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

• It's good to have a friend to fall back upon.
  有朋友可以依靠是好的。
• Don't fall back on others but do the job yourself.
  别依赖别人，你自己干。
• They forced the enemy to fall back.
  他们迫使敌人后退。
• 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。
• If wages rise quickly enough, some of these ratios will fall back to more comfortable levels.
  如果工资上升得足够快，这些比率中有一些将回落至更加令人舒适的水平。
• We must not fall back before the enemy.
  在敌人面前我们不能退却。
• We must have something to fall back upon.
  我们最后总得有点可以依靠的东西。
• He has her support to fall back on when the going gets tough
  他在进展困难的时候可以求助于她。
• 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。
• At least you have your mother to fall back on.
  至少你可以依靠你的母亲。