fall upon

/fawl/US // fɔl //UK // (fɔːl) //

跌倒在地,跌倒在地上,倾覆,跌倒在地的

Definitions

v.无主动词 verb

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fell, fall·en, fall·ing.
- : to drop or descend under the force of gravity, as to a lower place through loss or lack of support.
- : to come or drop down suddenly to a lower position, especially to leave a standing or erect position suddenly, whether voluntarily or not: to fall on one's knees.
- : to become less or lower; become of a lower level, degree, amount, quality, value, number, etc.; decline: The temperature fell ten degrees. Stock prices fell to a new low for the year.
- : to subside or abate.
- : extend downward; hang down: Her hair falls to her shoulders.
- : to become lowered or directed downward, as the eyes: My eyes fell before his steady gaze.
- : to become lower in pitch or volume: Her voice fell, and she looked about in confusion.
- : to succumb to temptation or sin, especially to become unchaste or to lose one's innocence.
- : to lose status, dignity, position, character, etc.
- : to succumb to attack: The city fell to the enemy.
- : to be overthrown, as a government.
- : to drop down wounded or dead, especially to be slain: to fall in battle.
- : to pass into some physical, mental, or emotional condition: to fall asleep; to fall in love.
- : to envelop or come as if by dropping, as stillness or night.
- : to issue forth: Witty remarks fall easily from his lips.
- : to come by lot or chance: The chore fell to him.
- : to come by chance into a particular position: to fall among thieves.
- : to come to pass, occur, or become at a certain time: Christmas falls on a Monday this year. The rent falls due the first of every month.
- : to have its proper place: The accent falls on the last syllable.
- : to come by right: The inheritance fell to the only living relative.
- : to be naturally divisible: The story fell into two distinct parts.
- : to lose animation; appear disappointed, as the face: His face fell when he heard the bad news.
- : to slope or extend in a downward direction: The field falls gently to the river.
- : to be directed, as light, sight, etc., on something: His eyes fell upon the note on the desk.
- : to collapse, as through weakness, damage, poor construction, or the like; topple or sink: The old tower fell under its own weight. The cake fell when he slammed the oven door.
- : to be born: Two lambs fell yesterday.

v.有主动词 verb

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fell, fall·en, fall·ing.
- : to fell.

n.名词 noun

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- : an act or instance of falling or dropping from a higher to a lower place or position.
- : that which falls or drops: a heavy fall of rain.
- : the season of the year that comes after summer and before winter; autumn.
- : a becoming less; a lowering or decline; a sinking to a lower level: the fall of the Roman Empire.
- : the distance through which anything falls: It is a long fall to the ground from this height.
- : Usually falls . a cataract or waterfall.
- : downward slope or declivity: the gentle rise and fall of the meadow.
- : a falling from an erect position, as to the ground: to have a bad fall.
- : a hanging down: a fall of long hair.
- : a succumbing to temptation; lapse into sin.
- : the Fall,Theology. the lapse of human beings into a state of natural or innate sinfulness through the sin of Adam and Eve.
- : Slang. an arrest by the police.
- : surrender or capture, as of a city.
- : proper place: the fall of an accent on a syllable.
- : Wrestling. an act or instance of holding or forcing an opponent's shoulders against the mat for a specified length of time.a match or division of a match.
- : a hairpiece consisting of long hair that is attached to one's own hair at the crown and usually allowed to hang freely down the back of the head so as to cover or blend with the natural hair.
- : an opaque veil hanging loose from the back of a hat.
- : falling band.
- : a decorative cascade of lace, ruffles, or the like.
- : Machinery, Nautical. the part of the rope of a tackle to which the power is applied in hoisting.
- : Hunting. a deadfall.
- : the long soft hair that hangs over the forehead and eyes of certain terriers.
- : Armor. a pivoted peak projecting over the face opening of a burgonet.
- : Astrology. the sign of the zodiac in which the most negative influence of a planet is expressed.
- : Mining. rock or ore that has collapsed from a roof, hanging wall, or the sides of a passage.

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- : fall away, to withdraw support or allegiance: The candidate's supporters fell away when he advocated racial discrimination.to become lean or thin; diminish; decline.to forsake one's faith, cause, or principles: Many fell away because they were afraid of reprisals.
- : fall back, to give way; recede; retreat: The relentless shelling forced the enemy to fall back.
- : fall back on / upon Also fall back to .to retreat to: They fell back on their entrenchments. The troops fell back to their original position.to have recourse to; rely on: They had no savings to fall back on.
- : fall behind, to lag, in pace or progress: We are falling behind in our work. Fatigued, some of the marchers fell behind.to fail to pay at the appointed time: She fell behind in her tax payments, and the property was confiscated.
- : fall down, Informal. to perform disappointingly; to disappoint; fail: He was doing well on the exam until he fell down on the last essay question.
- : fall for, Slang. to be deceived by: Imagine falling for such an old trick.to fall in love with: He's not at all the type you would expect her to fall for.
- : fall in, to fall to pieces toward the interior; sink inward.to take one's place in the ranks, as a soldier.Also fall in with .to become acquainted with, especially by chance: We fell in with an interesting couple from Paris.
- : fall off, to separate from; withdraw.to decrease in number, amount, or intensity; diminish: Tourism falls off when the summer is over.Nautical.to deviate from the heading; fall to leeward.South Midland and Southern U.S.to lose weight, usually due to illness: She was sick all winter and fell off till she was just skin and bones.
- : fall on / upon to assault; attack: The enemy fell on them suddenly from the rear.to be the obligation of: It has fallen on me to support the family.to experience; encounter: Once well-to-do, they had fallen on hard times.to chance upon; come upon: I fell upon the idea while looking through a magazine.
- : fall out, to quarrel; disagree: We fell out over who was to wash the dishes.to happen; occur: It fell out that we met by chance weeks later.to leave one's place in the ranks, as a soldier: They were ordered to fall out when the parade ended.Slang.to burst out laughing.South Midland and Southern U.S.to become unconscious; pass out.
- : fall through, to come to nothing; fail of realization: Despite all his efforts, the deal fell through.
- : fall to, to apply oneself; begin: to fall to work.to begin to eat: They fell to and soon finished off the entire turkey.
- : fall under, to be the concern or responsibility of.to be classified as; be included within: That case falls under the heading of errors of judgment.

Phrases

fall all over oneself
fall apart
fall asleep
fall away
fall back
fall back on
fall behind
fall between the cracks
fall by the wayside
fall down
fall flat
fall for
fall from grace
fall guy
fall in
falling down drunk
fall in line
fall in love
fall in place
fall into
fall in with
fall off
fall off the wagon
fall on
fall on deaf ears
fall on one's face
fall on one's feet
fall out
fall over
fall short of
fall through
fall through the cracks
fall to
fall under
bottom drops (falls) out
break one's fall
easy as pie (falling off a log)
let drop (fall)
let the chips fall where they may
ride for a fall
take the fall

Synonyms & Antonyms

as inlunge

Antonyms

discourage劝阻,劝告,阻止,劝说 dissuade劝阻,劝说,劝退,劝解 lose失去,损失,丧失,失去了 repress压迫,压制,镇压,压抑 retreat撤退,退缩,闭关修炼,闭关

as inpounce

Synonyms

ambush埋伏,伏击,突击检查,埋头苦干 attack攻击,袭击,抨击,抨击的 bound边界,捆绑,捆绑式,边界的 dart投掷飞镖,投枪,投射,投掷 dash冲刺,冲冲冲,破折号,冲刺一下 dive潜水,跳水,俯冲,潜入 drop下降,跌落,掉落,滴 jump跳跃,跃,跳,跃跃欲试 snatch抢夺,攫取,抢走了,抢走 spring春天,春季,弹簧,春天来了 strike打击,击中,罢工,击中了 surge激增,浪涌,澎湃,汹涌澎湃 swoop俯冲,猛扑,猛攻,猛击 take unawares打草惊蛇,冷不防,冷不防被人偷袭,冷不防被人发现

Antonyms

aid援助 ascend升腾,升高,升,晋升

as inraid

Synonyms

assault殴打,攻击,袭击,突击 blockade封堵,封杀,封锁,封闭 bomb炸弹,轰炸,爆炸,炸弹事件 bombard轰炸,轰击,炮轰,轰击声 harass骚扰,扰乱,骚扰他人,骚扰别人 invade入侵,侵袭,侵入,侵占 loot掠夺,抢夺,劫掠,抢劫 overrun越位,越界,掉头就跑,越位的情况 plunder掠夺,劫掠,攫取,抢夺 ransack打劫,洗劫一空,翻箱倒柜,洗劫 rob抢劫,抢夺,抢,打劫 storm暴风雨,风暴,暴雨,暴风雪 strafe扫射,扫荡,扫瞄,横扫 swoop俯冲,猛扑,猛攻,猛击 assail袭击,攻击,殴打,打击 breach裂口,违反,突破,突破口 charge收费,控告,控方,收费标准 despoil蹂躏,毁坏,掠夺,搜刮 devastate摧残,毁坏,蹂躏,破坏 forage草料,饲草,饲料,觅食 foray冒险,觅食,争取,觅食者 harry哈里,哈瑞,哈丽,海瑞 heat热度,热力,热,热量 inroad进展情况,进展顺利,进展,进展中 maraud掠夺,掠夺者,掠夺战,掠夺行为 pirate海盗,盗版,剽窃,剽窃者 rake耙子,钉耙,耙,钉钯 rifle步枪,来福枪,来复枪,来宾 sack袋子,袋子里的东西,袋子里的钱,袋子里的食物 sally莎莉,莎莉娅,莎士比亚,莎丽 shell空壳,壳,炮弹,外壳 slough滑坡,沼泽地,蜕皮,沼泽 strike打击,击中,罢工,击中了 sweep扫荡,扫除,清扫,打扫 torpedo鱼雷,水雷,舰艇,舰艇导弹 waste浪费,废物,废弃物,废弃 break in闯入,破门而入,闯入了 descend on降临,降临到,降临于,降临到了 fire on开火,开炮,开火了,开火的 knock off收工,淘汰,淘汰赛,敲诈勒索 knock over撞倒,撞翻,撞倒了,打翻 lean against靠着,靠,凭着,凭藉着 lean on倚靠,拄着,倚赖,倚仗 march on继续前进,继续前行,行进中,前进 sally forth勇往直前,奋起直追,奋起,奋力一搏 spoliate剥落,剥落的,疏散,疏松 tip over倾覆,翻倒,倾倒,翻倒在地

Antonyms

give给,给予,赋予,给与 receive收到,收到了,收到的,收到了吗 surrender投降,交出,投诚,缴械投降 build建立,建立一个 construct建设,构建,兴建,架构 help帮助,帮忙,帮忙的,帮助的 improve改善,改进,完善,提高 save拯救,保存,节省,挽救 aid援助 assist帮助,协助,辅助,辅佐 guard守护,守卫,守,守住 protect保护,防护,保障,保护环境

as instrike

Antonyms

aid援助 surrender投降,交出,投诚,缴械投降 make happy使高兴,使人高兴,让人高兴,使人高兴的是 please请,请你,请注意,请您 lose失去,损失,丧失,失去了 miss错过了,错过,怀念,错过的 not touch不接触,不碰,未触及,别碰 pass up弃权,放弃,放弃了,遗弃 tap轻拍,敲击,轻敲,敲打

as instumble

Synonyms

bump碰撞,撞击,颠簸,撞伤 tumble跌倒,翻滚,翻跟头,跌倒的 chance机会,机遇,机缘,的机会 discover发现,发觉,发现的,探索 encounter遭遇,遇到,邂逅,遇到了 find发现,找到,找到了,找到的 hit撞击,冲击,撞击声,敲击 light光,光线,光明,光照 luck幸运,幸运的是,幸运的,幸运之神 meet满足,遇见,遇到,迎接 blunder upon误入歧途,错失良机,忽悠人,误入歧途的 chance upon赶上,赶上了,赶到时,赶不上 come across见过,遇到,相遇,见过的 come up against遇到,遇到的,遇到的问题,遇到的情况 light upon亮光,亮起,亮了,光明 run across跑过,穿过,横穿,横跨 stub toe on趾高气扬,趾高气扬的,趾高气昂,趾高气扬的样子 turn up转身,翻身,出现,转变

Antonyms

avoid避免,避开,避免使用,避免了 fail不合格,失败,不及格,不成功 lose失去,损失,丧失,失去了 miss错过了,错过,怀念,错过的 pass by经过,过去,过去的事,走过 overlook忽视,忽视了,忽略了,忽略

as inbeset

Synonyms

bedevil祸害,祸起萧墙,祸患,祸不单行 beleaguer蓓乐格,蓓蕾格尔,蓓丽格,蓓蕾格 besiege围攻,围剿,围困,围堵 embarrass尴尬,窘迫,尴尬的,窘迫的 invade入侵,侵袭,侵入,侵占 overrun越位,越界,掉头就跑,越位的情况 perplex困惑,困扰,困扰的问题,疑惑 surround环绕,围绕,围住,围绕着 aggress侵略性,侵略,侵略者,侵略性的 assail袭击,攻击,殴打,打击 attack攻击,袭击,抨击,抨击的 badger獾子,獾,獾獾,狗獾 bug错误,窃听器,虫子,臭虫 circle循环,圈子,圆圈,圆 compass指南针,罗盘,指北针,罗经 dog犬,犬类,犬只,犬犬 encircle环绕,包围,环绕着,围住 enclose围住,附上,附带,附带说明 encompass包括,包围,涵盖,围绕着 entangle纠缠,纠结,纠缠在一起,缠结 environ设想,设想中的,设想一下,设为 girdle带子,腰带,腰部,腰围 harass骚扰,扰乱,骚扰他人,骚扰别人 harry哈里,哈瑞,哈丽,海瑞 hassle烦人,烦扰,纠缠不清,纠结 infest侵扰,滋扰,侵袭,滋生 nag唠叨,唠唠叨叨,叨叨 nudge劝说,鼓动,劝告,暗示 pester纠缠,纠缠不休,纠缠不清,缠扰 ride乘坐,骑车,骑马,驾 ring戒指,环,圆环,圈子 storm暴风雨,风暴,暴雨,暴风雪 strike打击,击中,罢工,击中了 drive up the wall开墙打洞,翻墙,驱车上墙,驱车前往 fall on摔倒在地,摔倒在地上,落下,跌倒时 give a bad time闹事,挨骂,闹腾,挨打 give a hard time为难,难为情,难为你了,受罪 give one the business招揽生意,招商引资,招财进宝,招商 give the needle给针,施针,打针,放针 jump on one's case擅作主张,跃跃欲试,颠倒黑白 pick on选择,选中,挑选,择 put the squeeze on施压,挤一挤,挤兑,挤压 start in on入手,入手了,进而,开工

Antonyms

clarify澄清,厘清,阐明,澄明 clear up清理完毕,清理干净,清理,清除 explain解释,说明,解释一下,解说 leave alone放任自流,放任不管,放弃,放着不管 please请,请你,请注意,请您 surrender投降,交出,投诚,缴械投降 aid援助 assist帮助,协助,辅助,辅佐 exclude排除,排斥,免除,剔除 free免费的,免费,自由的,自由 help帮助,帮忙,帮忙的,帮助的 let go放手,松手,放手吧,放开 lose失去,损失,丧失,失去了 release释放,发布,发行,发布会 support支持,支助,支撑,支持率 unloose松开,松开手,解开,放开

as income at

Synonyms

assail袭击,攻击,殴打,打击 assault殴打,攻击,袭击,突击 charge收费,控告,控方,收费标准 fly at飞在,飞奔在,飞翔在,飞驰在 go for去为,去争取,去找,前往 invade入侵,侵袭,侵入,侵占 light into光入,光线进入,光进,光线变成 rush匆匆忙忙,匆匆忙忙的,匆忙中,匆匆忙忙地

Examples

Since the 1980s, fall weather has made California increasingly prone to fire.
Check out all of our helpful tricks and tips at the link below or read on for some activity-specific advice sure to get you and your family moving outside and enjoying the rest of the fall.
British higher education had feared a sharp fall in admissions this fall.
Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company is entering fall with a virtual audio production.
We spoke with Hausmann in the fall of 2019, so he was talking about the end of that year.
Cassandra, whose hair has already begun to fall out from her court-mandated chemotherapy, could face a similar outcome.
According to the USDA, student participation began to fall, with 1.4 million students opting out of the lunch program entirely.
And that means they also fall under the umbrella of programs most likely to get the axe when state and federal budgets are tight.
I fall back into a dream and then suddenly there is a tapping on the window just above my bed.
Some contemporary police have military backgrounds to fall back on.
Do not the widow's tears run down the cheek, and her cry against him that causeth them to fall?
The left heel followed like lightning, and the right paw also slipped, letting the bear again fall heavily on the ice below.
As the window dropped, Ripperda saw the wounded postilion fall on the neck of his horse.
It mounted straight as a plume for a little way, until it met the cool air of evening which was beginning to fall.
Poindexter ordered his men to fall in, and they followed Porter, but at a more leisurely gait.

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