[VERB 动词]落下；坠落；掉落 If someone or something falls, they move quickly downwards onto or towards the ground, by accident or because of a natural force.
[V prep]
[V]
[V out/off]
[V-ing]
[usu N of n]
Her father fell into the sea after a massive heart attack...
她父亲在一次严重的心脏病发作后坠入海中。
Prince Charles has again fallen from his horse...
查尔斯王子又一次从马上摔了下来。
Bombs fell in the town...
炸弹落在镇上。
I ought to seal the boxes up. I don't want the books falling out...
我应该把盒子封起来。我不想让书掉出来。
Twenty people were injured by falling masonry.
有20人被倒塌的石墙砸伤。
Fall is also a noun.
The helmets are designed to withstand impacts equivalent to a fall from a bicycle.
头盔设计的承受力相当于从自行车上摔下的冲击力。
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[VERB 动词]摔倒；跌倒；倒塌 If a person or structure that is standing somewhere falls, they move from their upright position, so that they are then lying on the ground.
[V]
[V prep/adv]
[V P]
The woman gripped the shoulders of her man to stop herself from falling...
这个女人抓住丈夫的肩膀，以免摔倒。
We watched buildings fall on top of people and pets...
我们看到一幢幢大楼倒塌，砸在人和宠物身上。
He lost his balance and fell backwards.
他失去平衡，向后倒去。
Fall is also a noun .
Mrs Briscoe had a bad fall last week.
布里斯科太太上星期重重摔了一跤。
Fall down means the same as fall .fall down 同 fall
I hit him so hard he fell down...
我用劲太猛，把他打翻在地。
Children jumped from upper floors as the building fell down around them.
大楼倒塌时，孩子们从上面几层楼上跳了下来。
fallen
A number of roads have been blocked by fallen trees.
有几条路被倒下的树堵住了。
Usage Note :
Note that you can use fall down to talk about people and objects, but for things like prices you should use the verb fall by itself. Suddenly she just fell down beside me... Share prices fell sharply during the day. Do not confuse fall and drop. Although things can drop or fall by accident, note that fall is not followed by an object, so you cannot say that someone 'falls' something. However, you can say that they drop something, or that something drops. Leaves were falling to the ground... He dropped his cigar... Plate after plate dropped from his fingers. You say that a person drops when they jump straight down from something, for example, when someone jumps from a plane using a parachute. If someone falls it is usually because of an accident. He stumbled and fell. Drop and fall are also nouns. A drop is the height of something when you imagine falling off it. Sixteen hundred feet is a considerable drop. A fall is what happens when someone has an accident. I had been badly bruised by the fall.
注意 fall down 既可用于人亦可用于物，但如谈到价格一类的事物就只能单独用动词 fall。如：Suddenly she just fell down beside me (她突然在我身旁倒下了)，Share prices fell sharply during the day (股票价格在白天暴跌)。不要将 fall 与 drop 混淆。fall 和 drop 均可表示意外掉落，但 fall 后不跟宾语，因此不能说 someone falls something, 但可以说 someone drops something 或 something drops，如: Leaves were falling to the ground (叶子纷纷落下)，He dropped his cigar (他将雪茄扔掉)，Plate after plate dropped from his fingers (一个又一个碟子从他指间滑落)。drop 可表示从某处跳下，如使用降落伞从飞机上跳下。但如说某人fall，则一般表示意外摔倒。如:He stumbled and fell (他绊了一下，摔倒了)。drop 和 fall 均可作名词。drop 指想象从某处掉落的高度，如：Sixteen hundred feet is a considerable drop (1, 600 英尺是个相当大的落差)。fall 则指意外摔倒，如：I had been badly bruised by the fall. (我摔得青一块紫一块)。
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[VERB 动词]See also:
rainfall
；
snowfall
；(雨或雪)落下，下落 When rain or snow falls, it comes down from the sky.
[V]
Winds reached up to 100mph in some places with an inch of rain falling within 15 minutes.
风力在一些地方达到了每小时 100 英里，15 分钟内降雨量达一英寸。
Fall is also a noun.
One night there was a heavy fall of snow.
有一天晚上下了一场大雪。
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[VERB 动词](常因疲乏)一头倒下，一下躺倒 If you fall somewhere, you allow yourself to drop there in a hurried or disorganized way, often because you are very tired.
[V prep]
Totally exhausted, he tore his clothes off and fell into bed...
他疲惫至极，扯下衣服，一头倒在床上。
In the morning I got as far as the sofa and fell on to it.
早晨，我只走到沙发那儿，就一下子倒在上面。
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[VERB 动词](数量)减少；(价值)下降；(力量)减弱 If something falls, it decreases in amount, value, or strength.
[V by n]
[V to/from n]
[V amount]
[V]
[V-ing]
Output will fall by 6%...
产量将减少 6％。
Her weight fell to under seven stones...
她的体重减到了 7 英石以下。
Between July and August, oil product prices fell 0.2 per cent...
七八月间，石油产品价格下降了 0.2％。
The number of prosecutions has stayed static and the rate of convictions has fallen.
提起诉讼的数量持平，有罪判决率下降。
...a time of falling living standards and emerging mass unemployment.
生活水平下降、大规模失业初露端倪的时期
Fall is also a noun.
There was a sharp fall in the value of the pound.
英镑大幅贬值。
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[VERB 动词]垮台；失势 If a powerful or successful person falls, they suddenly lose their power or position.
[V]
[V from n]
There's a danger of the government falling because it will lose its majority...
政府将因失去其占多数的优势而有倒台的危险。
The moment Mrs Thatcher fell from power has left a lasting imprint on the world's memory.
撒切尔夫人倒台的那一刻在世人的记忆中留下了永久的印痕。
Fall is also a noun.
Following the fall of the military dictator in March, the country has had a civilian government...
军事独裁者 3 月份垮台后，该国成立了一个平民政府。
Her rise has mirrored his fall.
她的崛起反衬了他的败落。
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[VERB 动词]陷落；失守；(竞选)失利 If a place falls in a war or election, an enemy army or a different political party takes control of it.
[V to n]
[V]
Croatian army troops retreated from northern Bosnia and the area fell to the Serbs...
克罗地亚军队从波斯尼亚北部撤军后，该地区落入塞尔维亚人手里。
With the announcement 'Paphos has fallen!' a cheer went up from the assembled soldiers.
随着一声宣告：“帕福斯陷落啦！”，聚集在一起的士兵爆发出一阵欢呼声。
Fall is also a noun.
...the fall of Rome.
罗马的陷落
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[VERB 动词]战死；阵亡 If someone falls in battle, they are killed.
[V]
[LITERARY 文]
Another wave of troops followed the first, running past those who had fallen.
又一批士兵跟着第一批士兵从阵亡者身边跑过。
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[V-LINK 连系动词]进入，陷入(某种状态) You can use fall to show that someone or something passes into another state. For example, if someone falls ill, they become ill, and if something falls into disrepair, it is then in a state of disrepair.
[V in/into/out of n]
[V adj]
[V n]
It is almost impossible to visit Florida without falling in love with the state...
去佛罗里达观光而不爱上这个州几乎不可能。
'Business to Business' was taken over by another company after it fell into debt...
《致富》债务缠身，被另一家公司收购。
I took Moira to the cinema, where she fell asleep...
我带莫伊拉去看电影，她却在影院睡着了。
Almost without exception these women fall victim to exploitation.
这些女性几乎无一例外都受到了盘剥。
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[VERB 动词]属于；被划分为 If you say that something or someone falls into a particular group or category, you mean that they belong in that group or category.
[V into n]
The problems generally fall into two categories...
问题大致分成两类。
Both women fall into the highest-risk group.
两个女人都属于高危人群。
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[VERB 动词](责任或责备)由…承担，由…负责 If the responsibility or blame for something falls on someone, they have to take the responsibility or the blame for it.
[V on n]
[WRITTEN 笔语]
That responsibility falls on the local office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees...
那由联合国高级难民署的地方分部负责。
A vastly disproportionate burden falls on women for child care...
照料孩子的重担落在了女性身上。
A lot of suspicion fell on her.
众多疑点落在了她的身上。
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[VERB 动词](人群)变得(安静、悲哀或疲倦) If silence or a feeling of sadness or tiredness falls on a group of people, they become silent, sad, or tired.
[V on/over n]
[WRITTEN 笔语]
The bus was stopped and silence fell on the passengers as the police checked identity cards.
公交车被拦住了，警察检查身份证时，乘客们鸦雀无声。
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[VERB 动词](庆典或特别事件)在，适逢(某日) If a celebration or other special event falls on a particular day or date, it happens to be on that day or date.
[V on n]
...the oddly named Quasimodo Sunday which falls on the first Sunday after Easter.
适逢复活节后第一个星期天的名字古怪的“卸白衣主日”
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[VERB 动词](光)射向；(影子)投在 When light or shadow falls on something, it covers it.
[V across/over/on n]
Nancy, out of the corner of her eye, saw the shadow that suddenly fell across the doorway.
南希从眼角的余光里看见突然有个影子落在门道上。
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[VERB 动词](头发或衣服)垂坠，下垂 If someone's hair or a garment falls in a certain way, it hangs downwards in that way.
[V prep/adv]
...a slender boy with black hair falling across his forehead.
一个身材颀长的男孩儿，黑发垂在额上
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[VERB 动词](目光)落在…上；注意到 If you say that someone's eyes fell on something, you mean they suddenly noticed it.
[V on/upon n]
[WRITTEN 笔语]
As he laid the flowers on the table, his eye fell upon a note in Grace's handwriting.
他把花放在桌上时，目光落在一张写有格雷斯笔迹的字条上。
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[VERB 动词](夜晚或黑暗)降临，来临 When night or darkness falls, night begins and it becomes dark.
[V]
As darkness fell outside, they sat down to eat at long tables.
屋外夜幕降临，他们坐到长桌旁开始吃饭。
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[N-PLURAL； N-IN-NAMES 复数名词；名称名词]瀑布 You can refer to a waterfall as the falls .
...panoramic views of the falls.
瀑布的全景
...Niagara Falls.
尼亚加拉瀑布
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[N-VAR 可变名词]秋季；秋天Fall is the season between summer and winter when the weather becomes cooler.
[AM 美]
He was elected judge in the fall of 1991...
1991 年秋他当选为法官。
The Supreme Court will not hear the case until next fall.
最高法院将于明年秋开始审理此案。
in BRIT, use 英国英语用 autumn
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[N-PROPER 专有名词]人类堕落(基督教中指亚当、夏娃违反戒律，被上帝逐出伊甸园) In the Christian religion, the Fall was the occasion when Adam and Eve sinned and God made them leave the Garden of Eden.
[the N]
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[N-COUNT 可数名词](摔跤中)双肩着地；(柔道中)体落 In some sports such as judo and wrestling, a fall is the act of throwing or forcing your opponent to the floor.
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[VERB 动词](板球中，三柱门)失陷(指击球员出局) In cricket, when a wicket falls, the team who are fielding get one of the batsmen out.
[V]
The last seven wickets fell for ten runs.
最后 7 次三柱门失陷得了10分。
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See also:
fallen
；
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[PHRASE 短语]偶然打开；意外开启 If something falls open, it opens accidentally.
[V inflects]
By chance the book beside him fell open to St. Paul's warning to the Romans...
他身旁的书偶然翻开到写着圣保罗对罗马人的告诫那页。
The basket that she was carrying fell open.
她提着的篮子忽然打开了。
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[PHRASE 短语]卖力；煞费苦心；不遗余力 If you say that people are falling over themselves to do something, you mean that they are very enthusiastic about doing it, and often that you disapprove of this.
[V inflects]
[INFORMAL 非正式]
Within days of his death those same people were falling over themselves to denounce him.
他尸骨未寒，还是那些人又大肆谴责起他来。
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[PHRASE 短语]fall to pieces (英国英语中作 fall to bits) 同 fall apart To fall to pieces, or in British English to fall to bits, means the same as to fall apart .
[V inflects]
At that point the radio handset fell to pieces.
就在那一刻，无线电遥控器摔得粉碎。
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to fall on your feet→see:
foot
； to fall foul of→see:
foul
； to fall flat→see:
flat
； to fall from grace→see:
grace
； to fall into place→see:
place
； to fall short→see:
short
； to fall into the trap→see:
trap
； to fall by the wayside→see:
wayside
；
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[PHRASAL VERB 短语动词]散架；垮掉；摔碎 If something falls apart, it breaks into pieces because it is old or badly made.
[V P]
The work was never finished and bit by bit the building fell apart.
工程一直没有完工，于是楼一点点地坍塌了。
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[PHRASAL VERB 短语动词](机构或体系)解散，瓦解 If an organization or system falls apart, it becomes disorganized or unable to work effectively, or breaks up into its different parts.
[V P]
Europe's monetary system is falling apart...
欧洲货币体系正在走向瓦解。
I've tried everything to stop our marriage falling apart.
我已竭尽所能去维系我们的婚姻。
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[PHRASAL VERB 短语动词](情感上)崩溃，垮掉 If you say that someone is falling apart, you mean that they are becoming emotionally disturbed and are unable to think calmly or to deal with the difficult or unpleasant situation that they are in.
[V P]
[INFORMAL 非正式]
I was falling apart. I wasn't getting any sleep.
我要崩溃了，我一直都没合眼。
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[PHRASAL VERB 短语动词]脱落；分离 If something falls away from the thing it is attached to, it breaks off.
[V P from n]
[Also V P]
Officials say that one or two engines fell away from the plane shortly after takeoff.
官员们说飞机起飞后不久就有一两台引擎脱落了。
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[PHRASAL VERB 短语动词](地面自某处)向下倾斜 If you say that land falls away, you mean it slopes downwards from a particular point.
[V P]
On either side of the tracks the ground fell away sharply.
跑道两侧都是很陡的斜坡。
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[PHRASAL VERB 短语动词](程度)降低，减弱；(数量、规模)减少，减小 If the degree, amount, or size of something falls away, it decreases.
[V P]
His coalition may hold a clear majority but this could quickly fall away...
他的联盟也许会占绝对多数，但这种优势可能会很快丧失。
Demand began to fall away.
需求开始减少。
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[PHRASAL VERB 短语动词]略微退后；稍稍后退 If you fall back, you move backwards a short distance away from someone or something.
[V P]
[V P from n]
He fell back in embarrassment when he saw that Ross had no hair at all...
看见罗斯的光头，他尴尬地后退了几步。
The congregation fell back from them slightly as they entered.
教堂会众在他们进来时稍稍往后退了退。
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[PHRASAL VERB 短语动词](军队)撤退，后撤 If an army falls back during a battle or war, it withdraws.
[V P]
The Prussian garrison at Charleroi was falling back.
普鲁士驻沙勒罗瓦的部队正在撤退。
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[PHRASAL VERB 短语动词]落后；跟不上 If you fall behind, you do not make progress or move forward as fast as other people.
[V P]
[V P n]
Evans had rheumatic fever, missed school and fell behind...
伊万斯得了风湿热，没去上课，功课也落下了。
Boris is falling behind all the top players.
鲍里斯落后于所有顶级选手。
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[PHRASAL VERB 短语动词](使)不能按时完成(或交付) If you fall behind with something or let it fall behind, you do not do it or produce it when you should, according to an agreement or schedule.
[V P with n]
[V P]
[V P n]
He faces losing his home after falling behind with the payments...
他没能按时付款，面临着失去房子的危险。
Thousands of people could die because the relief effort has fallen so far behind...
因救援工作远远没有跟上，数千人可能面临死亡。
Construction work fell behind schedule.
建筑进度落后于工期。
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→see:
fall 2
；
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[PHRASAL VERB 短语动词](在…上)薄弱，不尽如人意 If an argument, organization, or person falls down on a particular point, they are weak or unsatisfactory on that point.
[V P on n]
[V P]
Service was outstandingly friendly and efficient, falling down on only one detail...
服务态度极佳，效率也蛮高，仅在一个小地方不尽人意。
That is where his argument falls down.
这是他论点的薄弱之处。
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[PHRASAL VERB 短语动词]迷恋；爱上 If you fall for someone, you are strongly attracted to them and start loving them.
[V P n]
He was fantastically handsome — I just fell for him right away.
他帅极了——我一下子就爱上了他。
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[PHRASAL VERB 短语动词]上…的当；受…的骗；对…信以为真 If you fall for a lie or trick, you believe it or are deceived by it.
[V P n]
It was just a line to get you out here, and you fell for it!
那不过是为了骗你到这儿来的一句谎言，你居然信了！
I told him I would think about it and asked for his telephone number. He didn't fall for that one.
我告诉他我会考虑，然后跟他要电话号码。他并没有上当。
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[PHRASAL VERB 短语动词](屋顶、天花板)塌陷，坍塌 If a roof or ceiling falls in, it collapses and falls to the ground.
[V P]
Part of my bedroom ceiling has fallen in.
我卧室的天花板有些地方塌下来了。
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[PHRASAL VERB 短语动词]走在…的后面(或身边) If you fall in behind or beside someone who is walking along, you start walking behind them or beside them.
[V P behind/beside n]
Prentice saw Goss fall in behind the informer.
普伦蒂斯看见戈斯走在密探身后。
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[PHRASAL VERB 短语动词]赞成，接受(思想、计划、体系) If you fall in with an idea, plan, or system, you accept it and do not try to change it.
[V P P n]
Carmen's reluctance to fall in with Driver's plans led to trouble.
卡门不愿接受德赖弗的计划，由此引来了麻烦。
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[PHRASAL VERB 短语动词]与…来往密切 If you fall in with someone, you become friends with them and start seeing them a lot.
[V P P n]
At university, Taylor had fallen in with a small clique of literature students.
在大学里，泰勒曾经频繁参与一个文学小团体的活动。
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[PHRASAL VERB 短语动词](从接合处)脱落，掉落 If something falls off, it separates from the thing to which it was attached and moves towards the ground.
[V P]
When your exhaust falls off, you have to replace it.
如果你的排气管脱落，应将其更换。
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[PHRASAL VERB 短语动词]See also:
falling-off
；(程度)降低，减弱；(数量、规模)减少 If the degree, amount, or size of something falls off, it decreases.
[V P]
Unemployment is rising again and retail buying has fallen off.
失业率再次上升，零售品购买量下降。
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[PHRASAL VERB 短语动词](头发、牙齿)掉落，脱落 If something such as a person's hair or a tooth falls out, it comes out.
[V P]
Her hair started falling out as a result of radiation treatment.
由于放疗，她开始掉头发。
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[PHR-V-RECIP 相互动词短语](与…)争吵，失和 If you fall out with someone, you have an argument and stop being friendly with them. You can also say that two people fall out .
[V P with n]
[pl-n V P]
She fell out with her husband...
她与丈夫闹翻了。
Mum and I used to fall out a lot.
我和妈妈过去经常争吵。
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See also:
fallout
；
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[PHRASAL VERB 短语动词](责任、职责、机会)落到…的头上；应由…做 If a responsibility, duty, or opportunity falls to someone, it becomes their responsibility, duty, or opportunity.
[V P n]
[it V P n to-inf]
He's been very unlucky that no chances have fallen to him.
他很不走运，机会一次也没有落到他头上。
It fell to me to get rid of them.
由我来负责摆脱他们。
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[PHRASAL VERB 短语动词]开始(做…) If someone falls to doing something, they start doing it.
[V P -ing]
[WRITTEN 笔语]
When she had departed, they fell to fighting among themselves.
她走后，他们便互相打了起来。
相关词组：
fall about
fall apart
fall away
fall back
fall back on
fall behind
fall down
fall for
fall in
fall into
fall in with
fall off
fall on
fall out
fall over
fall through
fall to
Oxford
fall★/fɔːl; NAmEfɔːl/
verb
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noun
fallfallsfellfallingfallenverb★(fell/fel; NAmEfel/fall·en/ˈfɔːlən; NAmEˈfɔːlən/)drop down 落下1★[intransitive ]to drop down from a higher level to a lower level 落下；下落；掉落；跌落◆September had come and the leaves were starting to fall.已到九月了，树叶开始凋落。◆They were injured by falling rocks.他们被落石砸伤了。+ adv./prep.◆Several of the books had fallen onto the floor.这些书有几本掉到了地上。◆One of the kids fell into the river.小孩中有一个掉进了河里。◆The handle had fallen off the drawer.抽屉的拉手掉了。◆He fell 20 metres onto the rocks below.他掉到下面 20 米处的岩石上。◆The rain was falling steadily.雨不停地下着。stop standing 倒下2★[intransitive ]to suddenly stop standing 突然倒下；跌倒；倒塌◆She slipped on the ice and fell.她在冰上滑了一跤。+ adv./prep.◆I fell overand cut my knee. 我摔倒了，划破了膝盖。◆The house looked as if it was about to fall down.房子看起来好像就要倒塌似的。☞see also
fallen
of hair/material 毛发；材料3★[intransitive ]+ adv./prep.to hang down 下垂；低垂◆Her hair fell over her shoulders in a mass of curls.她的鬈发披肩。slope downwards 向下倾斜4★[intransitive ]fall(away/off) to slope downwards 向下倾斜◆The land falls away sharply towards the river.地势向河边陡然倾斜。decrease 减少5★[intransitive ]to decrease in amount, number or strength （数量）减少，下降；（强度）减小◆Their profits have fallen by 30 per cent.他们的利润减少了 30%。◆Prices continued to fall on the stock market today.今天股票市场价格继续下跌。◆The temperature fell sharply in the night.夜间温度陡降。◆falling birth rates下降的出生率◆Her voice fell to a whisper.她的声音变小，成了耳语。+ noun◆Share prices fell 30p.股价下跌了 30 便士。OPP
rise
be defeated 被打败6[intransitive ]to be defeated or captured 被打败；沦陷；失守◆The coup failed but the government fell shortly afterwards.政变虽然流产，但是不久以后政府便垮台了。fallto sb ◆Troy finally fell to the Greeks.特洛伊城最终被希腊人攻陷。die in battle 阵亡7[intransitive ]( literary) to die in battle; to be shot 阵亡；被击毙◆a memorial to those who fell in the two world wars两次世界大战阵亡将士纪念碑become 变成8★[intransitive ]to pass into a particular state; to begin to be sth 进入（某状态）；开始变成（某事物）+ adj.◆He had fallen asleep on the sofa.他在沙发上睡着了。◆The book fell open at a page of illustrations.书翻开在有插图的那一页。◆The room had fallen silent.整个房间都变得静悄悄的。◆She fell ill soon after and did not recover.不久后她就病倒了，而且未能痊愈。fallinto sth ◆I had fallen into conversation with a man on the train.在火车上我和一个男人攀谈起来。◆The house had fallen into disrepair.这栋房子已年久失修。+ noun◆She knew she must not fall prey to his charm.她清楚自己绝不可以被他迷住。happen/occur 发生9[intransitive ]( literary) to come quickly and suddenly 突然来到；突然出现SYN
descend
◆A sudden silence fell.突然一片鸦雀无声。◆Darkness falls quickly in the tropics.在热带地区夜幕降临迅速。fallon sb/sth ◆An expectant hush fell on the guests.客人们即时安静了下来，期待着将要发生的事。10[intransitive ]+ adv./prep.to happen or take place 发生◆My birthday falls on a Monday this year.今年我的生日适逢星期一。11[intransitive ]+ adv./prep.to move in a particular direction or come in a particular position （向某方向）移动；落（在某位置上）◆My eye fell on (= I suddenly saw)a curious object. 我突然见到了一样奇怪的东西。◆Which syllable does the stress fall on?重音在哪个音节？◆A shadow fell across her face.一片阴影掠过她的脸庞。belong to group 属于群体12[intransitive ]+ adv./prep.to belong to a particular class, group or area of responsibility 属于（某类、群体、责任范围）◆Out of over 400 staff there are just 7 that fall into this category.*400 多个职员中只有 7 人属于这一类。 ◆This case falls outside my jurisdiction.这个案件不属于我的管辖范围。◆This falls under the heading of scientific research.这一项属于科研类目。IDIOMIdioms containing fallare at the entries for the nouns and adjectives in the idioms, for example fall by the waysideis at wayside.含 fall 的习语，都可在该等习语中的名词及形容词相关词条找到，如 fall by the wayside 在词条 wayside 下。PHRASAL VERBSˌfall aˈbout( BrE) ( informal) to laugh a lot 捧腹大笑；笑得前仰后合falldoing sth ◆We all fell about laughing.我们都笑得前仰后合。ˌfall aˈpart1to be in very bad condition so that parts are breaking off 破碎；破裂◆My car is falling apart.我的汽车要散架了。2to have so many problems that it is no longer possible to exist or function 破裂；崩溃◆Their marriage finally fell apart.他们的婚姻终于破裂了。◆The deal fell apart when we failed to agree on a price.我们在价格上未能达成一致意见，生意吹了。ˌfall aˈwayto become gradually fewer or smaller; to disappear （逐渐）减少；减小；消失；消散◆His supporters fell away as his popularity declined.随着他的名望下降，他的支持者渐渐离他而去。◆The market for their products fell away to almost nothing.他们产品的市场几乎萎缩到零。◆All our doubts fell away.我们的一切疑虑都烟消云散。◆The houses fell away as we left the city.随着我们离城市越来越远，房屋也逐渐在视线中消失了。ˌfall ˈback1to move or turn back 后退；撤退；退却SYN
retreat
◆The enemy fell back as our troops advanced.我军部队挺进，敌军向后撤退。2to decrease in value or amount （价值）降低；（数量）减少ˌfall ˈback on sb/sth[no passive ]to go to sb for support; to have sth to use when you are in difficulty 求助于；借助于；转而依靠◆I have a little money in the bank to fall back on.我在银行还有一点钱，需要时可以动用。◆She fell back on her usual excuse of having no time.她以惯用的借口推说没有时间。☞related noun
fallback
ˌfall beˈhind (sb/sth)to fail to keep level with sb/sth 落后；落在…后面◆She soon fell behind the leaders.她很快就落在领头者的后面。ˌfall beˈhind with sth(alsoˌfall beˈhind on sthespecially in NAmE)to not pay or do sth at the right time 拖欠（付款）；没有及时做◆They had fallen behind on their mortgage repayments.他们拖欠了按揭还款。◆He's fallen behind with his school work again.他又没有按时做学校作业了。ˌfall ˈdownto be shown to be not true or not good enough 不实；不能令人满意；不够好◆And that's where the theory falls down.这就是该理论的不足之处。☞see also
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v. (2 )ˈfall for sb[no passive ]( informal) to be strongly attracted to sb; to fall in love with sb 爱上；倾心于◆They fell for each other instantly.他俩一见钟情。ˈfall for sth[no passive ]( informal) to be tricked into believing sth that is not true 信以为真◆I'm surprised you fell for that trick.我感到惊奇，你竟中了那个诡计。ˌfall ˈinif soldiers fall in,they form lines 集合；列队◆The sergeant ordered his men to fall in.中士命令士兵集合。ˌfall ˈin with sb/sth[no passive ]( BrE) to agree to sth 同意；赞成◆She fell in with my idea at once.她立刻同意了我的主意。ˈfall into sthto be able to be spanided into sth 可以分为；能够分成◆My talk falls naturally into three parts.我的讲话可以自然分成三个部份。ˌfall ˈoffto decrease in quantity or quality 数量减少；质量下降◆Attendance at my lectures has fallen off considerably.听我讲课的学生大大减少了。OPP
rise
ˈfall on/upon sb/sth[no passive ]( especially BrE) 1to attack or take hold of sb/sth with a lot of energy and enthusiasm 袭击；向…进攻；扑向；抓住◆They fell on him with sticks.他们用棍棒袭击他。◆The children fell on the food and ate it greedily.孩子们扑向食物，狼吞虎咽地吃起来。2to be the responsibility of sb （责任）落在…身上；由…负担◆The full cost of the wedding fell on us.整个婚礼费用由我们负担了。ˌfall ˈout1to become loose and drop 掉落；脱落◆His hair is falling out.他的头发在脱落。2if soldiers fall out,they leave their lines and move away 原地解散；离开队列ˌfall ˈout (with sb)( BrE) to have an argument with sb so that you are no longer friendly with them （与某人）吵翻，闹翻ˌfall ˈover( informal) (of a computer or program 计算机或程序)to stop working suddenly （突然）发生故障，不运转，死机◆My spreadsheet keeps falling over.我的电子表格程序不断出故障。ˌfall ˈover sb/sth[no passive ]to hit your foot against sth when you are walking and fall, or almost fall 被…绊倒；几乎被…绊倒SYN
trip over
◆I rushed for the door and fell over the cat in the hallway.我冲向门口，在过道被猫绊了一跤。☞see also
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v. (2 )ˌfall ˈover yourself to do sth( informal) to try very hard or want very much to do sth 特别卖力；迫不及待；煞费苦心；不遗余力◆He was falling over himself to be nice to me.他尽力对我友好。ˌfall ˈthroughto not be completed, or not happen 落空；失败；成为泡影◆Our plans fell through because of lack of money.我们的计划由于缺钱而落空了。ˈfall to sbto become the duty or responsibility of sb （职责、责任）落在…身上；应由…做◆With his partner away, all the work now fell to him.他的搭档走了以后，工作现在全落在他的身上。it falls to sb to do sth◆It fell to me to inform her of her son's death.把她儿子死讯通知她的差事落在了我的头上。ˈfall to sth( literary) to begin to do sth 开始做；干起来falldoing sth ◆She fell to brooding about what had happened to her.她开始愤愤地思忖着自己的遭遇。noun★act of falling 落下1★[countable ]an act of falling 落下；下落；跌落；掉落◆I had a bad fall and broke my arm.我重重地跌了一跤，摔断了手臂。◆She was killed in a fall from a horse.她从马背上掉下来摔死了。of snow/rocks 雪；岩石2★[countable ]fall(of sth) an amount of snow, rocks, etc. that falls or has fallen （雪、岩石等的）降落◆a heavy fall of snow一场大雪◆a rock fall岩崩way sth falls/happens 下落；发生3[singular ]fallof sth the way in which sth falls or happens 下落；发生◆the fall of the dice骰子的掷出◆the dark fall of her hair (= the way her hair hangs down)她那垂泻的黑发of water 水4falls[plural ]( especially in names 尤用于名称) a large amount of water falling down from a height 瀑布SYN
waterfall
◆The falls upstream are full of salmon.瀑布的上游一带盛产鲑鱼。◆Niagara Falls尼亚加拉瀑布autumn 秋5★[countable ]( NAmE) =
autumn
◆in the fall of 2009在 2009 年的秋天◆last fall去年秋天◆fall weather秋季天气decrease 减少6★[countable ]fall(in sth) a decrease in size, number, rate or level （大小）减小；（数量）减少；（比率、水平）降低◆a steep fall in profits利润的骤降◆a big fall in unemployment失业人数的大大减少OPP
rise
defeat 失败7★[singular ]fall(of sth) a loss of political, economic, etc. power or success; the loss or defeat of a city, country, etc. in war （政权的）垮台；（经济的）崩溃；（城市、国家的）沦陷，灭亡◆the fall of the Roman Empire罗马帝国的灭亡◆the rise and fallof British industry 英国工业的兴衰◆the fall of Berlin柏林的沦陷loss of respect 丧失尊敬8[singular ]a situation in which a person, an organization, etc. loses the respect of other people because they have done sth wrong （威信的）骤降◆the TV preacher's spectacular fall from grace电视布道者威信的遽降in Bible 《圣经》9the Fall[singular ]the occasion when Adam and Eve did not obey God and had to leave the Garden of Eden 人类堕落（指亚当和夏娃违背上帝意旨而被迫离开伊甸园）IDIOMSbreak sb's ˈfallto stop sb from falling onto sth hard 缓和某人的跌势；防止某人跌得很重◆Luckily, a bush broke his fall.幸亏有灌木接着，他摔得不重。take the ˈfall (for sb/sth)( informal) ( especially NAmE) to accept responsibility or punishment for sth that you did not do, or did not do alone 替…承担责任；成为…的替罪羊◆He took the fall for his boss and resigned.他成了老板的替罪羊，辞职了。☞more at
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v.LANGUAGE BANK 用语库fallDescribing a decrease 描述下降■Car crime in Oxford fell significantlylast year. 去年牛津的汽车犯罪显著下降。■Car crime fellby about a quarter over a 12-month period. *12 个月内汽车犯罪下降了约四分之一。 ■The number of stolen vehicles droppedfrom 1 013 to 780, a fall of26 per cent. 被盗汽车数量从 1 013 辆减少到 780 辆，下降了 26%。■According to this data, 780 vehicles were stolen, 26% downon the previous year. 根据这份数据，780 辆车被盗，比去年下降了 26%。■There was an 11% dropin reported thefts from motor vehicles, from 1 871 to 1 737. 机动车财物盗窃案件数量下降了 11%，从 1 871 下降到 1 737。■These figures show that, as far as car crime is concerned, the main trend is downwards.这些数据表明，就汽车犯罪而言，大趋势是下降的。■➱ Language Banks at expect,illustrate,increase,proportionfall/fɔːl; NAmEfɔːl/fell/fel; NAmEfel/fall·en/ˈfɔːlən; NAmEˈfɔːlən/
1move downwards [intransitive] to move or drop down from a higher position to a lower position: The tree was about to fall. The book fell from his hands. Enough rain had fallen to flood the grounds.fall down Rob fell down the stairs. She flushed and her eyes fell (=she looked down).2stop standing/walking etc [intransitive] to suddenly go down onto the ground after you have been standing, walking, or running, especially without intending to: I fell and hit my head.slip/stumble/trip etc and fall He slipped and fell on the ice.fall down Lizzie fell down and hurt her knee. Peter was playing by the river when he fell in (=fell into the water).fall to/on your knees (=move down to the ground so that your body is resting on your knees) She fell to her knees beside his body. → fall flat on your face
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3decrease [intransitive] to go down to a lower level, amount, price etc, especially a much lower oneOPP rise: The rate of inflation was falling. The island is warm all year round and winter temperatures never fall below 10 degrees. He believes that educational standards are falling.fall from Advertising revenue fell from $98.5 million to $93.3 million.fall to The number of subscribers had fallen to 1,000.fall sharply/steeply (=by a large amount) London share prices fell sharply yesterday.► see thesaurus at
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RegisterIn everyday English, people often say an amount or level goes down rather than falls:· House prices have gone down again.4become [intransitive, linking verb] to start to be in a new or different statefall adj I’ll stay with her until she falls asleep. I think that I’ve fallen in love with Angela. She fell ill with flu. Albert fell silent and turned his attention to his food.fall into The house was empty for many years and fell into disrepair. One false step can mean falling into debt. He fell into despair.5belong to a group [intransitive always + preposition] to belong to or be part of a particular group, area of responsibility, range of things, or type of thingsfall into Many illnesses fall into the category of stress-related illnesses. Leaders fall into two categories.fall within The judge said that this matter did not fall within the scope of the auditor’s duties.fall under The job falls under the heading of ‘sales and marketing’. Meat production falls under the control of the Agriculture Department.6fall short of something to be less than the amount or standard that is needed or that you want: This year’s profit will fall short of 13%. He would sack any of his staff who fell short of his high standards.7fall victim/prey to something/somebody to get a very serious illness or be attacked or deceived by someone: Breastfed babies are less likely to fall victim to stomach disorders. people who fall victim to violence8night/darkness/dusk falls if night etc falls, it starts to become dark at the beginning of the night: It grew colder as night fell. Darkness had fallen by the time we reached home.9silence/a hush/sadness etc falls literary used to say that a person, group, or place becomes quiet, sad etc: A long silence fell between us.10start doing something [intransitive] to start doing something or being involved with something, often without intending to: I fell into conversation with some guys from New York. He had fallen into the habit of having a coffee every time he passed the coffee machine.11fall into placea)if parts of a situation that you have been trying to understand fall into place, you start to understand how they are connected with each other: Suddenly, all the details started falling into place.b)if the parts of something that you want to happen fall into place, they start to happen in the way that you want: I was lucky because everything fell into place at exactly the right time.12fall to pieces/bitsa)to break into many piecesSYN fall apart: The book had been well used and finally fell to pieces.b)if something such as a plan or a relationship falls to pieces, it stops working properlySYN fall apart: The family is falling to pieces.13be falling to pieces/bits if something is falling to pieces, it is in very bad condition, especially because it is very oldSYN be falling apart: The house is falling to pieces.14fall flat if a joke, remark, or performance falls flat, it fails to interest or amuse people: Marlow’s attempts at jokes fell flat.15fall foul of somebody/something to do something which makes someone angry or which breaks a rule, with the result that you are punished: He is worried that his teenage kids will fall foul of the law.16fall by the wayside to fail, or to stop being done, used, or made: Health reform was one of his goals that fell by the wayside. Luxury items fall by the wayside during a recession.17fall from grace/favour to stop being liked by people in authority: He fell from grace for the first time when he was convicted of drink-driving.18fall from a great height to be forced to leave an important job or position, or lose the respect that people had for you19 fall into the hands/clutches of somebody if something or someone falls into the hands of an enemy or dangerous person, the enemy etc gets control or possession of them: He wants to prevent the business falling into the hands of a competitor. We must not let these documents fall into the wrong hands.20fall into a trap/pitfall to make a mistake that many people make: Don’t fall into the trap of feeling guilty.21fall into stepa)to start to walk next to someone else, at the same speed as themfall beside/with Holly slowed her pace and fell into step with the old man.b)to start doing something in the same way as the other members of a groupfall with The other countries on the Council are expected to fall into step with the US.22fall into line to obey someone or do what other people want you to do, especially when you do not want to do it at first: Most countries have signed the treaty but some are reluctant to fall into line.23hang down [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to hang down looselyfall over His dark hair fell over his face.24light/shadow [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to shine on a surface or go onto a surface: The last rays of sunlight were falling on the fields. Arthur’s shadow fell across the doorway.25special event/celebration [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to happen on a particular day or at a particular time: I’d like to dedicate this record to all whose anniversaries fall at this time of year.fall on Her birthday will fall on a Friday this year.26lose power [intransitive] if a leader or a government falls, they lose their position of power: The previous government fell after only 6 months in office.27be taken by an enemy [intransitive] if a place falls in a war or an election, a group of soldiers or a political party takes control of itfall to The city fell to the advancing Russian armies.28be killed [intransitive] to be killed in a warSYN die29hit [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to hit a particular place or a particular part of someone’s bodyfall on The first punch fell on his nose.30voice/sound [intransitive] if someone’s voice or a sound falls, it becomes quieter or lowerOPP rise31it’s as easy as falling off a log spoken used to say that something is very easy to do32fall between two stools British English to be neither one type of thing nor another, or be unable to choose between two ways of doing something33fall on stony ground British English if a request, suggestion, joke etc falls on stony ground, it is ignored or people do not like it34fall from somebody’s lips literary if words fall from someone’s lips, they say them35fall into somebody’s lap if an opportunity falls into someone’s lap, they get it without having made any effort to get it36the stress/accent/beat falls on something used to say that a particular part of a word, phrase, or piece of music is emphasized or is played more loudly than the rest: In the word ‘report’, the stress falls on the second syllable. → be/fall under a spell
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THESAURUSfall (also fall over, fall down) to suddenly go down onto the floor when standing, walking, or running: · She fell on the stairs and broke her ankle.· Children are always falling over.trip on/over something to fall or almost fall when you hit your foot against something: · Someone might trip over those toys.· I tripped on a piece of wood.slip to fall or almost fall when you are walking on a wet or very smooth surface: · She slipped and hurt her ankle.· I was scared I would slip on the highly polished floor.stumble to almost fall when you put your foot down in an awkward way: · He stumbled and almost fell.· One of our porters stumbled on the rough ground.collapse to fall suddenly and heavily to the ground, especially when you become unconscious: · One of the runners collapsed halfway through the race.lose your balance to become unsteady so that you start to fall over: · She lost her balance on the first step and fell down the stairs.· Have something to hold onto, in case you lose your balance.fall flat on your face to fall forwards so you are lying on your front on the ground: · She fell flat on her face getting out of the car.fall about phrasal verb British Englishto laugh a lot about something: It was so funny everyone just fell about laughing.fall apart phrasal verb1if an organization, system, relationship etc falls apart, it stops being effective or successful: Don’t be reckless or your plans may fall apart. The health service is falling apart at the seams.2be falling apart to be in very bad condition: Tommy’s old bicycle was rusty and falling apart.3to break into pieces: The book fell apart in my hands.4to be unable to deal with your personal or emotional problems: She had to get some rest or she was going to fall apart.5somebody’s world/life falls apart if someone’s world or life falls apart, something very bad and serious happens which changes their life: When his wife left him, his world fell apart.fall away phrasal verb1to slope down: From where we stood, the ground fell away sharply to the valley floor.2to become separated from something after being fixed to it: The paint was falling away in patches.3if a feeling falls away, you stop having it, usually suddenly: The view from the top was wonderful and our tiredness fell away.4British English to decreaseSYN fallOPP rise: Demand for our more theoretical courses has fallen away.fall back phrasal verb1if soldiers fall back, they move back because they are being attackedSYN retreat: He yelled for his men to fall back.2to move backwards because you are very surprised, frightened etc: Scott fell back a pace in astonishment.3British English to decreaseSYN fallOPP rise: When inflation started to rise, house prices fell back.fall back into phrasal verbto go back to doing something or behaving in a way which you did before: I was amazed at how easily I fell back into the old routine.fall back on phrasal verbto use something or depend on someone’s help when dealing with a difficult situation, especially after other methods have failedhave somebody/something to fall back on She has no relatives to fall back on. Where negotiation fails, they must fall back on the law. →
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fall behind phrasal verb1to go more slowly than other people so that they gradually move further ahead of you: His mother was chatting and didn’t notice that he had fallen behind. She hurt her ankle and had fallen behind the others.2to become less successful than other people, companies, countries etc: After her time in hospital, Jenny’s parents are afraid she has fallen behind educationally. Companies that are not market-driven risk falling behind the competition.3to fail to finish a piece of work or pay someone money that you owe them at the right timefall behind with/on After losing his job, he fell behind with his mortgage payments. The project has fallen behind schedule.fall down phrasal verb1be falling down if a building is falling down, it is in very bad condition: The bridge is falling down and will need a million dollars to repair it.2to fail because of a particular reason or in a particular way: That’s where the whole argument falls down.fall down on He is falling down on the supervisory aspects of his job. The local authority is falling down on the job of keeping the streets clean.fall for phrasal verb informal1to be tricked into believing something that is not true: He is too smart to fall for that trick.2to start to love someone: That was the summer I worked at the fairground, and met and fell for Lucy.3to like a place as soon as you see itfall in phrasal verb1if the roof, ceiling etc falls in, it falls onto the groundSYN collapse2to start walking or forming a line of people behind someone elsefall in behind His men fell in behind him.fall into phrasal verb1to move somewhere quickly by relaxing your body and letting it fall on something: She turned and fell into his arms. We fell into bed, exhausted.2to start doing something by chance: I fell into the job really.fall in with phrasal verb1to accept someone’s ideas, decisions etc and not disagree with them: Once she explained her problem, he was happy to fall in with her plans.2to become friendly with a person or group of people after meeting them by chanceSYN get in with: She fell in with the wrong crowd in her teens.fall off phrasal verb1fall off (something) if part of something falls off, it becomes separated from the main part: The door handle keeps falling off. A button had fallen off her jacket.2if the amount, rate, or quality of something falls off, it decreasesSYN fallOPP rise: Audience figures fell off during the second series of the programme.3somebody nearly/almost fell off their chair spoken used to say that someone was very surprised when something happened: When I saw my brother on the stage I nearly fell off my chair. → fall off the back of a lorry
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fall on/upon phrasal verb1if a duty or job falls on someone, they are responsible for doing it: The responsibility usually falls on the mother.2literary to eagerly start eating or using something: She fell on the food as if she hadn’t eaten for days.3literary to suddenly attack or get hold of someone: Some of the older boys fell on him and broke his glasses.4somebody’s eyes/gaze/glance fall(s) on something if your eyes etc fall on something, you notice it: His eyes fell on her bag. ‘Are you going somewhere?’5fall on hard/bad times to experience difficulties and problems in your life such as not having enough money: The aim is to raise money for workers who have fallen on hard times.6fall on your sword to leave your job because your organization has done something wrong, and you are taking responsibility for it: It was clear that the prime minister wanted her to fall on her sword. → fall on deaf ears
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fall out phrasal verb1to have a quarrelfall out with Carrie’s always falling out with people.2if a tooth or your hair falls out, it is then no longer attached to your body: The drugs made her hair fall out.3if soldiers fall out, they stop standing in a line and move away to different placesfall over phrasal verb1to fall onto the ground or to fall from an upright position: Tommy fell over and cut his knee badly. Her bike fell over.2fall over something to hit your foot against something by mistake and fall to the groundSYN trip over: She fell over the dog and broke her front teeth.3 fall over yourself to do something to be very eager to do something, especially something you do not usually do: People were falling over themselves to help her.fall through phrasal verbif an agreement, plan, sale etc falls through, it is not completed successfully: The studio planned to make a movie of the book but the deal fell through.fall to phrasal verb1if a duty or job falls to someone, they are responsible for doing it, especially when this is difficult or unpleasant: It fell to me to give her the bad news.2written to start doing something: They fell to work with a will.fall to doing something He fell to thinking about how nice a warm bath would be.
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1movement down [countable] movement down towards the ground or towards a lower position: the first fall of autumn leaves The rise and fall of the dancers’ bodies creates a pattern. Mrs Evans had a fall (=fell to the ground) and broke her leg. He stretched out his hands to break his fall (=prevent himself from falling too quickly and hurting himself).2reduction [countable] a reduction in the amount, level, price etc of somethingOPP risefall in There has been a fall in oil prices.sharp/steep fall the sharp fall in the birth rate in European countriesfall of Their industrial output went down again in December, which meant a fall of 2.2% over the year.3season [singular] American English the season between summer and winter, when leaves change colour and the weather becomes slightly colderSYN autumn: Eleanor plans to go to Southwestern Community College this fall. The area is beautiful in the fall.4loss of power/success [singular] a situation in which someone or something loses their position of power or becomes unsuccessfulfall from The president lived on for twenty years after his fall from power. the story of Napoleon’s rise and fall (=period of success followed by failure) Rumours are that the company is heading for a fall (=is likely to fail soon).5fall from grace a situation in which someone stops being respected by other people or loses their position of authority, especially because they have done something wrong: He was the head of the intelligence service until his fall from grace.6defeat [singular] a situation in which a country, city etc is defeated by an enemyfall of the fall of Jerusalem in AD707falls (also Falls) [plural] a place where a river suddenly goes straight down over a cliff: The spray from the falls is so dense that you can hardly see. Niagara Falls8sport [countable] an act of forcing your opponent onto the ground in wrestling or judo9snow/rocks [countable] an amount of snow, rocks etc that falls onto the groundfall of Fresh falls of snow were forecast. The road is blocked by a rock fall.10the Fall (also the fall) the occasion in the Bible when God punished Adam and Eve by making them leave the Garden of EdenGRAMMAR: Patterns with fall (meaning 3)in the fall/in fall• You use in the fall or in fall when talking about something that happens during the fall season: · He visited them in the fall.in the fall of• You use in the fall of with a year when saying when something happens: · The project will be completed in the fall of 2018.last fall/this fall etcDon’t use in with these words:• You say last fall: · She started college last fall.✗Don’t say: She started college in last fall.• You say this fall: · This fall the leaves are really beautiful.✗Don’t say: In this fall the leaves are really beautiful.• You say next fall: · The book will come out next fall.✗Don’t say: The book will come out in next fall.• You say that fall: · That fall I went to Kyoto.✗Don’t say: In that fall I went to Kyoto.