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

• Don't fall back on others but do the job yourself.
  别依赖别人，你自己干。
• 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。
• He has his rich parents to fall back on.
  他可以依靠他有钱的父母。
• I don't even have that to fall back on.
  我连这个也不能依靠了。
• She could fall back on her aunt.
  她可以依靠她的姑妈。
• When did you fall back in love with your wife?
  你什么时候又重新爱上你老婆了？
• 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。
• They forced the enemy to fall back.
  他们迫使敌人后退。
• 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。
• Doctors sometimes fall back on old cures.
  有时医生们求助于老的疗法。