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verbnoun September had come and the leaves were starting to fall. 已到九月了，树叶开始凋落。 They were injured by falling rocks. 他们被落石砸伤了。 + adv./prep. Several of the books had fallen onto the floor. 这些书有几本掉到了地上。 One of the kids fell into the river. 小孩中有一个掉进了河里。 The handle had fallen off the drawer. 抽屉的拉手掉了。 He fell 20 metres onto the rocks below. 他掉到下面 20 米处的岩石上。 The rain was falling steadily. 雨不停地下着。 She slipped on the ice and fell. 她在冰上滑了一跤。 + adv./prep. I fell over and cut my knee. 我摔倒了，划破了膝盖。 The house looked as if it was about to fall down. 房子看起来好像就要倒塌似的。 Her hair fell over her shoulders in a mass of curls. 她的鬈发披肩。 The land falls away sharply towards the river. 地势向河边陡然倾斜。 Their profits have fallen by 30 per cent. 他们的利润减少了 30%。 Prices continued to fall on the stock market today. 今天股票市场价格继续下跌。 The temperature fell sharply in the night. 夜间温度陡降。 falling birth rates下降的出生率 Her voice fell to a whisper. 她的声音变小，成了耳语。 + noun Share prices fell 30p. 股价下跌了 30 便士。 The coup failed but the government fell shortly afterwards. 政变虽然流产，但是不久以后政府便垮台了。 fall to somebody Troy finally fell to the Greeks. 特洛伊城最终被希腊人攻陷。 a memorial to those who fell in the two world wars两次世界大战阵亡将士纪念碑 + adj. He had fallen asleep on the sofa. 他在沙发上睡着了。 The book fell open at a page of illustrations. 书翻开在有插图的那一页。 The room had fallen silent. 整个房间都变得静悄悄的。 She fell ill soon after and did not recover. 不久后她就病倒了，而且未能痊愈。 fall into something I had fallen into conversation with a man on the train. 在火车上我和一个男人攀谈起来。 The house had fallen into disrepair. 这栋房子已年久失修。 + noun She knew she must not fall prey to his charm. 她清楚自己绝不可以被他迷住。 A sudden silence fell. 突然一片鸦雀无声。 Darkness falls quickly in the tropics. 在热带地区夜幕降临迅速。 fall on somebody/something An expectant hush fell on the guests. 客人们即时安静了下来，期待着将要发生的事。 My birthday falls on a Monday this year. 今年我的生日适逢星期一。 My eye fell on (= I suddenly saw) a curious object. 我突然见到了一样奇怪的东西。 Which syllable does the stress fall on? 重音在哪个音节？ A shadow fell across her face. 一片阴影掠过她的脸庞。 Out of over 400 staff there are just 7 that fall into this category. 400 多个职员中只有 7 人属于这一类。 This case falls outside my jurisdiction. 这个案件不属于我的管辖范围。 This falls under the heading of scientific research. 这一项属于科研类目。 Car crime in Oxford fell significantly last year.去年牛津的汽车犯罪显著下降。 Car crime fell by about a quarter over a 12-month period.* 12 个月内汽车犯罪下降了约四分之一。 The number of stolen vehicles dropped from 1 013 to 780, a fall of 26 per cent.被盗汽车数量从 1 013 辆减少到 780 辆，下降了 26%。 According to this data, 780 vehicles were stolen, 26% down on the previous year.根据这份数据，780 辆车被盗，比去年下降了 26%。 There was an 11% drop in reported thefts from motor vehicles, from 1 971 to 1 737.机动车财物盗窃案件数量下降了 11%，从 1 971 下降到 1 737。 These figures show that, as far as car crime is concerned, the main trend is downwards.这些数据表明，就汽车犯罪而言，大趋势是下降的。 A tile fell off the roof. Demand is likely to fall by some 15%. Expenditure on education fell by 10% last year. He fell from the fourth floor. He fell overboard in heavy seas. He stumbled and almost fell. Her hands fell limply to her sides. Loose bricks were falling down onto the ground. One of the children fell over. Out of over 400 staff there are just 14 that fall into this category. She fell headlong, with a cry of alarm. She fell heavily to the ground. 她重重地摔倒在地。 She lifted her arm, but then let it fall. Tears fell freely from her eyes. That topic falls outside the scope of this thesis. The number of people unemployed has fallen from two million to just over one and a half million. The plate fell to the floor. The price of coal fell sharply. This case falls squarely within the committee’s jurisdiction. Winter temperatures never fall below 10°C. the snow falling on the fields 70 millimetres of rain fell in just a few hours. Falling birth rates could have an impact on future economic growth. He fell 23 metres onto the rocks below. She slipped and fell on the ice. I had a bad fall and broke my arm. 我重重地跌了一跤，摔断了手臂。 She was killed in a fall from a horse. 她从马背上掉下来摔死了。 a heavy fall of snow一场大雪 a rock fall岩崩 the fall of the dice骰子的掷出 the dark fall of her hair (= the way her hair hangs down)她那垂泻的黑发 The falls upstream are full of salmon. 上游瀑布一带盛产鲑鱼。 Niagara Falls尼亚加拉瀑布 in the fall of 2009在 2009 年的秋天 last fall去年秋天 fall weather秋季天气 a steep fall in profits利润的骤降 a big fall in unemployment失业人数的大大减少 the fall of the Roman Empire罗马帝国的灭亡 the rise and fall of British industry英国工业的兴衰 the fall of Berlin柏林的沦陷 the TV preacher’s spectacular fall from grace电视布道者威信的遽降 Luckily, a bush broke his fall. 幸亏有灌木接着，他摔得不重。 He took the fall for his boss and resigned. 他成了老板的替罪羊，辞职了。 Who will take the fall for the scandal? Someone has to take the fall.Car crime in Oxford fell significantly last year.去年牛津的汽车犯罪显著下降。 Car crime fell by about a quarter over a 12-month period.* 12 个月内汽车犯罪下降了约四分之一。 The number of stolen vehicles dropped from 1 013 to 780, a fall of 26 per cent.被盗汽车数量从 1 013 辆减少到 780 辆，下降了 26%。 According to this data, 780 vehicles were stolen, 26% down on the previous year.根据这份数据，780 辆车被盗，比去年下降了 26%。 There was an 11% drop in reported thefts from motor vehicles, from 1 971 to 1 737.机动车财物盗窃案件数量下降了 11%，从 1 971 下降到 1 737。 These figures show that, as far as car crime is concerned, the main trend is downwards.这些数据表明，就汽车犯罪而言，大趋势是下降的。 He returned to school a month into the fall semester. He was hurt in a fall at his home yesterday. Luckily a bush broke his fall. 幸亏有灌木接着，他摔得不重。 New England’s gorgeous fall foliage Share prices suffered a slight fall yesterday. She broke her neck in a fall from a horse. She took a bad fall while out riding. The chances of surviving a fall under a train are almost nil. The doctor says she’s had a very nasty fall. The fall in age at first marriage occurred during the second half of the 18th century. The opinion polls show a significant fall in her popularity. The trees were on fire with vibrant fall colors. This figure represents a fall of 21% on the same period last year. This triggered the recent dramatic falls on the Tokyo stock exchange. a big fall in house prices a book charting the rise and fall of the Habsburg Empire a fresh fall of snow a large fall in share prices a projected fall of 2% covered by a light fall of volcanic ash the TV preacher’s spectacular fall from grace电视布道者威信的遽降 the actions that led to his eventual fall from power He remained determined to prevent the fall of South Vietnam to the Communists. His diary charts his dramatic fall from grace. Napoleon’s rise and fall The economic crisis worsened, bringing about the fall of the government. The novel is set in the revolutionary period in France, following the fall of Louis Philippe. The scandal undoubtedly contributed to his fall from power. the fall of Rome to the barbarians |