MOVE DOWNWARDS 向下移动, [I] to move or drop down from a higher position to a lower position

落下，降落，跌落:

The tree was about to fall.

那棵树快要倒下了。

The book fell from his hands.

书从他手上跌落。

Enough rain had fallen to flood the grounds.

雨量很大，淹没了场地。

Rob fell down the stairs.

罗布从楼梯上跌了下来。

She flushed and her eyes fell (=she looked down) .

她脸红了，垂下眼帘。

STOP STANDING / WALKING ETC 停止站立/行走等, [I] to suddenly go down onto the ground after you have been standing, walking, or running, especially without intending to

摔倒，跌倒:

I fell and hit my head.

我跌了一跤，撞到了头。

He slipped and fell on the ice.

他在冰面上滑倒了。

Lizzie fell down and hurt her knee.

莉齐跌伤了膝盖。

Peter was playing by the river when he fell in (=fell into the water) .

彼得在河边玩，突然掉进了水里。

She fell to her knees beside his body.

她跪倒在他的尸体旁边。

DECREASE 减少, [I] to go down to a lower level, amount, price etc, especially a much lower one

〔水平、数量、价格等较大幅度地〕下跌，下降，降低;

The rate of inflation was falling.

通货膨胀率正在下降。

The island is warm all year round and winter temperatures never fall below 10 degrees.

这个岛全年气候温暖，冬季气温从没有降到 10 度以下。

He believes that educational standards are falling.

他认为教育水准在下降。

Advertising revenue fell from $98.5 million to $93.3 million.

广告收益从 9,850 万美元降至 9,330 万美元。

The number of subscribers had fallen to 1000.

订阅人数已降至 1000 人。

London share prices fell sharply yesterday.

昨天伦敦股价大跌。

BECOME 变成, [I, linking verb] to start to be in a new or different state

进入〔新的或不同的状态〕:

I'll stay with her until she falls asleep .

我会一直陪着她，直到她睡着。

I think that I've fallen in love with Angela.

我觉得我爱上安杰拉了。

She fell ill with flu.

她患感冒，病倒了。

Albert fell silent and turned his attention to his food.

艾伯特沉默下来，将注意力转移到食物上。

The house was empty for many years and fell into disrepair.

那幢房子空了许多年，变得破旧不堪。

One false step can mean falling into debt.

走错一步就可能意味着负债。

He fell into despair.

他陷入绝望之中。

BELONG TO A GROUP 属于某一团体, [I always + prep] to belong to or be part of a particular group, area of responsibility, range of things, or type of things

属于:

Many illnesses fall into the category of stress-related illnesses.

许多病都属于与压力有关的疾病。

Leaders fall into two categories.

领导分两类。

The judge said that this matter did not fall within the scope of the auditor's duties.

法官称这件事不属于审计员的职责范畴。

The job falls under the heading of 'sales and marketing'.

这个职位属于“市场营销”这一类。

Meat production falls under the control of the Agriculture Department.

肉类生产由农业部管辖。

This year's profit will fall short of 13%.

今年的利润将不足 13%。

He would sack any of his staff who fell short of his high standards.

他会将没有达到他高标准的员工都开除掉。

fall victim / prey to sth / sb, to get a very serious illness or be attacked or deceived by someone

得重病; 受到某物/某人的攻击（欺骗）:

Breastfed babies are less likely to fall victim to stomach disorders.

母乳喂养的宝宝不大会有胃部不适。

people who fall victim to violence

遭受暴力的人

night / darkness / dusk falls, if night etc falls, it starts to become dark at the beginning of the night

夜幕/黑夜/傍晚降临:

It grew colder as night fell.

夜幕降临，气温越来越低。

Darkness had fallen by the time we reached home.

我们到家的时候天已经黑了。

silence / a hush / sadness etc falls, [literary] used to say that a person, group, or place becomes quiet, sad etc

安静下来/寂静下来/悲伤起来等:

A long silence fell between us.

我俩沉默了很长时间。

START DOING STH 开始做某事, [I] to start doing something or being involved with something, often without intending to

开始（做某事）:

I fell into conversation with some guys from New York.

我开始与一些纽约来的家伙交谈起来。

He had fallen into the habit of having a coffee every time he passed the coffee machine.

他养成了每次经过咖啡机就要喝一杯咖啡的习惯。

fall into place

fall to pieces / bits

be falling to pieces / bits, if something is falling to pieces, it is in very bad condition, especially because it is very old

变得破旧不堪;

The house is falling to pieces.

那幢房子破旧不堪。

fall flat, if a joke, remark, or performance falls flat, it fails to interest or amuse people

〔笑话、说话或表演〕达不到预期效果，无法逗人笑:

Marlow's attempts at jokes fell flat.

马洛讲的笑话没有把大家逗笑。

fall foul of sb / sth, to do something which makes someone angry or which breaks a rule, with the result that you are punished

激怒某人; 违反（法规）〔从而受到惩处〕:

He is worried that his teenage kids will fall foul of the law.

他担心他十几岁的孩子会犯法。

fall by the wayside, to fail, or to stop being done, used, or made

半途而废:

Health reform was one of his goals that fell by the wayside.

医疗改革是他的目标之一，却在半途夭折了。

Luxury items fall by the wayside during a recession.

在经济衰退时期，奢侈品就会乏人问津。

fall from grace / favour, to stop being liked by people in authority

失去信任; 失去恩宠:

He fell from grace for the first time when he was convicted of drink-driving.

他被判酒后驾车，第一次失去信任。

fall from a great height, to be forced to leave an important job or position, or lose the respect that people had for you

从高位跌落〔指被迫离开要职或失去了人们的尊重〕

fall into the hands / clutches of sb, if something or someone falls into the hands of an enemy or dangerous person, the enemy etc gets control or possession of them

落入某人的手中/控制中:

He wants to prevent the business falling into the hands of a competitor.

他想阻止公司落入对手的手中。

We must not let these documents fall into the wrong hands .

我们一定不能让这些文件落到可能对我们不利的人手中。

fall into a trap / pitfall, to make a mistake that many people make

犯众人犯的错误:

Don't fall into the trap of feeling guilty.

不要陷入自责的误区。

fall into step

fall into line, to obey someone or do what other people want you to do, especially when you do not want to do it at first

听从，服从:

Most countries have signed the treaty but some are reluctant to fall into line.

大多数国家已签署了该条约，但是有些国家不愿顺从。

HANG DOWN 垂下, [I always + adv / prep] to hang down loosely

下垂，低垂:

His dark hair fell over his face.

他那深色的头发垂落下来，盖在他的脸上。

LIGHT / SHADOW 光线/阴影, [I always + adv / prep] to shine on a surface or go onto a surface

照射（到），落到:

The last rays of sunlight were falling on the fields.

夕阳的余晖照在田野上。

Arthur's shadow fell across the doorway.

阿瑟的影子投映在门口。

SPECIAL EVENT / CELEBRATION 特殊事件/庆典, [I always + adv / prep] to happen on a particular day or at a particular time

发生:

I'd like to dedicate this record to all whose anniversaries fall at this time of year.

我要将这张唱片献给所有纪念日在这个时候的人。

Her birthday will fall on a Friday this year.

她的生日今年适逢星期五。

LOSE POWER 失去权力, [I] if a leader or a government falls, they lose their position of power

下台，倒台:

The previous government fell after only 6 months in office.

前政府执政仅 6 个月便下台了。

BE TAKEN BY AN ENEMY 被敌人占领, [I] if a place falls in a war or an election, a group of soldiers or a political party takes control of it

沦陷，失守; 被控制:

The city fell to the advancing Russian armies.

那座城市被挺进的俄军攻陷。

BE KILLED 遇害, [I] to be killed in a war

阵亡，被击毙;

HIT 打中 击中, [I always + adv / prep] to hit a particular place or a particular part of someone's body

打中，击中:

The first punch fell on his nose.

第一拳落在他的鼻子上。

it's as easy as falling off a log, [spoken] used to say that something is very easy to do

这极其容易

VOICE / SOUND 嗓音/声音, [I] if someone's voice or a sound falls, it becomes quieter or lower

〔嗓音或声音〕变轻，变小;

fall between two stools, [BrE] to be neither one type of thing nor another, or be unable to choose between two ways of doing something

两头落空; 举棋不定

fall on stony ground, [BrE] if a request, suggestion, joke etc falls on stony ground, it is ignored or people do not like it

〔要求、建议、笑话等〕未达到预期效果

fall from sb's lips, [literary] if words fall from someone's lips, they say them

〔话〕从某人口中说出

the stress / accent / beat falls on sth, used to say that a particular part of a word, phrase, or piece of music is emphasized or is played more loudly than the rest

重读/重音/拍子落在…上:

In the word 'report', the stress falls on the second syllable.

在 report 这个词里，重音落在第二个音节上。

MOVEMENT DOWN 向下的移动, [C] movement down towards the ground or towards a lower position

下跌，跌落; 跌倒:

the first fall of autumn leaves

秋叶的第一次飘落

The rise and fall of the dancers' bodies create a pattern.

舞者身体的起伏构成了一幅图案。

Mrs Evans had a fall (=fell to the ground) and broke her leg.

埃文斯太太摔了一跤，跌断了一条腿。

He stretched out his hands to break his fall (=prevent himself from falling too quickly and hurting himself) .

他伸出双手撑了一下，以免自己摔得太重。

REDUCTION 减少, [C] a reduction in the amount, level, price etc of something

〔数量、水平、价格等的〕下降，降低，减少;

There has been a fall in oil prices.

油价下跌了。

Their industrial output went down again in December, which meant a fall of 2.2% over the year.

12月，他们的工业产量再次下降，那就意味着全年减少了 2.2%。

SEASON 季节, [sing.] [AmE] the season between summer and winter, when leaves change colour and the weather becomes slightly colder

秋季;

Eleanor plans to go to Southwestern Community College this fall.

伊琳诺打算今年秋天去上西南社区大学。

The area is beautiful in the fall.

秋天，这个地区景色优美。

LOSS OF POWER / SUCCESS 失去权力/失败, [sing.] a situation in which someone or something loses their position of power or becomes unsuccessful

垮台，崩溃; 衰败:

The president lived on for twenty years after his fall from power.

那位总统下台后活了二十年。

the story of Napoleon's rise and fall (=period of success followed by failure)

拿破仑的兴衰史

Rumours are that the company is heading for a fall (=is likely to fail soon) .

谣传这家公司要倒闭了。

fall from grace, a situation in which someone stops being respected by other people or loses their position of authority, especially because they have done something wrong

〔尤因做错事后〕不再受人尊敬，失去权威性:

He was the head of the intelligence service until his fall from grace.

失去人们的信任之前，他是情报部门的负责人。

DEFEAT 战败, [sing.] a situation in which a country, city etc is defeated by an enemy

〔国家、城市等的〕陷落，沦陷; 战败，败亡:

the fall of Jerusalem in AD 70

公元 70 年耶路撒冷的沦陷

falls also Falls, [pl.] a place where a river suddenly goes straight down over a cliff

瀑布:

The spray from the falls is so dense that you can hardly see.

瀑布溅起的水雾密得让人难以看清东西。

Niagara Falls

尼亚加拉大瀑布

SPORT 体育运动, [C] an act of forcing your opponent onto the ground in WRESTLING or JUDO

〔摔跤或柔道中的〕压倒，按倒

SNOW / ROCKS 雪/岩石, [C] an amount of snow, rocks etc that falls onto the ground

〔雪、岩石等的〕降落（量）:

Fresh falls of snow were forecast.

预报还有几次降雪。

The road is blocked by a rock fall.

公路被崩落的岩石堵住了。

the Fall also the fall, the occasion in the Bible when God punished Adam and Eve by making them leave the Garden of Eden

人类堕落〔《圣经》中上帝惩罚亚当与夏娃，把他们赶出伊甸园〕