| 释义 |
Examples:Lawpita Falls on the Balu Chaung river, location of Myanmar's biggest hydroelectric plant—heaven falls and earth rends (idiom); rocked by a major disaster—one falls, the next follows (idiom); stepping inthe breach to replace fallen comrades—when the melon is ripe, it falls (idiom); problems sort themselves out in the fullness of time—whom the deer falls (idiom); the one to emerge victor (i.e. to seize the empire)—the rain falls on the just and unjust alike—fig. when one falls in disgrace the whole family is doomed—Victoria Falls or Mosi-oa-Tunya on the Zambesi River, between Zambia and Zimbabwe—a centipede dies but never falls down—compulsory halt stock trading when prices fall to predetermined level—The rise and fall of the nation concerns everyone (idiom). Everyone bears responsibility for the prosperity of society.—Lucifer (Satan's name before his Fall in Jewish and Christian mythology)—predetermined percentage of rise or fall triggering a compulsory halt stock trading—precarious as pile of eggs (idiom); ready fall and break at any moment—fall over each other in their eagerness to...—accumulate work causes sickness (idiom); to fall ill from constant overwork—hard forget even after one's teeth fall out (idiom); to remember a benefactor as long as one lives—(of a plot etc) fall through and stand exposed—fall into the net of justice (idiom); finally arrested—(of an airplane etc) fall to the ground and crash—up here, down there (idiom); rise and fall in succession—fall into difficulty (e.g. facing bankruptcy)—modern history (for China, from the Opium Wars until the fall of the Qing Dynasty, i.e. mid-19th early 20th century)—Wuchang Uprising of October 10th, 1911, which led Sun Yat-sen's Xinhai Revolution and the fall of the Qing dynasty—lit. be struck by an arrow and fall from one's horse—a sly individual has more than one plan fall back on [idiom.]— |