| 单词 | fall |
| 释义 | fall fall // verb, noun
■ verb [no obj] (fell // fallen //)
1 to decrease in amount, value or level: Orders for new products have continued to fall. Their profits fell (by) nearly 30 per cent. The company's shares fell sharply on Tuesday. a period of falling prices Our market share has fallen to its lowest level ever. The index could fall below 10 000. See note at INCREASE
2 to pass into a particular state; to begin to be sth: The company fell into bankruptcy with debts of $12 billion. The first interest payment falls due (= must be paid) in January.
IDIOMS
fall foul of sb/sth to be guilty of not obeying sb/sth: Companies risk heavy penalties if they fall foul of the new accounting rules.
fall from grace to become less popular and successful, especially after doing sth wrong and losing people's trust: After the collapse of the Internet bubble, he quickly fell from grace and later left the company.
fall on your sword to take responsibility for sth bad that has happened, especially by leaving your job: If the company's profits don't improve this year, the CEO will be forced to fall on his sword.
fall short of sth to fail to reach the standard that you expected or need: We're going to fall short of our sales targets for this year.
⇨ ARREARS, PREY noun, STAND verb
PHRASAL VERBS
fall apart
1 to be in very bad condition so that parts break off: The machines are falling apart.
2 to have so many problems that it is no longer possible to exist or function: The merger plans fell apart last week. A board shake-up is not enough to stop things falling apart. ⇨ FALL THROUGH
fall away to become gradually fewer or smaller; to disappear: The market for their products fell away to almost nothing.
fall back to decrease in value or amount: Share prices fell back after brisk early trading.
fall back on sth (not used in the passive) to have sth to use when you are in difficulty or if other things fail: Many households have no savings to fall back on. The company can fall back on its classic brands. FALLBACK
fall behind; fall behind sb/sth to fail to keep level with sb/sth: All too often, companies fall behind technologically. The project has fallen behind schedule.
fall behind with sth to not pay or do sth at the right time: They had fallen behind with their loan repayments.
fall off to decrease in quantity or level: We expect sales to fall off in the new year. FALL-OFF
fall out of sth to no longer be part of a particular group or have a particular status: The group is in danger of falling out of the FTSE 100. Their products have fallen out of favour with consumers.
fall through to not be completed, or not happen: The deal fell through when they could not agree on price. FALL APART
■ noun [C]
FREE FALL
a decrease in size, number, rate or level: The firm announced a five per-cent-fall in profits. a dramatic fall in unemployment
a big/dramatic/sharp/slight/steep fall (in sth)
IDIOMS
sb's fall from grace a situation in which a person or a company becomes less popular and successful, especially after doing sth wrong and losing people's trust: The company suffered a dramatic fall from grace and most of its directors were replaced.
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