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

• Doctors sometimes fall back on old cures.
  有时医生们求助于老的疗法。
• It's good to have a friend to fall back upon.
  有朋友可以依靠是好的。
• When did you fall back in love with your wife?
  你什么时候又重新爱上你老婆了？
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。