| 单词 | to fall back on |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto fall back on (also upon) 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. < as lemmas |
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