falling

词性: 动词的现在分词或形容词
音标: [ˈfɔːlɪŋ]
中文翻译: 下落，掉落，坠落

词义:

"Falling" 是动词 "fall" 的现在分词或形容词形式，表示物体由高处向低处运动的动作。它可以描述物体、液体、物品等的下降过程，也可用作形容词表示某物正在或即将下落。

用法:

动词: 表示“掉下”或“落下”。

例如：The book is falling from the shelf. (那本书从书架上掉下来了。)

 

形容词: 表示正在下落或下降的状态。

例如：The falling leaves are beautiful. (飘落的树叶很美。)

 

例句:

The leaves are falling from the trees. (树叶正从树上掉落。)

I saw a falling star last night. (我昨晚看见了一颗流星。)

The temperature is falling rapidly. (气温正在急剧下降。)

She was falling behind in the race. (她在比赛中落后了。)

He slipped and started falling down the stairs. (他滑倒了，开始从楼梯上摔下来。)

The falling rain made the streets slippery. (下雨使得街道变得滑。)

The children were playing in the falling snow. (孩子们在飘落的雪中玩耍。)

The economy is falling into a recession. (经济正在陷入衰退。)

The falling rocks caused a delay in traffic. (掉落的岩石造成了交通延误。)

She felt like she was falling into a deep sleep. (她感觉自己正在进入深度睡眠。)

短语搭配:

falling down: 掉下来，跌倒

He fell down while running. (他跑步时摔倒了。)

 

falling apart: 崩溃，分裂

His plans are falling apart. (他的计划正在崩溃。)

 

falling behind: 落后，进展慢

She's falling behind on her homework. (她的作业进展慢。)

 

falling short: 不足，未达到预期

The team is falling short of expectations. (这个队伍未能达到预期。)

 

falling in love: 爱上

They are falling in love with each other. (他们彼此相爱。)

 

相关词汇:

fall: 掉落，下降

fallen: 已经掉落的

falling out: 吵架，争执

小结:

"Falling" 用作动词时，通常描述一种从高处到低处的运动或状态，常用于自然现象、物体下落、以及人们或事物的状态变化等场景。作为形容词时，常用来形容下落的物体或正在下降的现象。