fall on/upon somebody/something

phrasal verbphr v

a) RESPONSIBLEif a duty or job falls on someone, they are responsible for doing it 〔责任或工作〕落在〔某人身上〕

The responsibility usually falls on the mother.

担子一般都落在母亲身上。

b) literarySTART DOING something to eagerly start eating or using something 急着开始吃[用]〔某物〕

She fell on the food as if she hadn’t eaten for days.

她狼吞虎咽，好像几天没吃饭似的。

c) literaryATTACK to suddenly attack or get hold of someone 突然攻击[抓住]〔某人〕

Some of the older boys fell on him and broke his glasses.

一些大一点的男孩突然扑向他，打碎了他的眼镜。

d) somebody’s eyes/gaze/glance fall(s) on something if your eyes etc fall on something, you notice it 某人的目光落在某物上

His eyes fell on her bag. ‘Are you going somewhere?’

他的目光落在她的包上。“你是不是要去什么地方？”

e) fall on hard/bad times to experience difficulties and problems in your life such as not having enough money 陷入贫困，境遇艰难

The aim is to raise money for workers who have fallen on hard times.

目的是为境遇艰难的工人筹款。

f) fall on your sword to leave your job because your organization has done something wrong, and you are taking responsibility for it 〔为所在机构的错误〕背黑锅辞职

It was clear that the prime minister wanted her to fall on her sword.

显然，总理想让她辞职来承担责任。

→ fall on deaf ears at deaf(5)

Examples from the Corpus

fall on/upon • Electronics stocks also fell on concern the decline in U.• A lot of pressure falls on Hutchinson, who did all the right things in the final drive last week.• It seems that this is a case that will stand or fall on its own particular facts.• Rooted so deep it's in danger of the tree falling on its unknowing pig head.• Easter falls on the first Sunday after the first full moon on or after March 21.• A great grief has fallen upon the kingdom and there is deep apprehension for the future.• Multiple shadows of him fell on the perimeter wall, leaping like pale giants.• Angered I fell upon them and I killed them.

somebody’s eyes/gaze/glance fall(s) on something• A fierce, terrified elation raced through her veins as her eyes fell on the knife only an inch away from her hand.• As he scanned the room for potential defenders his eyes fell on Father Ed Dougherty.• Does the gaze fall on the impaired body or on social barriers?• He greeted her, his eyes falling on her again for an instant and then skittering away.• He helped me shift the tea-chests and his eyes fell on your clothes as though dazed in a perfumed garden.• Its huge eyes fell on the scrap of paper on the floor.• Looking around, his glance fell on the twigs scattered on the ground where Cassowary had thrown them.• My eyes fell on the bed and to my horror something began slowly to stir under the blanket.

fall on hard/bad times• At 21 she is set for stardom, but she still finds time for people who have fallen on hard times.• Even by political standards, Gingrich very quickly fell on hard times.• Interestingly, though, the bottom 10 includes many household names fallen on hard times.• With the outbreak of war, the shop fell on harder times.• Worse, because of Jack the father has fallen on hard times and must meet all kinds of debts.• I assumed that if a person fell on hard times some one else in the wider family would rescue them.• The model cities program fell on hard times soon after it began.• The Cambridge University Automobile Club had clearly fallen on hard times, too.

→ fall on/upon somebody/something at fall1(PHRASAL VERB)

单词	fall on/upon somebody/something
释义	fall on/upon somebody/something fall on/upon somebody/something phrasal verbphr v a) RESPONSIBLEif a duty or job falls on someone, they are responsible for doing it 〔责任或工作〕落在〔某人身上〕 The responsibility usually falls on the mother. 担子一般都落在母亲身上。 b) literarySTART DOING something to eagerly start eating or using something 急着开始吃[用]〔某物〕 She fell on the food as if she hadn’t eaten for days. 她狼吞虎咽，好像几天没吃饭似的。 c) literaryATTACK to suddenly attack or get hold of someone 突然攻击[抓住]〔某人〕 Some of the older boys fell on him and broke his glasses. 一些大一点的男孩突然扑向他，打碎了他的眼镜。 d) somebody’s eyes/gaze/glance fall(s) on something if your eyes etc fall on something, you notice it 某人的目光落在某物上 His eyes fell on her bag. ‘Are you going somewhere?’ 他的目光落在她的包上。“你是不是要去什么地方？” e) fall on hard/bad times to experience difficulties and problems in your life such as not having enough money 陷入贫困，境遇艰难 The aim is to raise money for workers who have fallen on hard times. 目的是为境遇艰难的工人筹款。 f) fall on your sword to leave your job because your organization has done something wrong, and you are taking responsibility for it 〔为所在机构的错误〕背黑锅辞职 It was clear that the prime minister wanted her to fall on her sword. 显然，总理想让她辞职来承担责任。 → fall on deaf ears at deaf(5) Examples from the Corpus fall on/upon • Electronics stocks also fell on concern the decline in U.• A lot of pressure falls on Hutchinson, who did all the right things in the final drive last week.• It seems that this is a case that will stand or fall on its own particular facts.• Rooted so deep it's in danger of the tree falling on its unknowing pig head.• Easter falls on the first Sunday after the first full moon on or after March 21.• A great grief has fallen upon the kingdom and there is deep apprehension for the future.• Multiple shadows of him fell on the perimeter wall, leaping like pale giants.• Angered I fell upon them and I killed them. somebody’s eyes/gaze/glance fall(s) on something• A fierce, terrified elation raced through her veins as her eyes fell on the knife only an inch away from her hand.• As he scanned the room for potential defenders his eyes fell on Father Ed Dougherty.• Does the gaze fall on the impaired body or on social barriers?• He greeted her, his eyes falling on her again for an instant and then skittering away.• He helped me shift the tea-chests and his eyes fell on your clothes as though dazed in a perfumed garden.• Its huge eyes fell on the scrap of paper on the floor.• Looking around, his glance fell on the twigs scattered on the ground where Cassowary had thrown them.• My eyes fell on the bed and to my horror something began slowly to stir under the blanket. fall on hard/bad times• At 21 she is set for stardom, but she still finds time for people who have fallen on hard times.• Even by political standards, Gingrich very quickly fell on hard times.• Interestingly, though, the bottom 10 includes many household names fallen on hard times.• With the outbreak of war, the shop fell on harder times.• Worse, because of Jack the father has fallen on hard times and must meet all kinds of debts.• I assumed that if a person fell on hard times some one else in the wider family would rescue them.• The model cities program fell on hard times soon after it began.• The Cambridge University Automobile Club had clearly fallen on hard times, too. → fall on/upon somebody/something at fall1(PHRASAL VERB)
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