fall down 倒下,倒塌,失敗
最基本的含義為掉在地上,或者從上至下掉落下來(lái),fall down a cliff 表示從懸崖上掉下來(lái), fall down the stairs 表示在從臺(tái)階上摔下來(lái)。也可以用來(lái)表示“失敗”。
例句:
My father fell down the stairs the other day.
我爸爸有一天從樓梯上摔了下來(lái)。
I fell down the stairs and broke my tooth.
我從樓梯上摔了下來(lái),摔掉了牙。
The building fell down. Three people were crushed to death.
那座建筑倒塌了,3 個(gè)人被壓死了。
對(duì)話:
A: There is a lot of ice on the sidewalks today.
今天人行道上結(jié)了很厚的冰。
B: Be careful that you don't fall down.
小心點(diǎn),別摔倒了。