单词详解
1. vi.
A. 降落，落下 (descend in free fall under the influence of gravity)
The leaves fall in autumn. 树叶在秋天落下。
B. 跌倒 (come down)
She kept falling off the bicycle. 她不断从自行车上掉下来。
C. 降低，减退 (move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way)
The wind fell now. 风力现在减弱了。
D. 来临，降临 (occur at a specified time or place)
Darkness was falling now. 天黑了下来。
E. 失势，垮台 (lose office or power)
Their strongholds fell one after another. 他们的据点相继陷落。
F. 沦陷，失守 (suffer defeat, failure, or ruin)
The city fell quickly. 这个城市很快沦陷了。
G. 下垂，倾斜 (move in a specified direction)
Her eyes fell before my steady gaze. 在我的逼视下，她双目低垂。
2. vi. & link v.
成为，进入……状态 (pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind)
One after another, all of us fell asleep. 我们一个接一个地睡着了。
3. n.
A. 跌落，下落 (a sudden drop from an upright position)
He survived a fall of 30 feet. 他从30英尺高的地方跌下来没有丧命。
B. 下降，降低，减少 (a sudden decline in strength or number or importance)
There was a fall in the price of food. 食品的价格下跌了。
C. 陷落，垮台，灭亡，没落 (to lose)
Pride goes before a fall. 骄兵必败。
D. 堕落，沦落 (loss of innocence)
The movie was about the fall of an honest man. 这部电影讲述了一个诚实的人堕落的故事。
相关词组
1. fall apart 破坏；倒塌
The desk fell apart. 桌子散架了。
2. fall away 背弃：收回友谊或支持
His friends began to fall away from him. 他的朋友开始疏远他了。
3. fall back 退回；退潮
The waves fell back soon. 海浪很快退了回去
4. fall behind 落后：跟不上步伐；落后
Work hard, or you will fall behind. 努力学习，否则的话你们会落后的。
5. fall down 失败：未能达到预想；在成就上落后
He fell down on the job. 他工作失败了。
6. fall through 失败；成为泡影
Their plans fell through at the last minute. 他们的计划最后失败了。
7. fall in (或 into) line 与他人一致；符合行为规范
I cannot fall in line with your views. 我不能同意你们的意见。
8. fall in love with 爱上
He is the one I'm least likely to fall in love with. 他是我最不可能爱上的人。
9. fall between (the) two stools 失之交臂
Don’t fall between two stools again. 这次不要再白白丢掉机会了。
10. fall asleep 入睡
I fall asleep over the book. 我看着书睡着了。
11. fall for 爱上，迷恋，受骗
Did you fall for the suggestion? 你喜欢这个提议吗？
12. fall from 由……落下，(由……口里) 说出，未达到
The news fell from my lips. 这则消息由我说出来的。
13. fall ill 生病，病倒
Her son falls ill. 她儿子生病了。
14. fall into the habit of 养成……习惯
He has fallen into the habit of smoking. 他已养成了吸烟的习惯。
15. fall off 从梯子上掉下来，减少，下降，跌落，变坏，从……摔下
Be careful not to fall off the ladder. 当心别从梯子上摔下来。
16. fall on one's knees 跪下(请求等)
He fell on his knees and begged for mercy. 他跪下求饶。
17. fall out of 从……掉了出来，失去了
A bag falls out of the truck. 卡车上掉下来一个袋子。
18. fall over 跌倒
He was unlucky to slip on a banana skin and fell over. 他真倒霉，踩在香蕉皮上滑倒了。
19. fall short of没达到，低于，达不到
Your work falls short of the boss’s expectations. 你的工作没有达到老板的期望。
20. fall to pieces 摔成碎片，崩溃，倒塌，解体
The vase has fallen to pieces. 花瓶已摔成碎片。
21. fall to the ground (计划、希望等) 失败，落空
Between two stools you fall to the ground. [谚] 脚踏两条船，两头要落空。
相关单词
近义词：descend, drop, sink
过去式：fell
过去分词：fallen
现在分词：falling
第三人称单数：falls
相关链接
词语辨析：descend, drop, fall, sink
词语辨析： go to bed, go to sleep, sleep, be asleep, fall asleep
descend, drop, fall, sink
这些动词都表示“落下，下降”之意。
descend: 通常指沿斜线或斜坡下降。
drop: 指物体从一定高度落下。
fall: 指突然降落，也可指任何下落，与高度或形式无关。
sink: 指在空气或水中垂直下降、下沉。
词语详解
1. descend: 通常指沿斜线或斜坡下降。
The sun descended behind the hills. 太阳下山了。
2. drop: 指物体从一定高度落下。
The apple dropped down from the tree. 苹果从树上掉下来。
3. fall: 指突然降落，也可指任何下落，与高度或形式无关。
He fell off from his chair. 他从椅子上摔了下来。
4. sink: 指在空气或水中垂直下降或下沉。
The ship sank. 船沉没了。
go to bed, go to sleep , sleep , be asleep, fall asleep
这几者在意思上有所区别：
go to bed: 意为“上床，就寝”。
go to sleep: 意为“设法睡着”。
sleep: 意为“睡着，入睡”。
be asleep: 指睡着的状态。
fall asleep: 指的是一时的动作。
词语详解
1. go to bed: 意为“上床，就寝”。
I usually go to bed at nine. 我通常9点就寝。
2. go to sleep: 意为“设法睡着”。
He couldn't go to sleep last night. 昨天晚上他无法入睡。
3. sleep: 意为“睡着，入睡”。
I have slept for six hours. 我睡了六个小时。
4. be asleep: 指睡着的状态。
He has been asleep for six hours. 他睡了六个小时。
5. fall asleep: 指的是一时的动作。
Mary fell asleep very soon. 玛丽很快就睡着了。
