请输入您要查询的英文单词：

　

单词 freefall
释义
freefall
noun[CorU]
(alsofree fall)
uk
/ˌfriːˈfɔːl/us
/ˌfriːˈfɑːl/
anoccasionwhen something or someonefallsquicklyunder theinfluenceofgravity:
Skydivers arepropelledinto a 70-second freefall at 120mph beforetheirparachutesopen.
Finishingitsclimb, theplaneabruptlygoes intofreefallstraightdown.
informal
theprocessoffailingorlosingvalueorstrengthquicklyandcontinuously:
Onlymassivechangesingovernmentpolicieswillpreventthepesogoing intofreefall(=fallingquicklyinvalueby alargeamount).
Theeconomybegantostabilizeaftermonthsof near freefall.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Moving downwards
  • cascade
  • descend
  • dive
  • drop/fall/sink like a stoneidiom
  • fall
  • fall down
  • flop
  • go down
  • parachute
  • plantarflexion
  • pronation
  • put
  • putsomething/someonedown
  • rain(something)down
  • set
  • setsomethingdown
  • sink
  • spiral
  • subside
  • touch
See more results »

You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:

Failures
(Definition offreefallfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoffreefall

freefall
Following the profound intensification of the financial crisis in the autumn of 2008, 2009 started with a continued synchronisedfreefallin economic activity worldwide.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Our population went into a sort offreefallthat is only now showing signs of levelling off.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
They rationalised—if rationalisation is the word—stocks, warehouses and advertising budgets, and wondered why the company's sales went intofreefall.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
The plain and simple fact is that the market for care homes is still infreefall.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
I must remind you that six months ago, the country was infreefalland on the verge of falling into chaos.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
The causes of homelessness in the past few years are different from the causes of homelessness a decade or more ago, when the housing market was infreefall.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
The industry is infreefall.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
This was the first premeditatedfreefallparachute descent.
From
Wikipedia
Creatives commons iconThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
The deorbit burns were done to slow the orbiter's speed and to drop it out offreefallorbit and on target for the designated runway.
From
Wikipedia
Creatives commons iconThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
It made its firstfreefalltest in 2009 and passed its critical design review in early 2010.
From
Wikipedia
Creatives commons iconThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
They also specialise in militaryfreefall, diving and long-range land insertion.
From
Wikipedia
Creatives commons iconThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
As the camera flash goes off, the coupler detaches, letting ridersfreefallaround 282ft m at convert.
From
Wikipedia
Creatives commons iconThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
He had to free his hands infreefallin order to deploy his parachute.
From
Wikipedia
Creatives commons iconThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Exposure to this simulated gravity would prevent or reduce the bone decalcification and muscle atrophy that affect individuals exposed to long periods offreefall.
From
Wikipedia
Creatives commons iconThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Hisfreefallwas expected to last 15 minutes.
From
Wikipedia
Creatives commons iconThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
#https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/freefall##
随便看

　

英汉双解词典包含207842条英汉词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。

　

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间：2026/2/14 10:38:58