| 单词 | to fall open |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto fall open a. to fall open: to open, esp. accidentally or of its own accord. ΚΠ 1583 J. Foxe Actes & Monuments (ed. 4) II. 2080/2 The Bible as God would haue it, fell open vpon the first chapter of Iosua. 1685 A. Behn Love Lett. between Noble-man & Sister: 2nd Pt. 362 Let go her Gown, which falling open left nothing but her Shift. 1776 Disinterested Love I. xcii. 230 She drew out along with it a little black case, which fell open upon the ground. 1859 Harper's Mag. Feb. 432/1 The drapery of the sleeve, which reaches to the elbow, falls open so as to show the sleeve. 1912 Sat. Evening Post 14 Sept. 11/2 The lock was shattered and the door fell open. 1987 A. Wiseman Mem. of Bk. Molesting Childhood 14 If you hold the book right, it will usually fall open at the good parts. 2002 C. Williams Sugar & Slate 76 Their mouths fall open in disbelief. < as lemmas |
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