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单词 fall on
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to fall on
to fall on
1. intransitive. To make an attack, esp. suddenly or unexpectedly; to join battle. Cf. to fall on —— 1a at Phrasal verbs 2. Obsolete.
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society > armed hostility > attack > attack [verb (intransitive)]
to lay ona1225
assailc1325
sailc1330
assemblea1375
to fall inc1384
to fall ona1387
givec1430
brunt1440
to set (all) on sevenc1440
to ding on1487
to fall down1534
offend1540
to go on1553
to give on?1611
to let fly1611
strikea1616
insult1638
to set on1670
aggress1708
to carry the war into the enemy's camp1791
hop over1929
a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1871) III. 59 Whan þe Sabynes fil [c1400 Tiber. ful] on.
c1450 (?a1400) Wars Alexander (Ashm.) l. 2132 Þai fall on freschly þe folke of þe cite.
1623 W. Shakespeare & J. Fletcher Henry VIII v. iii. 52 They fell on, I made good my place. View more context for this quotation
1670 J. Milton Hist. Brit. ii. 73 He..having intelligence, that the Enemie would fall on in many Bodies, devided also his Armie into three parts.
1716 London Gaz. No. 5473/1 Flanginy fell on first with the St. Lawrence.
1759 Mod. Part Universal Hist. XII. xv. xviii. 471 He set himself at the head of his troops, and fell on with such bravery, that he drove the enemies first rank upon the second.
1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. III. 425 The English were impatient to fall on.
1875 E. Magnússon & W. Morris tr. Three Northern Love Stories 57 They two alone fought together with fierce onsets and mighty strokes, which they dealt each the other, falling on furiously without stop or stay.
2. intransitive. Of night: to approach, draw on; to begin; = sense 11a. Obsolete.
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the world > time > day and night > day or daytime > evening > become evening [verb (intransitive)] > fall (of night) or grow dark
fallOE
nightc1440
to fall ona1450
nighten1561
gloom1595
gloam1819
dusken1870
dusk1876
to shut down1880
a1450 Partonope of Blois (Univ. Coll. Oxf.) (1912) l. 1668 (MED) Tylle nyght fylle on.
a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) II. f. lxxx/1 If nyght had nat fallen on, It is to deme that many moo of theym shuld haue ben slayne.
1535 Bible (Coverdale) Matt. xiv. 15 Ye night falleth on.
1648 Let. from Edinb. Relation of Late Army raised in Scotl. sig. Fv Night fell on, and the Countrey all about, firing to give notice of us, we were informed that some troupes were come there.
1862 in A. E. Masich Civil War Arizona (2006) ii. 239 Night falling on, Captain Roberts withdrew his command to the station, quarter of a mile distant.
3. intransitive. To begin, make a start. Obsolete (archaic in later use).
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the world > action or operation > undertaking > beginning action or activity > begin action or activity [verb (intransitive)]
beginc1000
onginOE
aginOE
ginc1175
to go tillc1175
to take onc1175
comsea1225
fanga1225
to go toc1275
i-ginc1275
commencec1320
to get (also get down, go, go adown, set, set down) to workc1400
to lay to one's hand(sc1405
to put to one's hand (also hands)c1410
to set toc1425
standa1450
to make to1563
to fall to it1570
to start out1574
to fall to1577
to run upon ——1581
to break off1591
start1607
to set in1608
to set to one's hands1611
to put toa1616
to fall ona1625
in1633
to fall aboard1642
auspicatea1670
to set out1693
to enter (into) the fray1698
open1708
to start in1737
inchoate1767
to set off1774
go1780
start1785
to on with1843
to kick off1857
to start in on1859
to steam up1860
to push off1909
to cut loose1923
to get (also put) the show on the road1941
to get one's arse in gear1948
a1625 F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Captaine i. iii, in Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Ggv/2 Fall on without feare wench.
1677 A. Yarranton England's Improvem. 66 We came to an agreement. Upon which I fell on, and made it..Navigable from Sturbridge to Kederminster.
1713 Guardian No. 106. (1714) II. 126 I shall set it before the Reader, and desire him to fall on without further Ceremony.
1734 H. Fielding Don Quixote in Eng. Ded. sig. A3v Wit, like Hunger, will be with..Difficulty restrained from falling on, where there is great Plenty..of Food.
1792 W. Borrow in M. F. G.-B. Giner & M. Montgomery Knaresborough Workhouse Daybk. (2003) 114 She fell sulky and said nothing but she fell on and got her work done.
1890 W. Morris in Eng. Illustr. Mag. July 765 The squall falleth on when the sun hath arisen.
extracted from fallv.
to fall on ——
to fall on ——
1. intransitive.
a. To make a physical attack on, esp. fiercely or unexpectedly; to accost, assail, assault. Also: to attack with hostile words, action, influence, etc.
ΘΚΠ
society > armed hostility > attack > attack [verb (transitive)]
greetc893
overfallOE
riseOE
assail?c1225
to lay on or upon?c1225
onseekc1275
to set on ——c1290
infighta1300
saila1300
to go upon ——c1300
to turn one's handc1325
lashc1330
annoyc1380
impugnc1384
offendc1385
to fall on ——a1387
sault1387
affrayc1390
to set upon ——1390
to fall upon ——a1398
to lay at?a1400
semblea1400
assayc1400
havec1400
aset1413
oppressa1425
attachc1425
to set at ——c1430
fraya1440
fray1465
oppugn?a1475
sayc1475
envaye1477
pursue1488
envahisshe1489
assaulta1500
to lay to, untoa1500
requirea1500
enterprise?1510
invade1513
assemblec1515
expugn1530
to fare on1535
to fall into ——1550
mount1568
attack?1576
affront1579
invest1598
canvass1599
to take arms1604
attempt1605
to make force at, to, upon1607
salute1609
offence1614
strikea1616
to give a lift at1622
to get at ——1650
insult1697
to walk into ——1794
to go in at1812
to go for ——1838
to light on ——1842
strafe1915
the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > hostile action or attack > make an attack upon [verb (transitive)] > attack with hostile words or measures
fangc1320
hurtlec1374
impugnc1384
weighc1386
to fall upon ——a1398
to start on ——a1398
oppugn?1435
to lay to, untoa1500
onseta1522
wipe1523
to set against ——1542
to fall aboard——1593
aggress1596
to fall foul1602
attack1613
appugn1615
to set upon ——1639
to fall on ——1641
to lay home, hard, hardly to1650
tack1720
bombard1766
savage1796
to pitch into ——1823
to begin upon a personc1825
bulldog1842
to down on (also upon)a1848
to set at ——1849
to start on ——a1851
to start in on1859
set on at or to1862
to let into1872
to go for ——1890
swash1890
slog1891
to get at ——1893
tee1955
a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1865) I. 349 (MED) Fiftene ȝong berdles men..fil on Turgesius and slowe hym.
a1450 ( tr. Vegetius De Re Militari (Douce) (1988) 130 Loke þyn enbusshement be redy þat to falle on hem þat..ben fer from her felauschip for foraieng of vitailes.
c1540 (?a1400) Gest Historiale Destr. Troy (2002) f. 160 Ffallys on hym fuersly frap hym to dethe.
1548 Hall's Vnion: Edward IV f. ccxiiiiv He feared lest the..commen people..would fall on hym, as one that fled away.
1641 R. Brooke Disc. Nature Episcopacie ii. vii. 97 Queene Elizabeth, when shee heard of Their miscarriages, fell on Them in most sharpe language.
1668 S. Pepys Diary 6 Feb. (1976) IX. 53 The Parliament..are likely to fall heavy on the business.
a1684 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1667 (1955) III. 484 The Dutch..were falln on our Fleete at Chattam by a most audacious enterprise.
a1715 Bp. G. Burnet Hist. Own Time (1724) I. 307 No merchant's ships should be..fallen on, till six months after a declaration of war.
1786 S. Henley tr. W. Beckford Arabian Tale 13 In the paroxism of his passion he fell furiously on the poor carcases, and kicked them till evening.
1838 C. G. Addison Damascus & Palmyra II. xiv. 405 Peter..bade his men fall on them with their scimitars.
1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. 194 They fell on him [sc. Clarendon] as furiously as their predecessors had fallen on Strafford.
1954 Rotarian Sept. 12/3 About a year later Joe's eighth or ninth novel came out, and the critics fell on it and tore it to pieces.
2008 S. Thion French Armies Thirty Years War 165/1 The Lorraine troops..seeing the small number of unregimented companies, fell on them with their entire cavalry wing.
b. Chiefly British. To seize or apply oneself to (something) eagerly or purposefully; esp. to begin to eat (food, a meal) voraciously or with relish. Cf. attack v. 8.
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the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > carry on vigorously [verb (transitive)] > apply oneself to vigorously
to stand to ——?a1400
to shove at1542
to fall upon ——1617
to work awaya1635
to fall aboard1642
to fall on ——1650
to go at ——1675
to pitch into ——1823
to lay into1880
to be (also go) at the ——1898
to sail in1936
1650 L. Willan tr. Æsop Phrygian Fabulist sig. a The Clown..eagerly fell on the Mess that nighest was to hand.
1742 J. Martyn & E. Chambers tr. Philos. Hist. & Mem. Royal Acad. Sci. Paris IV. 46 For the first days one might see them fall on their food with eagerness, several of them fastening upon the same bit of feather.
1840 R. H. Barham Bagman's Dog in Ingoldsby Legends 1st Ser. 327 He..fell tooth and nail on the soup and the bouilli.
1854 Morning Chron. 17 Mar. 5/3 The pair..fell on the food like hungry wolves.
1936 Country Life 21 Nov. 532/1 A few years ago I fell eagerly on The Children of the New Forest, meaning to revel once more in Jacob Armitage and Pablo.
1993 L. Colwin More Home Cooking ii. 13 It is my impression that no one bakes these anymore..because when I produce them people fall on them.
2002 L. Purves Radio (2003) xiv. 19 Sometimes we sang a chorus or two..to gee ourselves up, then fell on the material before us and got to work.
c. Originally and chiefly U.S. To embrace (a person) passionately or emotionally. Cf. to fall upon a person's neck at neck n.1 Phrases 3.
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1907 Concord (Mass.) Enterprise 29 May 5/5 They fell on each other, and they hugged and they cried.
1960 Amarillo (Texas) Daily News 30 Sept. 35/4 They fell on each other with happy cries.
1987 Atlantic Mar. 71/1 They found themselves in Russell's dorm room, where they suddenly fell on each other—a crisis of lips and tongues and limbs.
2001 S. Montefiore Meet Me under Ombu Tree xix. 239 ‘And I love you,’ she sobbed and fell on him, kissing him.
2. intransitive.
a. To encounter or discover, esp. by chance; spec. to light on (an idea, solution, etc.). Now rare.
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the world > existence and causation > occurrence > [verb (intransitive)] > come across or meet with
again-comea1382
counterc1475
occur1527
to fall on ——1533
recounter1583
greeta1627
encounter1632
rencounter1632
bemeet1656
pop1668
to fall in1808
the world > existence and causation > occurrence > [verb (transitive)] > encounter or experience
ymetec893
findeOE
meetOE
counterc1325
overtakec1390
limp?a1400
tidea1400
runa1450
to fall with ——?c1475
onlightc1475
recounterc1485
recount1490
to come in witha1500
occur1531
to fall on ——1533
to fall upon ——1533
beshine1574
rencontre1582
entertain1591
cope with1594
happen1594
tocome1596
incur1599
forgather1600
thwart1601
to fall in1675
cross1684
to come across ——1738
to cross upon (or on)1748
to fall across ——1760
experience1786
to drop in1802
encounter1814
to come upon ——1820
to run against ——1821
to come in contact with1862
to run across ——1864
to knock or run up against1886
to knock up against1887
the mind > attention and judgement > discovery > find out, discover [verb (transitive)] > quickly, casually
to fall on ——1533
hit1555
strikea1610
to drop (down) to or on (to)1819
the world > action or operation > endeavour > searching or seeking > finding or discovery > find or discover [verb (transitive)] > find or discover by chance
find1340
to fall with ——?c1475
to fall on ——1533
stumble1555
to come on ——1584
to come upon ——1622
fortune1662
to blunder upon1710
to come across ——1738
1533 T. More Apologye ix. f. 68v There haue I fallen on a fayre fygure vnware, that ys I trowe called periphrasys, to voyde the fowle name of apostata.
1565 T. Harding Confut. Apol. Church of Eng. iv. xix. f. 214 After this sorte they fell on some note booke made out of Hosius, where the said wordes that they burthen him with, were written.
1598 W. Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 1 v. iv. 32 Seeing thou falst on me so luckily. View more context for this quotation
1652 C. Cotterell tr. G. de Costes de La Calprenède Cassandra ii. 107 At first he fell not on the thought of what it was.
1761–2 D. Hume Hist. Eng. (1806) V. lxix. 199 A strange expedient was fallen on to supply this deficiency.
1790 R. Beatson Naval & Mil. Mem. I. 96 They fell on means to heave her round.
1844 Dublin Rev. Mar. 261 We accidentally fell on an article in the Revue des deux Mondes, which corroborated our own views and statements.
1864 C. P. Smyth Our Inheritance in Great Pyramid ii. iii. 133 When at length driven almost to despair..we fell on a recently published paper, which promised great things.
1890 R. M. Kettle Old Hall i. vi. 51 They had fallen on a theme it would be unwise to pursue.
1934 W. W. Gill Manx Dial. 175 To ‘fall on’ a person or object is to chance upon them.
b. To make use of (an idea, topic, etc.), esp. as a last resort; to resort to, have recourse to. Cf. to fall back on at Phrasal verbs 1.
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the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > recourse > have recourse to [verb (transitive)] > specifically a course of action
runOE
goOE
drawc1275
to found to1352
resorta1425
tirvec1425
to fall on ——1634
to fall into ——1668
to fall back on1777
1634 J. Ford Chron. Hist. Perkin Warbeck iii. iii. sig. F4 Your knowledge can instruct me, wherein (Sir) To fall on Ceremonie, would seeme vselesse.
1654 R. Whitlock Ζωοτομία 142 Presently they fall on that common place, how much mischiefe it [sc. learning] may do without Grace.
a1715 Bp. G. Burnet Hist. Own Time (1724) I. 260 They fell on propositions of a strange nature to ruine them.
1885 R. L. Stevenson & F. Stevenson Dynamiter 175 Sir George..fell on some expressions which I still remember.
1968 Listener 4 Jan. 27/2 The lads didn't know what they wanted to say and fell on the magic and mystery idea as an unanswerable get-out.
2005 J. Cook in N. Masalha Catastrophe Remembered viii. 197 A number of farming collectives..had fallen on the idea of opening hotels and tourist apartments as a way to revive their flagging fortunes.
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