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fallverbuk/fɔːl/ us/fɑːl/ fell, fallen

fall verb HAVE AN ACCIDENT

A2 [ I ] to suddenly go down onto the ground or towards the ground without intending to or by accident（突然）跌倒，摔落

The path's very steep, so be careful you don't fall.小路很陡，当心别摔倒。
He fell badly and broke his leg.他重重跌倒，摔断了腿。
Athletes have to learn how to fall without hurting themselves.运动员必须学会跌倒时不伤到自己。
The horse fell at the first fence.那匹马在跳跃第一道障碍物时就摔倒了。
I fell down the stairs and injured my back.我跌下楼梯，后背受了伤。
The object appeared to have fallen from a great height.这件物体似乎是从很高的地方落下来的。
The water's deep here, so don't fall in!这里的水很深，别掉进去了！
She slipped and fell on the ice.她滑了一下，摔倒在冰上。
He fell into the river and had to be rescued.他掉进了河里，需要救援。
I fell off my bike and scraped my knee.我从自行车上掉下来，摔坏了膝盖。
He was leaning out of the window and almost fell out.他从窗户探身出去，差一点摔下去了。
She fell under a bus and was killed instantly.她跌到公共汽车下面，当场被轧死了。
She fell five metres to the bottom of the ravine.她跌进了5米深的沟底。
He fell to his death climbing the Matterhorn.他在攀登马特峰时摔死了。
fall flat on your face informal

to fall and land with your face down脸朝下跌倒，趴倒在地

Poor Kathy fell flat on her face in the mud.可怜的凯茜脸朝下跌进了泥里。

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Keep away from the edge of the cliff - you might fall.

Hold onto the rail so that you don't fall.

They were mocking him because he kept falling off his bike.

She knocked her head against the wall as she fell.

We heard a splash and then saw that Toni had fallen in the river.

fall verb BECOME LOWER

B1 [ I ] to become lower in size, amount, or strength（规模、数量或力量）减少，降低

Demand for new cars has fallen due to the recession.由于经济衰退，对新车的需求减少了。
The standard of his work has fallen during the year.这一年中他的工作水平下降了。
Salaries in the public sector are expected to fall by 15 percent this year.今年国有企业的工资预计下降15%。
The temperature could fall below zero overnight.气温可能一夜间突降到零度以下。
Average temperatures fell by ten degrees.平均气温下降了10度。
The pound has fallen to its lowest-ever level against the dollar.英镑对美元的汇率下跌到历史最低水平。
When the teacher walked in, the children's voices fell to a whisper (= they became very quiet).老师一走进来，孩子们便压低了声音小声讲话。
Share prices fell sharply this week.本周股价骤跌。

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The temperature has fallen below zero recently.

Inflation has fallen below 2%, and that's official.

The flood waters fell, depositing mud over the whole area.

Many economists expect unemployment to fall over the next couple of months.

If your bank account balance falls below the minimum, you'll be nicked for a $5 service charge.

fall verb COME DOWN

A2 [ I ] to come down onto the ground or from a high position to a lower position落下；降落

The snow had been falling steadily all day.雪持续下了一整天。
It was October and the leaves had started to fall.十月了，树叶开始掉落。
She fell into bed, completely exhausted.她筋疲力尽，倒在床上。
A bomb fell on the church and destroyed it.一颗炸弹落在教堂上，把教堂炸毁了。
A huge meteor fell to Earth in the middle of the desert.一颗巨大的流星陨落到地球上，落在沙漠中央。
He begged for mercy as the blows fell on him (= as he was being hit).他挨打时求饶了。
fall to your knees also fall down on your knees

to go down on your knees to show respect下跪（表示尊敬）

The people all fell to their knees and began to pray.人们都跪了下来，开始祈祷。

[ I ] When the curtain falls in the theatre, it comes down because the play or performance has ended.落幕；（戏剧或演出）结束

The audience was still laughing as the curtain fell.演出结束时观众们仍在大笑。

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Although the curtain has now fallen on the Republican era, many of its values still remain.

The fact that aircraft don't fall out of the sky always seems to me to defy the law of gravity.

The satellite will fragment and burn up as it falls through the earth's atmosphere.

Her luxuriant hair fell around her shoulders.

Rain had been falling steadily all day and the ground had become a marsh.

fall verb BELONG TO

[ I usually + adv/prep ] to belong to a particular group, subject, or area属于（某一群体、学科或领域）

The material falls into three categories.这种材料分为3类。
Matters of discipline fall outside my area of responsibility.纪律方面的事不是我负责的。

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They believe that all the outstanding issues should fall within the ambit of the talks.

What genre does the book fall into - comedy or tragedy?

This case falls outside the purview of this particular court.

The matter falls outside his area of jurisdiction.

This research paper falls outside my own area of expertise.

fall verb BECOME

B1 [ I + adv/prep, L ] to change to a particular condition from a different one变成（某状态）

He always falls asleep after drinking red wine.他喝完红酒总是会睡着。
She suddenly fell ill.她突然病倒了。
The book fell open (= opened by chance) at a picture of Venice.碰巧翻开书上关于威尼斯的那一页。
The president has fallen strangely silent on the issue of gun control.在控枪问题上，总统奇怪地变得十分沉默。
UK Your rent falls due (= must be paid) on the first of the month.你的房租每月1号须缴付。
Silence fell on the group of men (= they became silent) as they received the news.听到这个消息，他们沉默了。
She fell under the influence of (= began to be influenced by) an older student.她开始受到一名高年级学生的影响。

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They let the palace fall into ruin.

The buildings had started to fall into decay.

He fell unconscious shortly after the accident.

Sophia fell ill while on holiday.

After we'd explained about the change of plan, the children fell strangely quiet for a minute or two.

fall verb BE DEFEATED

C2 [ I ] to be beaten or defeated被打败；被击垮

The president fell from power during the military coup.在军事政变中总统被推翻。
UK The government finally fell after losing the support of the centre parties.失去中间党派支持之后，这届政府最终垮台了。

C2 [ I ] If a place falls in a war or an election, an enemy army or a different political party gets control of it.沦陷，失守；落败

Rome fell to the Vandals in AD 455.罗马在公元455年被汪达尔人攻陷。
UK The constituency fell to Labour at the last election, after ten years of Conservative rule.在保守党主导10年之后，这个选区在上届选举中落入了工党手中。

[ I ] literary If soldiers fall while fighting, they are killed.阵亡，战死

Many brave men fell in the fight to save the city.为保卫这座城市，许多勇士战死了。
During the war, he saw many of his comrades fall in battle.战争中他目睹了许多战友的阵亡。

[ I ] UK In cricket, when a wicket falls, the turn of the player who is hitting the ball ends.（板球）击球手被杀出局

Ten wickets fell in 22 overs.在22次连续投球中，10名击球手被淘汰出局。

fall verb HAPPEN

C2 [ I ] to come at a particular time or happen in a particular place落，降临；发生

Easter falls late this year.今年的复活节来得迟。
My birthday will fall on a Friday this year.今年我的生日在星期五。
Night/Darkness had fallen by the time we got back to the camp.我们返回营地时夜幕已经降临。
In the word "table", the accent falls on the first syllable.table这个词的重音落在第一个音节上。
The Treasury has still not decided where the cuts will fall.财政部尚未决定削减哪些开支。

fall verb HANG DOWN

C2 [ I usually + adv/prep ] to hang down loosely下垂，低垂

The boy's hair fell around his shoulders in golden curls.男孩的金色卷发垂在肩上。
The veil fell almost to her waist.面纱几乎垂到她的腰际。

fall verb UNHAPPY

your face/spirits fall

If your face falls, you suddenly look unhappy or disappointed, and if your spirits fall, you suddenly feel unhappy or disappointed.脸色变阴沉／情绪变低落

His spirits fell when he saw the distance he still had to go.一看到还要走的路程距离，他立刻情绪低落起来。
As she read her exam results, her face fell.看到考试成绩，她的脸阴沉下来。

Idiom(s)

fall between two stools
fall by the wayside
fall flat
fall foul of sth
fall foul of sb
fall in line
fall in love
fall into sb's arms
fall into place
fall into the wrong hands
fall into the/sb's trap
fall prey/victim to sth/sb
fall short
nearly/almost fall off your chair
fall on deaf ears
fall on hard times

Phrasal verb(s)

fall about
fall apart
fall away
fall back
fall back on sth
fall behind
fall down
fall down on sth
fall for sb
fall for sth
fall from sth
fall in
fall in with sb
fall in with sth
fall into sth
fall off
fall on/upon sb
fall on/upon sth
fall on sb
fall out
fall over
fall over sth/sb
fall through
fall to sb
fall to
fallnounuk/fɔːl/ us/fɑːl/

fall noun LOWER AMOUNT

B1 [ C usually singular ] the fact of the size, amount, or strength of something getting lower（规模、数量或力量的）减少，降低

a fall in the price of petrol/the unemployment rate汽油价格的下跌／失业率的降低
We could hear the rise and fall of voices in the other room.我们能听见另一间屋里忽高忽低的讲话声。
There was a fall in support for the party at the last election.上届选举时，该党的支持率下跌了。

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The last ten years have seen a dramatic fall in the number of adoptions.

The City acted swiftly to the news of a fall in the value of sterling.

Yesterday the company announced its first ever fall in profits.

The fall in interest rates is excellent news for borrowers.

There was a larger-than-expected fall in unemployment last month.

fall noun SEASON

[ C or U ] US UK autumn the season after summer and before winter, when fruits and crops become ready to eat and the leaves fall off the trees秋季，秋天

I'm starting college in the fall.我秋天开始上大学。
Next fall we'll be back in New York.我们明年秋天回纽约。
a fall day/morning一个秋日/秋天的清晨
fall colours/foliage秋日的色彩/秋叶

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In the fall, everyone is out raking up the dead leaves.

The garden is a blaze of colour in the fall.

They plan to get married in the fall.

Check out our new catalog for all the latest fall and winter fashions.

We were planning a trip to Europe next fall.

fall noun ACCIDENT

B2 [ C usually singular ] the act of falling down to the ground, usually without intending to or by accident跌倒；跌落；倒下

He had/took a nasty fall and hurt his back.他重重跌了一跤，伤了脊背。
the fall of the Berlin Wall (= when the Berlin Wall was destroyed)柏林墙的倒塌

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The soft grass cushioned his fall.

I was in no mood for heroics after my fall and skied very slowly down the mountainside.

The horse broke its front leg in the fall.

He spent the last ten years of his life in a wheelchair after a fall which left him paralysed from the waist down.

After her fall she complained that she couldn't bend her leg properly.

fall noun MOVEMENT DOWNWARDS

[ C usually singular ] an amount of something that moves down onto the ground or from a higher position to a lower position降落

a heavy fall of snow一场大雪
See also
rainfall
falls [ plural ]

often used in place names to mean a very wide waterfall, often made of many separate waterfalls瀑布

Niagara Falls尼亚加拉瀑布

fall noun DEFEAT

C1 [ C usually singular ] the fact of being defeated or losing your power沦陷；灭亡；垮台，失势

the fall of Rome罗马的陷落
The army took control of the city after the president's fall from power.总统垮台后，军队控制了这座城市。

Idiom(s)

take a/the fall for sb
fall from grace

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