fall

verb

落下 drop down

1. 落下；下落；掉落；跌落
   to drop down from a higher level to a lower level
   1. Several of the books had fallen onto the floor.
      这些书有几本掉到了地上。
   2. One of the kids fell into the river.
      小孩中有一个掉进了河里。
   3. The handle had fallen off the drawer.
      抽屉的拉手掉了。
   4. September had come and the leaves were starting to fall.
      已到九月了，树叶开始凋落。
   5. He fell 20 metres onto the rocks below.
      他掉到下面20米处的岩石上。
   6. The rain was falling steadily.
      雨不停地下着。
   7. They were injured by falling rocks.
      他们被落石砸伤了。

倒下 stop standing

2. 突然倒下；跌倒；倒塌
   to suddenly stop standing
   1. She slipped on the ice and fell.
      她在冰上滑了一跤。
   2. I fell over and cut my knee.
      我摔倒了，划破了膝盖。
   3. The house looked as if it was about to fall down.
      房子看起来好像就要倒塌似的。

毛发；材料 of hair/material

3. 下垂；低垂
   to hang down
   1. Her hair fell over her shoulders in a mass of curls.
      她的鬈发披肩。

向下倾斜 slope downwards

4. 向下倾斜
   to slope downwards
   1. The land falls away sharply towards the river.
      地势向河边陡然倾斜。

减少 decrease

5. （数量）减少，下降；（强度）减小
   to decrease in amount, number or strength
   1. Their profits have fallen by 30 per cent.
      他们的利润减少了30%。
   2. Prices continued to fall on the stock market today.
      今天股票市场价格继续下跌。
   3. The temperature fell sharply in the night.
      夜间温度陡降。
   4. falling birth rates
      下降的出生率
   5. Her voice fell to a whisper.
      她的声音变小，成了耳语。
   6. Share prices fell 30p.
      股价降低了30便士。

被打败 be defeated

6. 被打败；沦陷；失守
   to be defeated or captured
   1. The coup failed but the government fell shortly afterwards.
      政变虽然流产，但是不久以后政府便垮台了。
   2. Troy finally fell to the Greeks.
      特洛伊城最终被希腊人攻陷。

阵亡 die in battle

7. 阵亡；被击毙
   to die in battle; to be shot
   1. a memorial to those who fell in the two world wars
      两次世界大战阵亡将士纪念碑

变成 become

8. 进入（某状态）；开始变成（某事物）
   to pass into a particular state; to begin to be sth
   1. He had fallen asleep on the sofa.
      他在沙发上睡着了。
   2. The book fell open at a page of illustrations.
      书翻开在有插图的那一页。
   3. The room had fallen silent.
      整个房间都变得静悄悄的。
   4. She fell ill soon after and did not recover.
      不久后她就病倒了，而且未能痊愈。
   5. I had fallen into conversation with a man on the train.
      在火车上我和一个男人攀谈起来。
   6. The house had fallen into disrepair.
      这栋房子已年久失修。
   7. She knew she must not fall prey to his charm.
      她清楚她绝不可以被他迷住。

发生 happen/occur

9. 突然来到；突然出现
   to come quickly and suddenly
   1. A sudden silence fell.
      突然一片鸦雀无声。
   2. Darkness falls quickly in the tropics.
      在热带地区夜幕降临迅速。
   3. An expectant hush fell on the guests.
      客人们即时安静了下来，期待着将要发生的事。
10. 发生
    to happen or take place
    1. My birthday falls on a Monday this year.
       今年我的生日适逢星期一。
11. （向某方向）移动；落（在某位置上）
    to move in a particular direction or come in a particular position
    1. My eye fell on (= I suddenly saw) a curious object.
       我突然见到了一样奇怪的东西。
    2. Which syllable does the stress fall on?
       重音在哪个音节？
    3. A shadow fell across her face.
       一片阴影掠过她的脸庞。

属于群体 belong to group

12. 属于（某类、群体、责任范围）
    to belong to a particular class, group or area of responsibility
    1. Out of over 400 staff there are just 7 that fall into this category.
       400多个职员中只有7人属于这一类。
    2. This case falls outside my jurisdiction.
       这个案件不属于我的管辖范围。
    3. This falls under the heading of scientific research.
       这一项属于科研类目。

noun

落下 act of falling

1. 落下；下落；跌落；掉落
   an act of falling
   1. I had a bad fall and broke my arm.
      我重重地跌了一跤，摔断了手臂。
   2. She was killed in a fall from a horse.
      她从马背上掉下来摔死了。

雪；岩石 of snow/rocks

2. （雪、岩石等的）降落
   an amount of snow, rocks, etc. that falls or has fallen
   1. a heavy fall of snow
      一场大雪
   2. a rock fall
      岩崩

下落；发生 way sth falls/happens

3. 下落；发生
   the way in which sth falls or happens
   1. the fall of the dice
      骰子的掷出
   2. the dark fall of her hair (= the way her hair hangs down)
      她那垂泻的黑发

水 of water

4. 瀑布
   a large amount of water falling down from a height
   1. The falls upstream are full of salmon.
      上游瀑布一带盛产鲑鱼。
   2. Niagara Falls
      尼亚加拉瀑布

秋 autumn

秋 autumn

减少 decrease

5. （大小）减小；（数量）减少；（比率、水平）降低
   a decrease in size, number, rate or level
   1. a steep fall in profits
      利润的骤降
   2. a big fall in unemployment
      失业人数的大大减少

失败 defeat

6. （政权的）垮台；（经济的）崩溃；（城市、国家的）沦陷，灭亡
   a loss of political, economic, etc. power or success; the loss or defeat of a city, country, etc. in war
   1. the fall of the Roman Empire
      罗马帝国的灭亡
   2. the rise and fall of British industry
      英国工业的兴衰
   3. the fall of Berlin
      柏林的沦陷

丧失尊敬 loss of respect

7. （威信的）骤降
   a situation in which a person, an organization, etc. loses the respect of other people because they have done sth wrong
   1. the TV preacher's spectacular fall from grace
      电视布道者威信的遽降

《圣经》 in Bible

8. 人类堕落（指亚当和夏娃违背上帝意旨而被迫离开伊甸园）
   the occasion when Adam and Eve did not obey God and had to leave the Garden of Eden

1. VERB 落下;坠落;掉落
   If someone or something falls, they move quickly downwards onto or towards the ground, by accident or because of a natural force.
   1. Her father fell into the sea after a massive heart attack...
      她父亲在一次严重的心脏病发作后坠入海中。
   2. Prince Charles has again fallen from his horse...
      查尔斯王子又一次从马上摔了下来。
   3. Bombs fell in the town...
      ***落在镇上。
   4. I ought to seal the boxes up. I don't want the books falling out...
      我应该把盒子封起来。我不想让书掉出来。
   5. Twenty people were injured by falling masonry.
      有20人被倒塌的石墙砸伤。
   6. Fall is also a noun.
      
   7. The helmets are designed to withstand impacts equivalent to a fall from a bicycle.
      头盔设计的承受力相当于从自行车上摔下的冲击力。
2. VERB 摔倒;跌倒;倒塌
   If a person or structure that is standing somewhere falls, they move from their upright position, so that they are then lying on the ground.
   1. The woman gripped the shoulders of her man to stop herself from falling...
      这个女人抓住丈夫的肩膀，以免摔倒。
   2. We watched buildings fall on top of people and pets...
      我们看到一幢幢大楼倒塌，砸在人和宠物身上。
   3. He lost his balance and fell backwards.
      他失去平衡，向后倒去。
   4. Fall is also a noun .
      
   5. Mrs Briscoe had a bad fall last week.
      布里斯科太太上星期重重摔了一跤。
   6. Fall down means the same as fall .
      fall down 同 fall
   7. I hit him so hard he fell down...
      我用劲太猛,把他打翻在地。
   8. Children jumped from upper floors as the building fell down around them.
      大楼倒塌时，孩子们从上面几层楼上跳了下来。

Note that you can use fall down to talk about people and objects, but for things like prices you should use the verb fall by itself. Suddenly she just fell down beside me... Share prices fell sharply during the day. Do not confuse fall and drop. Although things can drop or fall by accident, note that fall is not followed by an object, so you cannot say that someone 'falls' something. However, you can say that they drop something, or that something drops. Leaves were falling to the ground... He dropped his cigar... Plate after plate dropped from his fingers. You say that a person drops when they jump straight down from something, for example, when someone jumps from a plane using a parachute. If someone falls it is usually because of an accident. He stumbled and fell. Drop and fall are also nouns. A drop is the height of something when you imagine falling off it. Sixteen hundred feet is a considerable drop. A fall is what happens when someone has an accident. I had been badly bruised by the fall.
注意 fall down 既可用于人亦可用于物，但如谈到价格一类的事物就只能单独用动词 fall。如：Suddenly she just fell down beside me (她突然在我身旁倒下了)，Share prices fell sharply during the day (股票价格在白天暴跌)。不要将 fall 与 drop 混淆。fall 和 drop 均可表示意外掉落，但 fall 后不跟宾语，因此不能说 someone falls something, 但可以说 someone drops something 或 something drops，如: Leaves were falling to the ground (叶子纷纷落下)，He dropped his cigar (他将雪茄扔掉)，Plate after plate dropped from his fingers (一个又一个碟子从他指间滑落)。drop 可表示从某处跳下，如使用降落伞从飞机上跳下。但如说某人fall，则一般表示意外摔倒。如:He stumbled and fell (他绊了一下，摔倒了)。drop 和 fall 均可作名词。drop 指想象从某处掉落的高度，如：Sixteen hundred feet is a considerable drop (1, 600 英尺是个相当大的落差)。fall 则指意外摔倒，如：I had been badly bruised by the fall. (我摔得青一块紫一块)。

3. See also: Winds reached up to 100mph in some places with an inch of rain falling within 15 minutes. Fall is also a noun. One night there was a heavy fall of snow. rainfall snowfall
4. VERB (常因疲乏)一头倒下，一下躺倒
   If you fall somewhere, you allow yourself to drop there in a hurried or disorganized way, often because you are very tired.
   1. Totally exhausted, he tore his clothes off and fell into bed...
      他疲惫至极，扯下衣服，一头倒在床上。
   2. In the morning I got as far as the sofa and fell on to it.
      早晨，我只走到沙发那儿，就一下子倒在上面。
5. VERB (数量)减少;(价值)下降;(力量)减弱
   If something falls, it decreases in amount, value, or strength.
   1. Output will fall by 6%...
      产量将减少 6％。
   2. Her weight fell to under seven stones...
      她的体重减到了 7 英石以下。
   3. Between July and August, oil product prices fell 0.2 per cent...
      七八月间,石油产品价格下降了 0.2％。
   4. The number of prosecutions has stayed static and the rate of convictions has fallen.
      提起诉讼的数量持平，有罪判决率下降。
   5. ...a time of falling living standards and emerging mass unemployment.
      生活水平下降、大规模失业初露端倪的时期
   6. Fall is also a noun.
      
   7. There was a sharp fall in the value of the pound.
      英镑大幅贬值。
6. VERB 垮台;失势
   If a powerful or successful person falls, they suddenly lose their power or position.
   1. There's a danger of the government falling because it will lose its majority...
      政府将因失去其占多数的优势而有倒台的危险。
   2. The moment Mrs Thatcher fell from power has left a lasting imprint on the world's memory.
      撒切尔夫人倒台的那一刻在世人的记忆中留下了永久的印痕。
   3. Fall is also a noun.
      
   4. Following the fall of the military dictator in March, the country has had a civilian government...
      军事独裁者 3 月份垮台后，该国成立了一个平民政府。
   5. Her rise has mirrored his fall.
      她的崛起反衬了他的败落。
7. VERB 陷落;失守;(竞选)失利
   If a place falls in a war or election, an enemy army or a different political party takes control of it.
   1. Croatian army troops retreated from northern Bosnia and the area fell to the Serbs...
      克罗地亚军队从波斯尼亚北部撤军后，该地区落入塞尔维亚人手里。
   2. With the announcement 'Paphos has fallen!' a cheer went up from the assembled soldiers.
      随着一声宣告：“帕福斯陷落啦！”，聚集在一起的士兵爆发出一阵欢呼声。
   3. Fall is also a noun.
      
   4. ...the fall of Rome.
      罗马的陷落
8. VERB 战死;阵亡
   If someone falls in battle, they are killed.
   1. Another wave of troops followed the first, running past those who had fallen.
      又一批士兵跟着第一批士兵从阵亡者身边跑过。
9. V-LINK 进入，陷入(某种状态)
   You can use fall to show that someone or something passes into another state. For example, if someone falls ill, they become ill, and if something falls into disrepair, it is then in a state of disrepair.
   1. It is almost impossible to visit Florida without falling in love with the state...
      去佛罗里达观光而不爱上这个州几乎不可能。
   2. 'Business to Business' was taken over by another company after it fell into debt...
      《致富》债务缠身，被另一家公司收购。
   3. I took Moira to the cinema, where she fell asleep...
      我带莫伊拉去看电影，她却在影院睡着了。
   4. Almost without exception these women fall victim to exploitation.
      这些女性几乎无一例外都受到了盘剥。
10. VERB 属于;被划分为
    If you say that something or someone falls into a particular group or category, you mean that they belong in that group or category.
    1. The problems generally fall into two categories...
       问题大致分成两类。
    2. Both women fall into the highest-risk group.
       两个女人都属于高危人群。
11. VERB (责任或责备)由…承担，由…负责
    If the responsibility or blame for something falls on someone, they have to take the responsibility or the blame for it.
    1. That responsibility falls on the local office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees...
       那由联合国高级难民署的地方分部负责。
    2. A vastly disproportionate burden falls on women for child care...
       照料孩子的重担落在了女性身上。
    3. A lot of suspicion fell on her.
       众多疑点落在了她的身上。
12. VERB (人群)变得(安静、悲哀或疲倦)
    If silence or a feeling of sadness or tiredness falls on a group of people, they become silent, sad, or tired.
    1. The bus was stopped and silence fell on the passengers as the police checked identity cards.
       公交车被拦住了，警察检查身份证时，乘客们鸦雀无声。
13. VERB (庆典或特别事件)在，适逢(某日)
    If a celebration or other special event falls on a particular day or date, it happens to be on that day or date.
    1. ...the oddly named Quasimodo Sunday which falls on the first Sunday after Easter.
       适逢复活节后第一个星期天的名字古怪的“卸白衣主日”
14. VERB (光)射向;(影子)投在
    When light or shadow falls on something, it covers it.
    1. Nancy, out of the corner of her eye, saw the shadow that suddenly fell across the doorway.
       南希从眼角的余光里看见突然有个影子落在门道上。
15. VERB (头发或衣服)垂坠，下垂
    If someone's hair or a garment falls in a certain way, it hangs downwards in that way.
    1. ...a slender boy with black hair falling across his forehead.
       一个身材颀长的男孩儿，黑发垂在额上
16. VERB (目光)落在…上;注意到
    If you say that someone's eyes fell on something, you mean they suddenly noticed it.
    1. As he laid the flowers on the table, his eye fell upon a note in Grace's handwriting.
       他把花放在桌上时，目光落在一张写有格雷斯笔迹的字条上。
17. VERB (夜晚或黑暗)降临，来临
    When night or darkness falls, night begins and it becomes dark.
    1. As darkness fell outside, they sat down to eat at long tables.
       屋外夜幕降临，他们坐到长桌旁开始吃饭。
18. N-PLURAL; N-IN-NAMES 瀑布
    You can refer to a waterfall as the falls .
    1. ...panoramic views of the falls.
       瀑布的全景
    2. ...Niagara Falls.
       尼亚加拉瀑布
19. N-VAR 秋季;秋天
    Fall is the season between summer and winter when the weather becomes cooler.
    1. He was elected judge in the fall of 1991...
       1991 年秋他当选为法官。
    2. The Supreme Court will not hear the case until next fall.
       最高法院将于明年秋开始审理此案。

in BRIT, use 英国英语用 autumn


20. 人类堕落(基督教中指亚当、夏娃违反戒律，被上帝逐出伊甸园)
    In the Christian religion, the Fall was the occasion when Adam and Eve sinned and God made them leave the Garden of Eden.
21. (摔跤中)双肩着地;(柔道中)体落
    In some sports such as judo and wrestling, a fall is the act of throwing or forcing your opponent to the floor.
22. VERB (板球中，三柱门)失陷(指击球员出局)
    In cricket, when a wicket falls, the team who are fielding get one of the batsmen out.
    1. The last seven wickets fell for ten runs.
       最后 7 次三柱门失陷得了10分。
23. See also: fallen
24. PHRASE 偶然打开;意外开启
    If something falls open, it opens accidentally.
    1. By chance the book beside him fell open to St. Paul's warning to the Romans...
       他身旁的书偶然翻开到写着圣保罗对罗马人的告诫那页。
    2. The basket that she was carrying fell open.
       她提着的篮子忽然打开了。
25. PHRASE 卖力;煞费苦心;不遗余力
    If you say that people are falling over themselves to do something, you mean that they are very enthusiastic about doing it, and often that you disapprove of this.
    1. Within days of his death those same people were falling over themselves to denounce him.
       他尸骨未寒，还是那些人又大肆谴责起他来。
26. PHRASE fall to pieces (英国英语中作 fall to bits) 同 fall apart
    To fall to pieces, or in British English to fall to bits, means the same as to fall apart .
    1. At that point the radio handset fell to pieces.
       就在那一刻，无线电遥控器摔得粉碎。
27. to fall on your feet → see: foot
28. PHRASAL VERB 散架;垮掉;摔碎
    If something falls apart, it breaks into pieces because it is old or badly made.
    1. The work was never finished and bit by bit the building fell apart.
       工程一直没有完工，于是楼一点点地坍塌了。
29. PHRASAL VERB (机构或体系)解散,瓦解
    If an organization or system falls apart, it becomes disorganized or unable to work effectively, or breaks up into its different parts.
    1. Europe's monetary system is falling apart...
       欧洲货币体系正在走向瓦解。
    2. I've tried everything to stop our marriage falling apart.
       我已竭尽所能去维系我们的婚姻。
30. PHRASAL VERB (情感上)崩溃，垮掉
    If you say that someone is falling apart, you mean that they are becoming emotionally disturbed and are unable to think calmly or to deal with the difficult or unpleasant situation that they are in.
    1. I was falling apart. I wasn't getting any sleep.
       我要崩溃了，我一直都没合眼。
31. PHRASAL VERB 脱落;分离
    If something falls away from the thing it is attached to, it breaks off.
    1. Officials say that one or two engines fell away from the plane shortly after takeoff.
       官员们说飞机起飞后不久就有一两台引擎脱落了。
32. PHRASAL VERB (地面自某处)向下倾斜
    If you say that land falls away, you mean it slopes downwards from a particular point.
    1. On either side of the tracks the ground fell away sharply.
       跑道两侧都是很陡的斜坡。
33. PHRASAL VERB (程度)降低，减弱;(数量、规模)减少，减小
    If the degree, amount, or size of something falls away, it decreases.
    1. His coalition may hold a clear majority but this could quickly fall away...
       他的联盟也许会占绝对多数，但这种优势可能会很快丧失。
    2. Demand began to fall away.
       需求开始减少。
34. PHRASAL VERB 略微退后;稍稍后退
    If you fall back, you move backwards a short distance away from someone or something.
    1. He fell back in embarrassment when he saw that Ross had no hair at all...
       看见罗斯的光头，他尴尬地后退了几步。
    2. The congregation fell back from them slightly as they entered.
       教堂会众在他们进来时稍稍往后退了退。
35. PHRASAL VERB (军队)撤退，后撤
    If an army falls back during a battle or war, it withdraws.
    1. The Prussian garrison at Charleroi was falling back.
       普鲁士驻沙勒罗瓦的部队正在撤退。
36. PHRASAL VERB 落后;跟不上
    If you fall behind, you do not make progress or move forward as fast as other people.
    1. Evans had rheumatic fever, missed school and fell behind...
       伊万斯得了风湿热，没去上课，功课也落下了。
    2. Boris is falling behind all the top players.
       鲍里斯落后于所有顶级选手。
37. PHRASAL VERB (使)不能按时完成(或交付)
    If you fall behind with something or let it fall behind, you do not do it or produce it when you should, according to an agreement or schedule.
    1. He faces losing his home after falling behind with the payments...
       他没能按时付款，面临着失去房子的危险。
    2. Thousands of people could die because the relief effort has fallen so far behind...
       因救援工作远远没有跟上，数千人可能面临死亡。
    3. Construction work fell behind schedule.
       建筑进度落后于工期。
38. → see: fall 2
39. PHRASAL VERB (在…上)薄弱，不尽如人意
    If an argument, organization, or person falls down on a particular point, they are weak or unsatisfactory on that point.
    1. Service was outstandingly friendly and efficient, falling down on only one detail...
       服务态度极佳，效率也蛮高，仅在一个小地方不尽人意。
    2. That is where his argument falls down.
       这是他论点的薄弱之处。
40. PHRASAL VERB 迷恋;爱上
    If you fall for someone, you are strongly attracted to them and start loving them.
    1. He was fantastically handsome — I just fell for him right away.
       他帅极了——我一下子就爱上了他。
41. PHRASAL VERB 上…的当;受…的骗;对…信以为真
    If you fall for a lie or trick, you believe it or are deceived by it.
    1. It was just a line to get you out here, and you fell for it!
       那不过是为了骗你到这儿来的一句谎言，你居然信了！
    2. I told him I would think about it and asked for his telephone number. He didn't fall for that one.
       我告诉他我会考虑，然后跟他要电话号码。他并没有上当。
42. PHRASAL VERB (屋顶、天花板)塌陷，坍塌
    If a roof or ceiling falls in, it collapses and falls to the ground.
    1. Part of my bedroom ceiling has fallen in.
       我卧室的天花板有些地方塌下来了。
43. PHRASAL VERB 走在…的后面(或身边)
    If you fall in behind or beside someone who is walking along, you start walking behind them or beside them.
    1. Prentice saw Goss fall in behind the informer.
       普伦蒂斯看见戈斯走在密探身后。
44. PHRASAL VERB 赞成，接受(思想、计划、体系)
    If you fall in with an idea, plan, or system, you accept it and do not try to change it.
    1. Carmen's reluctance to fall in with Driver's plans led to trouble.
       卡门不愿接受德赖弗的计划，由此引来了麻烦。
45. PHRASAL VERB 与…来往密切
    If you fall in with someone, you become friends with them and start seeing them a lot.
    1. At university, Taylor had fallen in with a small clique of literature students.
       在大学里，泰勒曾经频繁参与一个文学小团体的活动。
46. PHRASAL VERB (从接合处)脱落，掉落
    If something falls off, it separates from the thing to which it was attached and moves towards the ground.
    1. When your exhaust falls off, you have to replace it.
       如果你的排气管脱落，应将其更换。
47. See also: Unemployment is rising again and retail buying has fallen off. falling-off
48. PHRASAL VERB (头发、牙齿)掉落，脱落
    If something such as a person's hair or a tooth falls out, it comes out.
    1. Her hair started falling out as a result of radiation treatment.
       由于放疗，她开始掉头发。
49. PHR-V-RECIP (与…)争吵，失和
    If you fall out with someone, you have an argument and stop being friendly with them. You can also say that two people fall out .
    1. She fell out with her husband...
       她与丈夫闹翻了。
    2. Mum and I used to fall out a lot.
       我和妈妈过去经常争吵。
50. See also: fallout
51. PHRASAL VERB (责任、职责、机会)落到…的头上;应由…做
    If a responsibility, duty, or opportunity falls to someone, it becomes their responsibility, duty, or opportunity.
    1. He's been very unlucky that no chances have fallen to him.
       他很不走运，机会一次也没有落到他头上。
    2. It fell to me to get rid of them.
       由我来负责摆脱他们。
52. PHRASAL VERB 开始(做…)
    If someone falls to doing something, they start doing it.
    1. When she had departed, they fell to fighting among themselves.
       她走后，他们便互相打了起来。

1. Totally exhausted, he tore his clothes off and fell into bed
   他疲惫至极，扯下衣服，一头倒在床上。
2. Output will fall by 6%
   产量将减少6%。
3. There's a danger of the government falling because it will lose its majority
   政府将因失去其占多数的优势而有倒台的危险。
4. Croatian army troops retreated from northern Bosnia and the area fell to the Serbs
   克罗地亚军队从波斯尼亚北部撤军后，该地区落入塞尔维亚人手里。
5. Another wave of troops followed the first, running past those who had fallen.
   又一批士兵跟着第一批士兵从阵亡者身边跑过。
6. It is almost impossible to visit Florida without falling in love with the state
   去佛罗里达观光而不爱上这个州几乎不可能。
7. The problems generally fall into two categories
   问题大致分成两类。
8. That responsibility falls on the local office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
   那由联合国高级难民署的地方分部负责。
9. The bus was stopped and silence fell on the passengers as the police checked identity cards.
   公交车被拦住了，警察检查身份证时，乘客们鸦雀无声。
10. Nancy, out of the corner of her eye, saw the shadow that suddenly fell across the doorway.
    南希从眼角的余光里看见突然有个影子落在门道上。
11. As he laid the flowers on the table, his eye fell upon a note in Grace's handwriting.
    他把花放在桌上时，目光落在一张写有格雷斯笔迹的字条上。
12. As darkness fell outside, they sat down to eat at long tables.
    屋外夜幕降临，他们坐到长桌旁开始吃饭。
13. He was elected judge in the fall of 1991
    1991年秋他当选为法官。
14. The last seven wickets fell for ten runs.
    最后7次三柱门失陷得了10分。
15. By chance the book beside him fell open to St. Paul's warning to the Romans
    他身旁的书偶然翻开到写着圣保罗对罗马人的告诫那页。
16. Within days of his death those same people were falling over themselves to denounce him.
    他尸骨未寒，还是那些人又大肆谴责起他来。
17. At that point the radio handset fell to pieces.
    就在那一刻，无线电遥控器摔得粉碎。
18. The work was never finished and bit by bit the building fell apart.
    工程一直没有完工，于是楼一点点地坍塌了。
19. Europe's monetary system is falling apart
    欧洲货币体系正在走向瓦解。
20. I was falling apart. I wasn't getting any sleep.
    我要崩溃了，我一直都没合眼。
21. Officials say that one or two engines fell away from the plane shortly after takeoff.
    官员们说飞机起飞后不久就有一两台引擎脱落了。
22. On either side of the tracks the ground fell away sharply.
    跑道两侧都是很陡的斜坡。
23. His coalition may hold a clear majority but this could quickly fall away
    他的联盟也许会占绝对多数，但这种优势可能会很快丧失。
24. He fell back in embarrassment when he saw that Ross had no hair at all
    看见罗斯的光头，他尴尬地后退了几步。
25. The Prussian garrison at Charleroi was falling back.
    普鲁士驻沙勒罗瓦的部队正在撤退。
26. Evans had rheumatic fever, missed school and fell behind
    伊万斯得了风湿热，没去上课，功课也落下了。
27. He faces losing his home after falling behind with the payments
    他没能按时付款，面临着失去房子的危险。
28. Service was outstandingly friendly and efficient, falling down on only one detail
    服务态度极佳，效率也蛮高，仅在一个小地方不尽人意。
29. He was fantastically handsome — I just fell for him right away.
    他帅极了——我一下子就爱上了他。

  collapse crumble fall sink【导航词义：倒塌，倒下】

  collapse v. 倒塌，坍塌

〔辨析〕通常指房屋等倒塌，强调突然性。

  crumble v. 崩塌，坍塌

〔辨析〕尤指由石头或岩石构成的建筑物或土地崩塌或崩裂。

  fall v. 倒下，倒塌

〔辨析〕通常指因失去平衡等而倒塌或跌倒。

  sink v. 倒下

〔辨析〕尤指人因过于劳累、体弱等而倒下或坐下。

fall about

1. 捧腹大笑；笑得前仰后合
   to laugh a lot

fall apart

1. 破碎；破裂
   to be in very bad condition so that parts are breaking off
2. 破裂；崩溃
   to have so many problems that it is no longer possible to exist or function
   1. She slipped on the ice and fell.
      她在冰上滑了一跤。
   2. I fell over and cut my knee.
      我摔倒了，划破了膝盖。
   3. The house looked as if it was about to fall down.
      房子看起来好像就要倒塌似的。

fall away

1. 减少；减小；消失；消散
   to become gradually fewer or smaller; to disappear
   1. Her hair fell over her shoulders in a mass of curls.
      她的鬈发披肩。

fall back

1. 后退；撤退；退却
   to move or turn back
   1. The land falls away sharply towards the river.
      地势向河边陡然倾斜。
2. （价值）降低；（数量）减少
   to decrease in value or amount

fall back on sb/sth

1. 求助于；借助于；转而依靠
   to go to sb for support; to have sth to use when you are in difficulty

fall behind (sb/sth)

1. 落后；落在…后面
   to fail to keep level with sb/sth

fall behind with sth

1. 拖欠（付款）；没有及时做
   to not pay or do sth at the right time

fall down

1. 不实；不能令人满意；不够好
   to be shown to be not true or not good enough

fall for sb

1. 爱上；倾心于
   to be strongly attracted to sb; to fall in love with sb
   1. My birthday falls on a Monday this year.
      今年我的生日适逢星期一。

fall for sth

1. 信以为真
   to be tricked into believing sth that is not true

fall in

1. 集合；列队
   if soldiers fall in , they form lines

fall in with sb/sth

1. 同意；赞成
   to agree to sth
   1. I had a bad fall and broke my arm.
      我重重地跌了一跤，摔断了手臂。
   2. She was killed in a fall from a horse.
      她从马背上掉下来摔死了。

fall into sth

1. 可以分为；能够分成
   to be able to be divided into sth
   1. a heavy fall of snow
      一场大雪
   2. a rock fall
      岩崩

fall off

1. 数量减少；质量下降
   to decrease in quantity or quality
   1. the fall of the dice
      骰子的掷出
   2. the dark fall of her hair (= the way her hair hangs down)
      她那垂泻的黑发

fall on/upon sb/sth

1. 袭击；向…进攻；扑向；抓住
   to attack or take hold of sb/sth with a lot of energy and enthusiasm
   1. The falls upstream are full of salmon.
      上游瀑布一带盛产鲑鱼。
   2. Niagara Falls
      尼亚加拉瀑布
2. （责任）落在…身上；由…负担
   to be the responsibility of sb
   1. in the fall of 2005
      在 2005 年的秋天
   2. last fall
      去年秋天
   3. fall weather
      秋季天气

fall out

1. 掉落；脱落
   to become loose and drop
2. 原地解散；离开队列
   if soldiers fall out , they leave their lines and move away
   1. a steep fall in profits
      利润的骤降
   2. a big fall in unemployment
      失业人数的大大减少

fall out (with sb)

1. （与某人）吵翻，闹翻
   to have an argument with sb so that you are no longer friendly with them
   1. the fall of the Roman Empire
      罗马帝国的灭亡
   2. the rise and fall of British industry
      英国工业的兴衰
   3. the fall of Berlin
      柏林的沦陷

fall over

1. （突然）发生故障，不运转，死机
   to stop working suddenly
   1. the TV preacher's spectacular fall from grace
      电视布道者威信的遽降

fall over sb/sth

1. 被…绊倒；几乎被…绊倒
   to hit your foot against sth when you are walking and fall, or almost fall

fall over yourself to do sth

1. 特别卖力；迫不及待；煞费苦心；不遗余力
   to try very hard or want very much to do sth

fall through

1. 落空；失败；成为泡影
   to not be completed, or not happen

fall to sb

1. （职责、责任）落在…身上；应由…做
   to become the duty or responsibility of sb

fall to sth

1. 开始做；干起来
   to begin to do sth

v.

n.

break sb's fall

• 缓和某人的跌势；防止某人跌得很重
  to stop sb from falling onto sth hard
  1. Luckily, a bush broke his fall.
     幸亏有灌木接着，他摔得不重。

pride comes/goes before a fall

• 骄傲使人失败
  if you have too high an opinion of yourself or your abilities, sth will happen to make you look stupid

be riding for a fall

• 做事莽撞；做招致风险的事
  to be doing sth that involves risks and that may end in disaster

noun

1. the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions)
   1. they were protected until the capitulation of the fort

   Synonym:    capitulationsurrender

2. a sudden drop from an upright position
   1. he had a nasty spill on the ice

   Synonym:    spilltumble

3. a lapse into sin
   1. a fall from virtue

4. a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity
   1. a drop of 57 points on the Dow Jones index
   2. there was a drop in pressure in the pulmonary artery
   3. a dip in prices
   4. when that became known the price of their stock went into free fall

   Synonym:    dropdipfree fall

5. a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity
   1. it was a miracle that he survived the drop from that height

   Synonym:    drop

6. a movement downward
   1. the rise and fall of the tides

7. a sudden decline in strength or number or importance
   1. the fall of the House of Hapsburg

   Synonym:    downfall

8. when a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat

   Synonym:    pin

9. a downward slope or bend

   Synonym:    descentdeclivitydeclinedeclinationdeclensiondownslope

10. the time of day immediately following sunset
    1. he loved the twilight
    2. they finished before the fall of night

    Synonym:    twilightduskgloaminggloamnightfallevenfallcrepusculecrepuscle

11. the season when the leaves fall from the trees
    1. in the fall of 1973

    Synonym:    autumn

verb

1. pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind
   1. fall into a trap
   2. She fell ill
   3. They fell out of favor
   4. Fall in love
   5. fall asleep
   6. fall prey to an imposter
   7. fall into a strange way of thinking
   8. she fell to pieces after she lost her work

2. decrease in size, extent, or range
   1. The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester
   2. The cabin pressure fell dramatically
   3. her weight fell to under a hundred pounds
   4. his voice fell to a whisper

   Synonym:    decreasediminishlessen

3. come as if by falling
   1. Night fell
   2. Silence fell

   Synonym:    descendsettle

4. go as if by falling
   1. Grief fell from our hearts

5. occur at a specified time or place
   1. Christmas falls on a Monday this year
   2. The accent falls on the first syllable

6. begin vigorously
   1. The prisoners fell to work right away

7. be born, used chiefly of lambs
   1. The lambs fell in the afternoon

8. come out
   1. silly phrases fell from her mouth

9. be cast down
   1. his eyes fell

10. assume a disappointed or sad expression
    1. Her face fell when she heard that she would be laid off
    2. his crest fell

11. fall or flow in a certain way
    1. This dress hangs well
    2. Her long black hair flowed down her back

    Synonym:    hangflow

12. move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
    1. The temperature is going down
    2. The barometer is falling
    3. The curtain fell on the diva
    4. Her hand went up and then fell again

    Synonym:    descendgo downcome down

13. descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
    1. The branch fell from the tree
    2. The unfortunate hiker fell into a crevasse

14. drop oneself to a lower or less erect position
    1. She fell back in her chair
    2. He fell to his knees

15. lose an upright position suddenly
    1. The vase fell over and the water spilled onto the table
    2. Her hair fell across her forehead

    Synonym:    fall down

16. slope downward
    1. The hills around here fall towards the ocean

17. move in a specified direction
    1. The line of men fall forward

18. be inherited by
    1. The estate fell to my sister
    2. The land returned to the family
    3. The estate devolved to an heir that everybody had assumed to be dead

    Synonym:    returnpassdevolve

19. fall to somebody by assignment or lot
    1. The task fell to me
    2. It fell to me to notify the parents of the victims

    Synonym:    light

20. come into the possession of
    1. The house accrued to the oldest son

    Synonym:    accrue

21. be captured
    1. The cities fell to the enemy

22. to be given by assignment or distribution
    1. The most difficult task fell on the youngest member of the team
    2. The onus fell on us
    3. The pressure to succeed fell on the youngest student

23. to be given by right or inheritance
    1. The estate fell to the oldest daughter

24. lose office or power
    1. The government fell overnight
    2. The Qing Dynasty fell with Sun Yat-sen

25. suffer defeat, failure, or ruin
    1. We must stand or fall
    2. fall by the wayside

26. yield to temptation or sin
    1. Adam and Eve fell

27. lose one's chastity
    1. a fallen woman

28. touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly
    1. Light fell on her face
    2. The sun shone on the fields
    3. The light struck the golden necklace
    4. A strange sound struck my ears

    Synonym:    shinestrike

29. die, as in battle or in a hunt
    1. Many soldiers fell at Verdun
    2. Several deer have fallen to the same gun
    3. The shooting victim fell dead

30. be due
    1. payments fall on the 1st of the month

31. come under, be classified or included
    1. fall into a category
    2. This comes under a new heading

    Synonym:    come

32. fall from clouds
    1. rain, snow and sleet were falling
    2. Vesuvius precipitated its fiery, destructive rage on Herculaneum

    Synonym:    precipitatecome down