fall

/fɔːl/ v.
标准词条 CET-4CET-6IELTS
一句话记住

落下；跌倒；下降；减少

释义与例句

v. 落下；跌倒
to drop downwards, or suddenly go down to the ground by accident
  1. Leaves were falling from the trees in the autumn wind.
    树叶在秋风中纷纷落下。
  2. She fell off her bicycle and injured her knee.
    她从自行车上摔下来，伤到了膝盖。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. He slipped on the wet floor and fell heavily.
    他在湿滑的地板上滑了一跤，重重地摔倒了。
v. 下降；减少
to become lower in amount, value, level, or temperature
  1. Overnight temperatures fell below zero.
    夜间气温降到了零度以下。
  2. House prices in the region fell by ten per cent last year.
    去年该地区的房价下跌了百分之十。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. Unemployment fell for the third month in a row.
    失业率连续第三个月下降。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 fall 的过去式是 fell，过去分词是 fallen；fall asleep 表示进入睡眠状态，不用被动语态。

词族与关联词

反义词
  • rise 上升；增加
    fall 与 rise 表示数值下降或上升时都是不及物动词，不直接带宾语；raise 则表示“使升高”，必须带宾语，如 raise prices。
    Consumer prices rose faster than wages last year. 去年消费价格上涨得比工资快。
常见搭配
  • fall asleep 入睡
    Several passengers fell asleep during the long journey. 几名乘客在长途旅行中睡着了。
  • fall behind 落后；跟不上
    He missed two weeks of classes and fell behind with his work. 他缺了两周课，学习进度落后了。
  • fall by 下降了……（数量或幅度）
    Sales fell by almost a third in the final quarter. 最后一季度销售额下降了近三分之一。