fall down,fall off和fall over都表示“摔倒、跌倒”的意思,但它们各自的含义不同。思维导图帮比列出了这些短语的例句,帮助你准确掌握他们的用法。
1.fall over强调的是“向前摔倒、跌倒”(引申为“倒塌”)。如:
She fell over and broke her leg.
她跌倒并把腿摔断了。
If he drinks more than two glasses of wine he falls over.
如果他喝酒超过两杯,就会醉倒。
There is too much snow on the ground. If you ride much too fast,you will
fall over.
地上的雪太多,如果你骑得太快的话,你会摔跤的。
The typhoon caused the wall to fall over.
台风使这垛墙倒坍了。
2.fall down强调的是“滑倒、倒下”(后接宾语时应加上介词from)。
The boy hit the tree so hard that he fell down.
男孩重重地撞在树上,结果自己倒下了。
The boy fell down from the tree .
这个男孩从树上摔下来了。
If people run across the road,they may fall down.
如果人们跑过马路的话,他们可能会摔倒。
There's nothing to be afraid of. The sky won't fall down.
没有什么好怕的,天不会塌下来。
However high you jump, you will fall down to the ground.
无论你跳多高,你总要落到地上。
My tears fall down when I go back home.
当我回抵家的时辰,我流泪了。(流泪用fall down)
3.fall off强调的是“跌落、从……掉下来”,后直接接宾语(相当于fall down from…)。
The girl is falling off the bike.
(= The girl is falling down from the bike.)
女孩正从自行车上摔下来。
Leaves fall off the trees in the autumn.
秋天,树叶纷纷从树上掉下来。
They spread a big net in case Tom should fall off the tree and get hurt.
他们张开一张大网以防汤姆从树上掉下来受伤。
好!我们来自我测试一下吧。
★自我测试翻译句子:
1. 那书从桌上掉落在地板上。
(The book fell down from the table to the floor.
=The book fell off the table to the floor.)
2. 他掉进水里了。
(He fell over into the water. )
3. 这个篮子里装满了鸡蛋,不要把它打翻了。
(This basket is full of eggs. Don’t let it fall down. )
4. 小孩儿学步时常会跌跤。
(Babies often fall down when they are learning to walk. )