fall
fall 英 [fɔ:l] 美 [fɔl]
vi. 落下；来临；倒下 n. 下降；秋天；瀑布
进行时:falling 过去式:fell 过去分词:fallen 第三人称单数:falls 名词复数:falls
- Looking at the multitude of meanings for the word fall, one thing comes clear: the word is most often associated with a drop or descent of some kind, whether that be a physical fall from a high place or a metaphorical fall from power or grace.
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- vi. 落下；来临；倒下
- n. 下降；秋天；瀑布
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1. A sudden silence fell.
突然一片鸦雀无声。
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2. leaves were starting to fall.
已到九月了，树叶开始凋落。
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3. The rain was falling steadily.
雨不停地下着。
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4. in the fall of 2009
在 2009 年的秋天
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5. a heavy fall of snow
一场大雪
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6. a steep fall in profits
利润的骤降
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7. The house had fallen into disrepair.
这栋房子已年久失修。
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8. The temperature fell sharply in the night.
夜间温度陡降。
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9. She slipped on the ice and fell.
她在冰上滑了一跤。
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10. He had fallen asleep on the sofa.
他在沙发上睡着了。
- fall (n.) c. 1200, "a falling to the ground; a dropping from a height, a descent from a higher to a lower position (as by gravity); a collapsing of a building," from the source of fall (n.). (Old English noun fealle meant "snare, trap.") Meaning "a sinking down, subsidence" Of the coming of night from 1650s. Meaning "downward direction of a surface" is from 1560s, of a value from 1550s. Theological sense, "a succumbing to sin or temptation" (especially of Adam and Eve) is from early 13c.
- fall (v.) Old English feallan (class VII strong verb; past tense feoll, past participle feallen) "to drop from a height; fail, decay, die," from Proto-Germanic *fallan (source also of Old Frisian falla, Old Saxon fallan, Dutch vallen, Old Norse falla, Old High German fallan, German fallen, absent in Gothic).
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