落luò
Ⅰ ? ? （掉下） fall; drop: 脫 ～ shed off; 墜 ～ sink into; drop down; 花瓣 ～ 了。 The petals fall. 河水從高原上下 ～ 時， 形成了巨大的瀑布。 As the river drops from the plateau, it forms great waterfalls.
? （下降） go down; set: 降 ～ descend; 潮水 ～ 了。 The tide is low [out]. 圓圓的太陽已經(jīng)要 ～ 山了。 Already the round sun was setting.
? （使下降） lower: ～ 帆 lower a sail; 把簾子 ～ 下來 lower the blinds
? (衰??； 飄零) decline; come down; drift about: 淪 ～ degenerate; 衰 ～ decline; go downhill; 流 ～ drift about; 你怎么 ～ 到這步田地！ How did you get into such a plight?
? （遺留在后面） lag behind; fall behind: 名 ～ 孫山 fall far behind; fail in a competitive examination; 那個跛足的孩子遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn) ～ 在后面。 The lame child lagged far behind. 在造船方面英國已 ～ 到日本后頭了。 Britain has fallen behind Japan in shipbuilding.
? (停留； 留下) stay; stop over; leave behind: ～ 棧 stop at an inn for the night; ～ 下痕跡 leave a trace behind
? （歸屬） fall onto; rest with: 政權(quán) ～ 在人民手里了。 The state power has fallen onto people's hands. 責(zé)任自然地 ～ 到了我們肩上。 The responsibility naturally fell on our shoulders.
? （得到） get; receive: ～ 埋怨 be blamed; ～ 不是 be criticized
? （用筆寫） set ink (in writing); write with pen: ～ 帳 enter an item in account Ⅱ ? （停留的地方） whereabouts: 著[下] ～ whereabouts
? （聚居的地方） settlement; residence: 部 ～ tribe; 村 ～ village; hamlet
? （姓氏） a surname: ～ 寧 Luo Ning
另見 see also là; lào; luō。
◆落榜 flunk a competitive examination for a job or school admission; 落筆 start to write or draw; put pen to paper; 落膘 (of livestock) become thin; 落泊 [書] be in dire straits; be down and out; bold and generous; unconstrained; 落槽 (of tide) go down; ebb; decline (in wealth and position); fit the tenon into the mortise; feel at ease; 落草 take to the greenwood; take to the heather; become an outlaw; 落差 drop; head; fall head; {地質(zhì)} throw; drop height; falling head; 落潮 ebb tide; {海} falling tide; 落成 completion; be completed; 落錘 monkey hammer; drop breaker; drop-board hammer ; block hammer; drop ball; drop hammer; drop stamp; drop weight; falling weight; 落得 get; end in; result in; 落地 fall to the ground; be born; 落地式 console mode; floor type; 落第 fail in an imperial examination; 落點 {體} placement (of a ball); 落頂 caving; 落發(fā) shave one's head — to become a Buddhist monk or nun; 落果（現(xiàn)象） abscission of fruits; premature drop; fruit drop; 落后 fall behind; lag behind; backward; 落戶 settle; 落花流水 Petals drop and waters flow.; beat sb. all to pieces [nothing; ribands; sticks]; beat sb. hollow [all hollow]; beat [knock] someone into fits; 落花有意， 流水無情 While the drooping flowers pine for love, the heartless brook babbles on — unrequited love.; 落基山 the Rocky Mountains; 落價 fall in price; drop in price; 落腳 stay; stop over; put up; 落井下石 drop down a stone on the man who has fallen into a well — to maltreat an injured person; add insult to injury; add to the misfortunes of a man who is already unfortunate; 落空 come to nothing; fail; fall through; 落款 write the names of the sender and the recipient on a painting, gift or letter; inscribe; name of the recipient written on a gift; (of an artist) sign a painting or piece of calligraphy and dedicate it to a recipient; signature of the artist on a painting or piece of calligraphy, or of the sender on a gift; 落雷 thunderbolt; thunderclap; 落淚 shed tears; weep; 落鈴 shedding of cotton bolls; 落落 natural and graceful; standoffish; aloof; unsociable; 落落大方 be liberal and dignified; generous; magnanimous; natural and graceful; very poised and dignified; 落落寡合 be [keep] aloof from people; aloof; an aloofness that keeps others at a distance; have few friends; standoffish; unsociable; 落墨 start to write or draw; put pen to paper; set ink; 落寞 lonely; desolate 又作“落漠”“落莫”； 落難 meet with misfortune; encounter difficulty, adversity, calamity, etc.; be in distress; 落日 setting sun; 落紗 doff; 落實 practicable; workable; fix in advance; ascertain; make sure; carry out; fulfill; implement; put into effect; [方] feel at ease; 落水 fall into water; go astray; sink into; degenerate; 落水狗 dog in the water; drowning dog; (fig.) bad person who has lost favour or power; 落體 {物} falling body; faller; 落托 in dire straits; down and out; bold and generous; unconstrained; 落拓[魄] [書] in dire straits; down and out; untrammelled by convention; casual; unconventional; 落拓不羈 be by nature unconventional and straight forward; not to be fettered by formalities and manners; throw restraint to the winds; lead a licentious life — unconventional and unrestrained; 落網(wǎng) fall into the net; be caught; be captured; 落伍 fall behind the ranks; straggle; drop behind; drop out; 落線 {軍} line of fall; 落選 fail to be chosen; fail to be elected; lose an election; 落葉 fallen leaves; {植} deciduous leaf; defoliation; 落葉歸根 Fallen leaves return to the roots — to revert to one's origin.; 落葉松 dahurian larch; larix gmelini; epinette; larch; 落音（兒） (of speaking, singing, etc.) just stop; just come to a pause; 落英繽紛 Fallen petals lie in profusion.; fallen flowers scattering and flying around like snow flakes; Fallen flowers are numerous.; The ground is full of fallen flowers.; 落照 the glow of the setting sun; 落座 take one's seat