| 其他翻译 |
| fall n | (decline) (数量、质量等) | SCSimplified Chinese 下降，减少 xià jiàng ，jiǎn shǎo
TCTraditional Chinese 下降，減少 |
| | The fall in prices will harm our profits. |
| fall n | (slope) | SCSimplified Chinese （下降的）斜坡 xià jiàng de xié pō |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 陡坡 xià jiàng de xié pō，dǒu pō |
| | The field is flat except for a fall towards the river. |
| fall n | (ruin) | SCSimplified Chinese 倒台 dǎo tái |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 下台 dǎo tái ，xià tái
TCTraditional Chinese 下台 / 下臺 |
| | This is the story of the decline and fall of Richard Nixon. |
| fall n | (defeat) (战争中某个城市或地方) | SCSimplified Chinese 失陷，沦陷 shī xiàn，lún xiàn |
| | She wrote a book about the Fall of France in 1940. |
| fall n | (distance [sth] falls) (水流或者山脉等) | SCSimplified Chinese 落差 luò chā |
| | The river has a fall of about fifty metres. |
| fall n | (falling down) | SCSimplified Chinese 跌落 diē luò |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 坠落 diē luò ，zhuì luò |
| | She suffered a bad fall, while horseriding. |
| fall n | uncountable ([sth] hanging down) | SCSimplified Chinese 下垂 xià chuí
TCTraditional Chinese 下垂 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 垂落 xià chuí，chuí luò |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 垂挂 |
| | He was enchanted by the fall of her hair on her shoulders. |
| fall n | (sinful lapse) | SCSimplified Chinese 堕落 duò luò
TCTraditional Chinese 墮落 |
| | A sinner must confess his fall. |
| fall n | (surrender, capture) (战争中) | SCSimplified Chinese 投降，失守 tóu xiáng ，shī shǒu
TCTraditional Chinese 投降，失守 |
| | Odysseus wandered for ten years after the fall of Troy. |
the Fall,
the Fall of Man n | (Bible) (基督教) | SCSimplified Chinese 人类的堕落 |
| | In the Bible, the serpent brought on the Fall. |
| falls npl | (waterfall) | SCSimplified Chinese 瀑布 pù bù |
| | You can hear the falls from far off. |
| fall vi | (collapse) | SCSimplified Chinese 塌陷 tā xiàn |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 坍塌 tā xiàn，tān tā |
| | The roof fell under the weight of the snow. |
| fall vi | (die) | SCSimplified Chinese 死亡 sǐ wáng
TCTraditional Chinese 死亡 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 阵亡 sǐ wáng ，zhèn wáng |
| | He fell in battle, dying like a hero. |
| fall vi | (drop wounded) | SCSimplified Chinese 受伤倒下 shòu shāng dǎo xià
TCTraditional Chinese 受傷倒下 |
| | The soldier fell, and was treated by the medics. |
| fall vi | figurative (temperature: decline) (温度) | SCSimplified Chinese 下降，下跌、 xià jiàng
TCTraditional Chinese 下降 |
| | Temperatures will fall below freezing tomorrow. |
| fall vi | figurative (government: lose ability) (政府) | SCSimplified Chinese 垮台 kuǎ tái
TCTraditional Chinese 垮台 / 垮臺 |
| | The government fell, following a scandal. |
| fall vi | figurative (become) | SCSimplified Chinese 变得 biàn de |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 成为 biàn de ，chéng wéi
TCTraditional Chinese 成為 |
| | She fell ill. |
| fall vi | figurative, archaic (commit a sin) (古语) | SCSimplified Chinese 堕落 duò luò
TCTraditional Chinese 墮落 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 沦落 duò luò ，lún luò |
| | Humanity was created perfect, but then fell. |
| fall vi | figurative (be included) | SCSimplified Chinese 属于 shǔ yú
TCTraditional Chinese 屬於 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 包括在 shǔ yú ，bāo kuò zài |
| | Their request falls within the scope of our project. |
fall on [sth],
fall upon [sth] vi + prep | (come to rest on) (目光) | SCSimplified Chinese 落下, 垂下 |
| | Her gaze fell upon the letter I was writing. |
fall on [sth],
fall upon [sth] vi + prep | figurative (occur on) (日期) | SCSimplified Chinese 适逢，正好轮到，恰好是 shì féng，zhèng hǎo lún dào |
| | My birthday falls on a Saturday this year. |
| | The election falls on my birthday. |
| | 今年我的生日是在星期六。// 选举那天恰好是我的生日。 |
fall on [sth/sb],
fall upon [sth/sb] vtr phrasal insep | (attack, assault) | SCSimplified Chinese 袭击 xí jī
TCTraditional Chinese 襲擊 |
| | The group of men fell on Pete, punching and kicking him. |
| | 一群人袭击了皮特，对他拳打脚踢。 |
fall on [sth],
fall upon [sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (eat hungrily) | SCSimplified Chinese 狼吞虎咽 láng tūn hǔ yàn
TCTraditional Chinese 狼吞虎嚥 |
| | I could tell by the way the homeless man fell upon the burger that he hadn't eaten all day. |
| | 我从这个流浪汉狼吞虎咽的样子就可以看出他一天都没吃过东西。 |
fall on [sth],
fall upon [sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (opportunity: grab enthusiastically) (机会) | SCSimplified Chinese 激动地抓住 |
| | Being a huge fan of the band, Stella fell upon the chance to see them in concert. |
| | 作为这个乐队的超级粉丝，斯特拉拿到了看他们演唱会的机会。 |
动词短语
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| fall across [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (find [sth] by chance) (指物) | SCSimplified Chinese 偶然找到 ǒu rán zhǎo dào
TCTraditional Chinese 偶然找到 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 碰巧找到 |
| fall across [sb] vtr phrasal insep | (meet [sb] by chance) (指人) | SCSimplified Chinese 偶遇 ǒu yù |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 邂逅 ǒu yù，xiè hòu |
| fall away vi phrasal | (diminish) | SCSimplified Chinese 减少 jiǎn shǎo
TCTraditional Chinese 減少 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 减小 jiǎn shǎo ，jiǎn xiǎo |
| | Attendance at the church fell away as more and more people moved to the suburbs. |
| fall away vi phrasal | figurative (worries, etc.: disappear) (麻烦、烦恼) | SCSimplified Chinese 自动消失 zì dòng xiāo shī
TCTraditional Chinese 自動消失 |
| | Eventually her emotional burdens simply fell away, and she was her old self again. |
| fall away from [sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (abandon) | SCSimplified Chinese 抛弃 pāo qì
TCTraditional Chinese 拋棄 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 背弃 pāo qì，bèi qì |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 离弃 pāo qì，lí qì |
| | As he got older he fell away from the church. |
| fall back vi phrasal | (withdraw, retreat) | SCSimplified Chinese 后退 hòu tuì
TCTraditional Chinese 後退 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 撤退 hòu tuì，chè tuì
TCTraditional Chinese 撤退 |
| | The general ordered his troops to fall back. |
| | 将军命令他的部队撤退。 |
| fall back on [sb/sth] vi phrasal + prep | informal, figurative (resort to, rely on) | SCSimplified Chinese 转而依靠 zhuǎn ér yī kào
TCTraditional Chinese 轉而依靠 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 求助于 zhuǎn ér yī kào，qiú zhù yú
TCTraditional Chinese 求助於 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 向…求助 |
| | Whenever I am in trouble, I know that I can always fall back on my friends and family. |
| | 无论何时我身陷困境，我知道我总是能向朋友和家人求助。 |
| fall behind vi phrasal | figurative (fail to keep up) | SCSimplified Chinese 落后 luò hòu
TCTraditional Chinese 落後 |
| | If I don't study for two hours every night, I risk falling behind with my class work. |
| | 如果每晚不学习两个小时，我就有可能会落下课业。 |
| fall behind vi phrasal | (fail to maintain pace) | SCSimplified Chinese 落后 luò hòu
TCTraditional Chinese 落後 |
| | The runner started falling behind when he twisted his ankle two miles into the race. |
| | 在跑了两英里后，赛跑者扭伤了脚踝，开始落后了。 |
| fall down vi phrasal | (structure: collapse) | SCSimplified Chinese 垮塌 kuǎ tā |
| | The brick wall fell down. |
| | 那面砖墙垮塌了。 |
| fall down vi phrasal | (person: trip, slip) | SCSimplified Chinese 摔倒 shuāi dǎo |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 滑倒 shuāi dǎo ，huá dǎo |
| | Mike fell down and injured his back. |
| | 麦克摔倒了，还伤到了他的背。 |
| fall down vi phrasal | figurative (person: fail) (人) | SCSimplified Chinese 失败 shī bài |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 没通过，不及格，挂科 bù jí gé ，guà kē |
| | Many students fall down on this test task. |
| | 许多学生都没有通过这次测验。 |
| fall down vi phrasal | figurative ([sth]: not succeed) (事) | SCSimplified Chinese 失败 shī bài |
| | Negotiations for broadcasting the game fell down over the issue of international TV rights. |
| | 这场比赛的转播协商由于国际电视转播权的问题失败了。 |
| fall in vi phrasal | (military: take ranks) | SCSimplified Chinese 列队 liè duì |
| | The soldiers fell in when the whistle blew. |
| | 哨声响起时，士兵们马上开始列队。 |
| fall in vi phrasal | (collapse) | SCSimplified Chinese 坍塌 tān tā |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 倒塌 tān tā，dǎo tā |
| | The snow was so heavy last year, the roof of the old house fell in. |
| | 去年的雪实在太大，老房子的屋顶都被压塌了。 |
| fall in with [sb] vi phrasal + prep | (start to associate with) | SCSimplified Chinese 偶然碰到，偶遇 ǒu rán pèng dào，ǒu yù
TCTraditional Chinese 偶然碰到 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 赞同… zàn tóng … |
| | His grades dropped when he fell in with the wrong crowd. |
| fall in with [sth] vi phrasal + prep | informal (accept: plan, idea) | SCSimplified Chinese 同意 tóng yì
TCTraditional Chinese 同意 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 赞成 tóng yì，zàn chéng
TCTraditional Chinese 贊成 |
| | She is convinced that everyone will fall in with her plan once they understand it. |
| fall into [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (be categorized as) | SCSimplified Chinese 被归类为 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 属于 shǔ yú
TCTraditional Chinese 屬於 |
| | The reform bill falls into the category of well-intentioned but ultimately misguided projects. |
| | 这套改革法案属于那种本意良好、最终走偏的项目。 |
| fall off vi phrasal | figurative (decrease) | SCSimplified Chinese 减少 jiǎn shǎo
TCTraditional Chinese 減少 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 降低 jiǎn shǎo ，jiàng dī
TCTraditional Chinese 降低 |
| | Car sales have fallen off during the recession. |
| | 经济不景气的时期，汽车销售额减少了。 |
fall on [sb/sth],
fall upon [sb/sth] vtr phrasal insep | (attack) | SCSimplified Chinese 袭击…
TCTraditional Chinese 襲擊... |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 攻击… gōng jī … |
| | The two men fell on their victim as he was walking down the street. |
fall on [sth],
fall upon [sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (food: eat eagerly) (食物) | SCSimplified Chinese 扑向… pū xiàng …
TCTraditional Chinese 撲向... |
| | The man fell on the crust of bread as though he had not eaten for days. |
fall on [sb],
fall upon [sb] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (person: greet, embrace) | SCSimplified Chinese 迎接… |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 拥抱… |
| | Derek fell upon his brother and they wept with joy at being reunited. |
fall on [sb],
fall to [sb] vtr phrasal insep | (be the obligation of) | SCSimplified Chinese 落在…肩上 |
| | Responsibility for the project's success or failure ultimately falls on the manager. |
| fall out vi phrasal | informal (friends: quarrel) (朋友) | SCSimplified Chinese 争吵，闹翻 zhēng chǎo ，nào fān |
| | They have fallen out and are no longer speaking to each other. |
| | 他们闹翻了，相互不再说话了。 |
| fall out over [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (quarrel because of) | SCSimplified Chinese 为了…争吵 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 因为…争吵 |
| | Ian and Gavin fell out over a girl and haven't spoken to each other for a month. |
| | 伊恩和加文因为一个女孩闹翻了，已有一个月没说过话了。 |
| fall out vi phrasal | (become detached or lost) | SCSimplified Chinese 分离出来 fēn lí chū lái
TCTraditional Chinese 分離出來 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 掉出来 fēn lí chū lái，diào chū lái |
| | I didn't realise my bag was open; my cell phone fell out and smashed. |
| | 我没有意识到我的包开了，我手机掉出来，摔碎了。 |
| fall out vi phrasal | (military: leave ranks) (军队) | SCSimplified Chinese 解散, 掉队 |
| | After the inspection, the soldiers were ordered to fall out. |
| | 在检查过后，这些士兵奉命解散。 |
| fall out with [sb] vi phrasal + prep | informal (quarrel with: a friend) (非正式用语) | SCSimplified Chinese 与…争吵，与…起纠纷 yǔ … zhēng chǎo ，yǔ qǐ jiū fēn
TCTraditional Chinese 與…爭吵 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 闹翻 nào fān |
| | If you do not stop gossiping, all your friends are going to fall out with you. |
| | 如果你还要再继续说闲话，你所有朋友都会和你闹翻的。 |
| fall over vi phrasal | (person: trip, slip) | SCSimplified Chinese 滑倒, 绊倒 |
| | When the elderly woman fell over in the street, several passers-by rushed to help her. |
| | 那位老妇人在街上摔倒，几个过路人跑过去帮了她。 |
| fall through vi phrasal | informal, figurative (be unsuccessful, come to nothing) (非正式用语) | SCSimplified Chinese 失败，落空，成为泡影 shī bài，luò kōng，chéng wéi pào yǐng |
| | I thought that the deal would be very profitable for my business, but it fell through at the last minute. |
| | 我本以为那笔交易会让我的生意大赚一笔，不过到头来还是成为泡影。 |
| fall to vi phrasal | (begin to eat) | SCSimplified Chinese 开始吃
TCTraditional Chinese 開始吃 |
| fall under [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (be categorized within) | SCSimplified Chinese 属于… shǔ yú
TCTraditional Chinese 屬於... |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 归入…类 |
| | This book falls under non-fiction. |
| fall under [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (come within control, jurisdiction of) | SCSimplified Chinese 属于…的管辖范围 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 归…负责 |
| | The crime of desertion falls under the jurisdiction of the military justice system. |
| fall within [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (be classified under) | SCSimplified Chinese 归为…
TCTraditional Chinese 歸為... |
复合形式：
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| break [sb]'s fall v expr | (lessen impact) | SCSimplified Chinese 减弱落势 |
| | Fortunately, the pillow broke the boy's fall, and he wasn't injured. |
| fall apart vi + adv | (physically: into pieces) | SCSimplified Chinese 裂成几部分 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 破碎，烂掉 pò suì，làn diào
TCTraditional Chinese 破碎 |
| | Cheaply made umbrellas fall apart quickly. |
| | 廉价的雨伞很快就烂掉了。 |
| fall apart vi + adv | figurative (plans, relationship: go wrong) (计划、关系) | SCSimplified Chinese 破裂，靠吹 pò liè
TCTraditional Chinese 破裂 |
| | Lisa's marriage fell apart when she discovered her husband was having an affair. |
| | 当发现她丈夫有外遇时，丽莎的婚姻关系就破裂了。 |
| fall apart vi + adv | figurative (emotionally: lose control) (情绪、精神) | SCSimplified Chinese 崩溃 bēng kuì
TCTraditional Chinese 崩潰 |
| | It is important not to fall apart when things don't go exactly your way. |
| | 当事与愿违时，最重要的就是不要情绪崩溃。 |
| fall asleep vi + adj | (go to sleep) | SCSimplified Chinese 入睡，睡着 rù shuì |
| | I lay awake in bed, unable to fall asleep. |
| | 我清醒地躺在床上，难以入睡。 |
| fall asleep vi + adj | figurative, informal (be bored) | SCSimplified Chinese 无聊得快睡着 wú liáo de kuài shuì zháo |
| | This movie is so boring, I'm falling asleep. |
| | 这部电影太无聊了，我都快要睡着了。 |
| fall back vi + adv | (fail to keep up) | SCSimplified Chinese 退却 tuì què
TCTraditional Chinese 退卻 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 无法坚持 |
| 备注: A hyphen is used when the term is an adjective that precedes a noun. |
| | The runner fell back after the fourteenth mile of the marathon, when her legs grew tired. |
| | 在跑了十四英里马拉松之后，她退出了，因为她腿太累了。 |
| fall between two stools v expr | figurative (fail to fulfill either aim) | SCSimplified Chinese 两头落空 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 鸡飞蛋打 |
| fall by the wayside v expr | figurative (be abandoned) | SCSimplified Chinese 半途而废 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 中途退出 |
| | Generally, all of Imogen's projects fall by the wayside after a month or two; she gets bored too easily. |
| fall due v expr | (payment, etc.: become due) | SCSimplified Chinese 到期 dào qī |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 期满 dào qī ，qī mǎn
TCTraditional Chinese 期滿 |
| fall flat v expr | figurative (fail) | SCSimplified Chinese 失败 shī bài |
| | Jake tried to lighten the mood with a joke, but it fell flat. |
| fall for [sb/sth] vi + prep | informal (be attracted) | SCSimplified Chinese 爱上 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 迷上 mí shàng |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 为…倾心 |
| | He is good-looking and smooth: all the women fall for him. |
| | Audrey fell for a beautiful pair of shoes she saw in a shop window. |
| | 他外表英俊、举止潇洒，所有女人都为他倾心。// 奥德丽在商店橱窗中看到了一双漂亮的鞋子，非常喜欢。 |
| fall for [sth] vi + prep | informal (be fooled) | SCSimplified Chinese 上…的当
TCTraditional Chinese 上…的當 |
| | The investment scheme promised huge returns, and I fell for it. |
| | 这个投资计划保证会带来巨额收益，然后我就上了它的当。 |
| fall foul of [sb] v expr | (get into trouble) | SCSimplified Chinese 冒犯，与…发生冲突，与…有摩擦 mào fàn |
| | Agnes fell foul of her boss when she refused to work overtime. |
| fall foul of [sth] v expr | (contravene: a law) (法律) | SCSimplified Chinese 违反，触犯 wéi fǎn ，chù fàn
TCTraditional Chinese 違反，觸犯 |
| | John fell foul of the law by neglecting to file a tax return. |
| fall from grace n | (reputation becomes damaged) | SCSimplified Chinese 失宠 shī chǒng |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 名誉受损 |
| | The rumors about the actor's infidelity triggered his fall from grace. |
| fall from grace v expr | (suffer damaged reputation) | SCSimplified Chinese 失宠 shī chǒng |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 名誉受损 |
| | Once the party got into power and it became clear it would not fulfil its election promises, it fell from grace. |
| fall guy n | informal ([sb] who receives blame) | SCSimplified Chinese 替罪羊 tì zuì yáng |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 代人受过的人 |
| fall head over heels v expr | (tumble) | SCSimplified Chinese 摔跟头
TCTraditional Chinese 摔跟斗 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 摔个四脚朝天 |
| | Alex fell head over heels down the mountainside. |
fall head over heels,
fall head over heels in love v expr | figurative (fall in love) | SCSimplified Chinese 如痴如狂地爱上 rú chī rú kuáng de ài shàng |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 坠入情网 rú chī rú kuáng de ài shàng，zhuì rù qíng wǎng |
| | After knowing him for just two weeks I'd fallen head over heels. |
| | 在认识他仅仅两周后，我就完全爱上他了。 |
| fall head over heels for [sb] v expr | figurative (fall in love) | SCSimplified Chinese 疯狂爱上
TCTraditional Chinese 瘋狂愛上 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 为...神魂颠倒 |
| | In Greek mythology, Eros shot a golden arrow that made Apollo fall head over heels for Daphne. |
| fall head over heels in love with [sb] v expr | figurative (fall in love) | SCSimplified Chinese 与...疯狂相爱 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 与...深陷爱河 |
| | Juliet fell head over heels in love with Romeo. |
fall for [sth] hook,
line and sinker v expr | figurative, informal (be duped) | SCSimplified Chinese 彻底上当 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 完全受骗 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 被骗得团团转 |
| | She's so gullible, she fell for his story hook, line, and sinker. |
fall in line,
fall into line,
get into line,
get in line v expr | (people: line up) | SCSimplified Chinese 排队 pái duì
TCTraditional Chinese 排隊 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 排成一排 pái duì，pái chéng yì pái |
fall in line,
fall into line,
get in line v expr | figurative (person: conform to rule, authority) | SCSimplified Chinese 遵守 zūn shǒu
TCTraditional Chinese 遵守 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 遵循 zūn shǒu，zūn xún
TCTraditional Chinese 遵循 |
| | I'm tired of your outlandish behaviour; you need to fall into line. |
| | 我对你怪异的行为感到厌烦。你需要遵循一定规则。 |
fall in line with [sth/sb],
fall into line with [sth/sb],
get in line with [sth/sb] v expr | figurative (person: conform to) | SCSimplified Chinese 与...保持一致 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 遵守 zūn shǒu
TCTraditional Chinese 遵守 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 遵循 zūn xún
TCTraditional Chinese 遵循 |
| fall in line with [sth] v expr | figurative (idea, etc.: fit, comply) (想法) | SCSimplified Chinese 与...一致
TCTraditional Chinese 與…一致 |
| | This philosopher's theories fell in line with the moralistic views of his time. |
| fall in love v expr | (couple: become infatuated) | SCSimplified Chinese 相爱 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 坠入爱河 zhuì rù ài hé
TCTraditional Chinese 墜入愛河 |
| | The couple fell in love when they were in college. |
| | 那对情侣大学时便坠入爱河。 |
| fall in love v expr | (become infatuated: with [sb]) | SCSimplified Chinese 坠入爱河 zhuì rù ài hé
TCTraditional Chinese 墜入愛河 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 坠入情网 zhuì rù ài hé，zhuì rù qíng wǎng |
| | Gina falls in love every five minutes! |
| | 吉娜每五分钟就会坠入爱河！ |
| fall in love with [sb] v expr | (become infatuated with [sb]) | SCSimplified Chinese 爱上某人 ài shàng mǒu rén
TCTraditional Chinese 愛上某人 |
| | I think I fell in love with him the very first time we met. |
| | 我想我们第一次见面时我就爱上他了。 |
| fall in love at first sight v expr | (become infatuated with a stranger) | SCSimplified Chinese 一见钟情 yí jiàn zhōng qíng
TCTraditional Chinese 一見鍾情 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 一见倾心 yí jiàn zhōng qíng，yí jiàn qīng xīn |
| | As soon as I saw him across the dancefloor, I fell in love at first sight. |
| | 当看到他走过舞池那刻，我就对他一见钟情了。 |
| fall in value n | (decrease in worth) | SCSimplified Chinese 贬值 biǎn zhí |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 跌价 biǎn zhí，diē jià |
| | The pound has suffered another fall in value against the dollar. |
| | 英镑对美元的汇率又再次下跌。 |
| fall into [sth] vi + prep | (descend and land in) | SCSimplified Chinese 掉入 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 陷入 xiàn rù
TCTraditional Chinese 陷入 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 落入 |
| | The young girl was rescued several days after she fell into an uncapped well. |
| | 那个小女孩掉进了一口没有封盖的井里，几天后被营救了出来。 |
fall into disfavor (US),
fall into disfavour (UK) v expr | (earn disapproval) | SCSimplified Chinese 失宠 shī chǒng |
fall into disfavor with [sb] (US),
fall into disfavour with [sb] (UK) v expr | (earn [sb]'s disapproval) | SCSimplified Chinese 在某人处失宠 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 失去某人的欢心 |
| | The duke fell into disfavor with the queen and was promptly beheaded. |
| fall into disuse v expr | (become obsolete) | SCSimplified Chinese 废弃 fèi qì |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 淘汰 fèi qì，táo tài
TCTraditional Chinese 淘汰 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 废而不用 fèi qì，fèi ér bú yòng |
| | 8-track tape players fell into disuse when cassette recorders appeared. |
| fall into disuse v expr | (be neglected, fall into disrepair) | SCSimplified Chinese 年久失修 nián jiǔ shī xiū |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 弃置一边 nián jiǔ shī xiū，qì zhì yì biān |
| | The house had fallen into disuse before they fixed it up. |
| fall into place v expr | figurative (happen easily with success) | SCSimplified Chinese 水到渠成
TCTraditional Chinese 水到渠成 |
| | Once the guitarist had come up with a riff, the whole song fell into place. |
| fall into place v expr | figurative (make sense) | SCSimplified Chinese 逐渐清晰 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 渐渐变得明朗 |
| | The first time I watched the film, I didn't understand it at all, but when I watched it again, the elements of the plot fell into place. |
| fall line n | (place rivers descend) | SCSimplified Chinese 瀑布线 |
| fall line n | (skiing path) | SCSimplified Chinese 下滑线 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 直滑线 |
| fall off vi + adv | (become detached) | SCSimplified Chinese 掉下 diào xià |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 掉落 diào xià，diào luò |
| | One of the buttons on Chloe's coat had fallen off. |
| | 克洛伊大衣上的一个扣子掉了。 |
| fall off [sth] vi + prep | (become detached from) | SCSimplified Chinese 从…掉下
TCTraditional Chinese 從…掉下 |
| | The picture had fallen off the wall. |
| | 那幅画从墙上掉了下来。 |
| fall off [sth] vi + prep | (slip down from) | SCSimplified Chinese 滑下 huá xià |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 滑落 huá xià，huá luò |
| | The blanket fell off the bed slowly. |
| | 那张毛毯从床上缓缓滑落。 |
fall on [sb/sth],
fall upon [sb/sth] vi + prep | (eyes: look at [sth]) (目光) | SCSimplified Chinese 落在…上 luò zài shàng |
| | The teacher's eyes scanned the room and fell on Joshua's nervous face. |
| fall on [sb/sth] vi + prep | (suspicion: be directed at) | SCSimplified Chinese 指向... |
| | When Harry went missing, suspicion fell on the last person to have seen him alive. |
fall on deaf ears,
fall upon deaf ears v expr | figurative, potentially offensive (be ignored) | SCSimplified Chinese 无人理睬，被忽视 bèi hū shì
TCTraditional Chinese 被忽視 |
| | Susan was worried that her advice would fall on deaf ears. |
fall on hard times,
fall upon hard times v expr | (be in financial difficulties) (尤指经济困难) | SCSimplified Chinese 时运不济 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 经济困境 |
| | The company fell on hard times and eventually had to close down. |
fall on your knees,
fall to your knees v expr | (kneel down) | SCSimplified Chinese 跪下 guì xià |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 跪倒 |
| fall out of bed v expr | figurative (figures: drop) (指数字) | SCSimplified Chinese 下滑 xià huá |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 降低 xià huá，jiàng dī
TCTraditional Chinese 降低 |
fall out of favor (US),
fall out of favour (UK) v expr | (lose popularity) | SCSimplified Chinese 掉热度 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 不再受欢迎 |
| fall out of the habit v expr | (no longer do [sth] regularly) | SCSimplified Chinese 脱离习惯 tuō lí xí guàn
TCTraditional Chinese 脫離習慣 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 不再习惯 tuō lí xí guàn，bú zài xí guàn |
| | I used to go to the gym three times a week, but now I've fallen out of the habit. |
| fall out of touch v expr | (lose contact) | SCSimplified Chinese 失去联系 shī qù lián xì
TCTraditional Chinese 失去聯繫 |
| fall over yourself to do [sth] v expr | figurative, informal (be extremely eager) | SCSimplified Chinese 急不可耐做某事 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 急欲做某事 |
| 备注: Usually used in continuous tenses. |
| fall prey to [sth/sb] v expr | figurative (become a victim of) | SCSimplified Chinese 成为…的牺牲品，成为…的受害者 |
| | The elderly woman fell prey to a conman who convinced her to part with her savings. |
| fall semester n | US (education: autumn term) | SCSimplified Chinese 秋季学期 |
| | My application was too late to begin in the fall semester so I will start in the spring. |
| fall short v expr | (not be satisfactory) | SCSimplified Chinese 达不到（要求、目标等） dá bú dào yāo qiú mù biāo děng |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 不让人满意 dá bú dào yāo qiú mù biāo děng，bú ràng rén mǎn yì |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 不符合要求 dá bú dào yāo qiú mù biāo děng，bù fú hé yāo qiú |
| | The boy's grades fell short of his father's expectations. |
| | 那个男孩的成绩达不到父亲的要求。 |
| fall short v expr | (not be sufficient) | SCSimplified Chinese 缺乏 quē fá
TCTraditional Chinese 缺乏 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 不够 quē fá，bú gòu
TCTraditional Chinese 不夠 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 不足 quē fá，bù zú
TCTraditional Chinese 不足 |
| | The amount of water in the reservoir falls short of our targets this year. |
| | 今年水库的储水量没有达到我们的目标。 |
| fall silent vi + adj | (become quiet) | SCSimplified Chinese 陷入沉默 |
| | The students fell silent when the teacher entered the classroom. |
fall through the cracks,
slip through the cracks v expr | figurative (be overlooked or missed) | SCSimplified Chinese 未加注意，疏忽，粗心大意 shū hū，cū xīn dà yì
TCTraditional Chinese 疏忽 |
| fall through the net v expr | figurative (be overlooked or missed) | SCSimplified Chinese 被漏掉 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 被忽视 bèi hū shì
TCTraditional Chinese 被忽視 |
| | All the factors were in place to catch him but somehow he managed to fall through the net. |
| fall to [sb] to do [sth] v expr | (task: become [sb]'s to do) | SCSimplified Chinese …不得不做… |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese …负责做… |
| | When my aunt died, it fell to me to execute her will. |
| fall to doing [sth] v expr | (dive into an activity) | SCSimplified Chinese 开始做…
TCTraditional Chinese 開始做… |
| | As soon as we moved into our new house, we fell to renovating it without delay. |
| fall to [sb] v expr | (property: become owned by [sb]) (财产) | SCSimplified Chinese 成为…所有 |
| fall under [sth] vi + prep | (drop, tumble beneath) | SCSimplified Chinese 摔倒在…下面 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 跌倒在…下面 |
| | My pen fell under the desk, and I had to get down on my hands and knees to retrieve it. |
| fall victim to [sth] v expr | (undergo [sth] unpleasant) | SCSimplified Chinese 成为受害者 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 遭受 zāo shòu
TCTraditional Chinese 遭受 |
| | James fell victim to an online dating scam. |