VOA一分鐘英語(yǔ)：?jiǎn)卧~ fall 的常見用法
“Fall” 既可作名詞，也可作動(dòng)詞。它的用法有很多，比如，表示 “落下”、“摔倒”、“減少” 或談?wù)?“狀態(tài)變成...”?？匆曨l，學(xué)習(xí)單詞 “fall” 的六個(gè)常見用法。
用法總結(jié)
1 動(dòng)詞 “fall” 可以表示 “掉落，落下”。
In the autumn, the leaves start to fall.
The book fell off the shelf.
* 在美式英語(yǔ)中，名詞 “fall” 可以用來指 “autumn（秋天，秋季）”。
2 動(dòng)詞 “fall” 可以表示 “跌倒，摔倒”。
When learning to walk, toddlers fall a lot.
The floor was so slippery that they both fell over.
3 與上面的動(dòng)詞相對(duì)應(yīng)，名詞 “fall” 可以表示 “倒下，摔跤”。
When learning to walk, toddlers fall a lot but they're usually not bad falls.
His back was badly injured from the fall.
4 動(dòng)詞 “fall” 可以表示 “（大小、數(shù)量或力量）減少、降低”。
No one knows why the house prices have fallen.
The temperature fell below zero last night.
5 與上面的動(dòng)詞相對(duì)應(yīng)，名詞 “fall” 可以表示 “（大小、數(shù)量或力量）減少、降低的事實(shí)”。
There has been a fall in house prices recently.
There's been a dramatic fall in the size of the rainforest.
6 動(dòng)詞 “fall” 還可以用來談?wù)?“變成（某種狀態(tài)）”。
She fell asleep during the concert.
The crowd fell silent after his speech.
用法總結(jié)
1 動(dòng)詞 “fall” 可以表示 “掉落，落下”。
In the autumn, the leaves start to fall.
The book fell off the shelf.
* 在美式英語(yǔ)中，名詞 “fall” 可以用來指 “autumn（秋天，秋季）”。
2 動(dòng)詞 “fall” 可以表示 “跌倒，摔倒”。
When learning to walk, toddlers fall a lot.
The floor was so slippery that they both fell over.
3 與上面的動(dòng)詞相對(duì)應(yīng)，名詞 “fall” 可以表示 “倒下，摔跤”。
When learning to walk, toddlers fall a lot but they're usually not bad falls.
His back was badly injured from the fall.
4 動(dòng)詞 “fall” 可以表示 “（大小、數(shù)量或力量）減少、降低”。
No one knows why the house prices have fallen.
The temperature fell below zero last night.
5 與上面的動(dòng)詞相對(duì)應(yīng)，名詞 “fall” 可以表示 “（大小、數(shù)量或力量）減少、降低的事實(shí)”。
There has been a fall in house prices recently.
There's been a dramatic fall in the size of the rainforest.
6 動(dòng)詞 “fall” 還可以用來談?wù)?“變成（某種狀態(tài)）”。
She fell asleep during the concert.
The crowd fell silent after his speech.
