1accident意外事故ADJECTIVE | VERB + FALL | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤bad, nasty, terrible摔得厲害;摔得不輕;重重摔了一跤◇She took a bad fall while out riding.她外出騎馬時重重摔了一跤。➤accidental意外跌倒VERB + FALL➤have, suffer, take摔倒◇The doctor says she's had a very nasty fall.醫生說她摔得很重。➤break, cushion緩解摔倒時的衝擊力◇Luckily a bush broke his fall.幸運的是,他掉落時有灌木擋了一下。➤survive跌落但幸存◇The chances of surviving a fall under a train are almost nil.掉到火車下面而幸免於難的可能性幾乎為零。➤prevent防止摔倒PREPOSITION➤in a/the fall因摔跤◇He was hurt in a fall at his home yesterday.昨天他在家摔了一跤,受傷了。➤fall from從⋯摔下◇She broke her neck in a fall from a horse.她從馬上摔下,扭斷了脖子。fall
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2of snow/rocks雪;岩石ADJECTIVE | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤heavy大量的降落▸➤light少量的降落▸➤fresh剛下的雪◇a fresh fall of snow新下的一場雪➤rock, snow (usually snowfall)岩崩;降雪PREPOSITION➤fall of落下的⋯◇covered by a light fall of volcanic ash被落下的一層薄薄的火山灰覆蓋着fall
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3decrease減少ADJECTIVE | VERB + FALL | FALL + VERB | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤big, dramatic, great, large, marked, massive, significant, substantial大幅的/急劇的/大量的/很大的/顯著的/大範圍的/明顯的/實質性的下降◇a big fall in house prices房價的大幅下降◇This triggered the recent dramatic falls on the Tokyo stock exchange.這引發了最近東京證券交易所股票的大幅度下跌。➤modest, slight, small適度的/略微的/少量的下降▸➤steady穩步的下降▸➤rapid, sharp, steep, sudden快速的/急劇的/猛烈的/突然的下降➤unexpected出人意料的下降▸➤continuing, further持續的/進一步的下降▸➤overall (especially BrE) 全面下降▸➤catastrophic災難性的下跌VERB + FALL➤bring, cause, contribute to, lead to, trigger導致下跌;引起下跌;促成下跌;造成下降;引發下降▸➤see, suffer看到/有所下跌◇Share prices suffered a slight fall yesterday.昨天股價略有下跌。➤record, reveal, show記錄/顯露/表明下降◇The opinion polls show a significant fall in her popularity.民意調查顯示她的支持率明顯降低。➤report報告下降◇Both companies reported a fall in profits in the first quarter of this year.兩家公司都報告說今年第一季度利潤有所下降。➤represent (especially BrE) 表示下降◇This figure represents a fall of 21% on the same period last year.這一數字表明與去年同期相比下降了 21%。FALL + VERB➤occur下降出現◇The fall in age at first marriage occurred during the second half of the 18th century.初婚年齡下降出現在 18 世紀下半葉。PREPOSITION➤fall in在⋯方面的下降◇a large fall in share prices股票價格的大幅度下跌fall
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4defeat失敗VERB + FALL | PREPOSITION | PHRASESVERB + FALL➤bring about, cause, contribute to, lead to導致/引起/促成/使走向衰敗◇the actions that led to his eventual fall from power導致他最終下台的行動PREPOSITION➤fall from從⋯垮台PHRASES➤the rise and fall of sth⋯的興衰◇a book charting the rise and fall of the Habsburg Empire講述哈布斯堡帝國興衰的一本書fall
noun⁵
5 (NAmE) autumn秋季ADJECTIVE | FALL + NOUNADJECTIVE➤last, this past剛過去的秋天;剛過去的這個秋天▸➤the following, next, this, this coming接下來的/下一個/這個/即將到來的這個秋天➤early, late初秋;晚秋FALL + NOUN➤weather秋天的天氣➤color秋色◇The trees were on fire with vibrant fall colors.樹木呈現出鮮明的秋日色彩,層林盡染,像一團火。➤foliage秋日的樹葉◇New England's gorgeous fall foliage新英格蘭絢麗的秋葉➤harvest秋季的收成➤equinox秋分➤semester, term秋季學期◇He returned to school a month into the fall semester.他在秋季學期開始後一個月重返校園。➡ note at season(for more collocates)fall
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1drop to the ground落下ADVERB | VERB + FALL | PREPOSITIONADVERB➤heavily重重落下◇She fell heavily to the ground.她重重地摔倒在地。➤steadily不斷地落下◇The rain was falling steadily.雨一直在下。➤freely自由下落◇Tears fell freely from her eyes.她任由淚水奪眶而出。➤limply無力地落下◇Her hands fell limply to her sides.她雙手無力地垂在身旁。➤down, off, overboard跌落;摔下;從船邊跌下◇A tile fell off the roof.一片瓦從房簷上落下。◇He fell overboard in heavy seas.他從船上掉進了波濤洶湧的大海中。VERB + FALL➤be about to將要落下▸➤let sb/sth讓⋯落下◇She lifted her arm, but then let it fall.她抬起手臂,然後又放了下來。PREPOSITION➤from從⋯摔下◇He fell from the fourth floor.他從四層樓上摔了下來。➤into掉入⋯◇One of the kids fell into the river.其中一個孩子掉進了河裏。➤on落在⋯上◇the snow falling on the fields落在田野中的雪➤onto落在⋯上◇Loose bricks were falling down onto the ground.鬆脫的磚塊正往地上掉。➤to掉在⋯上◇The plate fell to the floor.盤子掉在了地板上。fall
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2suddenly stop standing跌倒ADVERB | VERB + FALL | PHRASESADVERB➤almost, nearly幾乎/差點兒跌倒◇He stumbled and almost fell.他絆了一下,幾乎摔倒。➤headlong一頭栽下去◇She fell headlong, with a cry of alarm.她驚叫一聲,一頭栽了下去。➤down, over跌倒;跌下◇One of the children fell over.其中一個孩子跌倒了。➤backwards/backward, forward向後/向前跌倒VERB + FALL➤be about to將要倒下◇The house looked as if it was about to fall down.這座房子看上去搖搖欲墜。PHRASES➤stumble and fall, trip and fall絆倒fall
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3decrease降低ADVERB | VERB + FALL | PREPOSITIONADVERB➤dramatically, rapidly, sharply, significantly, steeply大幅/迅速/猛烈/顯著/急劇下降◇The price of coal fell sharply.煤炭價格急劇下跌。➤slightly略微下降▸➤steadily穩步下降VERB + FALL➤be expected to, be likely to有望/很可能下跌◇Demand is likely to fall by some 15%.需求有可能下降 15% 左右。➤continue to繼續下跌PREPOSITION➤below下降到⋯以下◇Winter temperatures never fall below 10°C.冬天氣溫從來沒有低於 10 攝氏度。➤by下降幅度為⋯◇Expenditure on education fell by 10% last year.去年教育支出下降了 10%。➤from從⋯下降◇The number of people unemployed has fallen from two million to just over one and a half million.失業人數已從 200 萬下降到 150 多一點兒。➤to降至⋯◇Her voice fell to a whisper.她的聲音變小,成了耳語。fall
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4belong to a group屬於某類ADVERB | PREPOSITIONADVERB➤squarely完全屬於某一類別PREPOSITION➤into屬於⋯範圍◇Out of over 400 staff there are just 14 that fall into this category.400 多位員工中只有 14 位屬於這一類別。➤outside不在⋯範圍◇That topic falls outside the scope of this thesis.那個論題偏離了這篇論文論述的範圍。➤under歸入⋯項下◇This falls under the heading of scientific research.這屬於科學研究的領域。➤within屬於⋯範圍◇This case falls squarely within the committee's jurisdiction.這件事情完全在該委員會的管轄範圍之內。
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