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fall back on
Translationsfall (foːl) – past tense fell (fel) : past participle ˈfallen – verb1. to go down from a higher level usually unintentionally. The apple fell from the tree; Her eye fell on an old book. 落下 落下2. (often with over) to go down to the ground etc from an upright position, usually by accident. She fell (over). 跌倒 跌倒3. to become lower or less. The temperature is falling. 下降 下降4. to happen or occur. Easter falls early this year. 發生 发生5. to enter a certain state or condition. She fell asleep; They fell in love. 陷於 陷于6. (formal. only with it as subject) to come as one's duty etc: It falls to me to take care of the children. 輪到 轮到 noun1. the act of falling. He had a fall. 跌倒 跌倒2. (a quantity of) something that has fallen. a fall of snow. 降落物 降落3. capture or (political) defeat. the fall of Rome. 陷落 陷落4. (American) the autumn. Leaves change colour in the fall. 秋天 秋天falls noun plural a waterfall. the Niagara Falls. 瀑布 瀑布ˈfallout noun radioactive dust from a nuclear explosion etc. 放射性塵埃 放射性尘埃his/her etc face fell he, she etc looked suddenly disappointed. 臉色一沉 脸色一沉fall away1. to become less in number. The crowd began to fall away. 減少 减少2. to slope downwards. The ground fell away steeply. 傾斜 倾斜fall back to move back or stop moving forward. 後退 后退fall back on to use, or to go to for help, finally when everything else has been tried. Whatever happens you have your father's money to fall back on. 求助於，依靠 求助于，依靠 fall behind1. to be slower than (someone else). Hurry up! You're falling behind (the others); He is falling behind in his schoolwork. 落後 落后2. (with with) to become late in regular payment, letter-writing etc. Don't fall behind with the rent! 拖欠 拖欠fall down (sometimes with on) to fail (in). He's falling down on his job. 失敗 失败fall flat (especially of jokes etc) to fail completely or to have no effect. Her joke fell flat. 完全失敗 完全失败fall for1. to be deceived by (something). I made up a story to explain why I had not been at work and he fell for it. 受騙上當 受骗上当2. to fall in love with (someone). He has fallen for your sister. 愛上 爱上fall in with1. to join with (someone) for company. On the way home we fell in with some friends. 偶然遇到 偶然遇到2. to agree with (a plan, idea etc). They fell in with our suggestion. 同意 同意fall off to become smaller in number or amount. Audiences often fall off during the summer. 減少 减少fall on/upon to attack. The robbers fell on the old man and beat him; They fell hungrily upon the food. 襲擊 袭击fall out (sometimes with with) to quarrel. I have fallen out with my sister. 吵架 吵架fall short (often with of) to be not enough or not good enough etc. The money we have falls short of what we need. 不足 不足fall through (of plans etc) to fail or come to nothing. Our plans fell through. 失敗，落空 失败，落空 fall back on
fall back on (someone or something)To depend on someone or something that one has kept in reserve. With all of these medical bills, I just don't have any more money to fall back on. We can fall back on a few other babysitters if Jane can't make it.See also: back, fall, onfall back on(to) someone or something 1. . Lit. to fallback-wards onto someone or something. She stumbled and fell back onto the lady behind her. She fell back on the couch. 2. Fig. to begin to use someone or something held in reserve. We fell back on our savings to get us through the hardtimes. We had to fall back on our emergency generator.See also: back, fall, onfall back onAlso, fall back upon. Rely on, have recourse to, as in I fall back on old friends in time of need, or When he lost his job he had to fall back upon his savings. [Mid-1800s] See also: back, fall, onEncyclopediaSeefallFinancialSeeFall |