| 单词 | fallen |
| 释义 | fallen (once / 82 pages) 1adj 2adj 3adj Something that's fallen has dropped to the ground. You might collect fallen apples to make into cider or applesauce. The most literal sense of something fallen is just what it sounds like — an object that's moved from a high place to a lower place, usually due to gravity. There are also some figurative meanings: a fallen soldier has died on the battlefield, and a fallen person has committed a moral sin or ruined his reputation. In the 17th century, fallen frequently meant "morally ruined," more often describing a women than a man. WORD FAMILYfall: fallen, faller, falling, falls, fell+/faller: fallers/fell: felled, feller, felling, fells/feller: fellers USAGE EXAMPLESHe and Hopper ambled into the back yard to sweep up fallen olive leaves. The New Yorker(Jan 01, 2017) The agency is offering 16 large pieces of the fallen oak for the art contest, sponsored Georgia Power and Southeast Georgia Health System. Washington Times(Jan 01, 2017) He was one of the first of the fallen Republican candidates to endorse Donald Trump. The Guardian(Dec 31, 2016) 1 1adj having dropped by the force of gravity fallen leaves covered the forest floor sat on a fallen tree trunk Syn down being or moving lower in position or less in some value 2adj having fallen in or collapsed 2a fallen building Syn destroyed spoiled or ruined or demolished adj killed in battle 3to honor fallen soldiers Syn dead no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life adj having lost your chastity a fallen woman Syn unchaste not chaste |
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