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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

fall [fɔːl]
  1. 1. vi. [person] [ object+]
    Bombs fell in the town.
    炸弹掉进城里
    Her father fell into the sea.
    父亲掉到海里了。
  2. 2. vi. [person] [ building+] (fall over) 倒下
    She gripped his shoulders to stop herself from falling.
    抓住他的肩膀以防自己倒下
  3. 3. vi. [snow] [ rain+]
    An inch of rain fell within 15 minutes.
    15分钟内下了1英寸的雨。
  4. 4. vi. [price] [ temperature] [ currency+] 下降
    Oil prices fell by 0.2 per cent.
    油价下降了0.2%。
  5. 5. vi. [government] [ leader] [ country+] 下台
    The prime minister fell from power.
    首相下台了。
  6. 6. vi. [night] [ darkness+] 降临
    as darkness fell
    黑暗降临时
  7. 7. vi. [light] [ shadow+] 投射
    A shadow fell over her book.
    一道阴影投射她的书上。
  8. 8. vi. [silence] [ sadness] [ tiredness+] 降临
    Silence fell on the passengers as the police checked identity cards.
    警察检查身份证时候沉默降临每个乘客身上
  9. 9. noun [c] [of person] 摔倒
    He had a nasty fall.
    他摔得不轻。
  10. 10. noun [c] (in price,temperature) 下降
    There has been a sharp fall in the value of the pound.
    英镑值急剧下降
  11. 11. noun [of government] [ leader] 垮台
    a debate which led to the Government's fall
    一场导致政府垮台辩论
  12. 12. noun [of rain] [ snow]
    a heavy fall of snow
    一场大雪
  13. 13. noun [c/u] [US] (autumn) 秋天
    in the fall of 1991
    1991年秋天
  14. 14. noun 英 = autumn
  15. 15. n pl falls (waterfall) 瀑布
    Niagara Falls
    尼亚加拉大瀑布
    Christmas falls on a Sunday
    圣诞节适逢星期天
    to fall in love (with sb/sth)
    爱上(某人/某事)
    to fall flat
    [joke+] 毫无效果
    to fall short of the required amount
    不到要求数量
    to fall ill/pregnant
    生病/怀孕
    which group do you fall into?
    属于一组

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

fall [fɔːl]
  1. 1. verb 落下,掉下
    Apples were falling from the tree.
    苹果正从树上落下
  2. 2. verb 下降下跌
    The price of computers were falling.
    电脑价格正在下跌
    The barometer is falling.
    气压下降
  3. 3. vi. 陷入某种状态
    I fell asleep during the boring meeting.
    我在枯燥会议期间睡着了。
    She fell out of favor with the managers.
    她在经理那儿失宠了。
  4. 4. vi. 分类
    Images captured from space are likely to fall into this category.
    太空拍摄照片可能属于这一类。
  5. 5. vi. 降(水
    Rain fell quietly on the window.
    雨静静地落在窗户上。
    Heavy rain was expected to fall throughout the day.
    大雨恐怕要下一天
    Rain,snow and sleet were falling.
    雨、雪冻雨纷纷落下
  6. 6. vi. 遭受失败毁坏
    When the market was small there were several contestants but some have subsequently fallen.
    市场小时出现若干竞争对手,但随后有些公司倒闭了。
    We must stand or fall.
    我们必须坚持下去否则就会失败
  7. 7. vi. 阵亡死亡
    Many soldier will fall during a battle.
    一场战争中,会有很多士兵阵亡
    Several deer have fallen to the same gun.
    好几只鹿倒在同一个枪口下。
  8. 8. vi. (指光)照射到;(指声音)传到
    The light from the lamp fell on his hair.
    灯光打到他的头发上。
  9. 9. vi. 被占领,被攻陷
    The whole city fell into enemy hands.
    整座城市已落入敌手
  10. 10. vi. 降临发生
    Darkness fell on the land.
    夜幕降临到大地上。
    The accent falls on the first syllable.
    重音在第一个音节上。
    Christmas falls on a Monday this year.
    今年圣诞节星期一
  11. 11. vi. 缩小减少降低
    Payday falls on Friday this month.
    本月周五发薪日
  12. 12. vi. 堕落
    She could only blame herself for falling.
    只能堕落自责
  13. 13. vi. 倒台垮台
    The dictator fell from power.
    独裁者倒台了。
  14. 14. vi. 任务)落到,被分派任务
    In his absence, the task would fall to the best man.
    在他缺席时,任务可能落到伴郎身上
  15. 15. vi. 沿某个方向行进
    The soldiers fell in a line.
    士兵们排成一行
    The line of men fall forward.
    这一队人向前倒下
  16. 16. vi. 应支付
    Payments fall on the 15th of each month.
    每月十五号是发薪日
    Payments fall on the 1st of the month.
    付款日期每月1日。
  17. 17. vi. 失去贞洁
    The pressure had made her fall.
    压力迫使失去贞洁
  18. 18. vi. 赋予
    The antiques fell to the youngest son.
    这些古董给了最小的儿子
  19. 19. vi. 归……拥有
    The debt fell to his wife after his death.
    死后债务落到了他妻子身上
  20. 20. vi. 落到或轮到(某人
    Taking out the garbage fell to me.
    我的垃圾出去
  21. 21. vi. 继承
    The whole estate fell to me and my brother.
    整栋房子被转到我和弟弟名下
  22. 22. vi. 向下倾斜
    This road falls and rises for a few miles.
    这条斜坡长至几英里。
    The hills around here fall towards the ocean.
    这个地区四周山丘海边倾斜
  23. 23. verb (使)倒塌;(使)落下;(使)倒下
    An apartment building fell over.
    一栋公寓大楼坍塌了。
  24. 24. vt. 突然俯身低下
    He fell to his knees and began to pray.
    他曲下膝盖开始祈祷
  25. 25. vi. 落下滑落垂下
    Her long blonde hair falls below her waist.
    她的金发垂过腰际。
  26. 26. vi. 露出失望表情脸色阴沉
    His face fell when he heard the terrible news.
    听到这个恐怖的消息之后,他面露惊慌
  27. 27. vi. 打倒,被推翻
    Her eyes fell upon a handsome stranger.
    她的眼睛落在一个英俊陌生人身上
  28. 28. vi. 无意识地说出,透露
    Direct orders fell from the general's mouth.
    将军下达直接命令
  29. 29. vi. 被生下来,出生
    Three lambs fell last week.
    上周,三只羔羊出生了。
  30. 30. vi. 充满活力开始
    The students fell to their art project.
    学生们精力充沛开始他们的艺术项目
  31. 31. vi. 消失
    The old-fashioned class seems to be gradually falling.
    这种老式阶级似乎正在消失
  32. 32. vi. 降临
  33. 33. vi. [Slang] 逮捕;被控告某项罪名黑社会用语参见fall guy)
    He happens to be the fall guy in case things go wrong.
    万一事情出了差错,他恰巧替罪羊
  34. 34. noun [Person Name] 法勒法尔,福尔
  35. 35. n.[c] 秋天秋季
    The leaves turn yellow and orange in the fall.
    秋天树叶变成橘黄色。
  36. 36. n.[c] 坍倒,倒下落下
    I had a bad fall on the icy road.
    我在结冰的道路上摔了一大跤。
  37. 37. noun [Bible] 人类堕落
    The Fall of Adam and Eve caused humans to have a sinful nature.
    亚当夏娃堕落导致人类拥有一种罪恶的本性
  38. 38. n.[c] 斜坡斜面
    The rise and fall of the hill can be seen from a distance.
    远处可以看到山峦起伏
  39. 39. n.[c] 堕落失去贞洁道德失检
    We tried to avoid the falls of this sinful city.
    我们试图阻止这座罪恶之城的堕落
  40. 40. n.[c] 垮台衰落
    The fall of the Roman Empire was unexpected.
    罗马帝国毁灭出乎预料
  41. 41. n.[c] 下落动作
    The fall of oil prices were expected.
    油价下跌预料之内
    The rise and fall of the tides.
    潮起潮落。
  42. 42. n.[c] 投降
    The fall of the city was imminent.
    这座城市即将沦陷
  43. 43. n.[c] 傍晚黄昏
    We were to meet at the fall of the day.
    我们准备黄昏见面
    They finished before the fall of night.
    他们天黑前完成工作
  44. 44. n.[c] [Wrestling] 两肩着地不能动
    He had an uncharacteristic fall in his match against Sam.
    在和山姆的比赛中,他毫无悬念压制住了对方
  45. 45. n.[c] 下降下落
    The satelite had a long fall from space.
    卫星太空下落了很长一段距离
  46. 46. n.[c] 减少降低
    Banks were severely hit by the fall of oil prices.
    银行受到油价下跌影响严重
  47. 47. n.[u] [Slang] 某人逮捕;被逮捕控告
    Fall guys are an easy victim.
    替罪羔羊容易成为牺牲品

Collins English-English Dictionary

fall [fɔːl]
  1. 1. n [wrestling] pinfall a scoring move, pinning both shoulders of one's opponent to the floor for a specified period
  2. 2. vb [mainly intr] to descend by the force of gravity from a higher to a lower place
  3. 3. vb to drop suddenly from an erect position
  4. 4. vb to collapse to the ground, esp in pieces
  5. 5. vb to become less or lower in number, quality, etc
    prices fell in the summer
  6. 6. vb to become lower in pitch
  7. 7. vb to extend downwards
    her hair fell to her waist
  8. 8. vb to be badly wounded or killed
  9. 9. vb to slope in a downward direction
  10. 10. vb [Christianity] to yield to temptation or sin
  11. 11. vb to diminish in status, estimation, etc
  12. 12. vb to yield to attack
    the city fell under the assault
  13. 13. vb to lose power
    the government fell after the riots
  14. 14. vb to pass into or take on a specified condition
    to fall asleep
    fall in love
  15. 15. vb to adopt a despondent expression
    her face fell
  16. 16. vb to be averted
    her gaze fell
  17. 17. vb to come by chance or presumption
    suspicion fell on the butler
  18. 18. vb to occur; take place
    night fell
    Easter falls early this year
  19. 19. vb (of payments) to be due
  20. 20. vb to be directed to a specific point
  21. 21. vb [foll by back, behind, etc] to move in a specified direction
  22. 22. vb to occur at a specified place
    the accent falls on the last syllable
  23. 23. vb [foll by to] to return (to); be inherited (by)
    the estate falls to the eldest son
  24. 24. vb [often foll by into, under, etc] to be classified or included
    the subject falls into two main areas
  25. 25. vb to issue forth
    a curse fell from her lips
  26. 26. vb (of animals, esp lambs) to be born
  27. 27. vb [Brit] [Dialect] to become pregnant
  28. 28. vt. [tr] [Austral and NZ dialect] to fell (trees)
  29. 29. vt. [cricket] (of a batsman's wicket) to be taken by the bowling side
    the sixth wicket fell for 96
  30. 30. vt. [Archaic] to begin to do
    fall a-doing
    fall to doing
  31. 31. n an act or instance of falling
  32. 32. n something that falls
    a fall of snow
  33. 33. n [chiefly US] autumn
  34. 34. n the distance that something falls
    a hundred-foot fall
  35. 35. n a sudden drop from an upright position
  36. 36. n [often plural] a waterfall or cataract
  37. 37. n (capital when part of a name)
    Niagara Falls
  38. 38. n a downward slope or decline
  39. 39. n a decrease in value, number, etc
  40. 40. n a decline in status or importance
  41. 41. n a moral lapse or failing
  42. 42. n a capture or overthrow
    the fall of the city
  43. 43. n a long false hairpiece; switch
  44. 44. n a piece of loosely hanging material, such as a veil on a hat
  45. 45. n [machinery] [nautical] the end of a tackle to which power is applied to hoist it
  46. 46. n [nautical] one of the lines of a davit for holding, lowering, or raising a boat
  47. 47. n another word for deadfall
  48. 48. n [hunting] (as modifier)
    a fall trap
  49. 49. n the birth of an animal
  50. 50. n the animals produced at a single birth
  51. 51. n See also fall about fall among fall apart fall away fall back fall behind fall down fall for fall in fall off fall on fallout fall over fall through fall to
  52. 52. n [Etymology] Old English feallan; related to Old Norse falla, Old Saxon, Old High German fallan to fall; see fell2

Examples

"Fell" is a causative verb meaning "to cause to fall".
Fell是个使役动词,意为“使倒下”。
to fall ill
得病
to fall into two classes
分成两个班
a six-inch fall of snow
六英寸的降雪量
dice fraudulently loaded to fall with a certain face up
灌铅(骗人)的骰子总是某一面朝上的

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