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

• At least you have your mother to fall back on.
  至少你可以依靠你的母亲。
• Don't fall back on others but do the job yourself.
  别依赖别人，你自己干。
• She's completely homeless-at least I have my parents to fall back on.
  她是真得无家可归-至少我还有父母可依靠。
• Wynn! Fall back! We're moving out, let's go.
  怀恩，撤退，我们要离开了！我们走！
• 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。
• The country was in possession of the bosses and the emigrant and decent people had to fall back on sport or culture.
  现在国家掌握在大老板和侨民手里，体面人物不得不退回去搞体育文化。
• He has his rich parents to fall back on.
  他可以依靠他有钱的父母。
• Many people who move out of poverty fall back into it.
  许多脱离了贫困的人又陷入了贫困。
• Our attack was so vigorous that the enemy had to fall back to the river bank.
  我方的进攻很猛烈，敌人只好退至河岸。
• 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。