单词 | fell |
释义 | fell 1. past of FALL v. 2. v. & n. --vtr.   1. cut down (esp. a tree).   2. strike or knock down (a person or animal).   3. stitch down (the edge of a seam) to lie flat. --n an amount of timber cut. Derivatives feller n. Etymology: OE fellan f. Gmc, rel. to FALL 3. n. N.Engl.   1. a hill.   2. a stretch of hills or moorland. Etymology: ME f. ON fjall, fell hill 4. adj. poet. or rhet.   1. fierce, ruthless.   2. terrible, destructive. Phrases and idioms at (or in) one fell swoop in a single (orig. deadly) action. Etymology: ME f. OF fel f. Rmc FELON(1) 5. n. an animal's hide or skin with its hair. Etymology: OE fel, fell f. Gmc |
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