falling away

/fawl/US // fɔl //UK // (fɔːl) //

陨落,脱落,堕落,堕落了

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 indesertion

Synonyms

betrayal出卖,背叛,出卖行为,背叛行为 abrogation弃权,废止,废止权,废弃 apostasy叛教,叛教行为,叛教罪,背教 avoidance避免,避开,回避,逃避 backsliding倒退,倒退的人,倒退的情况,退退退退 departure离开,启程,离开的时候,离开时 derelict废弃的,荒废的,荒废,遗弃者 dereliction失职,失职行为,渎职,失职渎职 disaffection厌恶,嫌弃,疏离感,疏远 disavowal不承认,驳斥,不承认的事,拒绝承认 divorce离婚,离异,离职 elusion幻想,幻觉,幻象,幻影 escape逃避,逃脱,逃跑,逃亡 evasion逃避,逃避行为,躲避,逃避责任 falseness虚假性,虚假,假的,虚伪性 flight飞行,飞行篇,飞行器 forsaking放弃,抛弃,弃绝,舍弃 leaving离开,离开了,留下,离开时 perfidy背信弃义,敷衍了事,渎职,敷衍 rejection拒绝,拒绝接受,反对,排斥 relinquishment放弃,弃权,弃权书,辞职 renunciation放弃,弃权,离弃,舍弃 repudiation休妻,退约,退货,拒绝接受 resignation辞职,辞去职务,辞呈,辞职声明 retirement退休,退役,退职,退休人员 retreat撤退,退缩,闭关修炼,闭关 secession分离,分离主义,分裂,分离国 tergiversation捐赠,捐献,捐赠者,捐赠人 treachery背信弃义,奸诈,奸诈行为,诡诈 truancy逃学,旷课,逃课,逃学问题 withdrawal撤回,退出,撤出,撤销 absconding潜逃,潜逃的,潜逃中,逃亡 castoff弃置,弃置物,弃儿,弃权 defecting叛逃的,叛逃,叛变的,叛变 departing离开的时候,离去,离去的,离开时 disavowing不承认,不接受,不承认的,拒绝承认 going back on继续说,继续,继续下去,继续说下去 recreancy重生,重生代,重生期,隐居 running out on奔走相告,奔走相告的,奔波于,奔走相告的人

Antonyms

allowance津贴,补贴,津补贴,补助 approval批准,审批,认可,批准书 arrival抵达,到达,到任,到来 coming来了,未来,即将到来,来 meeting会议,会议内容,会议现场,聚会 ratification批准书,批准,批准权,认可 stay逗留,保持,逗留时间,留 aid援助 assistance援助,协助,帮助,协助工作 help帮助,帮忙,帮忙的,帮助的 staying住在,住房,住,住在这里

as inregress

Synonyms

degenerate堕落的,堕落,堕落的人,蜕变的 deteriorate恶化,变质,衰败,变差 ebb退潮,减压,退潮期,减震 fall back后退,回落,倒退,回归 fall off脱落,脱掉,脱离,掉下来 recede退缩,退却,后退,消退 revert回复,返还,恢复,归还 backslide倒退,倒退的情况下,倒退的情况,倒退的现象 lapse失误,失效,误时,过失 relapse复发,复发情况,復发,复发问题 retreat撤退,退缩,闭关修炼,闭关 retrogress倒退,倒退的情况,倒退的情况下,倒退是指 sink水槽,沉降,沉没,沉沦 fall away陨落,落下,掉落,沦陷 go back回去,回到,返回,回头 lose ground失地,失势,失落,失落的地方 roll back回滚,滚回,回转,回调 throw back扔回,抛回,扔回来,抛出 turn back回头,转回,回头看,回头是岸

Antonyms

develop发展,开发,发展的,发育 forge锻造,锻压,打造,锻打 forward谈到这个 improve改善,改进,完善,提高 increase增加,提高,增长,增 progress进展,进展情况,进步,进益 strengthen加强,强化,增强,巩固 grow增长,成长,长,壮大

as inremit

Synonyms

defer延期,推迟,延迟,押后 abate消减,削减,缩减,减轻 absolve赦免,免除,开脱,赦免了 alleviate减轻,纾解,缓解,缓和 amnesty赦免,大赦,特赦,大赦天下 cancel取消,撤销,撤消,取消了 condone纵容,宽恕,容忍,宽容 decrease减少,降低,下降,下跌 delay延迟,拖延,拖延时间,延误 desist停止,终止,住手,停止使用 diminish减弱,贬低,减轻,削弱 dwindle缩减,逐渐减少,萎缩,缩水 excuse托辞,借口,托词,原谅我 exonerate开脱罪责,开脱罪名,开脱责任,开脱 forbear忍受,隐忍,忍受者,忍受着 forgive宽恕,原谅,赦免,饶恕 halt停住,停顿,停止,驻足 intermit遗漏,隐瞒,漏报,隐匿 mitigate缓解,减轻,减轻影响,缓和 moderate温和的,温和,温文尔雅,温顺的 modify修改,更改,改动,改装 modulate调制,调控,调变,调解 pardon赦免,赦免书,赦免令,赦免权 prorogue序幕,序言,序曲,序厅 reduce减少,降低,削减,缩小 relax放松,松弛,放轻松,放松心情 release释放,发布,发行,发布会 repeal废除,废止,撤消,撤销 reprieve缓刑,赦免,缓和,缓刑期 rescind撤销,废止,取消,撤消 respite喘息,休养生息,暂休,喘息之机 shelve搁置,搁浅,搁架,搁置的 sink水槽,沉降,沉没,沉沦 slack松弛,松懈,松懈的,松垮的 slacken弛缓,松懈,松弛,弛缓的 soften变得柔和,变得柔软,变得柔和了,变得柔和起来 stay逗留,保持,逗留时间,留 suspend暂停,悬挂,吊销,暂缓 wane衰败,衰落,衰微,衰弱 weaken削弱,弱化,减弱,削弱了 ease up缓和,和缓,纾解,缓和气氛 fall away陨落,落下,掉落,沦陷 hold off抵制,搁置,拖住,隐瞒 hold up举起,抬起,举出,抬头 put off推迟,延缓,推迟了,推迟执行

Antonyms

accuse指控,指责,控告,控诉 advance进展,晋级,进展情况,预付款 aggravate加重,恶化,变本加厉,变本加厉地 allow允许,容许,让,准许 approve批准,核准,认可,通过 blame责备,指责,责怪,归咎于 carry on进行,继承,继续,进行下去 censure斥责,谴责,指责,训斥 charge收费,控告,控方,收费标准 condemn谴责,声讨,赔偿,判处 continue继续,继续说,延续,继续进行 develop发展,开发,发展的,发育 enlarge扩大,扩大范围,扩大规模,扩大化 expand拓展,扩充,扩大,扩展 extend延伸,延长,扩展,延续 go去,走,前往,走吧 grow增长,成长,长,壮大 hold持有,举行,保持,持有的 incite煽动,鼓动,挑动,挑起 increase增加,提高,增长,增 incriminate负罪,入罪,负罪感,归罪于 intensify强化,加大,加强,加紧 irritate刺激性,刺激,恼人的,烦人 leave alone放任自流,放任不管,放弃,放着不管 magnify凸显,放大,增大,凸现 permit许可证,允许,许可,准许 prolong延长,延续,延展,延长时间 punish处罚,惩治,惩处,惩罚 raise提高,抬高,抬起,抬起来 rise崛起,上升,兴起,涨 sentence句子,判刑,一句话,句话 strengthen加强,强化,增强,巩固 worry担心,忧虑,担忧,烦恼 encourage鼓励,激励,励,励志 forge锻造,锻压,打造,锻打 forward谈到这个 keep保持,保持保持

as insag

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as inlose ground

Synonyms

fall away陨落,落下,掉落,沦陷 fall farther behind更加落后,更加落伍,更加落後,更为落后 run out of gas没油了,没油耗了,没油耗 slump萧条,不景气,萧条期,衰退

as incontract

Synonyms

fall away陨落,落下,掉落,沦陷 fall farther behind更加落后,更加落伍,更加落後,更为落后 run out of gas没油了,没油耗了,没油耗 slump萧条,不景气,萧条期,衰退

as indrop off

Synonyms

diminish减弱,贬低,减轻,削弱 dwindle缩减,逐渐减少,萎缩,缩水 fall away陨落,落下,掉落,沦陷 fall off脱落,脱掉,脱离,掉下来 lessen减轻,减少,减轻了,减低 sag下垂,下降,下陷,下垂的 slacken弛缓,松懈,松弛,弛缓的 decline衰退,减少,衰落,下降 slide幻灯片,滑梯,幻灯,滑动 slip滑落,滑倒,滑移,溜 slump萧条,不景气,萧条期,衰退

Antonyms

develop发展,开发,发展的,发育 enlarge扩大,扩大范围,扩大规模,扩大化 expand拓展,扩充,扩大,扩展 extend延伸,延长,扩展,延续 grow增长,成长,长,壮大 increase增加,提高,增长,增 tighten拧紧,收紧,缩紧,紧缩 awake清醒的,觉醒,醒来,觉醒的 go up上去,上升,上涨,涨价 receive收到,收到了,收到的,收到了吗 rise崛起,上升,兴起,涨 take away拿走,带走,夺走,带走了 wake醒来,唤醒,醒来后,醒来的时候

as inebb

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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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