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音标发音

英式音标 [fɔːl]
美式音标 [fɑːl]
国际音标 [fɔ:l]
英式发音
美式发音

基本解释

v. 落下；跌倒；下垂；跪下；（地面）向下倾斜；（数量等的）减少；（雨或雪）降落；沦陷；阵亡；进入（某状态）；突然来到
n. 落下；跌倒；（雪、岩石等的）降落；（数量等的）减少；秋季；垮台、衰败
adj. 秋天的
n. (Fall) （西）法勒（人名）

词源解说

直接源自古英语的feallan；最初源自古日耳曼语的fallanan，意为从高处跳下来。

同根派生

adj性质的同根词
fell：凶猛的；毁灭性的。
falling：下降的；落下的。
fallen：堕落的；落下来的；陷落的。
n性质的同根词
fell：[林]一季所伐的木材；折缝；兽皮。
falling：下降；落下；陷落。
faller：砍伐树木的人。
v性质的同根词
fell：掉下；摔倒；下垂；变坏（fall的过去式）。
falling：落下（fall的ing形式）。
fallen：落下；跌倒（fall的过去分词）。
vt性质的同根词
fell：砍伐；打倒；击倒。

fall相关词

用法辨析

v. (动词)

fall的基本意思有二:一是向更低的位置纵向移动,意为“降落,落下; 摔下,倒下”“(突然)跌倒”“下降,降低”。二是表示状态的变化,常指陷入不够理想的境地,意为“战斗中受伤倒下,阵亡”“进入…状态”“失去权力,失势,垮台”“被打败,被攻克”“(脸色)突然阴沉下来”。fall引申可表示“降临”“下垂”“往下倾斜”“说出”“堕落,完全为邪念所控制”等。
fall主要用作不及物动词,也可以用作系动词,后接形容词(不接比较级)作表语表示“进入某种状态”,有时后面也可接名词,意思是“变成,成为”。
fall偶尔也用作及物动词,仅用于美式英语和英国方言中,意思是“击倒,砍倒(树木)”。
fall to意为“开始”时, to是介词,后面只能接名词或动名词。
fall的现在分词falling和过去分词fallen可用作形容词,在句中作定语。

n. (名词)

fall用作名词的基本意思是“跌落,跌倒”,也可指“降落物,降落量”,引申可表示数量、价格、需要、程度等的“下降、降低或减少”,是可数名词。
fall也可表示“掉落的距离,落差”,是单数名词,后常接介词of。
fall还有“陷落; 垮台; 灭亡; 没落”的意思,是单数名词,并常与定冠词the连用,可引申作“堕落,沦落”解,是单数名词,有时首字母大写。
fall还可作“瀑布”解,常用复数,谓语动词用单复数形式均可。

英汉例句

用作动词 (v.)

用作不及物动词: S+～(+A)

The leaves begin to fall when autumn comes.
秋天来临时树叶开始落下。

用作系动词: S+～+ adj.

When does the rent fall due?
租金何时到期?

其他: v -en as Attrib.

The fallen soldiers were eulogized as heroes.
阵亡的士兵被颂扬为英雄。

v -ing as Attrib.

The falling wall showered dust on us.
倒塌的墙壁弄了我们一身土。

用作名词 (n.)

He suffered a fall from his horse.
他从马上摔下来。

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词组短语

用作动词 (v.)

名词+～

curtain falls 落幕
night falls 夜幕降临
one 's face fall 脸色阴沉
prices fall 物价下跌
some animals fall 幼崽出生

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英英字典

剑桥英英字典

(HAVE AN ACCIDENT) to suddenly go down onto the ground or towards the ground without intending to or by accident
(BECOME LOWER) to become lower in size, amount, or strength
(COME DOWN) to come down onto the ground or from a high position to a lower position
(BELONG TO) to belong to a particular group, subject, or area
(BECOME) to change to a particular condition from a different one
(BE DEFEATED) to be beaten or defeated
(HAPPEN) to come at a particular time or happen in a particular place
(HANG DOWN) to hang down loosely
(UNHAPPY) If your face falls, you suddenly look unhappy or disappointed, and if your spirits fall, you suddenly feel unhappy or disappointed.
(LOWER AMOUNT) the fact of the size, amount, or strength of something getting lower
(SEASON) the season after summer and before winter, when fruits and crops become ready to eat and the leaves fall off the trees
(ACCIDENT) the act of falling down to the ground, usually without intending to or by accident
(MOVEMENT DOWNWARDS) an amount of something that moves down onto the ground or from a higher position to a lower position
(DEFEAT) the fact of being defeated or losing your power

柯林斯英英字典

If someone or something falls, they move quickly downward onto or toward the ground, by accident or because of a natural force.
Fall is also a noun.
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.
Fall is also a noun.
Fall down means the same as .
fallen
When rain or snow falls, it comes down from the sky.
Fall is also a noun.
&rarrsee also rainfall
If you fall somewhere, you allow yourself to drop there in a hurried or disorganized way, often because you are very tired.
If something falls, it decreases in amount, value, or strength.
Fall is also a noun.
If a powerful or successful person falls, they suddenly lose their power or position.
Fall is also a noun.
If a place falls in a war or election, an enemy army or a different political party takes control of it.
Fall is also a noun.
If you say that something or someone falls into a particular group or category, you mean that they belong in that group or category.
If a celebration or other special event falls on a particular day or date, it happens to be on that day or date.
When light or shadow falls on something, it covers it.
If you say that someone's eyes fell on something, you mean they suddenly noticed it.
When night or darkness falls, night begins and it becomes dark.
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.
You can refer to a as the falls.
Fall is the season between summer and winter when the weather becomes cooler.
&rarrsee also fallen
To fall to pieces means the same as to . (fall apart)
to fall foul of&rarrsee foul
to fall flat&rarrsee flat
to fall into place&rarrsee place

专业释义

农业科学

（树木的）伐倒

机械工程

起重机绳
降落

地球科学

下降
落差
降落

交通运输工程

辘绳，吊索

体育

两肩着地

天文学

陨星碎片
秋季

能源科学技术

塌落

水利工程

落差