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Fallen N Died Adj 形容词 People   [Adj Woman

英语单词 fallen
英美音标 英 ['fɔːlən] 美 ['fɔːlən]
中文释义 adj.落下的
动词fall的过去分词.
英语例句 (1) It was likely to be hurt by the fallen limb.
(2) He was trapped by a fallen branch, but eventually won free.
中文例句 (1) 它大概给落下的大树枝砸伤了。
(2) 他一度被落下的树枝挡住了,但最终还是越过了这个障碍。
vocabulary简明 Something that's fallen has dropped to the ground. You might collect fallen apples to make into cider or applesauce.
vocabulary扩展 The most literal sense of something fallen is just what it sounds like — an object that's moved from a high place to a lower place, usually due to gravity. There are also some figurative meanings: a fallen soldier has died on the battlefield, and a fallen person has committed a moral sin or ruined his reputation. In the 17th century, fallen frequently meant "morally ruined," more often describing a women than a man.
柯林斯解释
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Fallen is the past participle of fall .
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    [N-PLURAL 复数名词]阵亡士兵 The fallen are soldiers who have died in battle.
      [the N]
      [LITERARY 文]
    • Work began on establishing the cemeteries as permanent memorials to the fallen.

      把公墓建成阵亡战士的永久性纪念碑的工作已经开始。

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    [ADJ 形容词](基督教中指人或天使)堕落的,有罪的 In the Christian religion, fallen can be used to describe people or angels after the time when they sinned and were punished by God.
      [ADJ n]
    • ...Lucifer, the fallen angel.

      堕落天使路西法

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    [ADJ 形容词](女子)失贞的,失身的 In the past, people described a woman as a fallen woman when she was no longer respected because she had had sex with someone that she was not married to.
      [ADJ n]
      [disapproval]
      [OLD-FASHIONED 过时]
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