| 单词 | fell |
| 释义 | fell From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishfellfell1 /fel/ verbXXthe past tense of fall→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusfell• More trees are being felled annually now than ever before.• Toyota shares fell as much as 40 yen to 2,230 yen.• The rate fell below 3 percent only once, in early 1988.• Following the end of the boom in 1988, prices fell fastest in regions which had shown the highest increases previously.• If she fell off would she be trampled?• The rain fell on empty streets.• His blond hair wasn't short cropped like the others, but was curly and fell over his collar.• My legs gave way and I fell to my knees.• After he left, I fell to pieces. Naturefellfell2 noun [countable usually plural]DNa mountain or hill in the north of Englandfellfell3 verb [transitive]1 CUTto cut down a treeMore than 100 trees were felled in just over an hour. 2 HIT/BUMP INTO written to knock someone down with great forceThe goalkeeper was felled by a coin thrown from the crowd.Grammar Fell is often used in the passive.→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusfell• Toyota shares fell as much as 40 yen to 2,230 yen.• The rate fell below 3 percent only once, in early 1988.• Following the end of the boom in 1988, prices fell fastest in regions which had shown the highest increases previously.• If she fell off would she be trampled?• The rain fell on empty streets.• His blond hair wasn't short cropped like the others, but was curly and fell over his collar.• My legs gave way and I fell to my knees.• After he left, I fell to pieces.fellfell4 adjective → in one fell swoopExamples from the Corpusfell• Flat fell seam is a neat, strong seam.• Despite the drop-off, analysts said they were encouraged by the elimination of the securities in one fell swoop.Origin fell3 Old English fellan; related to → FALL1 fell4 (1200-1300) Old French fel, from Medieval Latin fello; → FELON |
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