词汇精选:fall的用法和辨析大纲
一、详细释义:
adj.
秋天的
例句:
These fall rains are very damp.
秋天的雨很阴冷。
例句:
Fall temperatures are pleasantly cool.
秋天的温度凉爽宜人。
n.
摔倒 [C]
例句:
A fall on the leaves didn't hurt a spry fellow like him.
摔倒在树叶上,伤不着象他这号利索的家伙。
例句:
Mrs Briscoe had a bad fall last week.
布里斯科太太上星期重重摔了一跤。
降落,下降 [C]
例句:
A fall in interest rates is a probability in the present economic climate.
从目前的经济情势看,很有可能降低利率。
例句:
We are expecting a fall in stock prices.
我们预料股市价格将要下跌。
秋天,秋季
例句:
He was elected judge in the fall of 1991.
1991年秋他当选为法官。
例句:
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。
垮台;陷落
例句:
Pride goeth before destruction and an haughty spirit before a fall.
骄傲导向灭亡,傲慢必衰败。
例句:
After the fall of France, Britain was really up against it.
法国沦陷以后,英国的处境十分危险。
瀑布
例句:
Will you care to go on a tour up to Niagara Falls?
你想作一次尼亚加拉瀑布旅行吗?
例句:
I want to see the panoramic views of the falls.
我想看瀑布的全景。
v.
落下,降落,跌落;倒塌,崩溃 [I]
例句:
Leaves begin to fall in October.
十月里树叶开始落下。
例句:
The leaves are fragile and will fall one day.
叶子是脆弱的,终有一天会悄悄落下。
摔倒,跌倒 [I]
例句:
I almost fall down.
我几乎摔倒。
例句:
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。
下跌,下降,降低;减弱 [I]
例句:
Share fall on the London market.
伦敦证券市场上的股价下跌。
例句:
Her weight fell to under seven stones.
她的体重减到了7英石以下。
阵亡;突然倒下 [T]
例句:
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。
二、词义辨析:
descend,drop,fall,sink
这些动词都表示“落下,下降”之意。descend通常指沿斜线或斜坡下降。 drop指物体从一定高度落下。fall与drop同义,指突然或猛烈地降落,但fall也可指任何下落,同高度或形式无关。sink指在空气或水中垂直下降、下沉。
三、词义辨析:
collapse,fall
这两个动词都含有“倒塌”之意。collapse通常指房屋等突然倒塌。fall一般指由于失去平衡等原因而倒塌,也可作引申用。
四、相关短语:
fall apart
v.崩溃,土崩瓦解
fall asleep
v.1.入睡,长眠,懈怠,静止不动
fall away
倾斜;疏远,背离;减少,缩小;衰弱,消瘦
fall back
v.1.后退,退却,撤退2.(价值)降低,(数量)减少
fall behind
v.落在...的后面,拖欠
fall by the wayside
半途而废;中辍
fall down
v.1.倒塌;跌倒 2.失败
fall flat
跌倒,失败;不起作用;不能引起兴趣
fall for
爱上,迷恋;受…骗,上…当
fall from grace
phr. 失宠,堕落,误入歧途
fall guy
替罪羊,替死鬼;容易受骗上当者
fall in
v.1.(房屋等)坍下,倒塌2.【军】集合3.同意4.(债务等)到期
一、参考例句:
I almost fall down.
我几乎摔倒。
There's fall out.
有时候我也会和别人争执。
They fall into different categories.
他们属于不同的类别。
Output will fall by 6%.
产量将下降6%。
The leaves fall in autumn.
叶子秋天就变黄。
Never fall behind, keep up!
不要落后,要跟上!
Laid-off workers fall into penury.
下岗职工陷入贫困。
Leaves die, fall, and shrivel.
叶子凋零、飘落枯萎了。
Try not to fall down.
尽力不要跌倒。
Everything will fall into place.
一切都会迎刃而解。