fall

[fɔ:l]

v.落下, 倒下, 来临
n.秋天, 落下, 瀑布

n.

1. 落下; 跌倒[C][(+from)]

The fall from his horse broke his arm.

他从马上跌落摔坏了胳膊。

2. 降落; 降落量[C]

During the afternoon, there was a sudden heavy fall of snow.

下午突然下起了大雪。

3. 下降; 减少[C][(+in)]

We are expecting a fall in stock prices.

我们预料股市价格将要下跌。

4. 落差[S][(+of)]

The fall of the river here is three feet.

这里河水落差为三英尺。

5. (政府)垮台; (城市、要塞)陷落[the S]

The people did not cease to resist even after the fall of the capital.

即使在首都失陷以后人民也没有停止抵抗。

6. 堕落[S]

The play was about the fall of an honest man.

这出戏是关于一个诚实的人堕落的故事。

7. 【美】秋天[the S]

I may be going back in the fall.

我可能在秋天回去。

8. 瀑布[P]

vi.

1. 落下; 降落

Leaves fall from the trees.

叶子从树上落下。

2. 跌落; 跌倒[(+over/down)]

She slipped and fell over.

他滑了一下跌倒了。

3. 下降; 减退; 减弱

Production costs fell by 30%.

生产成本下降了百分之三十。

4. 【书】战死, 阵亡[L]

Many men fell in battle.

许多人在战斗中阵亡。

5. 变成; 成为[L]

They first met at university and later fell in love.

他们在大学里初次相遇, 后来相爱。

After a while I fell asleep.

一会儿以后我睡着了。

6. (政府、政权等)垮台

The Government has fallen again.

政府又垮台了。

7. (城市、阵地等)陷落

The city fell to the enemy.

该城失陷了。

8. (脸色)变阴沉

His face suddenly fell.

他的脸色突然一沉。

9. (黑夜)降临; (目光、重音)落在

The accent falls on the first syllable.

重音落在第一个音节上。

Darkness was falling fast.

天很快黑了下来。

10. 下垂[Q][L]

Her hair falls to her shoulders.

她长发披肩。

11. (地面)倾斜; (河、水)流入[Q]

The land falls gently to the sea.

地面缓缓地向海边倾斜。

12. 被说出[(+from)][L]

Not a word fell from his lips.

他一声不吭。

13. 属(于)[(+into)]

They fall into different categories.

他们属于不同的类别。

14. 【旧】堕落

词形变化

动词过去式: fell | 动词过去分词: fallen | 动词现在分词: falling | 动词第三人称单数: falls |

词义辨析

同义:

vi.落下; 下降; 跌倒

drop  plunge  descend  tumble  swoop  sink  fail  topple  collapse

n.落下; 滑倒

lapse  slip

vt.跌倒; 毁坏; 挫败

ruin  destroy  defeat  overthrow

n.秋天

autumn

n.瀑布; 假发

wig  hairpiece  

同义参见:

shower  pitch  languish  descent  dive  flop  founder  decline  

反义:

vi.落下; 下跌

rise  ascend

n.跌倒; 下降; 秋天

rise  spring  

反义参见:

flight  fly  flourish  

英英释义

名词 fall:

the season when the leaves fall from the trees

同义词：autumn

a sudden drop from an upright position

同义词：spill, tumble

the lapse of mankind into sinfulness because of the sin of Adam and Eve

a downward slope or bend

同义词：descent, declivity, decline, declination, declension, downslope

a lapse into sin; a loss of innocence or of chastity

a sudden decline in strength or number or importance

同义词：downfall

a movement downward

the act of surrendering (under agreed conditions)

同义词：capitulation, surrender

the time of day immediately following sunset

同义词：twilight, dusk, gloaming, gloam, nightfall, evenfall, crepuscule, crepuscle

when a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat

同义词：pin

a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity

同义词：drop

a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity

同义词：drop, dip, free fall

动词 fall:

descend in free fall under the influence of gravity

move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way

同义词：descend, go down, come down

pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind

come under, be classified or included

同义词：come

fall from clouds

同义词：precipitate, come down

suffer defeat, failure, or ruin

decrease in size, extent, or range

同义词：decrease, diminish, lessen

die, as in battle or in a hunt

touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly

同义词：shine, strike

be captured

occur at a specified time or place

yield to temptation or sin

lose office or power

to be given by assignment or distribution

move in a specified direction

be due

lose one's chastity

to be given by right or inheritance

come into the possession of

同义词：accrue

fall to somebody by assignment or lot

同义词：light

be inherited by

同义词：return, pass, devolve

slope downward

lose an upright position suddenly

同义词：fall down

drop oneself to a lower or less erect position

fall or flow in a certain way

同义词：hang, flow

assume a disappointed or sad expression

be cast down

come out; issue

be born, used chiefly of lambs

begin vigorously

go as if by falling

come as if by falling

同义词：descend, settle

短语词组

fall about

1. 笑得无法自制

We fell about when we heard his funny voice.

听到他那可笑的声音, 我们捧腹大笑, 无法自制。

fall away

1. 疏远

His supporters began to fall away from him.

他的支持者开始疏远他了。

2. 消失

Her smile fell away.

她的笑容消失了。

fall behind

1. 落在……后面

Don't fall behind with your rent.

不要拖欠房租。

fall down

1. 失败

The plan fell down.

这个计划失败了。

fall for

1. 迷恋

He really fell for the new girl in school.

他深深地被学校新来的女生吸引住了。

She fell for him at first sight.

她对他一见钟情。

2. 上……的当

Many people fell for his tricks.

许多人上了他的当。

fall in

1. 坍塌

The roof fell in.

屋顶坍塌了。

2. 排队

The captain ordered the men to fall in.

队长命令士兵们排队集合。

fall in with

1. 偶然遇到

We fell in with two or three actors there.

我们在那儿碰见了两三个演员。

2. 赞同

He fell in with my suggestion at once.

他当即同意了我的建议。

fall off

1. (数量)减少

Enrollment has fallen off this year.

今年入学人数减少了。

2. (势力、地位等)降低

3. 脱离

fall on/upon

1. 攻击

The hungry children fell on the food.

饿极了的孩子们扑向食物, 抢吃起来。

fall out

1. 发生

It fell out that we were in the town on that very day.

那天我们恰好在镇上。

2. 吵架

He has fallen out with Jack.

他跟杰克吵翻了。

fall over oneself

1. 煞费苦心; 不遗余力

They fell over themselves to make us feel comfortable.

他们尽量设法让我们感到舒适。

fall short

1. 不符合标准(或要求)

Your work falls short of my expectations.

你的工作没有达到我的期望。

fall through

1. 失败, 不能实现

The plan fell through.

该计划已经告吹。

fall to

1. 开始工作(或吃东西)

They fell to with a good appetite.

他们开始津津有味地大吃起来。

2. 开始

He fell to thinking.

他开始思考。

3. 是……的责任

It fell to me to thank the speaker.

向演讲者致谢的任务落在我身上。

the Fall (of Man)

1. 人类的堕落

The poem depicts the Fall of Man.

该诗描述的是人类的堕落。

补充

fallfall英:[fɔ:l] 美:[fɔl]vi.1.降落, 落下The leaves begin to fall when autumn comes.秋天来临时, 树叶开始落下。2.跌倒Babies often fall when they are learning to walk.幼儿学步时常会跌跤。3.降低, 减退The barometer is falling.气压正在下降。The wind fell during the night.夜里风力减弱了。The water in the river has fallen two feet.河水水位下降了二英尺。4.来临, 降临Darkness was falling fast.天很快黑了下来。Sudden silence fell.突然静了下来。5.失势, 垮台The enemy strongholds fell one after another.敌方据点相继被攻破。6.沦陷, 失守The city fell.这个城市沦陷了。7.下垂; 倾斜Her eyes fell before his steady gaze.在他的逼视下, 她双目低垂。The old house fell into decay.那幢旧房子腐朽了。vi. & link v.1.成为, 变为; 进入…状态One after another, all of them fell asleep.那些人一个接一个地睡着了。Suddenly he fell ill and ran a high fever.他突然病倒, 发起高烧。He fell prey to her charms.他被她的美色所迷倒。n.1.跌落, 下落He survived a fall of 40 feet.他从40英尺高的地方跌下来没有丧命。2.下降, 降低, 减少There was a sudden fall in temperature.气温一下子降低了。There was a fall in the price of apples.苹果的价格下跌了。3.掉落的距离, 落差It's a fall of 60 metres to the foot of the cliff.从这儿到悬崖之底距离60米。4.陷落; 垮台; 灭亡; 没落Pride goes before a fall.骄兵必败。The fall of the city followed heavy bombardment.城市受到猛烈轰炸后沦陷。That debate led to the government's fall.那场辩论导致政府垮台。5.堕落, 沦落The play was about the fall of an honest man.那个剧本描写一个诚实的人堕落的故事。6.瀑布7.〈美〉秋天

例句

1. She had a nasty fall.她摔得很惨。 2. a fall in value贬值 3. a debate which led to the Government's fall导致政府垮台的一场争论 4. the fall of Rome罗马的衰落 5. in the fall of 2003在2003年秋天 6. Her rise has mirrored his fall.她的崛起反衬了他的败落。 7. She owned two falls of hair.她有两个长假发。 8. He is to get a £34,000 pension to cushion his fall from grace.他会拿到34,000英镑的退休金, 以减轻他失势的打击。 9. I took the fall for you and you were going to pay me.我替你受罚, 你要酬谢我。 10. the fall semester秋季学期 11. He stumbled forward and the case fell to the ground.他向前趔趄几步, 箱子摔到了地上。 12. She had fallen out of bed.她从床上掉下来了。 13. We watched buildings fall on top of people.我们眼睁睁看着大楼坍塌, 砸在人们头顶。 14. He tripped and fell.他绊了一下摔倒了。 15. In the morning I got as far as the sofa and fell onto it.早晨, 我才走到沙发那儿, 就一头倒在上面了。 16. An inch of rain fell within 15 minutes.15 分钟内降雨量达到一英寸。 17. Bombs fell on the town.炸弹落在镇上。 18. Prices are falling.价格正在下跌。 19. Her weight fell to under seven stones.她的体重减到了7 英石以下。 20. Output will fall by 6%.产量将减少6％。 21. The centre-right government fell in June.6月份这个右倾政府垮台了。 22. French Canada fell to the British in 1763.1763年法属加拿大落入英国之手。 23. I fell in love with him because of his kind nature.他天性善良, 我爱上了他。 24. May 4 falls on a Tuesday this year.今年的5月4日是星期二。 25. The accent falls on the last syllable.重音落在最后一个音节上。 26. Her hair fell to her waist.她的头发垂在腰际。 27. Fashions come and go, reputations rise and fall.潮流来来去去, 名声起起伏伏。 28. The light falls over her fair hair.光照在她的金发上。 29. A shadow fell across my book.一道影子落在我的书上。 30. As dusk fell, we began to identify the stars.暮色降临, 我们开始辨认星星。 31. A silence fell on the whole group.整个小组变得鸦雀无声。 32. His voice fell to a whisper.他的声音变成了低声细语。 33. They fell in battle.他们战死了。 34. Her face fell at the answer, but she shrugged it off philosophically.这一回答先让她脸色一沉, 但她接下来便不再理会, 泰然如初了。 35. A curse fell from her lips.一句脏话从她的嘴里蹦了出来。 36. Liz meant it as a joke but it fell flat.利兹本想当个笑话讲, 但没讲好。 37. During the war he made a film which fell foul of Mussolini's censors.战争期间, 他拍了一部电影, 但未通过墨索里尼政府的审查。 38. The basket that she was carrying fell open.她挎着的篮子突然开了。 39. Within days of his death those same people were falling over themselves to denounce him.他尸骨未寒, 还是那群人又大肆谴责起他来。 40. It's better for them to save, because their income may fall short in the latter part of the year.他们最好存钱, 因为下半年他们的收入可能不够花。 41. Calorie intake must fall short of energy output.卡路里摄取必须低于能量的消耗。 42. You have had more opportunities than most, and yet you, too, fall short.你比大多数人都更有机会, 然而, 你也不合要求。 43. At that point the radio handset fell to pieces.就在那一刻, 无线电遥控器摔得粉碎。 44. Apples fell from the tree.苹果从树上落下。 45. Snow is falling fast.雪下得正猛。 46. He fell into the water.他跌入水中。 47. The clock fell off the shelf.钟从架子上摔了下来。 48. Many men fell in battle.许多人在战斗中战死。 49. Two rabbits fell to the hunter's gun.两只野兔死在猎手的枪口之下。 50. The building fell.那座楼坍塌了。 51. Her golden hair fell in masses over her shoulders.她满头金发披垂在她双肩。 52. land falling away to the sea向海洋倾斜的陆地 53. Prices fell.价格下跌了。 54. Production fell sharply.产量锐减。 55. The govenment has fallen.政府已被推翻。 56. The chairman fell in my opinion after he refused to take a vote.主席拒绝进行投票表决后，他的地位在我心目中降低了。 57. She tempted him and he fell.她引诱了他，他堕落了。 58. The city fell to the enemy.城市陷落到敌人手中。 59. His face fell.他脸色变得阴沉。 60. The voice often falls at the end of a statement.在陈述句的句尾，发音通常降低。 61. The meeting fell on a Friday.会议在星期五举行。 62. The estate falls to the eldest son.遗产将由长子继承。 63. It falls to me to thank our chairman for his speech.由我负责感谢我们的主席给我们作了这次报告。 64. to fall ill得病 65. The accent falls on the third syllable.重音落在第三个音节上。 66. His eye fell on a misspelled word.他的目光落在一个拼错的词上。 67. The news fall from his lips.他无意地透露了那个消息。 68. to fall into two classes分成两个班 69. He falls twice.他被捕入狱两次。 70. bombs could be seen falling from the planes.可以看见炸弹从飞机上急速坠落。 71. [as adj. falling]the power lines had been brought down by falling trees.倒下的树压倒了电线。 72. my sunglasses fell off and broke on the pavement.我的太阳镜突然掉到人行道上摔坏了。 73. hair that was allowed to fall to the shoulders.垂肩的头发。 74. the land fell away in a steep bank.地面下倾形成陡峭的河岸。 75. her face fell as she thought about her life with George.想到她和乔治的生活，她的脸沉了下来。 76. when night fell we managed to crawl back to our lines.夜幕降临时，我们终于潜回我方阵地。 77. the information might fall into the wrong hands.情报有可能落入不该知道的人手中。 78. she fell down at school today.她今天在学校摔了一跤。 79. they fell on their knees, rendering thanks to God.他们双膝下跪，向上帝表示感激之情。 80. the house looked as if it were going to fall down at any moment.房子看上去随时有可能倒塌。 81. their mountain strongholds fell to enemy attack.他们的山区要塞被敌人攻破了。 82. an English leader who had fallen at the hands of the Danes.战死在丹麦人手下的英国将领。 83. it is their husbands' fault if wives do fall.如果妻子真的堕落，那是丈夫的错。 84. in 1987 imports into Britain fell by 12 per cent.1987年英国进口额降低了12%。 85. we're worried that standards are falling.我们担心标准在降低。 86. the water table in the Rift Valley fell.东非大裂谷的地下水位下降了。 87. the barometer had fallen a further ten points.气压表读数又下降了十点。 88. many of the buildings fell into disrepair.那些建筑物有多幢被损失修。 89. [with complement]she fell pregnant.她怀孕了。 90. he fell to musing about how it had happened.他开始思考这事是怎么发生的。 91. you must not fall into this common error.你千万不要犯这种常见错误。 92. Mother's birthday fell on May Day.妈妈的生日正巧是五一节。 93. canals fall within the Minister's brief.运河都归该大臣管辖。 94. his mother had a fall, hurting her leg as she alighted from a train.他妈妈下火车时摔了一跤，跌伤了腿。 95. the fall of her hair.她秀发的垂落。 96. at the corner of the massif this fall is interrupted by other heights of considerable stature.其他那些高度可观的山峰使落差在山体的这一角落不那么明显。 97. the fall of darkness.暮色骤降。 98. in October came the first thin fall of snow.10月小雪初飘。 99. a rock fall.滚落的石块。 100. that strain again, it had a dying fall.又是那旋律，它的结尾是降调。 101. a big fall in unemployment.失业率的大幅度下降。 102. the fall of the government.政府的垮台。 103. the fall of Jerusalem.耶路撒冷的沦陷。 104. any commitment of resources is likely to fall foul of government cash limitations.任何财力投入都可能与政府现金管制有矛盾。 105. once he knew what to look for, the theory fell quickly into place.一旦他明白要找的东西，这理论很快就派上用场了。 106. critics and audiences fell over themselves to compliment him.评论家和观众趋之若鹜地恭维他。 107. the total vote fell short of the required two-thirds majority.总票数没达到要求的2/3多数。 108. their marriage is likely to fall apart.他们的婚姻有可能破裂。 109. Angie fell to pieces because she had lost everything.安吉全垮了，因为她失去了一切。 110. they normally fell back on one of three arguments.他们通常借助三个论据之一。 111. borrowers falling behind with their mortgage repayments.拖欠按揭还款的借款人。 112. the deal fell down partly because there were a lot of unanswered questions.交易失败，部分原因是有太多没有解答的问题。 113. he should have known better than to expect Duncan to fall for a cheap trick like that.他早该知道不该以为邓肯会被那种低劣的伎俩欺骗。 114. the soldiers fell in by the side of the road.士兵们在路边站队集合。 115. he fell in with thieves.他碰到并搭上了几个小偷。 116. falling in with other people's views.同意其他人的意见。 117. the army fell on the besiegers.部队对围攻的敌军发动了猛烈攻击。 118. she fell on the sandwiches as though she had not eaten in weeks.她迫不及待地抓起三明治，就像饿了几周一样。 119. her gaze fell on the mud-stained coverlet.她的目光落在溅满泥浆的床罩上。 120. the cost of tuition should not fall on the student.学费不应由学生来承担。 121. he had fallen out with his family.他与家人闹翻了。 122. the two policemen at the rear fell out of the formation.走在最后的两个警察掉队了。 123. matters fell out as Stephen arranged.事情像史蒂芬安排的那样发生了。 124. the project fell through due to lack of money.由于缺少资金，项目失败了。 125. it fell to me to write to Shephard.由我负责写信给谢泼德。 126. He fell off the ladder onto the grass.他从梯子摔到草地上。 127. The rain was falling steadily.雨下个不停。 128. She slipped on the ice and fell.她在冰上滑倒了。 129. The little boy fell over and hurt his knee.小男孩跌了一交，摔伤了膝盖。 130. Her hair fell down over her shoulders.她长发披肩。 131. The temperature is falling.温度在下降。 132. The price of coffee has fallen again.咖啡又跌价了。 133. The Government fell because of the scandal.政府因这宗丑闻而倒台。 134. Millions of soldiers fell in the war.数以百万计的士兵在那次战争中阵亡。 135. My birthday falls on a Sunday this year.我今年的生日是在星期天。 136. Animals fall into two groups, those with backbones and those without.动物可以分为两类，有脊椎的和没有脊椎的。 137. My car is falling apart.我的汽车快要散架了。 138. When the electricity was cut off we fell back on candles.停电的时候我们点蜡烛。 139. He makes excuses and she falls for them every time.他老是左推右托，每一次她都信以为真。 140. Our trip to Japan has fallen through.我们去不成日本了。 141. We have had a heavy fall of snow.我们这里下过大雪。 142. a fall of four metres下降四米 143. There has been a sharp fall in the price of oil.油价大幅下挫。 144. the fall of the Roman Empire罗马帝国的灭亡 145. Niagara falls尼亚加拉大瀑布 146. An apple fell from the tree.一个苹果从树上掉了下来。 147. A vase fell off the shelf.一个花瓶从架子上掉了下来。 148. Rain fell from the sky.雨从天降。 149. the sound of the falling rain下雨的声音 150. She slipped and fell on the ice.她滑了一跤，摔倒在冰上。 151. He fell flat on his face.他摔了个嘴啃泥。 152. She was afraid that I would trip and fall.她怕我会绊倒。 153. He fell down the stairs.他从楼梯上摔了下来。 154. One of the sailors had fallen overboard.其中一名水手从舷边落入水中。 155. a fallen tree倒下的树 156. She fell down and hurt herself.她摔倒了，受了伤。 157. The tree fell over during the storm.这棵树在下暴雨时倒了。 158. "He fell [=dropped, sank] to his knees and asked for forgiveness."他跪地请求宽恕。 159. He fell back/forward onto the bed.他身体朝后/前倾倒在床上。 160. The shot fell a great distance from its target.炮弹落在了离目标很远的地方。 161. A ray of light fell on the table.一束光照在了桌子上。 162. music falling on the ear听到的音乐声 163. The ground falls away to the east.地面向东倾斜。 164. The sides of the ridge fall away steeply.这道山梁两侧的斜坡很陡。 165. Her hair fell loosely over her shoulders.她的头发松散地垂在肩上。 166. The tide rose and fell.潮起潮落。 167. The temperature fell after dark.天黑后温度下降了。 168. His heart rate fell (off) dramatically.他的心率急剧下降。 169. The value of the stock has fallen drastically.那只股票的价值已经大幅下跌了。 170. Participation in the group has fallen. [=declined]加入这个团体的人减少了。 171. Participation in the group has fallen off.加入这个团体的人已经减少了。 172. Factory production has fallen off.工厂生产已经减少了。 173. Stocks fell several points in early trading today.股票在今天的早期交易中跌了几个点。 174. The market is continuing to fall.证券市场在持续下跌。 175. His voice fell (to a whisper).他的声音减弱（变成耳语）。 176. The music rose and fell.音乐声时强时弱。 177. Her eyes fell. [=she looked down]她双目低垂。 178. His face fell [=he looked disappointed] when he heard the news.听到这个消息后，他的脸上露出失望的表情。 179. Darkness falls early in the winter.冬天天黑得早。 180. Night has fallen.夜幕已经降临。 181. Many men fell on the battlefield that day.那天很多战士倒在了战场上。 182. The fortress fell on the third day of the siege.要塞在被围攻的第三天陷落。 183. A great civilization fell in less than a century.一个伟大的文明不到一个世纪就衰亡了。 184. a fallen [=disgraced] leader失势的领导人 185. We will stand or fall together.我们要成败与共。 186. a politician who has fallen from power失去权力的政治人物 187. The coalition government fell after only six months in office.这个联合政府执政仅六个月就垮台了。 188. Christmas falls on a Friday this year.今年圣诞节恰逢星期五。 189. The worst weather of the year fell during his vacation.他度假期间赶上了一年最糟糕的天气。 190. It fell to me [=it was my responsibility] to tell them about the car accident.该由我告知他们这次车祸的事。 191. Responsibility for the damage falls with the other driver.这次损失的责任由另一名司机承担。 192. The estate fell to his brother. [=his brother inherited the estate]这笔财产由他哥哥继承。 193. The accent falls on the second syllable.重音落在第二个音节上。 194. The comma falls inside the quotation mark.逗号放在引号内。 195. This word falls within the class of verbs.这个词属于动词。 196. Her political views fall somewhere between liberal and conservative.她的政治观点介于自由党和保守党之间。 197. His creative output falls into three distinct categories.他的富有创意的作品分属于三个不同的类别。 198. She fell ill/sick.她病了。 199. He fell asleep.他睡着了。 200. The crowd fell silent.人群安静了下来。 201. This word has fallen [=gone] out of use. = This word has fallen into disuse. [=this word is no longer used]这个词现已不再使用。 202. His theories have now fallen into disrepute/disfavor.他的那些理论已不再受推崇。 203. The machinery has fallen into disrepair.这台机器已破损不堪。 204. She came in and fell immediately to work.她走进来，立即就开始埋头工作。 205. Fans were falling over themselves trying to meet the basketball star.粉丝们迫不及待地想见这位篮球明星。 206. Reviewers are falling all over themselves to praise her latest novel.评论家们都争先恐后地称赞她最新出版的小说。 207. The pie was falling apart as I tried to serve it.正当我想要把派端上桌时，它却突然碎成了好几块。 208. I feel as if my family is falling apart.我感觉我的家庭似乎要破裂。 209. My old car is falling apart.我的旧汽车快要散架了。 210. The house was falling apart when we bought it.我们买这栋房子的时候，它都快塌了。 211. She began to fall apart when her son was imprisoned.当她儿子被关进监狱时，她开始崩溃。 212. The sound of the parade fell away in the distance.游行队伍的声音渐渐消失在远处。 213. The crowd fell back when the police arrived.警察到达后，人群就向后退了。 214. The guerrillas fell back across the border after a brief battle with the army.游击队和军队短暂交火后就撤回到边境线的另一边。 215. When her health insurance was canceled she had nothing to fall back on.她的健康保险被取消后，她就无所依靠了。 216. They had to fall back on their emergency supplies when the snow storm blocked the road to town.暴风雪封住了通往小镇的道路，他们只得依靠应急储备。 217. We had to stop several times so that the slower hikers wouldn't fall (too far) behind.我们不得不停下来几次，以免那些走得慢的徒步旅行者落在后面（太远）。 218. We've been falling further behind with our work.我们的工作进度又落后了一大截。 219. I am falling behind on my homework.我还有家庭作业没做完。 220. We fell behind on our car payments.我们拖欠了我们的车款。 221. The people who are supposed to be keeping the city clean have been falling down on the job.那些本应做好城市保洁工作的人一直都不尽职。 222. All of his jokes fell flat. [=no one laughed at his jokes]他讲的那些笑话没有一个人笑。 223. He fell for her the moment he saw her.他对她一见倾心。 224. He fell for her hard. = He fell hard for her. = He fell for her like a ton of bricks. [=he became deeply in love with her]他深深地爱上了她。 225. I can't believe you fell for that old trick.我无法相信你被那种老把戏骗了。 226. The roof fell in.房顶坍塌了下来。 227. The troops were ordered to fall in.部队被命令集合。 228. Several of the older companies have refused to fall in line (with the new regulations).几家资历较深的公司拒绝按照新规定操作。 229. It was weeks before the new prisoner fell into line.过了好几个星期，这个新来的囚犯才开始守规矩。 230. We fell into a trap.我们掉进了一个陷阱。 231. He fell deeply into debt.他欠了一屁股的债。 232. She fell into her career almost accidentally.她误打误撞从事了现在的职业。 233. She fell into the habit of going out for ice cream every night.她无意间养成了每晚出去吃冰激凌的习惯。 234. The pieces of the puzzle/mystery are finally starting to fall into place.这个谜团/秘密的零散信息终于开始明朗起来。 235. Officials are concerned that the stolen weapons may fall into the hands of terrorists. [=that terrorists may get/obtain the stolen weapons]官员们担心那些被偷的武器可能会落入恐怖分子手中。 236. There could be a disaster if the weapons fell into the wrong hands.如果这些武器落入坏人手中，那就有可能成为一场灾难。 237. Their daughter fell in with a bad crowd.他们的女儿开始跟一群不三不四的人混在一起。 238. They readily fell in with our plans.他们欣然接受了我们的计划。 239. The handle was so loose that it almost fell off.这个手柄太松，快要脱落了。 240. We fell on hard times after I lost my job.我丢了工作后，我们开始经历了一段艰难时期。 241. The company fell upon some unexpected competition.这家公司遇到了突如其来的竞争。 242. Her eyes/glance fell on the letter on his desk.她的目光不经意间看到了他桌上的那封信。 243. They fell on the enemy soldiers and killed every one of them.他们突袭敌军士兵，把他们全都干掉了。 244. The cancer treatments made her hair fall out.癌症治疗使她的头发脱落 245. "They fell out [=fought, argued] over money."他们为钱发生了争吵。 246. He had fallen out [=quarreled] with his neighbor.他跟邻居吵了一架。 247. The soldiers were ordered to fall out.这些士兵被命令原地解散。 248. "In comparison to her previous novel, this one falls short. [=this one is not as good]"与她的上一部小说相比，这部小说要逊色一些。 249. Her current book falls short of her previous novel.她现在的这部书没她上一部小说写得好。 250. The cruise fell short of our expectations. [=the cruise was not as good as we expected it to be]这次乘船游览没有我们预想的好。 251. Their efforts fell short.他们的努力失败了。 252. Their efforts fell (far) short of (achieving) their goal.他们虽然努力了，但（远）没有达到目标。 253. Contract negotiations have fallen through.合同谈判已经告吹。 254. Our vacation plans have fallen through.我们的度假计划泡汤了。 255. He fell under her influence.他受到了她的影响。 256. fall under a spell受到符咒的影响 257. He has fallen under suspicion. [=people have begun to suspect him of doing something]他受到了怀疑。 258. a fall from a horse从马背上掉下来 259. She's had/suffered several bad falls in recent years.最近几年她狠狠地摔过好几次。 260. a fall of three feet下落三英尺 261. He slipped on the ice and hurt his hand when he tried to break his fall. [=to stop himself from falling]他在冰上滑了一跤，在努力防滑倒的时候弄伤了手。 262. the rise and fall of the tide潮起潮落 263. She went off to college in the fall.秋天她去上大学了。 264. an unusually warm fall异常温暖的秋天 265. in early/late fall在早/晚秋 266. Several weeks of fall remain before winter begins.秋天还会持续几个星期，冬天就要来临。 267. When fall came he planted grass.秋天来临时，他种上了草。 268. our fall catalog我们的秋季目录 269. a new fall coat新的秋装 270. fall colors/foliage秋天的颜色；秋叶 271. the fall harvest秋收 272. a fall in the price of oil油价下跌 273. the rise and fall [=collapse] of an empire帝国的兴衰 274. the fall of Troy特洛伊城的陷落 275. The fall of the fort caused the local civilians to flee.这个要塞的失守使得当地平民纷纷逃离。 276. a fall from virtue道德沦丧 277. after the fall人类堕落后 278. Bears hunted for fish in the rocky falls. [=waterfall]熊在多岩石的瀑布捕鱼。 279. Niagara falls尼亚加拉大瀑布