内容简介
“Fall” 既可作名词,也可作动词。它的用法有很多,比如,表示 “落下”、“摔倒”、“减少” 或谈论 “状态变成…”。看视频,学习单词 “fall” 的六个常见用法。
用法总结
1. 动词 “fall” 可以表示 “掉落,落下”。
- In the autumn, the leaves start to fall.
- The book fell off the shelf.
* 在美式英语中,名词 “fall” 可以用来指 “autumn(秋天,秋季)”。
2. 动词 “fall” 可以表示 “跌倒,摔倒”。
- When learning to walk, toddlers fall a lot.
- The floor was so slippery that they both fell over.
3. 与上面的动词相对应,名词 “fall” 可以表示 “倒下,摔跤”。
- When learning to walk, toddlers fall a lot but they’re usually not bad falls.
- His back was badly injured from the fall.
4. 动词 “fall” 可以表示 “(大小、数量或力量)减少、降低”。
- No one knows why the house prices have fallen.
- The temperature fell below zero last night.
5. 与上面的动词相对应,名词 “fall” 可以表示 “(大小、数量或力量)减少、降低的事实”。
- There has been a fall in house prices recently.
- There’s been a dramatic fall in the size of the rainforest.
6. 动词 “fall” 还可以用来谈论 “变成(某种状态)”。
- She fell asleep during the concert.
- The crowd fell silent after his speech.