fall down 倒下,倒塌,失敗
最基本的含義為掉在地上,或者從上至下掉落下來,fall down a cliff 表示從懸崖上掉下來, fall down the stairs 表示在從臺階上摔下來。也可以用來表示“失敗”。
例句:
My father fell down the stairs the other day.
我爸爸有一天從樓梯上摔了下來。
I fell down the stairs and broke my tooth.
我從樓梯上摔了下來,摔掉了牙。
The building fell down. Three people were crushed to death.
那座建筑倒塌了,3 個人被壓死了。
對話:
A: There is a lot of ice on the sidewalks today.
今天人行道上結(jié)了很厚的冰。
B: Be careful that you don't fall down.
小心點,別摔倒了。