down:
朝下：
Her eyes fell.
她的眼睛朝下一瞥
(9)To assume an expression of consternation or disappointment:
露出驚慌或失望的表情：
His face fell when he heard the report.
當他聽到那個報告後感到很沮喪
(10)To undergo conquest or capture, especially as the result of an armed attack:
被攻陷：遭到軍事上的總失敗或俘虜，尤指一武裝進攻的結果：
The city fell after a long siege.
在長期圍困下，這座城市失陷了
(11)To experience defeat or ruin:
失敗：經歷失敗或毀滅：
After 300 years the dynasty fell.
300年後王朝覆滅了
(12)To lose office:
下台：失去職位：
The disgraced prime minister fell from power.
那個名譽掃地的首相失去了職位
(13)To slope downward:
斜向：按斜坡下降：
The rolling hills fall gently toward the coast.
起伏的山丘逐漸向海岸緩降
(14)To lessen in amount or degree:
減低：數量或程度的降低：
The air pressure is falling.
氣壓在降低
(15)To decline in financial value:
下跌：金融價值下降：
Last year, stock prices fell sharply.
去年，股票價格猛跌
(16)To lose weight.
減輕
(17)To diminish in pitch or volume:
減低：音量減弱：
My friend's voice fell to a whisper.
我朋友的聲音逐漸變為耳語
(18)To give in to temptation; sin.
屈服於誘惑；犯罪
(19)To lose one's chastity.
失去貞潔
(20)To pass into a particular state, condition, or situation:
處於：進入某一特別的狀態或狀況：
fell silent; fall in love.
變得沉默；墜入情網
(21)To occur at a specified time:
發生：在特定時間發生：
New Year's Day falls on a Tuesday this year.
今年的元旦是星期二
(22)To occur at a specified place:
發生：在特定地點發生：
The stress falls on the last syllable.
重音在最後一個音節上
(23)To come, as by chance.
來：偶然到來
(24)To be given by assignment or distribution:
被分派任務：
The greatest task fell to me.
最重的任務派到我頭上
(25)To be given by right or inheritance.
被給予：被賦予權力或繼承權
(26)To be included within the range or scope of something:
在…範圍之內：被包括在某物範圍之內：
The specimens fall into three categories.
標本被分作三類
(27)To come into contact; strike:
接觸；遇到：
My gaze fell on a small book in the corner.
我的目光落在角落裡一本小書上
(28)To come out; issue:
出來；出口：
Insincere compliments fell from their lips.
從他們嘴裡說出的虛偽恭維
(29)To begin vigorously:
精力充沛地開始：
fell to work immediately.
突然精力充沛地投入工作
(30)To be born. Used chiefly of lambs.
出生：被生下來，常指羊羔
v.tr.（及物動詞）
To cut down (a tree); fell.
砍：砍倒（一棵樹）；倒下
n.（名詞）
(1)The act or an instance of falling.
落下：下降的動作或例子
(2)A sudden drop from a relatively erect to a less erect position.
突然俯身低下：從垂直方向上相對高的位置降到低的位置
(3)Something that has fallen:
掉下的某物：
a fall of hail.
降雹
(4)An amount that has fallen:
降落的數量：
a fall of two inches of rain.
降了兩英吋雨
(5)The distance that something falls:
下降的距離：
The victim suffered a fall of three stories to the ground.
受害者從三層樓落在地面上
(6)Autumn.
秋天
(7)falls (used with a sing. or pl. verb)A waterfall.
falls （與單數或複數動詞連用）瀑布
(8)A downward movement or slope.
斜坡：向下方的運動或下坡
(9)Any of several pendent articles of dress, especially:
下垂物：外衣自由擺動的下垂物，尤指：
(10)A veil hung from a woman's hat and down her back.
帽紗：從婦女帽子後面垂下掉在其後部的細薄織物
(11)An ornamental cascade of lace or trimming attached to a dress, usually at the collar.
裝飾的項飾：裝飾性花邊或衣服領後的下垂物
(12)A woman's hairpiece with long, free-hanging hair.
長假髮：婦女自由低垂的假髮
(13)An overthrow; a collapse:
倒台：
the fall of a government.
政府倒台
(14)Armed capture of a place under siege:
淪陷：被圍攻的堡壘陷落：
the fall of Dien Bien Phu.
奠邊府的淪陷
(15)A reduction in value, amount, or degree.
減低：價值、程度或數量的減少
(16)A marked, often sudden, decline in status, rank, or importance:
貶降：在地位、職位或重要性上顯著地，通常突然的下降：
「turned them in, set them up for prosecution; positioned them, as it were, for the fall」(Joan Didion)
「把他們交給警方，起訴他們；把他們降到理應的位置」(瓊·迪迪翁)
(17)A moral lapse.
墮落：喪失美德
(18)A loss of chastity.
失貞：喪失貞潔
(19)Often Fall Theology The loss of innocence and grace resulting from Adam's eating the forbidden fruit in the Garden of Eden.
常作 Fall 【神學】 人類的墮落：由於亞當偷吃伊甸園的禁果而喪失清白和體面
(20)Sports
【體育運動】
(21)The act of throwing or forcing a wrestling opponent down on his or her back.Also called pin
壓制對方：把摔跤對手的肩壓到地上的摔或強壓的行為也作 pin
(22)Any of various wrestling maneuvers so used.
摔跤使用的技巧
(23)Nautical
【航海】
(24)A break or rise in the level of a deck.
上升，終止：甲板上升或終止
(25)falls The apparatus used to hoist and transfer cargo or lifeboats.
falls 起重車：用於搬運或提升貨物或救生船的設備
(26)The end of a cable, rope, or chain that is pulled by the power source in hoisting.
通索：繩、索、鏈的末端，由電力帶動上升
(27)The birth of an animal, especially a lamb.
綿羊的出生：動物的出生，尤指羊羔
(28)All the animals born at one birth; a litter.
一窩動物：所有一胎生動物；產仔
(29)A family of woodcock in flight.See Synonyms at flock 1
一群山鷸：飛行中的一群山鷸參見 flock1
(30)Botany The outer series of perianth in the irises and related plants.
【植物學】 花被：蝴蝶花或相關植物外層常垂的花瓣
常用詞組
fall apart
To break down; collapse:
破壞；倒塌：
The rickety chair fell apart. He fell apart after years as a POW.
搖晃的椅子散架了。 作戰俘多年，他崩潰了
fall away
(1)To withdraw one's friendship and support.
背棄：收回友誼或支持
(2)To become gradually diminished in size.
減小：尺寸上的減小
(3)To drift off an established course.
背叛：放棄信仰
fall back
(1)To give ground; retreat.
退回；撤退
(2)To recede:
退潮：
The waves fell back.
浪退了回去
fall behind
(1)To fail to keep up a pace; lag behind.
落後：跟不上步伐；落後
(2)To be financially in arrears.
拖欠：經濟上欠款
fall down
To fail to meet expectations; lag in performance:
失敗：未能達到預想；在成就上落後：
fell down on the job.
工作失敗
fall for
(1)To feel love for.
愛上：感到愛慕
(2)To be deceived or swindled by:
被欺騙：
fell for the con artist's scheme and lost $200,000.
被假藝術家欺騙並損失200,000美元
fall in
(1)To take one's place in a military formation.
集合：軍隊裡集合
(2)To sink inward; cave in:
塌陷：往裡塌陷；往裡凹陷：
The roof of the old barn fell in.
舊倉頂塌了
fall off
(1)To become less; decrease:
變少；降低：
Stock prices have fallen off. The number of staff meetings fell off after a few months.
股票價格下降了。工作人員的會議在幾個月後減少了
(2)Nautical To change course to leeward.
【航海】 向下風：船偏向下風
fall on 或
fall upon
(1)To attack suddenly and viciously:
攻擊：突然猛烈地打擊：
Snipers and irregulars fell on the hapless patrol.
狙擊兵和非正規軍襲擊了巡邏隊
(2)To meet with; encounter:
偶遇；遭遇：
a stockbroker who fell on hard times.
股票經紀人處於困難時期
fall out
(1)To leave a barracks, for example, in order to take one's place in a military formation.
離營：離營，例如為代替軍事編隊中某人的位置
(2)To leave a military formation.
離隊
(3)To quarrel:
爭吵：
The siblings fell out over their inheritance.
兄弟姐妹們為繼承權而爭吵
(4)To happen; occur.
發生
fall through
To fail; miscarry:
失敗：失敗；成為泡影：
Our plans fell through at the last minute.
我們的計劃最後失敗了
fall to
To begin an activity energetically:
開始：積極地著手去做：
「The press fell to with a will」(Russell Baker)
「新聞界決定採取行動了」(拉塞爾·巴克)
習慣用語
fall back on或
fall back upon
(1)To rely on:
依賴：
fall back on old friends in time of need.
在需要時求助於老朋友們
(2)To resort to:
再使用：
I had to fall back on my savings when I was unemployed.
失業時我不得不動用我的積蓄
fall between (the) two stools
To fail because of an inability to reconcile or choose between two courses of action.
失之交臂：在可供選擇的兩個當中因未能協調一致或未能作出正確的決定而失敗
fall flat
(1)To fail miserably when attempting to achieve a result.
沮喪：因未能獲得預期成就而沮喪
(2)To have no effect:
無效果：
The jokes fell flat.
玩笑毫無效果
fall foul或
fall afoul
(1)Nautical To collide. Used of vessels.
【航海】 牴觸：相撞，用於船隻
(2)To clash:
衝突：
fell foul of the law.
與法律相衝突
fall from grace
To experience a major reduction in status or prestige.
經歷地位或聲譽的降低
fall into line
To adhere to established rules or predetermined courses of action.
保持一致：堅持保持成規或預先確定的行動方案
fall in with
(1)To agree with or be in harmony with:
同意：與…達成默契：
Their views fall in with ours.
他們的觀點與我們的一致
(2)To associate or begin to associate with:
同…作伴：
fell in with the wrong crowd.
與不法分子為伴
fall on deaf ears
To go unheeded; be ignored completely:
完全忽視：
「Moscow's own familiar charges . . . will also fall on deaf ears」(Foreign Affairs)
「莫斯科自己熟悉的職責也被忽視了」(外交事務)
fall over backward或
fall over backwards
To overexert oneself to do or accomplish something:
過度加壓：強迫自己做或完成某任務：
We fell over backward to complete the project on time.
我們給自己加壓爭取準時完成計劃
fall over (oneself)
To display inordinate, typically effusive, enthusiasm:
過度地表現出狂熱，尤指感情橫溢的：
fell over themselves to impress the general's wife.
他們爭相給將軍夫人留下深刻的印象
fall prey to
To be put into such a vulnerable position as to be at risk of harm, destruction, or invasion:
被困：陷入困境，有遭受迫害、毀滅或侵襲的危險：
a person who fell prey to swindlers; did not want the country to fall prey to terrorists.
被騙子欺詐的人；不希望國家落入恐怖分子手中
fall short
(1)To fail to attain a specified amount, level, or degree:
變得不足：在數量或程度上變得不足：
an athlete whose skill fell far short of expectations.
一個遠未能發揮出水平的運動員
(2)To prove inadequate:
證明不足：
Our supplies of sugar and rice fell short.
我們的糖、米供應不足
fall through the cracks
To pass unnoticed, neglected, or unchecked:
未加注意、疏忽、未加檢查而通過：
「Much of the wisdom . . . seems to have fallen through the cracks, and only in the last third of the book do the central characters find their way out of its swampy narrative」(Boston Globe)
「很多睿智的詞句似乎都被疏忽了，中心人物僅在書的後三分之一才走出它們冗長的敘述」(波士頓環球)
語源
(1)Middle English fallen
中古英語 fallen
(2)from Old English feallan
源自 古英語 feallan
現代英漢綜合大辭典
fall
[fC:l]
vi.
(fell[fel], fallen[5fC:lEn])
(1)落下; 降落; 脫落
(2)跌倒; 坍倒; 瓦解; 陷落; 垮台
(3)(溫度、價格等)下降; 跌落; (風力、聲音等)減弱; (情緒等)低落
(4)下垂; 降臨
(5)(地面等)傾斜; (河流)流下; 注(入); (潮汐)退落
(6)(地位.聲譽.威信等)降低
(7)(目光)向下; (臉色)變陰沉
(8)墮落; 陷入罪惡
(9)陣亡, 死亡
(10)(羊羔等)生下
(11)(事故)發生; (日期)適逢; 輪(到); 落(到); 留傳給
(12)(光線等)射向; (聲音等)傳到
(13)陷入(某種狀態); 變成; 成為
(14)(言語)漏出; 說出
(15)屬於; 分為(...類)
(16)(談話等)停止
(17)(美俚)被捕; 落網
The wall has fallen.
牆塌了。
The temperature is falling.
溫度在下降。
Prices fell sharply.
物價猛跌。
The curtain falls.
幕落。
Night falls.
夜幕降臨。
His face [jaw] fell.
他的臉搭拉下來。
She was tempted and fell.
她被引誘而墮落。
National Day falls on Monday this year.
今年國慶節是星期一。
Our choice fell on him.
我們碰巧選中了他。
His property fell to his only son.
他的財產留傳給他的獨生子。
His eye fell upon me.
他的目光落在我身上。
Not a word fell from her lips.
她一聲不吭。
The book falls into three parts.
這本書分三部分。
The conversation fell suddenly.
談話聲突然停止。
He fell twice for theft.
他因盜竊被捕過兩次。
詞性變化
fall
vt.
[美, 英方]擊倒; 砍倒(樹木)
They are falling trees.
他們在伐木。
fall
n.
(1)落下; 墜落; 垂下
(2)降雨(量); 降雪(量)
(3)倒下; 摔倒; 瓦解; 崩潰; 衰亡; 垮台; 陷落; 戰死
(4)(溫度等的)下降; 降低; (物價的)跌落; 落差; (情緒等的)低落
(5)[常用復]瀑布
(6)(樹木的)採伐; 採伐量
(7)減退; 衰退; (潮)退落; (日)落
(8)墮落
(9)【地質】傾斜, 斜度;【礦】冒落
(10)[美]秋天, 秋季
(11)下垂物; 向下飄蕩的服裝; 領子的翻下部分; (女帽上的)罩紗; (外衣的)寬下擺; 大褲腳; (鋼琴的)蓋子; (獸的)下仔; (羊等的)一胎
(12)(摔跤)把對手摔輸; 一局摔跤
(13)【機】(滑車上的)拉繩; 起重機繩; [pl. ]【航海】(放救生艇的)吊繩, 轆繩; 起重機繩
(14)陷阱; [美口]被捕
(15)【語】降調;【音】樂曲終止
(16)落差; (電)位降; 提取率; 採伐量
a heavy fall of rain[snow]
下大雨[雪]
a sharp fall of temperature
溫度的劇降
a fall in prices
降價
in the fall of 1987
[美]
1987
年秋天
fall and spring yoke
[美]老少懸殊的婚姻
fall
adj.
秋季的; 秋天播種的; 秋天成熟的
fall clothes
秋令服裝
fall fashions
秋季暢銷貨
fall wheat
冬小麥
繼承用法
fallaway
n.
(火箭各級的)分[散]開, 排出
fallback
[`fR:lbAk]
n.
(1)可依靠的東西
(2)退卻
(3)【計】引退
(4)【核】回降物
(5)不履行
(6)銜鐵釋放
(7)低效率運行
(8)回落
fall-block
n.
動索滑車; 卷帆滑車; 帶繩滑輪
fallboard
n.
(1)用絞鏈裝在窗框下的木窗板
(2)易受騙上當者
fall-off
[`fR:lCf]
n.
減少, 下降; (火箭各級的)分開, 排出
fall-pipe
[`fR:lpaIp]
n.
水落管
fall-trap
n.
陷阱
fallway
n.
朝上的倉口或坑口
習慣用語
be at a fall
[廢]景況很困難
break a fall
(1)減弱落勢, 減弱下降的力量
(2)減輕損失, 減少不幸
break sb.'s fall
(1)減弱落勢, 減弱下降的力量
(2)減輕損失, 減少不幸
let fall
(1)放下(吊橋等); 使(帷幕)落下
(2)拋錨; 落帆
(3)【數】作垂直線
(4)中止, 停止
(5)無意中洩露; 暗示
(6)流(淚)
nod to its fall
傾斜, 搖搖欲墜
ride for a fall
騎馬瞎闖; 蠻幹, 招惹風險, 招致失敗
take a fall
[美俚]被打倒; 被擊敗
try a fall with sb.
和某人摔跤; 與某人較量高低
fall aboard
【航海】(與他船)相撞
fall about
[口]忍不住大笑
fall about laughing
[口]忍不住大笑
fall with laughter
[口]忍不住大笑
fall abreast with
與…並列; 並駕齊驅
fall abreast of
與…並列; 並駕齊驅
fall across
撞見, 偶然遇見
fall all over
[口]極其慇勤; 十分崇拜; 感激萬分
fall among
不期而遇, 偶遇(盜匪等); 偶然陷入...之中
fall apart
散開; 崩潰, 土崩瓦解
fall asleep
入睡; 長眠, 死; 陷入遲鈍[冷漠]狀態
fall astern
落在(他船的)後面
fall away
(1)疏遠; 背離; 背叛
(2)消失; 隱退
(3)消瘦
(4)分裂, 分開; 疏遠; 離開, (地勢)傾斜; 下降
fall back
撤退, 後退; 違約, 食言; 達不到目的
fall back on
求助於; 依靠; 退守; 撤退到...線; 回過來再談
fall back upon
求助於; 依靠; 退守; 撤退到...線; 回過來再談
fall behind
落後; 跟不上; 拖欠
fall below
降到…水平之下
fall beyond
屬於...之外; 在...之外
fall down
(1)跌倒; 倒塌下來
(2)[口]計劃不切實際
(3)失信; 沒有完成或履行諾言
fall down on
(在...方面)失敗; 做得不滿意
fall flat
(1)失敗; 達不到預期結果; 完全失敗
(2)跌倒; 平臥在地
fall for
[俚]愛上; 迷戀; 信以為真, 被欺騙
fall in
(1)(屋頂等)塌陷; 往裡坍陷; 凹進
(2)【軍】集合; 排隊
(3)一致; 符合; 同意
(4)(債務等)到期; (租約等)期滿; 失效
(5)遇見
fall in alongside
跟(正在行進的人)一起走
fall in beside
跟(正在行進的人)一起走
fall into
(1)陷入; 落入
(2)可分成
(3)開始
(4)流入
fall in with
偶爾遇到; 同意, 贊成; 符合, 適合; 習慣於
fall off
(1)下降; 跌落; 減少; 衰退; 離開; 疏遠; 叛離
(2)【航海】偏向下風; (海岸線)延伸; (船隻)不易駕駛;【軍】(飛機)側降
fall on
(1)開始(行動); 進攻
(2)落在; 適逢; (節日)正當
(3)遭受, 遭遇
(4)偶然碰到[發現]; 偶然想到
fall upon
(1)開始(行動); 進攻
(2)落在; 適逢; (節日)正當
(3)遭受, 遭遇
(4)偶然碰到[發現]; 偶然想到
fall out
(1)爭吵; 鬧糾紛
(2)結果(是)
(3)【軍】離隊; 原地解散
fall out of
(1)放棄(習慣等)
(2)從…掉下來
fall outside
超出…; 超越
fall over
落在...之上; 落在...之外; 向前摔倒; 叛向另一方面; [蘇]睡著, 入睡
fall over each other
[美]爭奪; 競爭; 爭先恐後; 你爭我奪
fall over one another
[美]爭奪; 競爭; 爭先恐後; 你爭我奪
fall over oneself
(因匆忙或動作不靈)跌跤; 拚命趕; 渴望(for); [口]給弄糊塗了
fall short
缺乏; 不足; 達不到(目標); 不符合
fall short of
缺乏; 不足; 達不到(目標); 不符合
come short
缺乏; 不足; 達不到(目標); 不符合
come short of
缺乏; 不足; 達不到(目標); 不符合
fall through
落空; 失敗
fall to
著手干; 開始用餐; 爭吵起來; 開始攻擊; 自動關上
fall under
受到(影響等); 歸入(...部.類等)
fall within
屬於; 該當; 適合
特殊用法
abnormal cathode fall
反常陰極電位降, 異常陰極電位降
anode potential fall
陽極電位降
ash fall
【地質】火山灰下降;【地質】火山灰沉降層
back fall
山坡
blossoom fall
花謝, 花落
cat fall
吊錨索
cathode fall
陰極勢降, 陰極電位降
cinder fall
渣坑
cross fall
橫向 坡度, 橫斜度, 橫坡
debris fall
【地質】巖屑崩坍
earth fall
土塌, 土崩
free fall
【力】【航空】自由下落
head fall
(1)水頭降落
(2)縱向坡度
high-temperature gain fall
高溫增益下降
ice fall
冰瀑; 冰崩
intense fall
暴雨
land fall
接近陸地
leaf fall
落葉
loose rock fall
松石坍落
needle fall
針葉脫落
particle fall
顆粒沉降
potential fall
位勢降落, 電位降
short fall
虧空, 缺少
wire rope fall
滑車鋼索
基本詞義
apart
[E5pB:t]
繼承用法
ad.
(1)相隔, 相距
(2)分別, 個別
(3)離開
(4)撇開, 除去
(5)拆開
The two cities are one hundred kilometers apart.
兩城相距一百公里。
She stood far apart from me.
她遠離我站著。
A-from water there is sugar in apples.
蘋果裡除了水以外還有糖。
Take the bike apart and try to repair it this morning.
請拆開這自行車並設法於今天上午修好。
apartness
n.
冷漠, 孤立, 疏遠
習慣用語
fall apart
土崩瓦解
far apart
離得很遠
wide apart
離得很遠
joking apart
別說笑話; 認真地說; 說正經的
jesting apart
別說笑話; 認真地說; 說正經的
lay apart for
把(某物)留給...
put apart for
把(某物)留給...
set apart for
把(某物)留給...
lay sth. apart for
把(某物)留給...
put sth. apart for
把(某物)留給...
set sth. apart for
把(某物)留給...
quite apart from
更何況; 更不用說
take... apart
把...拆開
tell ... apart
區分; 分辨(兩種事物)
know... apart
區分; 分辨(兩種事物)
apart from
離開; 除...之外
美國傳統詞典
fall
fall
AHD:[f?l]
D.J.[f%8l]
K.K.[f%l]
v.
fell[fμl] fall.en[f?「l…n] fall.ing, falls
v.intr.
(1)To drop or come down freely under the influence of gravity.
(2)To drop oneself to a lower or less erect position:
I fell back in my chair. The pilgrims fell to their knees.
(3)To lose an upright or erect position suddenly.
(4)To drop wounded or dead, especially in battle.
(5)To go or come as if by falling:
All grief fell from our hearts. Night fell quickly.
(6)To come to rest; settle:
The light fell on my book.
(7)To hang down:
The child's hair fell in ringlets.
(8)To be cast down:
Her eyes fell.
(9)To assume an expression of consternation or disappointment:
His face fell when he heard the report.
(10)To undergo conquest or capture, especially as the result of an armed attack:
The city fell after a long siege.
(11)To experience defeat or ruin:
After 300 years the dynasty fell.
(12)To lose office:
The disgraced prime minister fell from power.
(13)To slope downward:
The rolling hills fall gently toward the coast.
(14)To lessen in amount or degree:
The air pressure is falling.
(15)To decline in financial value:
Last year, stock prices fell sharply.
(16)To lose weight.
(17)To diminish in pitch or volume:
My friend's voice fell to a whisper.
(18)To give in to temptation; sin.
(19)To lose one's chastity.
(20)To pass into a particular state, condition, or situation:
fell silent; fall in love.
(21)To occur at a specified time:
New Year's Day falls on a Tuesday this year.
(22)To occur at a specified place:
The stress falls on the last syllable.
(23)To come, as by chance.
(24)To be given by assignment or distribution:
The greatest task fell to me.
(25)To be given by right or inheritance.
(26)To be included within the range or scope of something:
The specimens fall into three categories.
(27)To come into contact; strike:
My gaze fell on a small book in the corner.
(28)To come out; issue:
Insincere compliments fell from their lips.
(29)To begin vigorously:
fell to work immediately.
(30)To be born. Used chiefly of lambs.
v.tr.
To cut down (a tree); fell.
n.
(1)The act or an instance of falling.
(2)A sudden drop from a relatively erect to a less erect position.
(3)Something that has fallen:
a fall of hail.
(4)An amount that has fallen:
a fall of two inches of rain.
(5)The distance that something falls:
The victim suffered a fall of three stories to the ground.
(6)Autumn.
(7)falls (used with a sing. or pl. verb)A waterfall.
(8)A downward movement or slope.
(9)Any of several pendent articles of dress, especially:
(10)A veil hung from a woman's hat and down her back.
(11)An ornamental cascade of lace or trimming attached to a dress, usually at the collar.
(12)A woman's hairpiece with long, free-hanging hair.
(13)An overthrow; a collapse:
the fall of a government.
(14)Armed capture of a place under siege:
the fall of Dien Bien Phu.
(15)A reduction in value, amount, or degree.
(16)A marked, often sudden, decline in status, rank, or importance:
「turned them in, set them up for prosecution; positioned them, as it were, for the fall」(Joan Didion)
(17)A moral lapse.
(18)A loss of chastity.
(19)Often Fall Theology The loss of innocence and grace resulting from Adam's eating the forbidden fruit in the Garden of Eden.
(20)Sports
(21)The act of throwing or forcing a wrestling opponent down on his or her back.Also called pin
(22)Any of various wrestling maneuvers so used.
(23)Nautical
(24)A break or rise in the level of a deck.
(25)falls The apparatus used to hoist and transfer cargo or lifeboats.
(26)The end of a cable, rope, or chain that is pulled by the power source in hoisting.
(27)The birth of an animal, especially a lamb.
(28)All the animals born at one birth; a litter.
(29)A family of woodcock in flight.See Synonyms at flock 1
(30)Botany The outer series of perianth in the irises and related plants.
常用詞組
fall apart
To break down; collapse:
The rickety chair fell apart. He fell apart after years as a POW.
fall away
(1)To withdraw one's friendship and support.
(2)To become gradually diminished in size.
(3)To drift off an established course.
fall back
(1)To give ground; retreat.
(2)To recede:
The waves fell back.
fall behind
(1)To fail to keep up a pace; lag behind.
(2)To be financially in arrears.
fall down
To fail to meet expectations; lag in performance:
fell down on the job.
fall for
(1)To feel love for.
(2)To be deceived or swindled by:
fell for the con artist's scheme and lost $200,000.
fall in
(1)To take one's place in a military formation.
(2)To sink inward; cave in:
The roof of the old barn fell in.
fall off
(1)To become less; decrease:
Stock prices have fallen off. The number of staff meetings fell off after a few months.
(2)Nautical To change course to leeward.
fall on or
fall upon
(1)To attack suddenly and viciously:
Snipers and irregulars fell on the hapless patrol.
(2)To meet with; encounter:
a stockbroker who fell on hard times.
fall out
(1)To leave a barracks, for example, in order to take one's place in a military formation.
(2)To leave a military formation.
(3)To quarrel:
The siblings fell out over their inheritance.
(4)To happen; occur.
fall through
To fail; miscarry:
Our plans fell through at the last minute.
fall to
To begin an activity energetically:
「The press fell to with a will」(Russell Baker)
習慣用語
fall back onor
fall back upon
(1)To rely on:
fall back on old friends in time of need.
(2)To resort to:
I had to fall back on my savings when I was unemployed.
fall between (the) two stools
To fail because of an inability to reconcile or choose between two courses of action.
fall flat
(1)To fail miserably when attempting to achieve a result.
(2)To have no effect:
The jokes fell flat.
fall foulor
fall afoul
(1)Nautical To collide. Used of vessels.
(2)To clash:
fell foul of the law.
fall from grace
To experience a major reduction in status or prestige.
fall into line
To adhere to established rules or predetermined courses of action.
fall in with
(1)To agree with or be in harmony with:
Their views fall in with ours.
(2)To associate or begin to associate with:
fell in with the wrong crowd.
fall on deaf ears
To go unheeded; be ignored completely:
「Moscow's own familiar charges . . . will also fall on deaf ears」(Foreign Affairs)
fall over backwardor
fall over backwards
To overexert oneself to do or accomplish something:
We fell over backward to complete the project on time.
fall over (oneself)
To display inordinate, typically effusive, enthusiasm:
fell over themselves to impress the general's wife.
fall prey to
To be put into such a vulnerable position as to be at risk of harm, destruction, or invasion:
a person who fell prey to swindlers; did not want the country to fall prey to terrorists.
fall short
(1)To fail to attain a specified amount, level, or degree:
an athlete whose skill fell far short of expectations.
(2)To prove inadequate:
Our supplies of sugar and rice fell short.
fall through the cracks
To pass unnoticed, neglected, or unchecked:
「Much of the wisdom . . . seems to have fallen through the cracks, and only in the last third of the book do the central characters find their way out of its swampy narrative」(Boston Globe)
語源
(1)Middle English fallen
(2)from Old English feallan
英漢航海大詞典
fall apart
vt.崩潰,土崩瓦解
英漢化學大詞典
fall apart
vt.崩潰,瓦解,破裂