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fall BECOMEHfC:l, $fB:lvpast simple fell fel, past part fallen H9fO:YlRn, $fA:-used to show a change from one state to another变成，成为He always falls asleep after drinking red wine. [L]他总是在喝完红葡萄酒后睡着。I am writing to confirm that your rent falls due (= must be paid) on the first of the month. [L]兹去函确认你的租金本月一号到期。She fell ill suddenly and was dead within a week. [L]她突然病倒，一星期内就死了。The book fell open (= opened by chance) at the page on Venice. [L]书恰好翻到关于威尼斯的那一页。He fell prey/victim to (= suddenly began to suffer from) a feeling of extreme terror. [L]他突然感到极度的恐惧。As soon as a room falls vacant (= becomes free), I'll let you know. [L]一旦有空房间，我告诉你。The government has fallen strangely silent on the subject of tax cuts after all its promises at the last election. [L]在上次大选中做了种种承诺之后，政府对削减税收一事奇怪地不再提起。Silence fell on the group of men (= They became silent) as they received the news. [I always + adv/prep]听到这个消息时，人群沉默下来。She fell out of favour with (= She was no longer liked or supported by) her union over a dispute about contracts. [I always + adv/prep]在对合同发生争执之后，她不再受到她的组织的青睐了。He has fallen under her spell (= He is attracted by her charm and beauty). [I always + adv/prep]他被她迷住了。She fell under the influence of (= began to be influenced by) an older student. [I always + adv/prep]她受到了一个高年级学生的影响。If a building falls into disrepair/decay, it gets into a bad condition because no one takes care of it.塌坏，年久失修The house had fallen into decay and needed a new roof and new plumbing. [I always + adv/prep]这座房子年久失修，需要盖新顶和安装新的管道。If something falls into disuse, people stop using it.废弃，不用The old school had fallen into disuse. [I always + adv/prep]老校舍已经废弃不用。If an organization or system, such as a marriage, family or business falls apart, it fails.破裂，瓦解，失败The deal fell apart because of a lack of financing.因缺少经费，这次交易失败了。Their marriage fell apart when she found out her husband was having an affair with another woman.当她发现丈夫与其他女人有婚外情时，他们的婚姻破裂了。(infml) If someone falls apart, they experience serious emotional problems and are unable to think or act in the usual way.(人)崩溃After his wife died, he began to fall apart.他妻子死后，他的精神崩溃了。If you fall foul of a rule or law, you break it, esp. unintentionally.与(规则，法律)抵触Manufacturers may fall foul of the new government guidelines.生产商们可能会违反政府新制定的方针。If you fall foul of someone, you have a disagreement with them.与(某人)发生冲突People who fall foul of her are never forgiven.冒犯她的人永远不会得到宽恕。If you fall in love with someone, you are attracted to them and begin to love them.对…产生爱情He is very prone to falling in love.他动辄陷入爱河。She fell deeply/madly in love with a friend of her brother's.她深深地/疯狂地爱上了他哥哥的一个朋友。If a person in an organization falls in/into line, they start to follow the rules and behave according to expected standards of behaviour.遵从规则，与…保持一致The chief executive of the newspaper group has been told by his fellow directors to fall into line, and stop interfering in editorial matters.这位报业集团的董事被同行告知要遵守规则，不要再干涉编辑事务。The two women's colleges are expected to fall into line with the rest of the university, now that all the other colleges accept both male and female students.既然其他学校都兼收男女学生，人们希望这两所女子大学也能与其他学校一样做。Teachers who fail to fall in line with the new regulations may face dismissal.不遵守新条例的老师可能会被解职。If something falls short of expectations or hopes, it fails to reach a desired amount or standard and is disappointing.达不到，不符合August car sales fell short of the industry's expectations.奥古斯特车的销售量未达到这个产业的期望值。This essay falls considerably short of your usual standard.这篇短文与你平常的水准相差很多。" Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold " (W. B. Yeats in the poem The Second Coming, 1920)“万物崩散，中心难再维系。”(选自W·B·叶芝的诗《第二次圣临》)"Falling in love again, never wanted to, What am I to do? I can't help it. " (song made famous by Marlene Dietrich in the film The Blue Angel, 1930)“又坠爱河，从未想过;让我如何做，我无力阻挡爱的折磨。”(因马琳·黛德丽1930年主演的电影《蓝天使》而流行的歌曲)
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