单词 | fall away |
释义 | fall away 1. phrasal verb If something falls away from the thing it is attached to, it breaks off. Officials say that one or two engines fell away from the plane shortly after takeoff. [VERB PARTICLE + from] 2. phrasal verb If you say that land falls away, you mean it slopes downwards from a particular point. On either side of the tracks the ground fell away sharply. [VERB PARTICLE] 3. phrasal verb See full dictionary entry for fall If the degree, amount, or size of something falls away, it decreases. His coalition may hold a clear majority but this could quickly fall away. [VERB PARTICLE] Demand began to fall away. [VERB PARTICLE] |
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