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

• Wynn! Fall back! We're moving out, let's go.
  怀恩，撤退，我们要离开了！我们走！
• It's good to have a friend to fall back upon.
  有朋友可以依靠是好的。
• If these new methods don't work, we'll have to fall back on our old system.
  如果这些新方法不奏效，我们不得不依靠我们的旧系统了。
• I like to keep some money in a savings account to fall back on in an emergency.
  我想在活期存单中存一些钱以便在紧急时有个依靠。
• I don't even have that to fall back on.
  我连这个也不能依靠了。
• If John loses his job, he has nothing to fall back on.
  如果约翰失掉这份工作的话，他就无所依靠了。
• In an emergency we can fall back on our savings.
  在情况紧急时，我们可以依靠我们的积蓄。
• She could fall back on her aunt.
  她可以依靠她的姑妈。
• It is these things where we should fall back on expert judgment and more experienced people.
  在这些事情上，我们应该听从专家和更有经验的人的判断。
• Giving me ample time to fall back to sleep.
  我就有了充足时间重入梦乡。