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

• 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。
• It's good to have a friend to fall back upon.
  有朋友可以依靠是好的。
• If John loses his job, he has nothing to fall back on.
  如果约翰失掉这份工作的话，他就无所依靠了。
• 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。
• Don't fall back on others but do the job yourself.
  别依赖别人，你自己干。
• 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。
• 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。
• I don't even have that to fall back on.
  我连这个也不能依靠了。
• 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。
• 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。