释义 |
free fall ˌfree ˈfall noun [U]
1 F0 an occasion when something or someone falls quickly under the influence of gravity Thesaurus+: ↑Moving downwards , ↑Falling and dropping2 F0 INFORMAL the process of failing or losing value or strength quickly and continuously: » Only massive changes in government policies will prevent the peso going into free fall (= falling quickly in value by a large amount).Thesaurus+: ↑Failures , ↑Accidents and disasters , ↑Higher and lower points of achievement |