隨風飄落：fall的用法解析

When I despair, I remember that all through history the ways of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants, and murderers, and for a time they can seem invincible, but in the end they always fall. Think of it--always.

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——mohandās karamcand gāndhī

當我絕望時，我會想起：在歷史上，只有真理和愛能得勝，歷史上有很多暴君和兇手，在短期內或許是所向無敵的，但是終究總是會失敗。好好想一想，永遠都是這樣。

——甘地

一、下面我們來看看fall有幾種含義

adj.

秋天的 of autumn

These fall rains are very damp.

秋天的雨很陰冷。

n.

1.摔倒 [C] the act of falling by the force of gravity

A fall on the leaves didn't hurt a spry fellow like him.

摔倒在樹葉上，傷不着象他這號利索的傢伙。

2.降落，下降 [C] to drop down from a higher level to a lower level

A fall in interest rates is a probability in the present economic climate.

從目前的經濟情勢看，很有可能降低利率。

3.秋天，秋季 the season when leaves fall from trees

He was elected judge in the fall of 1991.

1991年秋他當選爲法官。

4.垮臺；陷落 loss of greatness

Pride goeth before destruction and an haughty spirit before a fall.

驕傲導向滅亡，傲慢必衰敗。

5.瀑布 precipitous descent of water : waterfall

Will you care to go on a tour up to Niagara Falls?

你想作一次尼亞加拉瀑布旅行嗎？

v.

1.落下，降落，跌落；倒塌，崩潰 [I] to descend freely by the force of gravity

Leaves begin to fall in October.

十月裏樹葉開始落下。

2.摔倒，跌倒 [I] : to drop oneself to a lower position

I almost fall down.

我幾乎摔倒。

3.下跌，下降，降低；減弱 [I] to become lower in degree or level

Share fall on the London market.

倫敦證券市場上的股價下跌。

4.陣亡；突然倒下 [T] to leave an erect position suddenly and involuntarily

Another wave of troops followed the first, running past those who had fallen.

又一批士兵跟着第一批士兵從陣亡者身邊跑過。

二、詞義辨析：還有哪些詞能表示“落下”的意思呢？

descend, drop, fall, sink

這些動詞都表示“落下，下降”之意。

descend通常指沿斜線或斜坡下降。

drop指物體從一定高度落下。

fall與drop同義，指突然或猛烈地降落，但fall也可指任何下落，同高度或形式無關。

sink指在空氣或水中垂直下降、下沉。

三、你知道fall和哪些詞更搭嗎？

fall apart

v. 崩潰，土崩瓦解

fall asleep

v. 1.入睡，長眠，懈怠，靜止不動

fall away

傾斜;疏遠,背離;減少,縮小;衰弱,消瘦

fall back

v. 1.後退,退卻，撤退 2.（價值）降低，（數量）減少

fall behind

v.落在...的後面,拖欠

四、來做個填詞遊戲吧

Leaves ____ off the trees in the autumn.

秋天， 樹葉紛紛從樹上掉下來。