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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- fall down
[fɔːl daun]
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1.
vi.
[person+]
摔倒
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2.
vi.
[building+]
倒塌
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- fall down
[fɔːl daun]
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1.
落下，下降
- fall down
[fɔːl daun]
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1.
v. + adv
倒塌，跌倒
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One of the wonders of the world，the Colosseum in Rome，is falling down.
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世界奇迹之一——罗马圆形大剧场正在倒塌。
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It was an accident--she fell down the stairs，they say.
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这是一个意外——她从楼梯上跌下来。他们说道。
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2.
v. + adv
失败
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It suggests I'm falling down on the job.
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这说明我在这个工作上失败了。
Collins English-English Dictionary
- fall down
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1.
vi.
[intr, adverb]
to drop suddenly or collapse
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2.
vi.
[often foll by on]
[Spoken]
to prove unsuccessful; fail
Examples
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The ceiling of this room is about to fall down.
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这间房的天花板快要塌了。
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She died three years ago in a tragic fall down a flight of stairs.
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她死于三年前的一场楼梯坍塌的惨剧中。
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don't fall down
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没什么好怕的，天不会塌下来。
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There's nothing to be afraid of. The sky won't fall down.
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栽倒
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fall down
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跌价
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fall (or drop) in price; go down in price
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地上太滑，小心出溜倒了。
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Be careful not to fall down, the floor is very slippery.
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nciku Video Note
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倒 [dǎo]
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垮 [kuǎ]
- Scene：
亭子垮了 / a pavilion collapsing
- Examples：
垮塌，拖垮，累垮了
- Description：
垮 means to collapse completely. It is often used to mean that somebody is worn down, e.g. 身体垮了.
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塌 [tā]
- Scene：
亭子塌了 / a pavilion breaking apart
- Examples：
倒塌，塌方，坍塌
- Description：
塌 means to collapse or fall down. The difference between 塌 and 垮 is that 塌 can also mean that just a part of the object can break off or fall apart. 塌 can also mean that something sank, e.g. 双颊塌进去了.
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陷 [xiàn]
- Scene：
亭子下陷 / a pavilion sinking
- Examples：
陷落，陷没，陷于，陷入
- Description：
陷 means to sink or subside. It is extended to mean to get involved, e.g. 陷入争斗.
Related video notes: 倒、垮、塌、陷
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