/fɔ:l ||; fɔl/verb [I] (
past tense fell /fel
||; fɛl/
past participle fallen /ˈfɔ:lən
||; ˈfɔlən/)
1 to drop down towards the ground 掉下；落下: He fell off the ladder onto the grass. 他从梯子摔到草地上。The rain was falling steadily. 雨下个不停。
2 fall (down/over) to suddenly stop standing and drop to the ground 跌倒在地；倒下: She slipped on the ice and fell. 她在冰上滑倒了。The little boy fell over and hurt his knee. 小男孩跌了一交，摔伤了膝盖。
3 to hang down 垂下: Her hair fell down over her shoulders. 她长发披肩。
4 to become lower or less 下降: The temperature is falling. 温度在下降。The price of coffee has fallen again. 咖啡又跌价了。 [OPP] rise 反义词为rise
5 to be defeated 被打败；垮台: The Government fell because of the scandal. 政府因这宗丑闻而倒台。
6 (written 书面语) to be killed (in battle) （在战争中）被杀；阵亡: Millions of soldiers fell in the war. 数以百万计的士兵在那次战争中阵亡。
7 to change into a different state; to become 换成另一种状态；变成: He fell asleep on the sofa. 他在沙发上睡着了。They fell in love with each other in Spain. 他们俩在西班牙坠入爱河。I must get some new shoes -- these ones are falling to pieces. 我得买一双新鞋子──这双快要磨破了。
8 (formal 正式) to come or happen 到来；发生: My birthday falls on a Sunday this year. 我今年的生日是在星期天。
9 to belong to a particular group, type, etc 属于（某组、某类等）: Animals fall into two groups, those with backbones and those without. 动物可以分为两类，有脊椎的和没有脊椎的。
fall flat→
FLAT¹
fall/slot into place→
PLACE¹
fall short (of sth)→
SHORT¹
fall apart to break (into pieces) 破成碎块；破碎:
My car is falling apart. 我的汽车快要散架了。 fall back on sb/sth to use sb/sth when you are in difficulty 求助于；依赖；依靠:
When the electricity was cut off we fell back on candles. 停电的时候我们点蜡烛。 fall for sb(
informal 非正式) to be strongly attracted to sb; to fall in love with sb 为某人倾倒；爱上某人
fall for sth(
informal 非正式) to be tricked into believing sth that is not true 信以为真:
He makes excuses and she falls for them every time. 他老是左推右托，每一次她都信以为真。 fall out (with sb) to argue and stop being friendly (with sb) （跟某人）争吵，不和；与…闹翻
fall through to fail or not happen 不成功；告吹:
Our trip to Japan has fallen through. 我们去不成日本了。