英语词汇“fall down”的读音、翻译、释义、用法及例句-青年旅行网

词汇

fall down

释义

Phr V

fall down

falls, falling, fell, fallen

fall down

to fall to the ground

In the strong winds they were worried that the tree in the garden would fall down.He stumbled a few metres and then fell down.

to fail because of not being satisfactory for a particular purpose

The book falls down by failing to bring out the hero's true character sufficiently.

often + in

The government has been accused of falling down in its duty to prevent materials being sold abroad for the manufacture of weapons.

downfall

noun the sudden failure of a person or organization, or something that causes thisusually singular

This series of military defeats brought about the downfall of the government.In the end, it was the continual drinking that was his downfall.

be falling down

(always in continuous tenses) if a building is falling down, it is in extremely bad condition

Much of the city's housing that was built in the 60's is now falling down.

fall down

verb to fail at something US, 1899

phrasefall down1. fall down to fall onto the ground: She slipped on the ice, fell down and broke her leg. During the night, several trees had fallen down.■ SIMILAR TO: fall over2. be falling down if a building is falling down, it is in very bad condition and needs repairing: There were very few hospitals, and the ones that did exist were falling down.■ SIMILAR TO: delapidated formal3. fall down BrE to fail to be good enough or to be successful because of a particular reason or in a particular way: Where the book falls down is in the poor quality of the colour reproductions. "What if someone doesn't keep up with the payments?" "That's when the whole system falls down."fall down on the job (=fail to do what you should be doing on your job) I'm appalled by her attitude. It suggests I'm falling down on the job.downfall n singular when someone loses their position of power, or stops being successful+ of the downfall of Margaret Thatcherbe sb's downfall if something is someone's downfall, it causes them to lose their position of power, or stops them from being successful: In the end, his pride was his downfall.

fall down

1. To drop or fall from a particular place or height. Lucy fell down at the playground and scraped her knee. One of the picture frames fell down last night—that was the noise you heard.

2. To fail to do something adequately or as expected. To convey this meaning, the phrase "fall down on the job" is often used. It was the government's duty to make sure their citizens were protected from a financial disaster like this, but they've fallen down on the job. Jeez, what a glaring mistake. It looks like someone fell down on the job.

fall down

to drop or topple. The baby fell down. Walk carefully on this ice or you will fall down.

fall down

Fail to meet expectations; lag in performance. For example, It was disappointing to see him fall down on the job. This expression transfers a literal drop to a figurative one. [Second half of 1800s]

fall down

To drop or tip over: I slipped on the ice and fell down the steps. A lot of trees fell down during the hurricane.

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