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小词大义——深秋物语fall

shelly 2011-11-10 06:00
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美国人习惯把秋天叫做fall,fall在英语中既是名词也是动词,其含义丰富。那么,在这个秋高气爽的季节里,大家一起来学习关于fall的一些短语吧~~

1. To fall about 捧腹大笑,笑得前仰后合

David made a joke so funny that we all fell about laughing.
大卫开的笑话太好笑了,我们都笑得前仰后合。

Come and join us for the comedy show. You’ll definitely fall about over it.
快来和我们一起看这部喜剧吧。你一定会捧腹大笑的。

2. To fall apart 散架,破碎

I have told you not to loan your car to Peter. Now you can’t complain about it falling apart.
我已经告诉你不要把车子借给彼特。现在车要散架了,你不能埋怨。

破裂,崩溃

The deal fell apart when we failed to agree on the price.
我们在价格上没能达成一致意见,生意吹了。

3. To fall for someone 爱上,倾心于

The fans who had fallen for the handsome actor screamed and yelled at the premiere.
影迷们对那位英俊的演员充满爱慕之情,在首映礼上大喊大叫。

4. To fall for something 信以为真

Don’t fall for his words. He’s a cheater.
不要相信他的话。他是个骗子。

5. To fall on 袭击,扑向(某人,某物)

The villagers fell on the thief with sticks.
村民们用棍棒袭击小偷。

The children fell on the food and ate it greedily.
孩子们扑向食物,狼吞虎咽地吃起来。

(责任)落在···身上;由···负担

The full cost of the wedding fell on the bride’s parents.
整个婚礼的费用由新娘的父母承担了。

Looking after his younger brother fell on him when he was only 12.
他只有十二岁就要负责照顾弟弟了。

6. To fall through 落空,失败

Our plans fell through because of lack of money.
我们的计划由于缺钱而落空了。

The party is going to fall through as most of the guests are not available.
由于大部分的宾客都不能来,晚会不得不取消了。

7. To fall out 掉落,脱落

His hair is falling out after medical therapy.
他接受药物治疗后,头发在脱落。

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