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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

fall [fɔːl]
  1. 1. vi. [person, object+] 掉
    Bombs fell in the town.
    炸弹掉进城里。
    Her father fell into the sea.
    她父亲掉到海里了。
  2. 2. vi. [person, building+] (fall over) 倒下
    She gripped his shoulders to stop herself from falling.
    她抓住他的肩膀以防自己倒下。
  3. 3. vi. [snow, rain+] 下
    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
    当黑暗降临时
  7. 7. vi. [light, shadow+] 投射
    A shadow fell over her book.
    一道阴影投射到她的书上。
  8. 8. vi. [silence, sadness, tiredness+] 降临
    Silence fell on the passengers as the police checked identity cards.
    警察检查身份证的时候，沉默降临到每个乘客身上。
  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 [s] [of government, leader] 垮台
    a debate which led to the Government's fall
    一场导致政府垮台的辩论
  12. 12. noun [c] [of rain, snow] 场
    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
    达不到要求的数量
    to fall ill/pregnant
    生病/怀孕
    which group do you fall into?
    你属于哪一组？

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

fall [fɔl] [fɔːl]
  1. 1. vi. 落下，降下，降落，下来
    Apples fall from the tree.
    苹果从树上落下。
    The cat fell from the tree.
    猫从树上掉了下来。
  2. 2. vi. 摔倒，跌倒，跪倒
    The girl fell during the race.
    这女孩在比赛途中摔倒了。
  3. 3. vi. （在战争中）伤亡，阵亡，战死
  4. 4. vi. 坍倒，倒塌，崩溃，毁坏
    The building fell.
    那座楼倒坍了。
  5. 5. vi. 下垂，垂下
    Her long hair fell over her shoulders.
    她的长发垂到了肩上。
  6. 6. vi. 打，击，撞击，冲击
    The arrow fell wide of its mark.
    箭没有射中目标。
  7. 7. vi. （地面等向下）倾斜，下陷
    land falling away to the sea
    向海洋倾斜的陆地
  8. 8. vi. （数量），减少，减低，（价格等）下降，跌（落），降（低）
    Prices fell.
    价格下跌了。
    During the winter in Scandinavia, temperatures fall to 30 degrees below zero.
    在冬季，斯堪的纳维亚的温度会降到零下30度。
  9. 9. vi. 垮台，被推翻
    The government has fallen.
    那个政府已被推翻。
    The previous general fell six months after he was chosen for the position.
    前任将军被任命六个月后就下台了。
  10. 10. vi. 发生，举行，（日期）适逢，正当（某日）
    The meeting fell on a Friday.
    会议在星期五举行。
    Her birthday falls at the same time of the year as Chinese New Year.
    她今年的生日和中国的农历新年是同一天。
  11. 11. vi. 轮（到），（拈阄、继承等）落（到）
    The estate falls to the son.
    遗产将由儿子继承。
  12. 12. vi. 成为，变成
    to fall ill
    得病
  13. 13. vi. 落（在）
    The accent falls on the third syllable.
    重音落在第三个音节上。
  14. 14. vi. （视线等）落在…上，碰巧看见；（目光等）被引向（某物）；朝…方向，（目光）向下
    His eye fell on a misspelled word.
    他的目光落在一个拼错的词上。
  15. 15. vi. 无意识地说出，透露
    The news fall from his lips.
    他无意地透露了那个消息。
  16. 16. vi. （动物）出生
  17. 17. vi. 分成，分类（为）（into）
    to fall into two classes
    分成两个班
  18. 18. vt. [dialect] 砍倒（树木等）
  19. 19. noun 落下，降落，下降
  20. 20. noun 摔倒，跌倒
    She had a fall in the street and hurt her head.
    她在街上摔倒，跌伤了头。
  21. 21. noun 下垂，低垂
  22. 22. noun 向下倾斜；下陷
  23. 23. noun （价值、价格等的）下跌，下降，降低
    The weekly report shows a fall in oil prices.
    周报显示油价下降。
  24. 24. noun （音调的）降低，（声音的）减弱
  25. 25. noun 攻克，垮台，推翻，崩溃，失败，衰亡
  26. 26. noun （地位、声誉等的）降低
  27. 27. noun 堕落，失贞，（道德上的）失检
  28. 28. noun 下崽，（动物的）出生
  29. 29. noun 一窝仔畜
  30. 30. noun 降落物
    a fall of leaves
    落叶
  31. 31. noun 伐木，采伐；一次采伐量
  32. 32. noun 落叶的季节，秋季，秋天
    Fall is my favorite season.
    秋天是我最喜欢的季节。
  33. 33. noun 降落量
    a six-inch fall of snow
    六英寸的降雪量
  34. 34. noun 落差
  35. 35. noun [通常为复数形式，动词常用单数形式]瀑布
    I visited the Niagara Falls last year.
    我去年游览了尼亚加拉大瀑布。
  36. 36. noun （17世纪人穿的）绉领或领子的翻下部分
  37. 37. noun 面纱
  38. 38. noun 妇女做头饰用的一绺假长发
  39. 39. noun [mechanics] 起重机绳
  40. 40. noun [navigation] 辘绳，吊索
  41. 41. noun [wrestling] 两肩着地
  42. 42. noun （摔交的）一回合，一局
  43. 43. adjective 秋天的，秋季的
  44. 44. vi. （地位、名誉、威信等）降低（或丧失）
  45. 45. vi. 变坏，堕落；旧时尤指（妇女）失贞
  46. 46. vi. 被征服，被攻克
  47. 47. vi. （情绪等）低落，失望，（脸色）变阴沉，沮丧
    His face fell.
    他脸色变得阴沉。
  48. 48. vi. （音调）降低，（声音）减弱，减退
  49. 49. vi. [slang] 被逮捕；被控告某项罪名（黑社会用语；参见fall guy）
  50. 50. noun [slang] 某人被逮捕；被逮捕并控告（黑社会用语）

Collins English-English Dictionary

fall [fɔːl]
  1. 1. vb [mainly intr] to descend by the force of gravity from a higher to a lower place
  2. 2. n [wrestling] pinfall a scoring move, pinning both shoulders of one's opponent to the floor for a specified period
  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
See more results for fall in the Chinese-English Dictionary

Examples

to fall behind in one's dues
拖欠应付款项 → behind
Fell'is a causative verb meaning "to cause to fall".fell
是个使役动词，意为“使倒下”。 → causative
Apples fall from the tree.
苹果从树上落下。 → fall
to fall ill
得病 → fall
The news fall from his lips.
他无意地透露了那个消息。 → fall
to fall into two classes
分成两个班 → fall
a fall of leaves
落叶 → fall
a six-inch fall of snow
六英寸的降雪量 → fall
afraid lest he should fall
担心他会跌倒 → lest
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 → load
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