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fall MOVE DOWNHfC:l, $fB:lv [I]past simple fell fel, past part fallen H9fO:YlEn, $9fA:-to move down onto the ground or from a high position to a lower position从高处落下The snow had been falling steadily all day.雪飘飘洒洒下了一整天。You can tell it's autumn because the leaves have started to fall.你可以看出现在是秋天，因为树叶开始落了。The bomb fell on the church and totally destroyed it.炸弹落在教堂上，把它完全炸毁了。 [FALL ON]A huge meteor has fallen to earth in the middle of the desert.一块巨大的陨石从天而降，掉在了沙漠的中央。[FALL TO , FALL TO ]In the corner of the room, pieces of plaster had fallen away (= broken off).在屋角，一块块的墙皮剥落了。(literary) As she looked at him, the years fell away (= it seemed as if they had not gone past), and she saw him again as a young boy.当她看着他时，似乎时光末逝，她又把他看成是一个小男孩。[FALL 中的 fall away]If land falls away, it slopes down steeply.(土地)向下倾斜On the other side of the hill, the land falls away sharply.小山的另一侧，地势很陡峭。(literary) He begged for mercy as the blows fell on him (= as he was being hit).当拳头落在他身上时，他就求饶了。(fig.) The Treasury has still not decided where the cuts will fall (= where government spending will be reduced).财政部还没有决定削减哪个部门的费用。(fig.) The axe looks likely to fall on 500 jobs (= 500 jobs will probably be lost) at the factory.工厂可能要裁减500个职位。[FALL ON](fml or literary) Not a single sound fell from my lips (= I said nothing).我一个字也没吐。(fig.) She fell (= moved quickly) into bed, completely exhausted.她累得筋疲力尽，一头栽到床上。(fig.) They fell into each other's arms (= They began to hold each other tightly with their arms).他们紧紧地拥抱在一起。(fig.) He was the last person to see the woman alive, and suspicion immediately fell on him (= people thought he was guilty).他是最后一个看见那个女人活着的人，所以怀疑一下落在他身上。(fig.) Her gaze fell on (= She noticed) a small box at the back of the shop.她的目光落在商店后面的一个小盒子上。(fig.) In the word 'table', the accent falls on (= you emphasize) the first syllable.在table一词中，重音落在第一个音节上。[FALL ON](fig.) The bottom has fallen out of the coal market (= There is no longer a demand for coal).煤炭市场的需求低迷。If teeth or hair fall out, they become loose and separate from your mouth or head.(头发，牙齿)脱落She's at the age when her baby teeth are starting to fall out.她到了乳牙脱落的年龄。One of the side effects of the treatment is that your hair starts to fall out.这种治疗的一个副作用是使头发开始脱落。[FALL OUT , FALL OUT ](fig.) A shadow fell over (= covered) her work and she looked up to see who was there.一个影子落在她的作品上，她抬起头看是谁在那里。When the curtain falls in the theatre, it means that the play or performance has ended.落幕，演出结束The audience was still laughing as the curtain fell.闭幕时，观众还在笑。Many of the songs from the musical will still be popular long after the final curtain has fallen (= when the show is no longer being performed).这个歌舞剧的最后一场演出结束很久以后，其中许多的歌曲依旧广为传唱。(fig.) Although the curtain has now fallen on the Republican era (= Although the period in which the Republicans had political power has now ended), many of its values still remain.共和党执政的时代过去，但它的很多价值标准依旧保留下来。If something falls between two stools, it fails to achieve either of two aims.两头落空This grammar guide falls between two stools--it's too difficult for a beginner but not detailed enough for an advanced student.这本语法指南两边都不适用，对初学者太难，对水平高的学生又不够详细。If you fall into a habit, you begin to do something regularly.养成习惯We've fallen into the habit of getting up late on Saturday mornings.我们养成了星期六早晨晚起的习惯。If you plan the project well, then everything should fall into place (= operate satisfactorily).如果你把计划安排好，一切都应当进行得有条不紊。Once I discovered that the woman whom he had been dancing with was his daughter, everything fell into place (= became clear).我一发现和他跳舞的那个女人是他的女儿，情况就都清楚了。The last piece of the jigsaw fell into place (= The mystery was solved) when the blood-stained knife was found in his apartment.在他的公寓里找到那把带血的刀子时，最后一个谜就解开了。If something falls into the hands / clutches of someone, it is obtained or starts to be controlled by that person.落入某人之手，陷入某人的控制This is a very dangerous chemical and we must not let it fall into the wrong hands (= let someone obtain it who will not use it responsibly).这是一种危险的化学药品，我们一定不能让它落入不该拿到它的人的手里。If a suggestion or warning falls on deaf ears / falls on stony ground, no one listens to it.未被理睬，被置若罔闻Their appeals to release the hostages fell on deaf ears.他们释放人质的要求未被理睬。If you have fallen on hard times, you have lost all your money and are starting to have a difficult life.经济困难，日子艰难The scheme is designed to help children whose parents have fallen on hard times.这个计划旨在为帮助那些父母经济困难的孩子们。Falling star is infml for METEOR.流星"A Hard Rain's A Gonna (= is going to) Fall" (title of a song by Bob Dylan, referring to nuclear fall-out, 1963)《大雨将至》(鲍勃·迪伦的一首歌曲名，大雨指核尘埃)
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