fall
verb/fɔːl/
/fɔːl/
Verb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they fall | /fɔːl/ /fɔːl/ |
| he / she / it falls | /fɔːlz/ /fɔːlz/ |
| past simple fell | /fel/ /fel/ |
| past participle fallen | /ˈfɔːlən/ /ˈfɔːlən/ |
| -ing form falling | /ˈfɔːlɪŋ/ /ˈfɔːlɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive] to drop down from a higher level to a lower level
落下；下落；掉落；跌落 - The rain was falling steadily.
雨不停地下着。 - They were injured by falling rocks.
他们被落石砸伤了。 - fall + adv./prep. Several of the books had fallen onto the floor.
这些书有几本掉到了地上。 - The label must have fallen off.
标签肯定脱落了。 - The leaves were falling from the trees.
树叶从树上掉下来。 - The seeds fall to the ground and germinate.
种子落到地上并发芽。 - One of the kids fell into the river.
小孩中有一个掉进了河里。 - + noun He fell 20 metres onto the rocks below.
他掉到下面 20 米处的岩石上。
Extra Examples- It was September and the leaves were starting to fall.
时值九月，树叶开始飘落。 - A tile fell off the roof.
一片瓦从房檐上落下。 - 70 millimetres of rain fell in just a few hours.
仅几个小时降雨量便达到了70毫米。 - Snow had fallen during the night.
夜间下了雪。 - the snow falling on the fields
落在田野中的雪 - I've lost my necklace—it must have fallen off.
我的项链丢了——肯定是掉下来了。 - A cup fell off the shelf and broke.
一个杯子从架子上掉下来摔碎了。 - He was walking by the canal and he fell in.
他在运河边行走，结果掉进了河里。 - A leaf fell into my drink.
一片叶子掉进了我的饮料里。 - The plate fell to the floor.
盘子掉在了地板上。 - Part of a satellite fell to earth.
一颗卫星的一部分坠落到地球上。 - Tears fell freely from her eyes.
她任由泪水夺眶而出。 - She lifted her arm, but then let it fall.
她抬起手臂，然后又放了下来。 - Loose bricks were falling down onto the ground.
松脱的砖块正往地上掉。 - Her hands fell limply to her sides.
她双手无力地垂在身旁。 - He fell overboard in heavy seas.
他从船上掉进了波涛汹涌的大海中。 - He fell from the fourth floor.
他从四层楼上摔了下来。 - He fell on some broken glass.
他跌倒在一些碎玻璃上。 - Careful, or you'll fall!
小心，不然你会摔倒的！
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- heavily
- steadily
- freely
- …
- be about to
- let somebody/something
- from
- into
- on
- …
- The rain was falling steadily.
- [intransitive] to suddenly stop standing
突然倒下；跌倒；倒塌 - She slipped on the ice and fell.
她在冰上滑了一跤。 - A tree fell, just missing his car.
一棵树倒下了，正好砸中了他的车。 - fall + adv./prep. I fell over and cut my knee.
我摔倒了，划破了膝盖。 - The house looked as if it was about to fall down.
房子看起来好像就要倒塌似的。
Extra Examples- She fell heavily to the ground.
她重重地摔倒在地。 - She fell headlong, with a cry of alarm.
她惊叫一声，一头栽了下去。 - One of the children fell over.
其中一个孩子跌倒了。 - He stumbled and almost fell.
他绊了一下，几乎摔倒。 - I nearly fell on the ice, but recovered.
我差点摔倒在冰上，但又恢复了。 - She tripped and fell going downstairs.
她下楼时绊了一下，摔倒了。 - A shot rings out, and he falls backwards.
一声枪响，他向后倒去。 - He fell through a glass door.
他从玻璃门掉下来。 - She fell forward and hit her head on the table.
她向前摔倒，头撞到了桌子上。 - I fell back onto the bed.
我又倒回床上。 - When a tree falls, it is cut up for firewood.
当一棵树倒下时，它会被砍下来当柴火。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- almost
- nearly
- headlong
- …
- be about to
- stumble and fall
- trip and fall
- She slipped on the ice and fell.
- [intransitive] to decrease in amount, number or strength
（数量）减少，下降；（强度）减小 - Prices continued to fall on the stock market today.
今天股票市场价格继续下跌。 - The temperature fell sharply in the night.
夜间温度陡降。 - Falling birth rates could have an impact on future economic growth.
下降的出生率可能会对未来的经济增长产生影响。 - Reputations rise and fall for a variety of reasons.
声誉的上升和下降有多种原因。 - fall by something Their profits have fallen by 30 per cent.
他们的利润减少了 30%。 - fall + noun Share prices fell 30p.
股价下跌了 30 便士。 - Petroleum sales fell almost 11 per cent.
石油销量下降近 11%。 - fall against something The dollar fell slightly against the yen.
美元兑日元小幅下跌。 - fall to something Her voice fell to a whisper.
她的声音变小，成了耳语。 - Unemployment fell to its lowest level in 30 years.
失业率降至30年来的最低水平。
Extra ExamplesTopics Change, cause and effecta2, Moneya2- The price of coal fell sharply.
煤炭价格急剧下跌。 - Profits were falling and so was the stock price.
利润下降，股价也下降。 - With falling ad revenues, the magazine was in trouble.
由于广告收入下降，该杂志陷入了困境。 - TV ratings have fallen dramatically.
电视收视率急剧下降。 - The country's birth rate has fallen to 1.8 children per family.
该国的出生率已降至每户1.8个孩子。 - Winter temperatures never fall below 10°C.
冬天气温从来没有低于 10 摄氏度。 - Real hourly wages have fallen significantly over the past 25 years.
过去 25 年来，实际时薪大幅下降。 - The number of people unemployed has fallen from two million to just over one and a half million.
失业人数已从 200 万下降到 150 多一点儿。 - The company's shares fell 19 per cent following the announcement.
消息公布后，该公司股价下跌 19%。 - Demand is likely to fall by some 15 per cent.
需求可能会下降约 15%。 - Expenditure on education fell by 10 per cent last year.
去年教育支出下降了10%。 - During that period, visitor numbers fell by half.
在此期间，游客人数下降了一半。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- dramatically
- rapidly
- sharply
- …
- be expected to
- be likely to
- continue to
- …
- below
- by
- from
- …
- Prices continued to fall on the stock market today.
- [intransitive] to pass into a particular state; to begin to be something
进入（某状态）；开始变成（某事物） - fall + adj. He had fallen asleep on the sofa.
他在沙发上睡着了。 - She fell ill soon after and did not recover.
不久后她就病倒了，而且未能痊愈。 - The room had fallen silent.
整个房间都变得静悄悄的。 - When the rent fell due, she couldn't pay.
房租到期时，她付不起了。 - The book fell open at a page of illustrations.
书翻开在有插图的那一页。 - fall into something I had fallen into conversation with a man on the train.
在火车上我和一个男人攀谈起来。 - The house had fallen into disrepair.
这栋房子已年久失修。
Extra Examples- Partway through the expedition, he fell sick and had to give up.
探险途中，他生病了，不得不放弃。 - When the post fell vacant, she applied.
当这个职位空缺时，她提出了申请。 - His mouth fell open in astonishment.
他惊讶地张大了嘴。 - They had been married for just a few weeks when she fell pregnant.
他们结婚才几周，她就怀孕了。 - At last the house fell quiet and everyone slept.
屋子里终于安静下来，大家都睡了。 - They met when they were students, and fell in love.
他们在学生时代相识，并相恋。 - By that time the building had fallen into disuse.
那时该建筑已废弃。 - words and phrases that have fallen into disuse
已不再使用的单词和短语 - He fell into a coma from which he never recovered.
他陷入昏迷，再也没有恢复过来。 - She fell into a daydream.
她陷入了白日梦。 - We fell into the habit of walking to work together every day.
我们养成了每天一起走路去上班的习惯。
- fall + adj. He had fallen asleep on the sofa.
- [intransitive] + adv./prep. to hang down
下垂；低垂 - Her hair fell over her shoulders in a mass of curls.
她的鬈发披肩。
- Her hair fell over her shoulders in a mass of curls.
- [intransitive] fall (away/off) to slope downwards
倾斜；成斜坡 - The land falls away sharply towards the river.
地势向河边陡然倾斜。
- The land falls away sharply towards the river.
- [intransitive] to be defeated or captured
被打败；沦陷；失守 - The coup failed but the government fell shortly afterwards.
政变虽然流产，但是不久以后政府便垮台了。 - fall to somebody Troy finally fell to the Greeks.
特洛伊城最终被希腊人攻陷。
- The coup failed but the government fell shortly afterwards.
- [intransitive] (literary) to die in battle; to be shot
阵亡；被击毙 - a memorial to those who fell in the two world wars
两次世界大战阵亡将士纪念碑
- a memorial to those who fell in the two world wars
- [intransitive] (literary) to come quickly and suddenly
突然来到；突然出现 - A sudden silence fell.
突然一片鸦雀无声。 - Darkness falls quickly in the tropics.
在热带地区夜幕降临迅速。 - fall on somebody/something An expectant hush fell on the guests.
客人们即时安静了下来，期待着将要发生的事。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- almost
- nearly
- headlong
- …
- be about to
- stumble and fall
- trip and fall
- A sudden silence fell.
- [intransitive] + adv./prep. to happen or take place
发生 - My birthday falls on a Monday this year.
今年我的生日适逢星期一。
- My birthday falls on a Monday this year.
- [intransitive] + adv./prep. to move in a particular direction or come in a particular position
（向某方向）移动；落（在某位置上） - My eye fell on (= I suddenly saw) a curious object.
我突然见到了一样奇怪的东西。 - Which syllable does the stress fall on?
重音在哪个音节？ - A shadow fell across her face.
一片阴影掠过她的脸庞。
- My eye fell on (= I suddenly saw) a curious object.
- [intransitive] + adv./prep. to belong to a particular class, group or area of responsibility
属于（某类、群体、责任范围） - Out of over 400 staff there are just seven that fall into this category.
400 多个职员中只有 7 人属于这一类。 - This case falls outside my jurisdiction.
这个案件不属于我的管辖范围。 - This falls under the heading of scientific research.
这一项属于科研类目。
Extra Examples- This case falls squarely within the committee's jurisdiction.
这件事情完全在该委员会的管辖范围之内。 - That topic falls outside the scope of this thesis.
那个论题偏离了这篇论文论述的范围。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- squarely
- into
- outside
- under
- …
- Out of over 400 staff there are just seven that fall into this category.
drop down
stop standing
decrease
become
of hair/material
slope downwards
be defeated
die in battle
happen/occur
belong to group
Word OriginOld English fallan, feallan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vallen and German fallen; the noun is partly from the verb, partly from Old Norse fall ‘downfall, sin’.
Language Bank fallfallDescribing a decrease
- Car crime in Oxford fell significantly last year.
去年牛津的汽车犯罪显著下降。
- Car crime in Oxford fell significantly last year.
- Car crime fell by about a quarter over a 12-month period.
12 个月内汽车犯罪下降了约四分之一。
- Car crime fell by about a quarter over a 12-month period.
- The number of stolen vehicles dropped from 1 013 to 780, a fall of 26 per cent.
被盗汽车数量从 1 013 辆减少到 780 辆，下降了 26%。
- The number of stolen vehicles dropped from 1 013 to 780, a fall of 26 per cent.
- According to this data, 780 vehicles were stolen, 26 per cent down on the previous year.
数据显示，有 780 辆汽车被盗，比上年减少 26%。
- According to this data, 780 vehicles were stolen, 26 per cent down on the previous year.
- There was an 11 per cent drop in reported thefts from motor vehicles, from 1 971 to 1 737.
报告的机动车辆盗窃案下降了 11%，从 1 971 起下降到 1 737 起。
- There was an 11 per cent drop in reported thefts from motor vehicles, from 1 971 to 1 737.
- These figures show that, as far as car crime is concerned, the main trend is downwards.
这些数据表明，就汽车犯罪而言，大趋势是下降的。
- These figures show that, as far as car crime is concerned, the main trend is downwards.
Idioms Idioms containing fall are at the entries for the nouns and adjectives in the idioms, for example fall by the wayside is at wayside.