英语词汇“to fall upon”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 make a physical attack on, esp. fiercely or unexpectedly; to accost, assail, assault; (also) to attack with hostile words, action, influence, etc.; = to fall on —— 1a at Phrasal verbs 2.

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 > undertaking > beginning action or activity > begin or enter upon (an action) [verb (transitive)] > begin an action or fall to doing something

fangc888

goOE

fallc1175

to fall upon ——a1398

to take upa1400

fall?c1450

to fall out ina1555

get1751

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

a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) II. xviii. xii. 1147 Þe verray been poursueþ þilke flies and fighteþ wiþ hem and suffreþ nouȝt hem fallen vpon here hous.

1443 in E. M. Carus-Wilson Overseas Trade Bristol in Later Middle Ages (1937) 76 (MED) The forseid Hankyn fill eftsones upon þe seid ship of ffaro and toke hir.

1480 Cronicles Eng. (Caxton) ccxxvi. sig. p5 Kyng edward..fyll vpon Phelipp of valoys.

1569 R. Grafton Chron. II. 148 Sir Edward..fell sodeinly vpon the hoste of..Sir Simond.

1653 Cloria & Narcissus 93 Orestes, contrarie to his expectation, like an enraged Lion, fell upon him with this language.

1671 J. Narborough Jrnl. in Acct. Several Late Voy. (1711) i. 132 The Commander..began to fear, lest they might be fallen upon.

1709 T. Hearne Remarks & Coll. 13 Apr. The Dr. has..fallen upon Gronovius..But he was provok'd to it by Gronovius's first falling upon him.

1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones VI. xvi. iv. 29 When I expected you would have commended me for all I have done, to be fallen upon in this Manner.

1846 H. H. Wilson Hist. Brit. India 1805–35 II. iii. 106 Some of the principal Omras urged the Nizam to fall upon the Residency.

1857 D. Livingstone Missionary Trav. S. Afr. xv. 278 Manenko fell upon our friends..she is a most accomplished scold.

1906 U. Sinclair Jungle xxi. 242 Whenever he essayed it [sc. carrying satchels for railroad passengers], eight or ten men and boys would fall upon him and force him to run for his life.

1932 W. Muir & E. Muir tr. H. Broch Sleepwalkers iii. xxii. 393 He fell upon the dumbfounded Herr Esch with the most violent reproaches for having let his paper fall so low.

2013 Press (Christchurch, N.Z.) (Nexis) 28 Feb. 13 Japanese troops..fell upon unarmed civilians.

b. To seize or apply oneself to (something) eagerly or purposefully; esp. to begin to eat (food, a meal) voraciously or with relish; = to fall on —— 1b at Phrasal verbs 2.

ΘΚΠ

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

1617 F. Moryson Itinerary iii. iii. i. 128 They haue no kniues, neither haue they variety of dishes set before them, but all sitting in a circle, fall vpon one dish.

1841 C. Dickens Old Curiosity Shop i. x. 142 Taking out his clasp-knife and falling upon a great piece of bread and meat.

1865 M. Oliphant Agnes III. ix. 142 When she had found this golden vein, she fell upon it eagerly,..and worked her idea out.

1891 R. Kipling Light that Failed iii. 44 Dick fell upon eggs and bacon and gorged till he could gorge no more.

1945 N. Mitford Pursuit of Love xviii. 146 Soon Davy was falling upon éclairs and mille feuilles with all the abandon of a schoolboy.

1992 Sun Herald (Sydney) (Nexis) 18 Oct. 115 Fans of Barbara Pym's comic novels about clerical life will fall upon this book gratefully.

2011 A. Ghosh River of Smoke 82 Neel dispensed with chopsticks and fell upon the food with his hands.

2. intransitive.

a. To encounter or discover, esp. by chance; spec. to light on (an idea, solution, etc.). Cf. to fall on —— 2a at Phrasal verbs 2. Now somewhat archaic.

ΘΚΠ

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

1533 T. More 2nd Pt. Confut. Tyndals Answere p. cccccii They..coulde neyther wote where to fynde yt [sc. His chyrche], nor of whome to aske for yt, nor so myche as know yt yf yt fortuned them to fall vppon yt by happe.

1597 J. Melville Fruitful & Comfortable Exhortatioun anent Death Ep. Ded. sig. A2 Casting over my scrolles, I fell vpon the minutes of a certaine Sermon.

1632 W. Lithgow Totall Disc. Trav. iv. 137 At last we fell vpon a Dalmatian widdow, whose pittifull lookes..stroke my soule.

1747 in Colonial Rec. Pennsylvania (1851) V. 99 Some Method should be fall'n upon to prevent the Evils which threaten Us.

1778 J. Pringle Telescopes 9 By the force of his..genius he fell upon this new property of light.

1837 W. Irving Adventures Capt. Bonneville II. 77 He..soon fell upon the track of Mr. Robert Campbell's party, which had preceded him by a day.

1862 Ld. Brougham Brit. Constit. (ed. 3) xiii. 189 Edward III fell upon an expedient which gave very great satisfaction to all.

1874 G. W. Dasent Tales from Fjeld 247 When he had walked a while, he fell upon an old wife.

1971 S. G. Crawford Log of S.S. Mrs Unguentine x. 102 Sometimes I fell upon a traffic of ants or a cluster of bees drinking from a puddle.

2009 D. Burch Taking Med. v. 60 On a walk through the Cotswold countryside, he fell upon an idea.

†b. To adopt, take up, avail oneself of (a plan, suggestion, etc.). Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > use or make use of [verb (transitive)] > take into use

takea1400

to fall upon ——1579

adopta1616

1579 J. Brooke tr. P. Viret Christian Disputations iii. vi. f. 296 For a full resolution, they will fall vppon this sence.

1633 Bp. J. Hall Plaine Explic. Hard Texts i. 231 He that fals rashly upon his determinations..cannot but offend.

1655 H. L'Estrange Reign King Charles 130 His Majesty fell upon Davids design..of numbring the People.

1752 C. Lennox Female Quixote II. viii. ii. 213 At present the Desire of continuing near me, obliges you to lay this Constraint upon yourself; however you know Thrasimedes fell upon the same Stratagem to no Purpose.

1858 E. H. Sears Athanasia iii. v. 297 The church..had fallen upon the belief that he [sc. Christ] was soon to appear again.

c. To resort to or become dependent on (a system of relief or financial aid). Originally and chiefly in to fall on (also upon) the parish (see on (also upon) the parish at parish n. Phrases). Now historical.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > subjection > be under authority [verb (intransitive)] > be dependent

to lie in one's powerc1374

depend1548

to hang on, upon, of (a person's) sleeve1548

to lie in (or on) one's handsa1593

to fall upon ——?1672

society > authority > subjection > in or into subjection [phrase] > dependent on

to leave to, be at the courtesy (of)a1538

to stand to or at the courtesy (of)a1538

to fall upon ——?1672

?1672 Reasons suppressing Stage-coaches 11 Those poor, who..are fallen upon the several Parishes wherein they live, for maintenance.

1799 T. R. Malthus Jrnl. 24 June (1966) 90 The fear that the children of soldiers might fall upon the publick or starve.

1897 Evening Post (Exeter) 7 Dec. She is compelled to fall upon the parish to the extent of 5s weekly.

2012 E. Hubbard City Women iii. 79 In the absence of a plausible father, a bastard baby could only fall upon the parish.

d. To make use of as a last resort; = to fall back upon. Cf. to fall on —— 2b at Phrasal verbs 2. rare.

ΘΚΠ

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

1767 ‘Coriat Junior’ Another Traveller! I. 218 Failing of an inscription, [he] may fall upon a derivative.

2011 D. Lipsky From Anxiety to Meltdown vii. 164 Knowing there is a back up plan to fall upon allows a sense of control over the uncontrollable.

3. intransitive. Geometry. Of a line: to intersect the end of (another line). Also: (of a geometric figure) to coincide with (another geometric figure) exactly in terms of position and dimensions when superimposed. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > number > geometry > line > linearize [verb (transitive)] > have contact

touch1551

cut1570

to fall upon ——1570

the world > relative properties > number > geometry > point > overlay a point [verb (transitive)]

to fall upon ——1840

1570 H. Billingsley tr. Euclid Elements Geom. i. f. 18 The line FG may fall directly vpon the line DF.

1656 tr. T. Hobbes Elements Philos. iii. xix. 204 If two straight lines which fall upon another straight line be parallel, their reflected lines shall be also parallel.

1730 W. Webster tr. P. Hoste Compend. Course Pract. Math. II. 15 The line CE, will fall upon the line AD.

1840 D. Lardner Treat. Geom. 42 The vertex of the angle c′ must fall upon the vertex of the angle c.

2009 Trans. Charles S. Peirce Soc. 45 144 AB is parallel to CE, and the straight line BD falls upon them.

单词	to fall upon
释义	> as lemmas to fall upon —— to fall upon —— 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.; = to fall on —— 1a at Phrasal verbs 2. 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 > undertaking > beginning action or activity > begin or enter upon (an action) [verb (transitive)] > begin an action or fall to doing something fangc888 goOE fallc1175 to fall upon ——a1398 to take upa1400 fall?c1450 to fall out ina1555 get1751 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 a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) II. xviii. xii. 1147 Þe verray been poursueþ þilke flies and fighteþ wiþ hem and suffreþ nouȝt hem fallen vpon here hous. 1443 in E. M. Carus-Wilson Overseas Trade Bristol in Later Middle Ages (1937) 76 (MED) The forseid Hankyn fill eftsones upon þe seid ship of ffaro and toke hir. 1480 Cronicles Eng. (Caxton) ccxxvi. sig. p5 Kyng edward..fyll vpon Phelipp of valoys. 1569 R. Grafton Chron. II. 148 Sir Edward..fell sodeinly vpon the hoste of..Sir Simond. 1653 Cloria & Narcissus 93 Orestes, contrarie to his expectation, like an enraged Lion, fell upon him with this language. 1671 J. Narborough Jrnl. in Acct. Several Late Voy. (1711) i. 132 The Commander..began to fear, lest they might be fallen upon. 1709 T. Hearne Remarks & Coll. 13 Apr. The Dr. has..fallen upon Gronovius..But he was provok'd to it by Gronovius's first falling upon him. 1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones VI. xvi. iv. 29 When I expected you would have commended me for all I have done, to be fallen upon in this Manner. View more context for this quotation 1846 H. H. Wilson Hist. Brit. India 1805–35 II. iii. 106 Some of the principal Omras urged the Nizam to fall upon the Residency. 1857 D. Livingstone Missionary Trav. S. Afr. xv. 278 Manenko fell upon our friends..she is a most accomplished scold. 1906 U. Sinclair Jungle xxi. 242 Whenever he essayed it [sc. carrying satchels for railroad passengers], eight or ten men and boys would fall upon him and force him to run for his life. 1932 W. Muir & E. Muir tr. H. Broch Sleepwalkers iii. xxii. 393 He fell upon the dumbfounded Herr Esch with the most violent reproaches for having let his paper fall so low. 2013 Press (Christchurch, N.Z.) (Nexis) 28 Feb. 13 Japanese troops..fell upon unarmed civilians. b. To seize or apply oneself to (something) eagerly or purposefully; esp. to begin to eat (food, a meal) voraciously or with relish; = to fall on —— 1b at Phrasal verbs 2. ΘΚΠ 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 1617 F. Moryson Itinerary iii. iii. i. 128 They haue no kniues, neither haue they variety of dishes set before them, but all sitting in a circle, fall vpon one dish. 1841 C. Dickens Old Curiosity Shop i. x. 142 Taking out his clasp-knife and falling upon a great piece of bread and meat. 1865 M. Oliphant Agnes III. ix. 142 When she had found this golden vein, she fell upon it eagerly,..and worked her idea out. 1891 R. Kipling Light that Failed iii. 44 Dick fell upon eggs and bacon and gorged till he could gorge no more. 1945 N. Mitford Pursuit of Love xviii. 146 Soon Davy was falling upon éclairs and mille feuilles with all the abandon of a schoolboy. 1992 Sun Herald (Sydney) (Nexis) 18 Oct. 115 Fans of Barbara Pym's comic novels about clerical life will fall upon this book gratefully. 2011 A. Ghosh River of Smoke 82 Neel dispensed with chopsticks and fell upon the food with his hands. 2. intransitive. a. To encounter or discover, esp. by chance; spec. to light on (an idea, solution, etc.). Cf. to fall on —— 2a at Phrasal verbs 2. Now somewhat archaic. ΘΚΠ 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 1533 T. More 2nd Pt. Confut. Tyndals Answere p. cccccii They..coulde neyther wote where to fynde yt [sc. His chyrche], nor of whome to aske for yt, nor so myche as know yt yf yt fortuned them to fall vppon yt by happe. 1597 J. Melville Fruitful & Comfortable Exhortatioun anent Death Ep. Ded. sig. A2 Casting over my scrolles, I fell vpon the minutes of a certaine Sermon. 1632 W. Lithgow Totall Disc. Trav. iv. 137 At last we fell vpon a Dalmatian widdow, whose pittifull lookes..stroke my soule. 1747 in Colonial Rec. Pennsylvania (1851) V. 99 Some Method should be fall'n upon to prevent the Evils which threaten Us. 1778 J. Pringle Telescopes 9 By the force of his..genius he fell upon this new property of light. 1837 W. Irving Adventures Capt. Bonneville II. 77 He..soon fell upon the track of Mr. Robert Campbell's party, which had preceded him by a day. 1862 Ld. Brougham Brit. Constit. (ed. 3) xiii. 189 Edward III fell upon an expedient which gave very great satisfaction to all. 1874 G. W. Dasent Tales from Fjeld 247 When he had walked a while, he fell upon an old wife. 1971 S. G. Crawford Log of S.S. Mrs Unguentine x. 102 Sometimes I fell upon a traffic of ants or a cluster of bees drinking from a puddle. 2009 D. Burch Taking Med. v. 60 On a walk through the Cotswold countryside, he fell upon an idea. †b. To adopt, take up, avail oneself of (a plan, suggestion, etc.). Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > use or make use of [verb (transitive)] > take into use takea1400 to fall upon ——1579 adopta1616 1579 J. Brooke tr. P. Viret Christian Disputations iii. vi. f. 296 For a full resolution, they will fall vppon this sence. 1633 Bp. J. Hall Plaine Explic. Hard Texts i. 231 He that fals rashly upon his determinations..cannot but offend. 1655 H. L'Estrange Reign King Charles 130 His Majesty fell upon Davids design..of numbring the People. 1752 C. Lennox Female Quixote II. viii. ii. 213 At present the Desire of continuing near me, obliges you to lay this Constraint upon yourself; however you know Thrasimedes fell upon the same Stratagem to no Purpose. 1858 E. H. Sears Athanasia iii. v. 297 The church..had fallen upon the belief that he [sc. Christ] was soon to appear again. c. To resort to or become dependent on (a system of relief or financial aid). Originally and chiefly in to fall on (also upon) the parish (see on (also upon) the parish at parish n. Phrases). Now historical. ΘΚΠ society > authority > subjection > be under authority [verb (intransitive)] > be dependent to lie in one's powerc1374 depend1548 to hang on, upon, of (a person's) sleeve1548 to lie in (or on) one's handsa1593 to fall upon ——?1672 society > authority > subjection > in or into subjection [phrase] > dependent on to leave to, be at the courtesy (of)a1538 to stand to or at the courtesy (of)a1538 to fall upon ——?1672 ?1672 Reasons suppressing Stage-coaches 11 Those poor, who..are fallen upon the several Parishes wherein they live, for maintenance. 1799 T. R. Malthus Jrnl. 24 June (1966) 90 The fear that the children of soldiers might fall upon the publick or starve. 1897 Evening Post (Exeter) 7 Dec. She is compelled to fall upon the parish to the extent of 5s weekly. 2012 E. Hubbard City Women iii. 79 In the absence of a plausible father, a bastard baby could only fall upon the parish. d. To make use of as a last resort; = to fall back upon. Cf. to fall on —— 2b at Phrasal verbs 2. rare. ΘΚΠ 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 1767 ‘Coriat Junior’ Another Traveller! I. 218 Failing of an inscription, [he] may fall upon a derivative. 2011 D. Lipsky From Anxiety to Meltdown vii. 164 Knowing there is a back up plan to fall upon allows a sense of control over the uncontrollable. 3. intransitive. Geometry. Of a line: to intersect the end of (another line). Also: (of a geometric figure) to coincide with (another geometric figure) exactly in terms of position and dimensions when superimposed. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > geometry > line > linearize [verb (transitive)] > have contact touch1551 cut1570 to fall upon ——1570 the world > relative properties > number > geometry > point > overlay a point [verb (transitive)] to fall upon ——1840 1570 H. Billingsley tr. Euclid Elements Geom. i. f. 18 The line FG may fall directly vpon the line DF. 1656 tr. T. Hobbes Elements Philos. iii. xix. 204 If two straight lines which fall upon another straight line be parallel, their reflected lines shall be also parallel. 1730 W. Webster tr. P. Hoste Compend. Course Pract. Math. II. 15 The line CE, will fall upon the line AD. 1840 D. Lardner Treat. Geom. 42 The vertex of the angle c′ must fall upon the vertex of the angle c. 2009 Trans. Charles S. Peirce Soc. 45 144 AB is parallel to CE, and the straight line BD falls upon them. extracted from fallv. < as lemmas
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