湖北省潜江中学 朱美芝 供稿

“To fall out” means to become loose and drop.掉落，脱落

◆His hair is falling out after medical therapy.他接受药物治疗后，头发在脱落。

◆My tooth finally fell out.我的一颗牙终于掉了。

“To fall through” means to not be completed or not happen.落空，失败

◆Our plans fell through because of lack of money.我们的计划由于缺钱而落空了。

◆The party is going to fall through as most of the guests are not available.由于大部分的宾客都不能来，晚会不得不取消了。

“To fall for something” means to be tricked into believing something that is not true.信以为真

◆ I’m surprised you fell for that trick.我感到惊奇，你竟中了那个诡计。

◆ Don’t fall for his words.He is a cheater.不要相信他的话。他是个骗子。“To fall about” means to laugh a lot.捧腹大笑，笑得前仰后合

◆David made a joke so funny that we all fell about laughing.大卫讲的笑话太好笑了，我们都笑得前仰后合。

◆Come and join us for the comedy show.You’ll definitely fall about over it.快来和我们一起看这部喜剧吧。你一定会捧腹大笑的。

“To fall on” also means to take responsibility for somebody or something.（责任）落在……身上；由……负担

◆The full cost of the wedding fell on the bride’s parents.整个婚礼的费用由新娘的父母承担了。

◆Looking after his younger brother fell on him when he was only 12.他只有十二岁就要负责照顾弟弟了。

“To fall apart” means to be in very bad condition so that parts are breaking off.散架，破碎

◆I have told you not to loan your car to Peter.Now you can’t complain about it falling apart.我已经告诉你不要把你的车借给彼特。现在车要散架了，你不能埋怨。

◆I am sorry to keep you waiting as the printer is falling apart.很抱歉要您久等了，打印机出了毛病。

“To fall for someone” means to be strongly attracted to somebody or to fall in love with somebody.爱上，倾心于

◆ They fell for each other instantly.他俩一见钟情。

◆The fans who had fallen for the handsome actor screamed and yelled at the premiere.影迷们对那位英俊的演员充满爱慕之情，在首映礼上大喊大叫。

“To fall on” means to attack or take hold of somebody or something with a lot of energy.袭击，扑向（某人 /某物）

◆ The villagers fell on the thief with sticks.村民们用棍棒袭击小偷。

◆The children fell on the food and ate it greedily.孩子们扑向食物，狼吞虎咽地吃起来。

“To fall apart” also means to have so many problems that it is no longer possible to exist or function.破裂，崩溃

◆ Their marriage finally fell apart.他们的婚姻最终破裂了。

◆The deal fell apart when we failed to agree on a price.我们在价格上未能达成一致意见，生意吹了。

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