英语词汇“to fall back”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

1. intransitive.

a. To return to a former practice, opinion, state of affairs, etc. Usually with to or into.Sometimes as part of an extended metaphor with reference to sense 3.

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1534 G. Joye tr. Jeremy Prophete v. sig. Cii^v They are fallen backe and gone their wayes so farre that they thinke not once in their hertes. Let vs yet feare the lorde our God [etc.].

1549 M. Coverdale et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. II. Gal. iv. f. xv Suche of you, as are contented to fall backe to Iewishnes.

1643 J. Wallis Truth Tried Ep. sig. A^v The Treatise..was a second time Advancing, ambitious again to be made happy by the same Hand;..but being there prevented, it is fain to Retreat, and fall back to the same hand where it first lodged.

1661 Princess Cloria i. 53 He apprehending..the Maids desire,..fell back from his determination.

1715 J. Addison Spectator No. 556. ¶3 Nothing but an invincible Resolution..could have prevented me from falling back to my Monosyllables.

1751 W. Blennerhassett New Hist. Eng. I. 144 Some Time after, all the East-Saxon Christians fell back to Paganism.

1845 Edinb. Rev. July 130 The Church would soon have fallen back..into its ancient corruptions.

1879 M. J. Guest Lect. Hist. Eng. xlvi. 464 They fell back a little, too, to favouring the celibacy of the clergy.

1905 Internat. Q. 11 171 Instead of falling back to the safe and impregnable position of one arguing from an a priori premise,..[they] have unsuspectingly stepped out upon debatable ground.

2008 Computer Weekly 26 Feb. 28/4 This led to such confusion..that many companies simply fall back to using WEP.

b. to fall back on (also upon): to resort to (something) in an emergency or when other options have failed, become unavailable, or become too difficult or inconvenient.

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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

the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > recourse > have recourse to [verb (transitive)] > when other things fail

to throw back1656

to fall upon ——1767

to fall back on (also upon)1777

1777 J. Fordyce Addr. Young Men II. xii. 104 To such [people]..the fields, the gardens, the woods, and the rivers..are all uninteresting and dull... Such must quickly fall back upon their own minds.

1846 R. C. Trench Notes Miracles xxxiii. 449 A manual trade that they might fall back on in the time of need.

1888 A. Jessopp Coming of Friars v. 254 Young men presumably with some private means to fall back upon.

1949 R. Park Poor Man's Orange 33 ‘Let's have sausages...’ They were always there to be fallen back on.

1977 Rolling Stone 24 Mar. 23/3 He fell back on his musical training to support the family.

2004 Times Lit. Suppl. 4 June 17/4 English writers, when dealing with Canada, always fall back on the same old tired clichés.

2. intransitive. To step or move back; (also) to lag or fall behind. Also figurative.

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the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > backward movement > move backwards [verb (intransitive)] > step back

to step back1538

to fall back?1567

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > backward movement > move backwards [verb (intransitive)] > retire, withdraw, or retreat

withdraw1297

recoilc1330

give place1382

arrear1399

to draw backa1400

resortc1425

adrawc1450

recedec1450

retraya1470

returna1470

rebut1481

wyke1481

umbedrawc1485

retreata1500

retract1535

retire1542

to give back1548

regress1552

to fall back?1567

peak1576

flinch1578

to fall offa1586

to draw off1602

to give ground1607

retrograde1613

to train off1796

to beat a retreat1861

to back off1938

?1567 M. Parker Whole Psalter xl. 117 Let them fall backe: that wishe me so euill. That I may be still.

1607 T. Middleton Revengers Trag. ii. sig. D4^v Brother fall back, And you shall learne, some mischeife.

1676 G. Etherege Man of Mode iii. i. 36 Fall back on The sudden..and break out Into a loud Laughter.

1728 R. Ashton Battle of Aughrim iv. i. 35 (stage direct.) He is met by a Ghost, who approaches him three several Times, each Time he falls back, then speaks.

1784 Whitehall Evening-post 7–9 Sept. They have miserably fallen back in the rank of nations.

1823 W. Scott Quentin Durward III. i. 15 Come, Sir Squire, spur on, and keep the van, while I fall back to discourse with the Lady Isabelle.

1894 B. Mitford Gun-Runner 182 The excited savages fell back, yielding place to a couple of tall amakehla.

1917 Times 4 July 5/2 The officer thrice summoned the crowd to fall back, but without avail.

1991 Times Educ. Suppl. 18 Jan. 43/2 There is..quite a considerable slump where they begin to diverge, the ‘below-average’ children falling back seriously.

2006 M. Doeden L. Armstrong iii. 27 As the race wore on, more and more cyclists fell back, unable to keep up with the blistering pace.

3. intransitive. Of an army, troops, etc.: to retreat, withdraw. Frequently with to, on, or upon, specifying the place of retreat.

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society > armed hostility > military operations > manoeuvre > [verb (intransitive)] > retreat

withdraw1297

recoilc1330

faila1400

rere?a1400

give way1413

ruse?a1425

retreata1460

to leave place1487

wandis1487

settle1513

retire1533

retrace1539

dismarch1596

to come off1600

to fall back1602

retraicta1604

give grounda1616

recline1789

exfiltrate1980

society > armed hostility > military operations > manoeuvre > [verb (transitive)] > retreat to

recoverc1500

to fall back1602

1602 I. E. Let. from Souldier in Ireland 3 Seeing two Regiments of our foote, and some horse drawne out of our Campe, and making a resolute march towardes him, hee fell backe to the other side of the hill.

1612 M. Drayton Poly-olbion xii. 204 Falling backe where they Might field-roomth find.

1758 Lloyd's Evening Post 10 Mar. 242/2 All the French troops from Brunswick, Wolfembuttle, and other places, have fallen back upon Hanover, and this city is not able to contain them.

1783 Ann. Reg. 1781 Hist. Europe 16/1 That regiment being ordered to fall back on their approach.

1823 Douglas, or Field of Otterburn III. iii. 36 His enemies..fell back to avoid his..thrusts.

1845 W. B. S. Taylor Hist. Univ. Dublin 523 Ammunition getting scarce, the regiment fell back on Ballyshannon, of course with great loss of officers and men.

1918 Times 6 Aug. 4/2 The Soviet troops have fallen back upon Archangel.

1950 Austin (Texas) Amer.-Statesman 12 Nov. 9/4 We were still firing when they overran our position... Some guy..started yelling ‘fall back, fall back!’

2014 Guardian (Nexis) 17 Oct. 23 Iraqi government troops have fallen back to an air base in the desert outside Hit.

4. intransitive. Of a geographical feature, as a coastline or a line of hills or trees: to lie further back; to recede.

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the world > the earth > land > land mass > shore or bank > seashore or coast > [verb (intransitive)] > recede (of coastline)

to fall off1719

to fall back1772

1772 A. Dalrymple Jrnl. Schooner Cuddalore 5 in Coll. Charts & Mem. The Coast beyond this Point, falling back, forms a large Bay.

1831 G. P. R. James Philip Augustus xxxiii The hills which confine the course of the Seine fall back..and leave it to wander through a wide rich valley.

1851 A. G. Findlay Directory Navigation Pacific Ocean I. xv. 472 The land falls back, forming a small bay.

1953 Irish Times 2 Oct. 6/1 At the top of the slope the trees fell back from the road.

2002 M. Estensen Life M. Flinders iv. 47 The shoreline falling back in coves and promontories and small white beaches.

5. intransitive. To fail to make regular payments on time; to fall into arrears. Usually with in, on, or (now esp.) with. Cf. to fall behind 2 at Phrasal verbs 1.

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society > trade and finance > management of money > insolvency > indebtedness > be in debt [verb (intransitive)] > get into arrears

to fall behind1733

to fall back1774

1774 J. Bertram Observ. Var. Subj. 54 If times are adverse, and he falls back in his rent, he is scolded more than tongue can tell.

1786 E. Burke Articles of Charge against W. Hastings i. 9 The..nabob..falling back in other payments in the same..proportion.

1849 Belfast News-Let. 9 Mar. She fell back in payment, and was decreed in two years' rent.

1884 Bangor (Maine) Daily Whig & Courier 12 Apr. They have fallen back with the rent, and..the poor widow has to turn and face a prospect of absolute destitution.

1924 G. A. England Vikings of Ice xxiv. 257 Once the men ‘fall back’ they are sometimes never again able to..pay their bills.

1971 N.Y. Times 29 Mar. 66/5 They've fallen back on their bills.

2012 Hull Daily Mail (Nexis) 19 Oct. (Business section) 16 The share of its clients who have fallen back with their rent is also increasing.

单词	to fall back
释义	> as lemmas to fall back to fall back 1. intransitive. a. To return to a former practice, opinion, state of affairs, etc. Usually with to or into.Sometimes as part of an extended metaphor with reference to sense 3. ΚΠ 1534 G. Joye tr. Jeremy Prophete v. sig. Cii^v They are fallen backe and gone their wayes so farre that they thinke not once in their hertes. Let vs yet feare the lorde our God [etc.]. 1549 M. Coverdale et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. II. Gal. iv. f. xv Suche of you, as are contented to fall backe to Iewishnes. 1643 J. Wallis Truth Tried Ep. sig. A^v The Treatise..was a second time Advancing, ambitious again to be made happy by the same Hand;..but being there prevented, it is fain to Retreat, and fall back to the same hand where it first lodged. 1661 Princess Cloria i. 53 He apprehending..the Maids desire,..fell back from his determination. 1715 J. Addison Spectator No. 556. ¶3 Nothing but an invincible Resolution..could have prevented me from falling back to my Monosyllables. 1751 W. Blennerhassett New Hist. Eng. I. 144 Some Time after, all the East-Saxon Christians fell back to Paganism. 1845 Edinb. Rev. July 130 The Church would soon have fallen back..into its ancient corruptions. 1879 M. J. Guest Lect. Hist. Eng. xlvi. 464 They fell back a little, too, to favouring the celibacy of the clergy. 1905 Internat. Q. 11 171 Instead of falling back to the safe and impregnable position of one arguing from an a priori premise,..[they] have unsuspectingly stepped out upon debatable ground. 2008 Computer Weekly 26 Feb. 28/4 This led to such confusion..that many companies simply fall back to using WEP. b. to fall back on (also upon): to resort to (something) in an emergency or when other options have failed, become unavailable, or become too difficult or inconvenient. ΘΚΠ 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 the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > recourse > have recourse to [verb (transitive)] > when other things fail to throw back1656 to fall upon ——1767 to fall back on (also upon)1777 1777 J. Fordyce Addr. Young Men II. xii. 104 To such [people]..the fields, the gardens, the woods, and the rivers..are all uninteresting and dull... Such must quickly fall back upon their own minds. 1846 R. C. Trench Notes Miracles xxxiii. 449 A manual trade that they might fall back on in the time of need. 1888 A. Jessopp Coming of Friars v. 254 Young men presumably with some private means to fall back upon. 1949 R. Park Poor Man's Orange 33 ‘Let's have sausages...’ They were always there to be fallen back on. 1977 Rolling Stone 24 Mar. 23/3 He fell back on his musical training to support the family. 2004 Times Lit. Suppl. 4 June 17/4 English writers, when dealing with Canada, always fall back on the same old tired clichés. 2. intransitive. To step or move back; (also) to lag or fall behind. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > backward movement > move backwards [verb (intransitive)] > step back to step back1538 to fall back?1567 the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > backward movement > move backwards [verb (intransitive)] > retire, withdraw, or retreat withdraw1297 recoilc1330 give place1382 arrear1399 to draw backa1400 resortc1425 adrawc1450 recedec1450 retraya1470 returna1470 rebut1481 wyke1481 umbedrawc1485 retreata1500 retract1535 retire1542 to give back1548 regress1552 to fall back?1567 peak1576 flinch1578 to fall offa1586 to draw off1602 to give ground1607 retrograde1613 to train off1796 to beat a retreat1861 to back off1938 ?1567 M. Parker Whole Psalter xl. 117 Let them fall backe: that wishe me so euill. That I may be still. 1607 T. Middleton Revengers Trag. ii. sig. D4^v Brother fall back, And you shall learne, some mischeife. 1676 G. Etherege Man of Mode iii. i. 36 Fall back on The sudden..and break out Into a loud Laughter. 1728 R. Ashton Battle of Aughrim iv. i. 35 (stage direct.) He is met by a Ghost, who approaches him three several Times, each Time he falls back, then speaks. 1784 Whitehall Evening-post 7–9 Sept. They have miserably fallen back in the rank of nations. 1823 W. Scott Quentin Durward III. i. 15 Come, Sir Squire, spur on, and keep the van, while I fall back to discourse with the Lady Isabelle. 1894 B. Mitford Gun-Runner 182 The excited savages fell back, yielding place to a couple of tall amakehla. 1917 Times 4 July 5/2 The officer thrice summoned the crowd to fall back, but without avail. 1991 Times Educ. Suppl. 18 Jan. 43/2 There is..quite a considerable slump where they begin to diverge, the ‘below-average’ children falling back seriously. 2006 M. Doeden L. Armstrong iii. 27 As the race wore on, more and more cyclists fell back, unable to keep up with the blistering pace. 3. intransitive. Of an army, troops, etc.: to retreat, withdraw. Frequently with to, on, or upon, specifying the place of retreat. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military operations > manoeuvre > [verb (intransitive)] > retreat withdraw1297 recoilc1330 faila1400 rere?a1400 give way1413 ruse?a1425 retreata1460 to leave place1487 wandis1487 settle1513 retire1533 retrace1539 dismarch1596 to come off1600 to fall back1602 retraicta1604 give grounda1616 recline1789 exfiltrate1980 society > armed hostility > military operations > manoeuvre > [verb (transitive)] > retreat to recoverc1500 to fall back1602 1602 I. E. Let. from Souldier in Ireland 3 Seeing two Regiments of our foote, and some horse drawne out of our Campe, and making a resolute march towardes him, hee fell backe to the other side of the hill. 1612 M. Drayton Poly-olbion xii. 204 Falling backe where they Might field-roomth find. 1758 Lloyd's Evening Post 10 Mar. 242/2 All the French troops from Brunswick, Wolfembuttle, and other places, have fallen back upon Hanover, and this city is not able to contain them. 1783 Ann. Reg. 1781 Hist. Europe 16/1 That regiment being ordered to fall back on their approach. 1823 Douglas, or Field of Otterburn III. iii. 36 His enemies..fell back to avoid his..thrusts. 1845 W. B. S. Taylor Hist. Univ. Dublin 523 Ammunition getting scarce, the regiment fell back on Ballyshannon, of course with great loss of officers and men. 1918 Times 6 Aug. 4/2 The Soviet troops have fallen back upon Archangel. 1950 Austin (Texas) Amer.-Statesman 12 Nov. 9/4 We were still firing when they overran our position... Some guy..started yelling ‘fall back, fall back!’ 2014 Guardian (Nexis) 17 Oct. 23 Iraqi government troops have fallen back to an air base in the desert outside Hit. 4. intransitive. Of a geographical feature, as a coastline or a line of hills or trees: to lie further back; to recede. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > land mass > shore or bank > seashore or coast > [verb (intransitive)] > recede (of coastline) to fall off1719 to fall back1772 1772 A. Dalrymple Jrnl. Schooner Cuddalore 5 in Coll. Charts & Mem. The Coast beyond this Point, falling back, forms a large Bay. 1831 G. P. R. James Philip Augustus xxxiii The hills which confine the course of the Seine fall back..and leave it to wander through a wide rich valley. 1851 A. G. Findlay Directory Navigation Pacific Ocean I. xv. 472 The land falls back, forming a small bay. 1953 Irish Times 2 Oct. 6/1 At the top of the slope the trees fell back from the road. 2002 M. Estensen Life M. Flinders iv. 47 The shoreline falling back in coves and promontories and small white beaches. 5. intransitive. To fail to make regular payments on time; to fall into arrears. Usually with in, on, or (now esp.) with. Cf. to fall behind 2 at Phrasal verbs 1. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > management of money > insolvency > indebtedness > be in debt [verb (intransitive)] > get into arrears to fall behind1733 to fall back1774 1774 J. Bertram Observ. Var. Subj. 54 If times are adverse, and he falls back in his rent, he is scolded more than tongue can tell. 1786 E. Burke Articles of Charge against W. Hastings i. 9 The..nabob..falling back in other payments in the same..proportion. 1849 Belfast News-Let. 9 Mar. She fell back in payment, and was decreed in two years' rent. 1884 Bangor (Maine) Daily Whig & Courier 12 Apr. They have fallen back with the rent, and..the poor widow has to turn and face a prospect of absolute destitution. 1924 G. A. England Vikings of Ice xxiv. 257 Once the men ‘fall back’ they are sometimes never again able to..pay their bills. 1971 N.Y. Times 29 Mar. 66/5 They've fallen back on their bills. 2012 Hull Daily Mail (Nexis) 19 Oct. (Business section) 16 The share of its clients who have fallen back with their rent is also increasing. extracted from fallv. < as lemmas
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