fall (A1)
カタカナ: フォール
IPA: /fɔːl/
Definition
To move downward quickly without control — either because of gravity or because you lost your balance. English uses 'fall' for objects dropping, people tripping, rain and snow coming down, and many other downward movements.
意味: 重力や体のバランスを崩したことで、コントロールできずに素早く下へ動くこと。英語では物が落ちる、人が転ぶ、雨や雪が降るなど、さまざまな下向きの動きに 'fall' を使います。
Examples / 例文
彼は自転車から落ちました。 — He fell off his bicycle.
昨夜たくさん雪が降りました。 — A lot of snow fell last night.
廊下で転んでしまいました。 — I fell in the corridor.
Fall の日本語訳
Japanese translations of Fall:
How to Use Fall
- fall + preposition (movement pattern)
- Describe the direction or surface of falling. — "He fell off the ladder. / The book fell from the shelf."
- fall + adjective (linking verb) (linking verb pattern)
- Enter a new state. — "She fell asleep on the sofa. / They fell silent."
- fall in love (with) (fixed expression)
- Start to love someone. — "He fell in love with her the moment they met."
See "Fall" in the English dictionary
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