| 词汇 | take a fall |
| 释义 | take a fall and take a dive Theme: ARREST tr. to get arrested. (Underworld.)Bruno took a fall for the bank robbery.I didn't wanna take a dive, but the cop left me no choice. Theme: SPORTS - BOXING tr. to fake being knocked out in a boxing match.Wilbur wouldn't take a fall. He doesn't have it in him.The boxer took a dive in the second round and made everyone suspicious. take a fallIn boxing, to pretend to be knocked out by one's opponent, generally as a means of rigging the outcome of the match to create a profit for oneself or others from a bet placed on the match. Heavily favored to dominate the match against the challenger, the defending champion has been suspected of taking a fall in the championship bout last Saturday. take a falland take a diveto fake being knocked out in a boxing match. Wilbur wouldn't take a fall. He doesn't have it in him. The boxer took a dive in the second round and made everyone suspicious. take a fall1. Also, take a spill. Suffer a fall, fall down, as in You took quite a fall on the ski slopes, didn't you? or Bill took a spill on the ice. 2. Be arrested or convicted, as in He's taken a fall or two and spent some years in jail. [Slang; 1920s] take a falland take a dive1. tv. to fake being knocked out in a boxing match. The boxer took a dive in the second round and made everyone suspicious. 2. tv. to get arrested. (see also take the fall.) I didn’t wanna take a fall, but the cop left me no choice. |
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