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| 1 | C an occasion when someone or something falls to the ground 落下；跌倒；倒下 |
| She was taken to hospital after a fall. 她跌倒后被送往医院。 |
| +from The Major was killed in a fall from a horse. 上校从马上跌落身亡。 |
| break sb’ s fall (=stop them from landing on something very hard) Luckily her fall was broken by soft snow. 阻止某人的跌落 |
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| 2 | C +of an occasion when something falls to the ground from the sky or from a high place （从高处或天空的）坠落 |
| There had been a fall of rocks on the road. 路上有岩石坠落。 |
| a heavy fall of snow 一场大雪 |
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| 3 | C an occasion when the amount , level , or value of something falls （数量、水平或价值的）减少，下降，降低 |
| Analysts are expecting a fall on Wall Street. 分析家们预计华尔街的股票价格会下跌。 |
| +in There has been a sharp fall in unemployment. 失业人数急剧下降。 |
| +of We have seen a fall of 5% in sales this month. 我们这个月的销售额下降了5%。 |
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| 4 | singular someone’ s defeat or loss of power 失败；下台；垮台 |
| +of Khomeini came to power after the fall of the Shah. 霍梅尼在伊朗国王被推翻后掌权。 |
| the rise and fall of the rise and fall of the Roman Empire 罗马帝国的兴衰 |
| the fall of sth to sb Thousands fled after the fall of the city to rebel forces. 成千上万的人在城市被叛军占领后逃离。 |
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| 5 | singular the downward slope or movement of something 向下倾斜；向下运动 |
| She watched the steady rise and fall of his chest. 她看着他的胸部平稳地起伏。 |
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| 6 | falls plural a waterfall |
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| 7 | C an act of pushing your opponent to the ground in the sport of wrestling or judo （摔跤或柔道项目中的）摔倒，压倒 |
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| 8 | C usually singular AMERICAN the season between summer and winter 秋天；秋季 |
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| - | the Fall
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| in the Jewish and Christian religions, the story of how evil came into the world because Adam and Eve did not obey God |
| （亚当和夏娃的）堕落（根据犹太教和基督教的传说，亚当和夏娃没有遵照上帝的旨意，邪恶因此降临世间） |
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| - | fall from grace/favour
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| an occasion when you lose the respect or approval of other people |
| 失宠；失势 |
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