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fallvt. 1.not to assist,disappoint,leave alone不幫助,使失望,不管。 △2H.IV.5. 2. 39:“If truth and upright inno-cency fail me,/ I’ll to the King my master that isdead,”如果忠誠和正直不能給我?guī)椭覍幵缸冯S先王而去。 △3H. VI. 3. 3. 33: “And if thou fail us,all our hopeis done.”如果你真不管我們.我們的一切希望就完了。 2. miss,keep away from錯過,避開。 △Mac. 3. 1. 28(27): “Fail not our feast.” i. e. Do not miss our feast.別誤了宴會。 3. neglect,omit,leave undone玩忽,忘記,漏做。 △Oth.4. 1. 241 (228): “This fail you not to do,as you will一”,此事如荷同意,務(wù)請照辦。 4. disappoint. be wanting to使失望.對…是不夠的 △Lr. 4. 7. 3: “And every measure fail me.” (becauseKent’s goodness is immeasurable.)怎樣也不足以報答你的恩德。 5. come short of在…方面有所不足。 △Lr. 2. 4. 143(141): “I cannot think my sister in the least╱ Wouldfail her obligation.”我不能設(shè)想我姐姐在本分上會有一點欠缺。 ~ vi. 1. fall short,be wanting不足,缺少。 △H.VIII. 5. 1. 124(123): “If they shall fail,I. with mine enemies,╱Will triumph o’er ( =over) my person,”如果我失去了忠貞和誠實,我就和我的敵人一同為我自己的失敗而歡欣鼓舞。 2. cease,be wantin g,die out終止,缺少.滅絕。 △1H. VI.1. 4. 82: “Though thy speech doth fails,╱One eyethou hast to look to heaven for grace;”雖然你不能說話了,你還有一只眼睛仰望上天求恩。 △2H. VI. 2. 2. 54:“Henry doth claim the crown from John of Gaunt,/The fourth son; York claims it from the third; ╱TillLionel’s issue fails,his should not reign;”(his:i.e.Johnof Gaunt’s)亨利是從(愛德華三世的)第四子剛特的約翰來要求王位權(quán)利的;約克從第三子提出王位要求;那么.除非(第三子)萊昂耐爾的后代無嗣.他(剛特的約翰)的后嗣就不應(yīng)該登基為王。 3. become deficient,not act up to expectation. de-cline. be mistaken. err 欠缺,失靈,衰退,弄錯,出錯。 △Rom. 3. 5. 57: “Either my eyesight fails,or thoulookest pale.”若不是我的眼力不佳.就是你的臉色蒼白。 △H.VIII.4. 2. 109(108):“If my sight fail not,/ Youshould be lord ambassador from the Emperor,╱ Myroyal nephew,and your name Capuchius.”如果我的眼睛沒有看錯,你該是我的御外甥神圣羅馬皇帝派來的大使,你的名字叫卡普契斯。 4. miss success,miscarry失敗,受挫。 △H. V. 3. 2. 17(15):“If wishes would prevail with me,/ My purposeshould not fail with me,”如果我的希望能有作用,我的目的也就不會落空。 5. succumb,die屈服.死。 △H.VIII.1.2. 184: “Thathad the King in his last sickness failed,/ TheCardinal’s and Sir Thomas Lovell’s heads / Shouldhave gone off.”還說假如國王上次生病就一命歸天,紅衣主教和托馬斯·羅弗爾爵士兩個人的腦袋早就搬了家了。 6. stay away,not to appear離開,不出現(xiàn)。 △ 1H.IV. 1.2. 190 (170):“wherein it is at our pleasure to fail;”屆時我們故意不到那里。
falln. 1. dropping from a higher to a lower level落下。 △2H.VI.2.1.96 (94):“A fall off of a tree.”從一棵樹上跌下來。 2. downfall from favour,loss of greatness,disgrace失寵,失勢,丟臉。 △H.VIII. 3. 2. 440 (439): “Mark but myfall,and that that ruined me.”記住我的失勢,以及使我失敗的根源。 3. being thrown in wrestling (在摔跤中)被摔倒。 △As1.3. 26 (25):“in despite of a fall.”盡管會摔倒。 4. (term of wrestling) bout,round (摔跤用語)較量,回合。 △As.1.1. 134(126):“to try a fall.”較量一次,比試一個回合。 △As.1. 2. 219 (204): “You shall try but onefall.”你只準(zhǔn)和他斗一個回合。 5. downward stroke (of a sword) (刀劍的)向下的一劈。 △R.III.5.3.111(110):“Put in their hands thy brui-sing irons of wrath,/ That they may crush down,with a heavy fall,/ The usurping helmets of our ad-versaries;”把你那憤怒的刀劍交到他們手里,好讓他們用重重的猛劈,砍碎我們敵人的篡奪的頭盔。 6. falling or lapse into sin墮落。 △R.III.3.7.95 (96):“Two props of virtue for a Christian Prince,/ To stayhim from the fall of vanity;”一位信奉基督的君主的兩根賢德的支柱,可以幫助他堅定起來,不致因虛榮而墮落。 7. cadence in music,rhythm,succession of chordsclosing a musical period (音樂的)節(jié)奏,(樂章的)結(jié)束音。 △Tw.1.1.4: “it had a dying fall;”i.e. an endingwhich died away. 它有一種漸漸消沉下去的節(jié)奏;(又譯)它有一種裊裊的余音。 8. (blunder for) fault (錯用為)錯誤。 △Wiv.1.1.262(253): “It is a fery discretion answer,save the fall isin the ord (i.e. word) ‘dissolutely’.”這是很明智的回答,只是所謂“放蕩無恥”這個詞兒用錯了。
fallvt. 1. let fall,drop落下,放下,掉落。 △As.3.5.5: “Fallsnot the axe upon the humbled neck / But first begspardon.”在把斧頭向低垂的頸項上劈下的時候,也要先說一聲對不起。 △Mid.5.1.144 (142):“her mantle she didfall,”她掉下自己的披肩。 △R.III.1.2.183 (182)s.d.:“She falls the sword.” 她丟下劍。 △ R.III.5.3.135(134): “Tomorrow in the battle think on (i.e.thinkof) me,/ And fall thy edgeless sword.”明天在戰(zhàn)斗中你要想想我,那么你那把鈍劍就要從手里掉下來。 2. let fall. drop流下,滴落。 △Com.2.2.129 (125):“thou fall / A drop of water in the breaking gulf,”你把一滴水丟進了洶涌的海灣。 △Oth.4.1.257 (246):“Eachdrop she falls would prove a crocodile.”她流下的每滴眼淚就會變成一條鱷魚。 △R.III.1.3.353 (352):“Your eyesdrop millstones,when fools’ eyes fall tears.”傻瓜的眼睛滴落的是淚珠,你們的眼睛滴落的是磨盤。 3. drop,give birth to (獸)生(崽),生下。 △Mer.1.3.89(88):“Fall parti-coloured lambs,”生下了雜色的小羊。 4. befall,happen to降臨到,發(fā)生于。 △L.L.L.2.1.124:“Fair fall the face it covers!”愿幸運降臨給它罩著的那張臉! 5. strike打擊,侵襲。 △Lr.2.4.170(168):“To fall andblister her!”侵襲她,讓她生滿疥瘡! (按: blister her又作blast her pride.“摧毀她的驕傲”。) ~ vi. 1. drop落下。 △Mac.2.3.92 (85):“The repetition ina woman’s ear / Would murder as it fell.” (This un-conscious irony is a stroke of dramatic art.)這種敘述一落進婦女的耳朵就會變成殺人的兇器。 △Lr.1.1.146(144):“Let it fall rather.”讓它落下來吧。(又譯)射過來吧。 2. drop,come,get下降,至,到達。 △2H.VI.3.2.412:“This way fall I to death.”我從這條路走向死亡。 3. chance,come,begin偶然會,開始。 △Oth.3.3. 237:“May fall to match you with her country forms,”偶爾拿你和她本國人的漂亮外表做個比較。 4. come to be弄得。 △Tw.4.2.94(86): “Alas,sir,how fell you besides your five wits?” i.e. how do youcome to be out of your wits?唉,先生,你怎么會弄得失去你的理智(發(fā)瘋)了呢? 5. turn out結(jié)果變成,原來是。 △Ham. 4.7.70:“It falls right. ”這倒正好。 6. begin,start開始,著手。 △Lr. 4. 6. 38 (37): “If I could bear it longer,and not fall / To quarrel with your great opposeless wills,”如果我能忍受得再長久一些,不立即跟你們那不可抗拒的偉大意志發(fā)生沖突。 7. befall,happen,come to pass 降臨,發(fā)生,出現(xiàn)。 △Mer.1.2.95 (89): “An the worst fall that ever fell,”萬一最不幸的事情發(fā)生。 △Mer.3.2. 203 (202):“as the matter falls;”隨著事情的發(fā)生。 △1H.VI.2.1.58:“had your watch been good,/ This sudden mischief never could have fallen.”如果你們好生守衛(wèi),這一場突然的災(zāi)禍本來是絕不會發(fā)生的。 △R.III.5.1.16: “This is the day wherein I wished to fall / By the false faith of him whom most I trusted;”今天正是我曾希望發(fā)生的,在這一天我所最信賴的人對我背信棄義、翻臉無情。 △H .VIII.2.1.140:“yet I can give you inkling / Of an ensuing evil. if it fall,/ Greater than this.”但是我可以向你含糊透露一樁即將來臨的禍?zhǔn)?,它一旦發(fā)生,可比現(xiàn)在這件事嚴(yán)重得多。 8. befall,come to pass,(with a quibble on) give birth降臨,發(fā)生,(雙關(guān))產(chǎn)生。 △H.VIII.3.2.50: “I persuade me,from her / Will fall some blessing to this land, which shall / In it be memorized.”我相信,她將會使得喜慶降臨我們這片國土,使我國永記在人們心中。 9. sink into disrepute or adversity名聲掃地,陷入厄運。 △H.VIII.2.1.121: “Yet thus far we are one in fortunes:both / Fell by our servants,by those men we loved most;”但是我們的命運在這一點上仍是相同的:我們兩人都是因為我們的仆人、我們最親信的人而遭到陷害。 △H.VIII2.1.166: “The Cardinal / Will have his will,and she must fall. ”紅衣主教一意孤行,她一定要倒霉的。 10. be degenerated墮落。 △Mac.4.3.22:“Angels are bright still,though the brightest (i.e. Satan) fell.”天使仍然是光明的,雖然最光明的天使(指撒旦)墮落了。 11. ?succumb to the enemy’s attack屈服于敵人的進攻。 ?lie down躺倒。 △3H.VI.3.2.24: “I fear her not, unless she chance to fall ”我才不為她發(fā)愁呢,除非她自己屈服(雙關(guān):躺倒)。 12. fail失敗。 △1H.VI.2.5.90: “But as the rest,so fell that noble earl,/And was beheaded.”但是像其他人那樣,那位高貴的伯爵也失敗了并被斬首。 13. perish,fail覆滅,失敗。 △2H.IV.4.4.95:“And, when they stand against you,may they fall / As those that I am come to tell you of. ”當(dāng)他們起來反對你的時候,愿他們遭到覆滅,正像我要來告訴你的那些人們一樣。 14. perish死去。 △H.VIII.2.1. 135: “And when you would say something that is sad,/ Speak how I fell.”以后你們什么時候想談?wù)効杀氖虑?,就談我是如何死去的吧?br/>15. fall away,shrink,become thin and lean消瘦,收縮,變得細(xì)瘦。 △H.V.5.2.166 (159): “a good leg will fall,” i.e. a well-shaped leg will lose its shape and become thin and lean. 漂亮的腿會消瘦。 Phrases&Expressions: Fall,and cease: Let the heavens fall,and everything come to an end 讓天塌下來,一切都同歸于盡吧。 △Lr.5. 3266 (265):“Fall,and cease!”讓天塌下來,一切都同歸于盡吧! (按:對于這句話,學(xué)者們有不同解釋,這里是其中解釋的一種。) fall away: ?shrink皺縮,變瘦。 △1H.IV.3.3.1:“Bardolph,am I not fallen away vilely since this last action (i.e. the Gadshill robbery)?”巴道夫,自從上次那樁買賣以來,我是不是瘦得多了? ?shrink,forsake or leavea party退縮,拋棄一方,脫離一方。 △H. VIII. 2. 1. 127:“for those you make friends / And give your hearts to,when they once perceive / The least rub in your fortunes,fall away / Like water from ye,”因為你所當(dāng)做好友而對之推心置腹的那些人,一旦看到你們的命運遭遇到一點點挫折,他們便像流水一樣從你的身邊退走。 fall down: come to grief失敗。 △2H.IV. 4. 2. 44:“And though we here fall down,/ We have supplies to second our attempt: ”即使我們在這里失敗了,我們還有增援軍隊來繼續(xù)我們的努力。 fall foul: fall out,clash,come into conflict,quarrel鬧翻,沖撞,沖突.爭吵。 △2H. IV. 2. 4. 182 (169): “Shall we fall foul for toys?”難道我們一定要為了一些無聊事而鬧翻嗎? fall from: ?forsake,desert放棄,拋棄。 △Ado. 1. 1265 (255):“if ever thou dost fall from this faith,”如果有一天你放棄了這個信念。 △3H. VI. 3. 3. 208:“And as for Clarence,as my letters tell me,/ He’s very likely now to fall from him,”至于說克拉侖斯,據(jù)這信里告訴我,他現(xiàn)在很可能拋棄了他。 ?go against,act contrary to違反,逆…而行。 △Lr. 1. 2. 123 (110):“The King falls from bias of nature;”國王違反了他的慈愛本性。 fall in with: join with,be on friendly terms with與…聯(lián)在一起,同…關(guān)系友好。 △2H. VI. 4. 2. 33 (30):“Come,come,let’s fall in with them.”來,來,我們也參加他們那伙吧。 △R。IlI.3.5. 49 (50):“I never looked for better at his hands / After he once fell in with Mistress Shore.” 自從他跟肖爾太太相好以來,我就料到他干不出什么好事來。 fall into: come within (the range of) 進入…(范圍)之內(nèi)。 △H. VIII. 3. 2. 329 (328):“Because all those thingsyou have done of late /By your power legative withinthis kingdom / Fall into the compass of a praemuni-re;”因為你最近利用身為教皇代表的權(quán)力在國內(nèi)所做的一切事情已經(jīng)構(gòu)成侵犯(英國)國王權(quán)力之罪。 fall off: ?step back,retire,withdraw退回,退下,離開。 △H.VIII.4.1.63: “havin g brought the Queen ╱ To a prepared place in the choir,fell off / A distance from her;”簇?fù)碇鹾笞叩浇烫檬耙粋€事先準(zhǔn)備好的地方,然后就從她身邊退后一段距離。 ?become detached,prove faithless分離,變得不忠實。 △Lr. 1. 2. 118 (106): “Love cools,friendship falls off,”愛情變得冷淡,友誼反目為仇。 △Gent. 5. 4. 113: “Inconstancy falls off ere it begins.”i. e. An inconstant man begins to be faithless even before he has declared his love. 愛情不專一的人在開始時即已不忠。 ?withdraw from allegiance,fail in loyalty,revolt撤消忠誠,不忠誠,反叛。 △1H. IV. 1. 3. 94:“He never did fall off,my sovereign liege,”他從來也沒有反叛,最高的主上。 fall on: ?make an attack,attack對…發(fā)動進攻,進攻。 △H.VIII.5.4.57 (5.3. 53): “They fell on,I made good my place;”他們進攻,我堅守陣地。 ?become the share of,be enjoyed by,become the prey of成為…的一份,歸…享有,成為…的戰(zhàn)利品。 △1H. IV. 5. 4. 31: “I have two boys / Seek (i. e. who seek) Percy and thyself about the field; / But seeing thou fall’ st on me so luckily,/ I will assay thee,and defend thyself. ”我有兩個孩子,他們正在戰(zhàn)場上到處尋找波西和你;但是既然幸好你落到我手里,我就來對你考驗一番,你好好招架吧。 fall out: ?happen,take place,befall發(fā)生,降臨。 △Ado. 4. 1. 219 (217):“it so falls out”,i.e. It always so happens. 事情往往如此。 △Ham. 2. 2. 127: “As theyfell out by time,by means,and place,” i.e. as theytook place,at various times,in various ways andplaces.按照它們發(fā)生的時間、方式、地點。 △Ham. 3. 1. 16:“Madam,it so fell out that certain players / Weo’erraught on the way;”娘娘,我們在路上恰巧遇上了一班戲子。 △Oth. 4. 2. 242 (236): “which I will fashion to fall out between twelve and one,” 我可以設(shè)法安排在12點到1點之間。 △1H.VI. 2. 3. 4:“If all things fall outright,/ I shall as famous be by this exploit / AsScythian Tomyris by Cyrus’ death.” 只要一切事情順利發(fā)生,我就要因為這一壯舉而像殺死居魯士的西徐亞王后陶米莉斯那樣出名了。 △R.III. 3. 2. 64: “And so falls it out / With Rivers. Vaughan,Grey;” 這樣的事正發(fā)生在利佛斯、伏安、葛雷身上。 ?fall at odds,quarrel 爭執(zhí),爭吵。 △Ham. 2.1. 59 (57): “There falling out at tennis:” i.e. quarreling over a game of tennis.在那里因為打網(wǎng)球而吵架。 △ Lr. 2. 2. 91 (86):“How fell you out? say that.”你們怎樣爭吵起來的? 說說吧。 △ Rom. 3. 1. 29 (27):“fallout with a tailor”,和一個裁縫爭吵。 △R.III. 1. 3. 158(157): “Hear me,you wrangling pirates,that fallout/In sharing that which you have pilled from me!”聽我說,你們這些爭吵不休的海盜,你們因為瓜分從我這里搶奪去的東西而互相傾軋!fall out with: refuse; become angry with 拒絕;對…發(fā)脾氣。 △Rom. 1. 3. 32:“To see it tetchy and fall out with the dug !”看她發(fā)起脾氣來,把奶頭摔開了! fall pat:happen exactly 發(fā)生的事恰恰如此。 △ Mid.5.1. 188 (186): “You shall see it will fall pat as I told you.” 你們看吧,下面的事正跟我說的絲毫不差。 fall to: ? begin,get into 開始,進入。 △ 2H. IV. 2. 4. 60(55):“you two never meet but (i.e. that not) you fallto some discord.”你們兩個一見面就要吵架。 △ R.III. 1. 4.158 (153): “Come,shall we fall to work?”來,我們動起手來吧? △Ham.2. 1. 90 (87):“He falls to such perusal of my face / As 'a( = he) would draw it.”他開始細(xì)細(xì)打量我的臉,好像要把它畫下來。 ?become the share of,partake of 歸…享有,分享。 △Ham.1. 1. 95:“His fell toHamlet.”他的領(lǐng)土都輸給了哈姆雷特。 △Shr. 1. 1. 37:“The mathematics,and the metaphysics,/ Fall to them as you find your stomach serves you.” 數(shù)學(xué)和玄學(xué),在你有興致的時候也不妨鉆研。 ? apply oneself to,setto (esp. eating or fighting),begin eating,help your-self 開始干(尤指吃或打),開始吃,請吧。 △H.V. 5. 1. 38(37):“I pray you fall to;” 我請求你快吃吧。 △ As. 2. 7.171:“Welcome,fall to.”歡迎,請用吧。 fall to oneself: regain self-control,recover self-pos-session 恢復(fù)自制,恢復(fù)鎮(zhèn)定。 △ H. VlII. 2. 1. 35: “But he fell to himself again,and sweetly / In all the restshowed a most noble patience.” 但是他隨即恢復(fù)了鎮(zhèn)定,以后就很文雅地表現(xiàn)出一種極其高貴的忍耐態(tài)度。 fall[f?:l]n. 秋天,落下,墮落/ v. 倒(落)下,擊倒,砍倒,下降,下落,下跌,減價,兩肩著地,降落(臨),失陷,陷落,垮臺,被推翻,陣亡/ n. 傾斜,落差,秋季,瀑布 ◇ fall against the apparatus 摔倒碰器械(犯規(guī)動作)/ fall apart 土崩瓦解 fall asleep 入睡,玩忽職守 fall away 離開,消失 fall back 返回,撤退,退卻,價格回落 fall behind 落后 fall between two stools 兩頭落空 fall below 降到…水平之下 fall down on 在…方面失敗 fall due 到期,滿期 fall flat 達不到預(yù)期效果 fall from grave 墮落,犯罪 fall from power 下野,下臺 fall from the horse 落馬 fall for 受…騙,上…當(dāng) fall in action 陣亡 fall in love with 愛上 fall in with 同意,贊成 fall into bridge 后倒成橋 fall into column 排成縱隊 fall into disgrace 失勢 fall into neglect 逐漸被忽視 fall into place 依序排列 fall into rank 排隊 fall into ruin 已成廢墟 fall into the enemy’s hands 淪陷 fall into the habit of 沾染…的習(xí)慣 fall into the hand of俘獲 fall in 塌陷,集合,站隊 fall off 脫離編隊,火箭分離,下降,減少,衰退,離開 fall out 離隊,解散 fall on (upon)襲擊,進攻 fall on ball 魚躍捕球 fall on evil days 倒霉,窮困,潦倒 fall on knees 膝著地 fall on one’s knees 跪下 fall on one’s leg 化險為夷 fall on puck 摔倒壓球 fall on seat 坐地 fall out of 與…沖突 fall out of use 不再被使用,被放棄 fall over each other 爭奪,競爭 fall over 下傾,翻上 fall short of 缺乏,不足 fall through and stand exposed 敗露 fall through失敗,成為泡影 fall to piece 垮臺 fall to the ground 失敗,落空 fall under 受到影響 fall under the hammer 被拍賣掉 fall upon 進攻,襲擊 fall upon evil fines 陷入窮困境地 fall within 適合 ‖ fall accident 失事 fall astern 落在后面 fall-away jumper 向外跨步跳投,跳起離開原地的隊員 fall-away shot 從籃下向外移動中的投籃 fall-away slide 腳鉤滑壘 fall back后退,退回 fall-back area 安全區(qū) fall backward 后倒,向后倒,背摔 fall characteristic 下降特性(曲線)/ fall dive 倒下跳水 fall down 兩肩著地 fall down pass 倒地傳球 fall due(票據(jù)等)期滿 fall flat 完全失敗,跌倒 fall forward 墊上前倒 fall goods 秋季物品 fall in exchange 行情下跌 fall in stock股票跌價 fall into debt 負(fù)債 fall jump 飛躍著陸時跌倒 fall line 滾落線,直接下滑線 fall low 淪落 fall of currency 貨幣貶值 fall of man 人的墮落 fall-out area 放射形沾染地區(qū) fall-out contamination 放射形沾染 fallout meter 輻射量測試器 fallout ratio 誤檢率 fall-out wind 放射性微粒沉降風(fēng) fall semester 秋季學(xué)期 fall shot 倒地射門 fall time 衰減時間 fallen leaves 落葉 falling branch 彈道降弧 falling flap 下垂折板景片 falling head 落差,下降高度 falling leaf 飄擺滑翔 falling market 淡季 falling market 市價跌落 falling off 箭從箭臺上脫落,順風(fēng),市價下跌 falling price 跌價,減價 falling rolls 入學(xué)人數(shù)下降 falling speed 下落速度 falling tendency 看跌的趨勢,下跌趨勢 falling tide 落潮 falling tone 降調(diào) falling turn旋轉(zhuǎn)左(右)倒 falling velocity 下落速度 fall-back n. 降落,撤退,后退,可依靠的東西 fall-out n. 解散,回降物,放射性沉降 fallen adj. 倒塌的,被推翻的,已垮臺的,已死亡的 faller n.伐木工 fall-in n.一致 fall-off n.下降,衰落,逐步下降 fall-out n.散落,衰落,降落,附帶成果,副產(chǎn)品 fall-wind n. 下降風(fēng) fell adj. 倒下的 fellable adj. 可砍伐的,可采伐的 feller n. 伐木者 |