FALL1 when someone accidentally falls from a standing position2 to almost fall from a standing position3 when an upright object, a building, a wall, etc falls4 to fall through the air to the ground5 to fall off a horse, bicycle etc6 to deliberately make someone fall7 to let something fall or make something fallRELATED WORDSsee alsoDOWNACCIDENTHITJUMP1 when someone accidentally falls from a standing position 某人意外从站立位置跌倒fall /fɔːl/ [intransitive verb]to accidentallyfall from a standing position 跌倒，摔倒 She was going up the stairs when she fell. 她上楼时跌倒了。 George held on tightly, afraid that he might fall. 乔治抓得紧紧的，害怕自己会摔倒。fall down the stairs/steps etc There was concern for the Queen Mother yesterday after she fell down a short flight of steps at the airport. 昨天王太后在机场从一小段楼梯上摔了下来，大家非常关切。fall over/down /ˌfɔːl ˈəʊvəʳ, ˈdaʊn/ [intransitive phrasal verb]to fall onto the ground from a standing position 跌倒，摔倒 Ben fell down and scraped his knee. 本摔了一跤，擦破了膝盖。 Beginning skiers can expect to fall down a lot. 初学滑雪的人肯定要摔许多跤的。 The pavement was slippery and it was easy to fall over. 这条人行道很滑，行人很容易跌倒。have a fall /ˌhæv ə ˈfɔːl/ [verb phrase not in progressive]Britishif someone, especially an old person,has a fall, they fall and hurt themselves 【英】〔尤指老人〕跌了一跤〔造成损伤〕 My neighbour has had a fall and broken a rib. 我的邻居摔了一跤，断了一根肋骨。 Grandma had a bad fall in the snow that winter. 那年冬天祖母在雪地里重重地摔了一跤。tumble /ˈtʌmbəl/ [intransitive verb]to fall quickly down a slope or down stairs, rolling over and over and unable to stop 〔从斜坡或楼梯上〕滚下tumble down/off/into etc She tumbled down the stairs and landed in a heap at the bottom. 她从楼梯上滚下来，着地时蜷作一团。 A bus veered off the road and tumbled down the hill into the river below. 一辆公共汽车转向冲出路面，滚下山去掉进下面的河里。fall flat on your face /fɔːl ˌflæt ɒn jɔːʳ ˈfeɪs/ [verb phrase]to fall over suddenly so that you are lying on your front on the ground, especially in a way that makes you look funny 摔了个嘴啃泥，面朝下跌倒 She fell flat on her face getting out of the car. 她从汽车里出来时摔了个嘴啃泥。 The last time I wore high-heeled shoes I fell flat on my face outside a restaurant. 上次我穿高跟鞋在饭店的外头摔了个马趴。collapse /kəˈlæps/ [intransitive verb]to fall suddenly and heavily onto the ground, into a chair etc, because of tiredness, illness, or injury 突然倒下；瘫倒〔因疲倦、疾病或受伤〕 One of the horses collapsed from exhaustion after the race. 其中一匹马在比赛后因精疲力竭而倒下了。collapse on Cohen was hospitalized after he collapsed on the floor and briefly lost consciousness. 科恩瘫倒在地短时间失去知觉，后来被送进了医院。collapse into Milligan collapsed into a chair, sighing deeply. 米利根瘫坐在椅子上深深地叹了口气。collapse [singular noun] After Stephen's sudden collapse during the meeting, he was rushed to the hospital. 斯蒂芬在会上突然倒下，被急速送往医院。keel over /ˌkiːl ˈəʊvəʳ/ [intransitive phrasal verb]to suddenly fall to the ground, because you are ill or have had a shock 突然倒下〔因生病或受到惊吓〕 She'd been complaining of a headache all morning, and suddenly she just keeled over. 她整个早上都在叫头痛，突然就这么倒下了。 Carson keeled over and died in front of the nightclub after taking a number of illegal drugs. 卡森吞服了几种毒品后突然倒下，死在夜总会门前。go head over heels /gəʊ ˌhed əʊvəʳ ˈhiːlz/ [verb phrase]to fall forward with so much force that you roll over 一个倒栽葱跌翻在地 She slipped on the polished floor and went head over heels. 她在光滑的地板上滑了一下，摔了一个倒栽葱。 Shelly's horse stepped into soft sand and went down, horse and rider going head over heels in a cloud of dust. 谢利的马踏进松软的沙土中倒下了，在一阵飞扬的尘土中人栽马翻。2 to almost fall from a standing position 差点从站立的姿势摔倒tripalsotrip overBritish /trɪp, ˌtrɪp ˈəʊvəʳ/ [intransitive verb]to accidentally hit something with your foot when you are walking or running, so that you fall or nearly fall 〔绊了一下〕摔倒；几乎摔倒 I didn't push him - he tripped. 我没推他，他自己绊倒的。 She'd had quite a lot to drink and kept tripping over. 她喝了很多酒，一次次地跌倒在地。trip over Pick up that box -- someone might trip over it. 把那盒子捡起来—有人会绊倒的。trip on Her medical problems began when she tripped on a rug and broke her hip. 她被地毯绊倒摔折了髋骨后，医疗问题就开始了。trip and fall One boy tripped and fell into the water. 有个男孩绊了一跤跌入水中。slip /slɪp/ [intransitive verb]to accidentally slide on a wet or smooth surface, so that you fall or nearly fall 失脚；滑跤 Be careful you don't slip - the floor's wet. 当心，别滑倒，地上是湿的。slip on She slipped on the icy sidewalk and grabbed Will's arm to steady herself. 她在结冰的人行道上滑了一下，赶快抓住威尔的手臂稳住自己。slip and fall I walked slowly through the mud, trying not to slip and fall. 我在烂泥中缓缓行走，尽量不让自己滑倒摔跤。stumble /ˈstʌmbəl/ [intransitive verb]to nearly fall down when you are walking or running, because you do not put your foot down carefully or because something is in the way 绊脚；绊跌 In her hurry, Eva stumbled and dropped the tray she was carrying. 伊娃于匆忙间绊了一下，手中的托盘也掉到地上。stumble on/over Mason headed towards the house, stumbling on the rough ground. 梅森朝屋子走去，在高低不平的地上跌跌撞撞。lose your balance /ˌluːz jɔːʳ ˈbæləns/ [verb phrase]to fall or nearly fall, when you need to balance carefully to remain in an upright position, for example when you are standing on a ladder or riding a bicycle 失去平衡〔如站在梯子上或骑自行车时〕 I tried to help Gina up, but I lost my balance and we both fell into the stream. 我想帮助吉娜站起来，可我失去了平衡，结果我们两人都掉进了溪中。 Bill was leaning over to watch, and lost his balance. 比尔俯身去看，结果失去了平衡。lose your footing /ˌluːz jɔːʳ ˈfʊtɪŋ/ [verb phrase]to lose your balance because your foot slips, especially when you are walking or climbing over an uneven or slippery surface 滑跤〔尤指在不平或滑溜的表面上行走或攀登时〕 I lost my footing on the snowy bank and fell into the river. 我走在积雪的河岸上脚下一滑，就跌入了河中。 A climber who lost his footing was taken to hospital with serious injuries. 一位登山者失足摔成重伤后被送进医院。3 when an upright object, a building, a wall, etc falls 直立的物体、建筑、墙等倒塌fall /fɔːl/ [intransitive verb] She was playing just yards from where the building fell. 她当时正在离房子倒塌处几码的地方玩。fall across/onto/on top of A tree had fallen across the road and blocked it. 一棵树横倒在路上，把路堵住了。fall off/out of/from The days were getting shorter and the leaves had started falling from the trees 白天变短了，树开始掉叶子。 I can't find my passport - it must have fallen out of my pocket. 我找不到我的护照，肯定从我口袋里掉出去了。fallen [adjective only before noun] Fallen trees blocked the railway tracks. 倒下的树堵住了铁轨。fall over /ˌfɔːl ˈəʊvəʳ/ [intransitive phrasal verb]if a tall objectfalls over, it falls onto its side from an upright position 〔高的物体〕倒下 That bookcase looks as if it's about to fall over. 这个书柜看上去马上要倒下来了。 There was no wind; the tree just fell over. 没有风，这棵树是自己倒下的。fall down /ˌfɔːl ˈdaʊn/ [intransitive phrasal verb]if a building, wall, or fencefalls down, part or all of it falls to the ground, because it is in bad condition or because it has been damaged 〔建筑物、墙、篱笆等〕倒塌，倒下 A boy was injured yesterday when part of a wall fell down near to where he was playing. 昨天一堵墙倒在一个男孩玩耍处附近，男孩受了伤。 A large tree fell down during a windstorm and damaged our car. 刮风暴时，一棵大树倒下砸坏了我们的汽车。collapse /kəˈlæps/ [intransitive verb]if a building, wall etccollapses, it suddenly falls down, especially because of a sudden pressure 〔建筑物、墙等〕倒塌；坍塌 Our tent collapsed in the middle of the night. 夜里我们的帐篷倒塌了。 The building was badly damaged in the explosion, and rescue workers are worried that it may collapse. 这幢建筑物在爆炸中遭到严重损坏，营救人员担心它可能会倒塌。 Minutes later the second tower collapsed. 几分钟后第二座塔楼倒塌了。fall in /ˌfɔːl ˈɪn/ [intransitive phrasal verb]if a rooffalls in, it falls to the ground inside the building 〔屋顶〕塌陷，坍下 During the hurricane the roof fell in. 刮飓风的时候，屋顶塌陷了下来。fall in on We need to fix the ceiling before it falls in on us. 在屋顶塌下来砸到我们头上之前，我们得把它修好。cave in /ˌkeɪv ˈɪn/ [intransitive phrasal verb]if a roof, wall etccaves in, it suddenly and heavily falls inwards especially because it is weak and in bad condition 〔屋顶或墙等因不牢固或破旧而突然〕往里倒坍 The roof has caved in, so the whole building has been declared unsafe. 屋顶已经塌了，所以整座楼已被宣布为危房。cave in on Wooden beams support the roof, preventing it from caving in on the miners. 木梁支撑着坑道顶，以防塌下来压到矿工。topple over /ˌtɒpəl ˈəʊvəʳǁˌtɑː-/ [intransitive phrasal verb]if somethingtopples over, it moves unsteadily backwards and forwards then falls to the ground 摇晃着倒塌，摇摇欲坠地终于倒下 The little boy put one more brick on the tower and it toppled over. 小男孩在积木塔上又放了一块积木，塔摇晃着倒塌了。 That plant's going to topple over if you don't put it in a bigger pot. 如果你不把那株植物移到大些的花盆里，它会倒的。tip over /ˌtɪp ˈəʊvəʳ/ [intransitive phrasal verb]to suddenly turn and fall to the ground as a result of not being properly balanced 〔因失去平衡而突然〕倾翻 I sat on the edge of the table, and the whole thing tipped over. 我坐在桌子边上，它整个倒了下来。 The fire started when a lamp tipped over and ignited a cloth sofa. 灯翻倒了引燃了一张布沙发，火就烧了起来。4 to fall through the air to the ground 从空中掉落到地上fall /fɔːl/ [intransitive verb] One of the climbers fell fifty feet. 有一个登山者掉下去50英尺。 A light rain was falling. 正在下着小雨。fall out/into/from etc She opened the cupboard and everything fell out. 她打开壁橱，东西全部掉了出来。 There should be spaces between the boards of the deck to allow debris to fall through. 平台的板条之间应该有空隙让垃圾尘土掉下去。 Fred fell out of the tree and broke his arm. 弗雷德从树上掉了下来，摔折了手臂。 The girl had fallen from a fourth-floor window, but was not badly hurt. 女孩从四楼窗口掉下，但未受重伤。fall on Careful that box doesn't fall on you, Charlotte! 夏洛特小心，别让盒子掉到你身上！fall off /ˌfɔːl ˈɒf/ [intransitive/transitive phrasal verb]to accidentally fall from something in a high position to the ground 〔从…〕掉下；跌落 Jim was laughing so hard he fell off his chair. 吉姆笑得从椅子上摔了下来。 A bag of groceries fell off the table onto the floor. 一袋食品杂货从桌子上掉落到地上。plunge /plʌndʒ/ [intransitive verb]to suddenly fall a long way from somewhere high up 〔从高处〕猛地坠下 The aeroplane's engines failed and it plunged into the ocean. 飞机发动机失灵，坠入了大海。plunge off/down/into etc Their car swerved to avoid a truck, and plunged off the cliff. 他们的汽车一个急转弯想避开一辆卡车，却坠下了悬崖。plunge to your deathfall a long way and be killed 从高处摔死 A skydiver plunged to his death yesterday when his parachute failed to open. 昨天一名跳伞运动员降落伞没打开，掉下来摔死了。plummet /ˈplʌmɪt, ˈplʌmət/ [intransitive verb]to fall from somewhere high up, very quickly and very directly 快速落下，径直掉下 The rope snapped, causing the climber to plummet several hundred feet down the mountain. 绳子咔嚓绷断，爬山运动员从高山上一坠几百英尺。 Two aircraft on a training flight collided and plummeted to the ground. 两架飞机在飞行训练时相撞后径直摔到地上。drop /drɒpǁdrɑːp/ [intransitive verb]to fall suddenly from a high place straight down onto or towards the ground 落下；掉下drop onto/to/from etc Two bottles rolled across the table, dropped onto the floor, and smashed. 两只瓶子从桌上滚过，掉到地上摔得粉碎。 A few pine cones had already dropped to the ground. 一些松球已掉落地上。tumble /ˈtʌmbəl/ [intransitive verb]to fall quickly through the air, rolling over and over 快速地翻滚而下tumble down/off/from etc A little girl tumbled about 30 feet from the window of her family's third-floor apartment. 有个小女孩从她家三楼的窗口30英尺高处翻落下来。come down /ˌkʌm ˈdaʊn/ [intransitive phrasal verb]if rain, snow etccomes down, it falls heavily 〔雨、雪等〕下得又急又大 We can't go out now -- the rain's really coming down. 我们现在出不去了—雨下得非常大。 Snow was coming down so thickly I could barely see through the window. 雪下得这么大，我从窗口往外看都看不清东西。5 to fall off a horse, bicycle etc 从马、自行车等上面掉下fall off /ˌfɔːl ˈɒf/ [intransitive/transitive verb]to accidentally fall from something you are riding on, for example a horse or a bicycle 〔意外地从马上或自行车上〕掉下，摔下 He fell off his bike and broke his wrist. 他从自行车上摔下来，手腕骨折。 A bolt broke on an amusement park ride, and several children who fell off were seriously injured. 游乐场的游乐设施上有一枚螺栓断掉了，几名儿童摔下来受了重伤。be thrown /biː ˈθrəʊn/ [verb phrase]to fall off a horse or similar animal because of a violent or sudden movement 〔从马或类似的动物上〕被摔下来 Rodeo riders can suffer appalling injuries after being thrown by bulls and steers. 牛仔竞技表演的骑手们被公牛和菜牛摔下后可能受重伤。be thrown from He broke his neck when he was thrown from a horse. 他被马摔下来折断了脖子。6 to deliberately make someone fall 故意使人摔倒knock somebody over/knock somebody down /ˌnɒk somebody ˈəʊvəʳ, ˌnɒk somebody ˈdaʊnǁˌnɑːk-/ [transitive phrasal verb]to push or hit someone hard, so that they fall to the ground 把某人推倒；把某人打倒〔在地〕knock somebody over/down Careful where you're going! You nearly knocked me over! 走路看仔细点！你差点把我撞倒！ In the rush to get out of the building, she was knocked down. 大家从房子里蜂拥而出时她被推倒在地。knock down/over somebody Some of the bigger boys purposely knock over the smaller ones. 一些大孩子故意把小些的孩子撞倒在地。tripalsotrip up /trɪp, ˌtrɪp ˈʌp/British /trɪp, ˌtrɪp ˌʌp/ []to make someone fall or almost fall by putting your foot or another object in their way 绊倒 One of the runners claimed she had been tripped. 其中一名赛跑运动员称她是被绊倒的。trip somebody up One man tripped me up and the other one grabbed my handbag. 一名男子绊倒了我，另一个抢了我的手提包。push somebody over /ˌpʊʃ somebody ˈəʊvəʳ/ [transitive phrasal verb]to deliberately push someone with your hand so that they fall to the ground 〔故意〕把某人推倒〔在地〕 Another little kid came and pushed him over onto the grass. 另一个小孩过来把他推倒在草地上。knock somebody to the ground /ˌnɒk somebody tə ðə ˈgraʊnd ǁ ˌnɑːk-/ [verb phrase]to hit someone so hard that they lose their balance and fall to the ground 把某人击倒在地上 A teenage boy knocked him to the ground and ran off with his briefcase. 一个十几岁的男孩将他打倒在地，抢了他的公文包逃走了。7 to let something fall or make something fall 让某物落下或使某物落下drop /drɒpǁdrɑːp/ [transitive verb]to stop holding something so that it falls, especially accidentally 使落下，使掉下〔尤指无意的、不当心的情况下〕 Watch you don't drop that box - it's very heavy. 当心别把那箱子掉到地上，它很重。 Her hands shake constantly and she keeps dropping things. 她双手不停地颤抖，老是掉东西。 You dropped your toy. Do you want it back? 你把玩具掉了，要捡回来吗?drop something on/onto something Margaret dropped the letters onto her desk. 玛格丽特把信扔到书桌上。knock over /ˌnɒk ˈəʊvəʳǁˌnɑːk-/ [transitive phrasal verb]to hit something so that it falls onto its side from an upright position, especially when you do this accidentally 弄倒；打翻knock something over Be careful or you'll knock the vase over. 当心点，不然你会把花瓶碰倒的。knock over something He bumped into the table and knocked over the candle. 他撞到了桌子，把蜡烛碰倒了。spill /spɪl/ [transitive verb]to accidentally let liquid, powder, or small pieces of something fall onto a surface and spread out over it 〔使〕溢出，溅出，洒出 Oops, I just spilled my water. 哎哟，我刚把水弄洒了。spill something down/all over/onto something ‘How was the party?’ ‘OK, but some idiot spilled wine all over my new dress.’ “聚会怎么样？“还行，可有个白痴把酒都洒在我的新裙子上了。” Aaron spilled all the popcorn on the floor. 阿伦把爆米花洒了一地。tip over /ˌtɪp ˈəʊvəʳ/ [transitive phrasal verb]to make something fall over, usually accidentally, by making it lose balance 〔把〕碰翻，使翻倒tip something over The cat managed to tip the Christmas tree over. 那只猫设法把圣诞树弄翻了。tip over something He accidentally tipped over a candle, and the tablecloth caught fire. 他不小心碰翻了蜡烛，桌布烧了起来。overturn /ˌəʊvəʳˈtɜːʳn/ [transitive verb]to make something fall on its side or turn something over completely, especially by pushing it very hard 〔尤指用力推〕〔使〕翻倒，打翻，〔使〕倾覆 The wind was so strong that it overturned dustbins and wrecked fences. 风强劲得吹翻了垃圾筒，吹坏了篱笆。 Protestors overturned cars and set fire to them. 抗议者推翻了汽车并点火烧车。upset /ʌpˈset/ [transitive verb]to accidentally knock or push something over, so that its contents fall out and spread over a wide area 〔无意地〕打翻，弄翻 One of the kids upset a bottle of water on the table. 有个小孩把一瓶水打翻在桌上了。