詞彙精選:fall的用法和辨析大綱
一、詳細釋義:
adj.
秋天的
例句:
These fall rains are very damp.
秋天的雨很陰冷。
例句:
Fall temperatures are pleasantly cool.
秋天的溫度涼爽宜人。
n.
摔倒 [C]
例句:
A fall on the leaves didn't hurt a spry fellow like him.
摔倒在樹葉上,傷不着象他這號利索的傢伙。
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.
從目前的經濟情勢看,很有可能降低利率。
例句:
We are expecting a fall in stock prices.
我們預料股市價格將要下跌。
秋天,秋季
例句:
He was elected judge in the fall of 1991.
1991年秋他當選爲法官。
例句:
The Supreme Court will not hear the case until next fall.
最高法院將於明年秋開始審理此案。
垮臺;陷落
例句:
Pride goeth before destruction and an haughty spirit before a fall.
驕傲導向滅亡,傲慢必衰敗。
例句:
After the fall of France, Britain was really up against it.
法國淪陷以後,英國的處境十分危險。
瀑布
例句:
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?
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,崩潰 [I]
例句:
Leaves begin to fall in October.
十月裏樹葉開始落下。
例句:
The leaves are fragile and will fall one day.
葉子是脆弱的,終有一天會悄悄落下。
摔倒,跌倒 [I]
例句:
I almost fall down.
我幾乎摔倒。
例句:
The woman gripped the shoulders of her man to stop herself from falling.
這個女人抓住丈夫的肩膀,以免摔倒。
下跌,下降,降低;減弱 [I]
例句:
Share fall on the London market.
倫敦證券市場上的股價下跌。
例句:
Her weight fell to under seven stones.
她的體重減到了7英石以下。
陣亡;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從陣亡者身邊跑過。
二、詞義辨析:
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、詞義辨析:
collapse,fall
這兩個動詞都含有“倒塌”之意。collapse通常指房屋等突然倒塌。fall一般指由於失去平衡等原因而倒塌,也可作引申用。
四、相關短語:
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
fall by the wayside
半途而廢;中輟
fall down
v.1.倒塌;跌倒 2.失敗
fall flat
跌倒,失敗;不起作用;不能引起興趣
fall for
愛上,迷戀;受…騙,上…當
fall from grace
phr. 失寵,墮落,誤入歧途
fall guy
替罪羊,替死鬼;容易受騙上當者
fall in
v.1.(房屋等)坍下,倒塌2.【軍】集合3.同意4.(債務等)到期
一、參考例句:
I almost fall down.
我幾乎摔倒。
There's fall out.
有時候我也會和別人爭執。
They fall into different categories.
他們屬於不同的類別。
Output will fall by 6%.
產量將下降6%。
The leaves fall in autumn.
葉子秋天就變黃。
Never fall behind, keep up!
不要落後,要跟上!
Laid-off workers fall into penury.
下崗職工陷入貧困。
Leaves die, fall, and shrivel.
葉子凋零、飄落枯萎了。
Try not to fall down.
盡力不要跌倒。
Everything will fall into place.
一切都會迎刃而解。