fall¹/fɔːl $ fɑːl/

v.

➊ come down onto the ground

➋ move suddenly down onto the ground when you are standing

➭ pp. fell/fel/

➭ pt. fallen/'fɔːlən $ 'fɑː-/

v. [I]

➊ 落（下），降落：The rain/snow has been falling all day. 雨/雪下了一整天。

◇The leaves have started to fall. 树叶开始凋落。

➋ 跌倒；倒下，倒塌：He fell and broke his leg. 他摔断了腿。

◇She fell into the river. 她掉进了河里。

◇I fell down a moment ago and my leg hurts now. 我刚刚摔倒了，现在腿疼。

fall asleep/ill/silent 入睡/病倒沉默起来：She was very tired and fell asleep at the desk. 她很累，竟然伏在课桌上睡着了。

fall off (sth) （从…）脱落；跌落：The mirror fell off the wall. 镜子从墙上脱落下来。

音组-all/-ɔːl $ -ɑːl/

all; ball; call; fall; hall; small; tall; wall

用法fallen leaves（落叶）中的fallen为不及物动词的过去分词作形容词用，不表示被动，而是表示已经完成。类似的还有a grown man （成人）。

用法口语中常用fall down来表示“摔倒”。

谚语A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit. 吃一堑，长一智。

辨析drop; fall

n. = autumn

n.〈美〉 [U; C] 秋季：We met in the fall of 2006. 我们于2006年秋季相遇。

◇a warm fall 温暖的秋季

用法泛指“在秋天”时，英国英语用in (the) autumn，但美语in the fall中the不能省。