fall back

英 [fɔːl bæk]

美 [fɔːl bæk]

略微退后; 稍稍后退; （军队）撤退，后撤

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英英释义

verb

• go back to bad behavior
  1. Those who recidivate are often minor criminals
  Synonym:relapselapserecidivateregressretrogress
• retreat
  Synonym:losedrop offfall behindrecede
• move back and away from
  1. The enemy fell back
• hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.
  Synonym:lagdawdlefall behind
• fall backwards and down
• have recourse to
  1. The government resorted to rationing meat
  Synonym:resortrecur

双语例句

• Inflation could fall back into single figures as early as this month.
  通货膨胀率最早有可能在本月就回落至个位数。
• We must not fall back before the enemy.
  在敌人面前我们不能退却。
• Giving me ample time to fall back to sleep.
  我就有了充足时间重入梦乡。
• He has his rich parents to fall back on.
  他可以依靠他有钱的父母。
• When necessary, instinct is the most reliable resource you can fall back on.
  必要时，最保险的办法就是凭直觉判断。
• I don't even have that to fall back on.
  我连这个也不能依靠了。
• He has her support to fall back on when the going gets tough
  他在进展困难的时候可以求助于她。
• She could fall back on her aunt.
  她可以依靠她的姑妈。
• Doctors sometimes fall back on old cures.
  有时医生们求助于老的疗法。
• We must have something to fall back upon.
  我们最后总得有点可以依靠的东西。