英:['fɔ:lɪŋ]
美:['fɔlɪŋ]
英:['fɔ:lɪŋ]
美:['fɔlɪŋ]
n.
落下
坠落
下降
陷落
adj.
落下的,下降的
v.
降低( fall的现在分词 )
来临
成为
降落
词根:fall
adj.fall 秋天的
fell 凶猛的;毁灭性的
fallen 堕落的;落下来的;陷落的
n.fall 下降;秋天;瀑布
fell [林] 一季所伐的木材;折缝;兽皮
falls [水文] 瀑布;陨石
v.fell 掉下;摔倒;下垂;变坏(fall的过去式)
fallen 落下;跌倒(fall的过去分词)
falls 下降(fall的第三人称单数)
vi.fall 落下;变成;来临;减弱
vt.fall 砍倒;击倒
fell 砍伐;打倒;击倒
verb
intransitive verb
to descend freely by the force of gravity
An apple fell from the tree.
to hang freely
her hair falls over her shoulders
to drop oneself to a lower position
fell to his knees
to come or go as if by falling
darkness falls early in the winter
to become born—usually used of lambs
to become lower in degree or level
the temperature fell 10°
to drop in pitch or volume
their voices fell to a whisper
issue sense 1a
wisdom that fell from his lips
to become lowered
her eyes fell
to leave an erect position suddenly and involuntarily
slipped and fell on the ice
to enter as if unawares : stumble, stray We fell into a trap.
fell into error
to drop down wounded or deadespecially: to die in battle
Many men fell on the battlefield.
to suffer military capture
after a long siege the city fell
to lose office
the party fell from power
to suffer ruin, defeat, or failure
the deal fell through
to commit an immoral actespecially: to lose one's chastity
but man willfully misused his God-given freedom and fell into sin—John Hick
to move or extend in a downward direction
the land falls away to the east
subside, abate
the wind is falling
to decline in quality, activity, or quantity
production fell off
to lose weight—used with off or away
The cattle have fallen off badly in the drought.
to assume a look of shame, disappointment, or dejection
his face fell
to decline in financial value or price
stocks fell sharply
to occur at a certain time
her birthday falls on a Monday this year
to come by chance
a job that fell into his hands
to come or pass by lot, assignment, or inheritance : devolve
it fell to him to break the news
to have a certain or proper position, place, or station
the accent falls on the second syllable
to come within the limits, scope, or jurisdiction of something
this word falls into the class of verbs
to pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind or a new state or condition fall in love
fall asleep
to set about heartily or actively
fell to work
strike, impinge
music falling on the ear
transitive verb
fell sense 1
noun
the act of falling by the force of gravity
a falling out, off, or away : dropping a fall of snow
the fall of leaves
the season when leaves fall from trees : autumn
a thing or quantity that falls or has fallenespecially: one or more meteorites or their fragments that have fallen together
a fall of rock at the base of the cliff
birth
a costume decoration of lace or thin fabric arranged to hang loosely and gracefully
a very wide turned-down collar worn in the 17th century
the part of a turnover collar from the crease to the outer edge
a wide front flap on trousers (such as those worn by sailors)
the freely hanging lower edge of the skirt of a coat
one of the three outer and often drooping segments of the flower of an iris compare standard sense 8b
long hair overhanging the face of dogs of some breeds
a usually long straight portion of hair that is attached to a person's own hair
a hoisting-tackle rope or chainespecially: the part of it to which the power is applied
loss of greatness : collapse
the fall of the Roman Empire
the surrender or capture of a besieged place
the fall of Troy
lapse or departure from innocence or goodness
loss of a woman's chastity
the blame for a failure or misdeed
took the fall for the robbery
the downward slope (as of a hill) : declivity
a precipitous descent of water : waterfall—usually used in plural but singular or plural in construction
a musical cadence
a falling-pitch intonation in speech
a decrease in size, quantity, degree, or value
the distance which something falls
inclination, pitch
the act of felling something
the quantity of trees cut down
an act of forcing a wrestler's shoulders to the mat for a specified time (such as one second)
Scotland destiny, lot
adjective
of, relating to, or suitable for autumn
a new fall coat
falling in舷缘内倾;陷落;塌陷
falling in love坠入情网
falling down跌倒;坠落;跌落
falling off减少;降落
falling film降膜
falling out舷缘外倾
falling over远弹着;极度倒伏
falling back可放下的
free falling自由下落;自由坠落
falling body落体
falling weight落锤;下落重量
falling star流星
falling market市场价格下跌
falling debris坠落的残骸、碎片
falling tone降调;去声
falling price跌价
falling leaf落叶式飞行,落叶式失速坠降
falling sicknessn. 癫痫;(家畜的)癫痫发作
现在分词形容词来自 fall(动词)。Falling star 来自1560年代; falling off “减少,下降”来自大约1600年。Falling evil “癫痫”来自13世纪初。
跌倒
Verb, Noun, and Adjective Middle English, from Old English feallan; akin to Old High German fallan to fall and perhaps to Lithuanian pulti
The first known use of fall was before the 12th century
falsettonoun
an artificially high voice
falseadjective
not genuine false teeth
false documents
intentionally untrue
false testimony
intended or tending to mislead
false promise
not true : incorrect
false information
not faithful or loyal : treacherous
not necessary to structure
a false ceiling
inaccurate in pitch
a false note
based on mistaken ideas
false pride
falseadjective
not genuine false teeth
false documents
intentionally untrue
false testimony
intended or tending to mislead
false promise
not true : incorrect
false information
not faithful or loyal : treacherous
not necessary to structure
a false ceiling
inaccurate in pitch
a false note
based on mistaken ideas
false pride
falsehoodnoun
an untrue statement : lie
the habit of lying
falseadjective
not genuine false teeth
false documents
intentionally untrue
false testimony
intended or tending to mislead
false promise
not true : incorrect
false information
not faithful or loyal : treacherous
not necessary to structure
a false ceiling
inaccurate in pitch
a false note
based on mistaken ideas
false pride
fall1 of 2verb
to come or go down freely by the force of gravity
to hang freely
hair falling over her shoulders
to drop oneself to a lower position
fell to their knees
to come as if by dropping down
night fell
to become of lower degree or level
the temperature fell 10°
to become lowered
his eyes fell
to topple from an upright position suddenly
slipped and fell on the ice
to enter blindly : stray
fell into a trap
to drop down wounded or dead
soldiers who have fallen in battle
to become captured or defeated
the fortress fell
to experience ruin or failure
our plans fell through
to fail to live up to a standard of conduct
to move or extend downward
the ground falls away to the east
to become less in amount or degree : diminish
the tide is falling
to become less in quality, activity, quantity, or value
prices fell
to take on a look of shame or low spirits
my face fell when I lost
to occur at a certain time
my birthday falls on a Tuesday
to come by chance
to pass (as a responsibility) from one person to another
it fell to us to break the news
to have the proper place or station
the accent falls on the second syllable
to come within the range of something
falls under her responsibilities
to pass from one condition of body or mind to another fall asleep
fall ill
to set about with enthusiasm or activity
fell to work
fall2 of 2noun
the act of falling by the force of gravity
a fall from a horse
a falling out, off, or away
the fall of the leaves
autumn sense 1
a thing or quantity that falls or has fallen
a heavy fall of snow
loss of greatness : collapse
the surrender or capture of a place under attack
departure from innocence or goodness
the downward slope of a hill
waterfall—usually used in plural
a decrease in size, quantity, degree, activity, or value
the distance which something falls
an act of forcing a wrestler's shoulders to the mat
fallow1 of 3noun
land for crops allowed to lie idle during the growing season
the tilling of land without sowing it for a season
fallow2 of 3verb
to till (land) without seeding
fallow3 of 3adjective
left untilled or unsown
dormant sense 1, inactive
fallow1 of 3noun
land for crops allowed to lie idle during the growing season
the tilling of land without sowing it for a season
fallow2 of 3verb
to till (land) without seeding
fallow3 of 3adjective
left untilled or unsown
dormant sense 1, inactive
fallout1 of 2noun
the often radioactive particles that are stirred up by or result from a nuclear explosion and descend through the atmosphere
fall out2 of 2verb
to have a quarrel
happen sense 1
fall1 of 2verb
to come or go down freely by the force of gravity
to hang freely
hair falling over her shoulders
to drop oneself to a lower position
fell to their knees
to come as if by dropping down
night fell
to become of lower degree or level
the temperature fell 10°
to become lowered
his eyes fell
to topple from an upright position suddenly
slipped and fell on the ice
to enter blindly : stray
fell into a trap
to drop down wounded or dead
soldiers who have fallen in battle
to become captured or defeated
the fortress fell
to experience ruin or failure
our plans fell through
to fail to live up to a standard of conduct
to move or extend downward
the ground falls away to the east
to become less in amount or degree : diminish
the tide is falling
to become less in quality, activity, quantity, or value
prices fell
to take on a look of shame or low spirits
my face fell when I lost
to occur at a certain time
my birthday falls on a Tuesday
to come by chance
to pass (as a responsibility) from one person to another
it fell to us to break the news
to have the proper place or station
the accent falls on the second syllable
to come within the range of something
falls under her responsibilities
to pass from one condition of body or mind to another fall asleep
fall ill
to set about with enthusiasm or activity
fell to work
fall2 of 2noun
the act of falling by the force of gravity
a fall from a horse
a falling out, off, or away
the fall of the leaves
autumn sense 1
a thing or quantity that falls or has fallen
a heavy fall of snow
loss of greatness : collapse
the surrender or capture of a place under attack
departure from innocence or goodness
the downward slope of a hill
waterfall—usually used in plural
a decrease in size, quantity, degree, activity, or value
the distance which something falls
an act of forcing a wrestler's shoulders to the mat
1 This was what her tugging had foretold—the world breaking to bits, the sky falling.
2 He shouted to the foreman, “It’s moving too slow. We’re falling behind. These trucks need to be loaded and out of here.”
3 “I think she gave me cholera,” Liyana mumbled, after falling asleep with a thermometer in her mouth.
4 “Do you ever look up at the rain, Kendra? It feels like the sky is falling.”
5 But the falling out with my father had left me demoralized and without confidence.
6 Slow, deliberate, purposeful, the cat came on—again the bear retreated, bewildered by the tactics of this terrible small animal, distraught by her cub’s whimpering, slowly falling back before the relentless inch-by-inch advance.
7 We’d been met with small arms and machine gun fire, but no enemy bombs or shells were falling among us.
8 Percy stumbled away from the gorgon, almost falling off the edge of the hill.
9 “They must be the frogs that ended up falling on the talent show,” said Joe.
10 I try to remember the pictures I’ve seen of huge Goliath falling to earth with little David standing beneath him, his sling at his side.
11 Images of bloodred rivers, his dad surrounded by rats, and Boots falling into bottomless caverns had woven in and out of his dreams all night long.
12 a fall from a horse
13 “Oh no, child! It is not likely; and now it is time for you to come in; you’ll catch the fever if you stop out when the dew is falling.”
14 Then I heard what Georgie had heard, a voice calling, rising and falling with the wind.
15 Many of the miners’ houses there are deserted or falling into decay.
16 the sound of the falling rain
17 Some years back snow had fallen on Christmas Eve and continued falling, and when Bobby set out the next morning for the Clutter property, a three-mile walk, he had had to fight through deep drifts.
18 Instead, she reached up as if that moon were a ball falling into her empty hands.
19 The thought of one of those things falling on her was enough to make her take her rucksack and run out of the grove altogether.
20 This is turning into one of those repeat- ing nightmares where you keep falling but never hit the floor.
2 衰退
recessive atrophic fall failure decline breakdown recession decay wane ebb atrophy decadence degeneracy declension fail flag collapse retrogress
3 变衰弱的
5 堕落
descensional vicious fallen wasted rotten vile ruined degenerate degraded regressive lapsed degrading reprobate ruinate backward labefaction fall decline pollution corruption rot degradation lapse relapse prostitution degeneration taint perversion decadence depravity undoing degeneracy turpitude rottenness perverseness depravation pravity soil corrupt deteriorate retrograde backslide molder sink ruin degrade pollute pervert demoralize bastardize demoralise dry-rot sensualize fall low go to the devil go to the bad vitiable abandoned prostitute decadent degenerative perverse perverted putrid deprave profligate graceless god-forsaken draggletailed astray deterioration slime slough gangrene morass perversity declension profligacy retrogression putrescence putridity stray perish stoop moulder putrefy vilify debase debauch sophisticate downfall cave-in mess lost filthy polluted depraved ramshackle dissolute godforsaken low-down debauched corruptive scrofulous deformity filth wallow declination derogation putrefaction vitiation recoil dwindle condescend derogate Neronize vitiate go backward go to the mischief
7 崩塌
8 垮台
9 下降
downward descending descendent step-down cadent katabatic down loss breakdown descent lapse letdown fall-off downbeat downcome degression fall decline decrease slip descend plunge drawdown downside depression settlement degradation sag droop gravitation downswing declension comedown downslide falloff downwelling descension light drop ease lower sink dip deteriorate gravitate recede stoop tarnish vail abate bring low on the downgrade
12 落下的
13 没落
reduced ruined ruinous downfallen labefaction fall reduction ruin breakdown descent downfall sinking ruination comedown falling-off ebb dwine go to pot
14 伐木
15 陷落
downfallen fall downfall caving founder cave down-throw reduction depression downcast surrender cave-in fallen drop collapse
16 下降的