fall

n.

1. 落下；跌倒[C][（+from）]
   The fall from his horse broke his arm.

   他从马上跌落摔坏了胳膊。

2. 降落；降落量[C]
   During the afternoon, there was a sudden heavy fall of snow.

   下午突然下起了大雪。

3. 下降；减少[C][（+in）]
   We are expecting a fall in stock prices.

   我们预料股市价格将要下跌。

4. 落差[S][（+of）]
   The fall of the river here is three feet.

   这里河水落差为三英尺。

5. （政府）垮台；（城市、要塞）陷落[the S]
   The people did not cease to resist even after the fall of the capital.

   即使在首都失陷以后人民也没有停止抵抗。

6. 堕落[S]
   The play was about the fall of an honest man.

   这出戏是关于一个诚实的人堕落的故事。

7. 【美】秋天[the S]
   I may be going back in the fall.

   我可能在秋天回去。

8. 瀑布[P]