隨風飄落:fall的用法解析
When I despair, I remember that all through history the ways of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants, and murderers, and for a time they can seem invincible, but in the end they always fall. Think of it--always.
——mohandās karamcand gāndhī
當我絕望時,我會想起:在歷史上,只有真理和愛能得勝,歷史上有很多暴君和兇手,在短期內或許是所向無敵的,但是終究總是會失敗。好好想一想,永遠都是這樣。
——甘地
一、下面我們來看看fall有幾種含義
adj.
秋天的 of autumn
These fall rains are very damp.
秋天的雨很陰冷。
n.
1.摔倒 [C] the act of falling by the force of gravity
A fall on the leaves didn't hurt a spry fellow like him.
摔倒在樹葉上,傷不着象他這號利索的傢伙。
2.降落,下降 [C] to drop down from a higher level to a lower level
A fall in interest rates is a probability in the present economic climate.
從目前的經濟情勢看,很有可能降低利率。
3.秋天,秋季 the season when leaves fall from trees
He was elected judge in the fall of 1991.
1991年秋他當選爲法官。
4.垮臺;陷落 loss of greatness
Pride goeth before destruction and an haughty spirit before a fall.
驕傲導向滅亡,傲慢必衰敗。
5.瀑布 precipitous descent of water : waterfall
Will you care to go on a tour up to Niagara Falls?
你想作一次尼亞加拉瀑布旅行嗎?
v.
1.落下,降落,跌落;倒塌,崩潰 [I] to descend freely by the force of gravity
Leaves begin to fall in October.
十月裏樹葉開始落下。
2.摔倒,跌倒 [I] : to drop oneself to a lower position
I almost fall down.
我幾乎摔倒。
3.下跌,下降,降低;減弱 [I] to become lower in degree or level
Share fall on the London market.
倫敦證券市場上的股價下跌。
4.陣亡;突然倒下 [T] to leave an erect position suddenly and involuntarily
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從陣亡者身邊跑過。
二、詞義辨析:還有哪些詞能表示“落下”的意思呢?
descend, drop, fall, sink
這些動詞都表示“落下,下降”之意。
descend通常指沿斜線或斜坡下降。
drop指物體從一定高度落下。
fall與drop同義,指突然或猛烈地降落,但fall也可指任何下落,同高度或形式無關。
sink指在空氣或水中垂直下降、下沉。
三、你知道fall和哪些詞更搭嗎?
fall apart
v. 崩潰,土崩瓦解
fall asleep
v. 1.入睡,長眠,懈怠,靜止不動
fall away
傾斜;疏遠,背離;減少,縮小;衰弱,消瘦
fall back
v. 1.後退,退卻,撤退 2.(價值)降低,(數量)減少
fall behind
v.落在...的後面,拖欠
四、來做個填詞遊戲吧
Leaves ____ off the trees in the autumn.
秋天, 樹葉紛紛從樹上掉下來。