Word · Frequency #332
fall
落下;掉下;跌倒
核心释义
To move downward or drop to the ground.
- 1.
向下移动。
To be moved downwards.
- 2.
变化,常指变差。
To change, often negatively.
- 3.
发生(在某一天、日期等);出现。
To occur (on a certain day of the week, date, or similar); to happen.
- 4.
被分配;通过机会、命运或继承而获得。
To be allotted to; to arrive through chance, fate, or inheritance.
- 5.
品德或声誉下降;堕落;陷入恶习、错误或罪恶。
To descend in character or reputation; to become degraded; to sink into vice, error, or sin.
- 6.
陷入圈套或陷阱;处境比以前更糟。
To become ensnared or entrapped; to be worse off than before.
- 7.
露出羞愧或失望的神情;显得沮丧;指面部表情。
To assume a look of shame or disappointment; to become or appear dejected; said of the face.
- 8.
发生;实现;偶然遇到。
To happen; to come to pass; to chance or light (upon).
- 9.
匆忙、热情或激烈地开始;冲或赶。
To begin with haste, ardour, or vehemence; to rush or hurry.
- 10.
被不小心掉落或说出。
To be dropped or uttered carelessly.
- 11.
垂下(在重力作用下)。
To hang down (under the influence of gravity).
下降;变差;减退;垂下;低垂;适逢;恰好在……;(责任等)落到;由……承担;堕落;沦落;失足
用法In use
In autumn, the leaves fall from the trees.
用法提示:fall 在此表示自然掉落,动词原形。
She fell off her bicycle yesterday.
用法提示:fell 是 fall 的过去式,表示摔倒。
The temperature will fall below zero tonight.
用法提示:fall 在此表示数值下降,动词原形。
fall over
常指失去平衡而跌倒。
He fell over.
他摔倒了。
fall + adj
表示进入某种状态,后接形容词。
She fell asleep during the movie.
她在看电影时睡着了。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- fall down
- 跌倒;摔倒
- She slipped on the ice and fell down.她在冰上滑了一跤,摔倒了。
- fall asleep
- 入睡;睡着
- The baby finally fell asleep after midnight.宝宝终于在午夜后睡着了。
- fall in love
- 坠入爱河;爱上
- They fell in love while traveling in Europe.他们在欧洲旅行时相爱了。
- fall behind
- 落后;拖延
- If you miss class, you may fall behind.如果你缺课,可能会落后。
- fall apart
- 破裂;崩溃;散架
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
秋天也叫fall,秋天树叶纷纷落下,记住fall就有“落下、跌倒”的意思。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:日常对话、一般书面叙述、动作或事件描述 当表示“落下、掉下、跌倒”时,fall 通常属于中性常用动词,日常口语和一般书面语都适用;口语中也常说 fall down 或 fall over。在更正式的文体里可换用 descend 或 drop,但 fall 本身并不显得随意或生硬。
语法说明Grammar Note
常见搭配:fall asleep/down/off/over;也可作系动词接形容词。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
These words all end in -all and rhyme with 'fall' (/fɔl/): ball, call, tall, wall, small, hall. Note that 'fail' /feɪl/ and 'full' /fʊl/ look or sound similar but do not rhyme with 'fall'.
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇,值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
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