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

• At least you have your mother to fall back on.
  至少你可以依靠你的母亲。
• He has his rich parents to fall back on.
  他可以依靠他有钱的父母。
• 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。
• Wynn! Fall back! We're moving out, let's go.
  怀恩，撤退，我们要离开了！我们走！
• 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。
• They forced the enemy to fall back.
  他们迫使敌人后退。
• I don't even have that to fall back on.
  我连这个也不能依靠了。
• It is these things where we should fall back on expert judgment and more experienced people.
  在这些事情上，我们应该听从专家和更有经验的人的判断。
• It's good to have a friend to fall back upon.
  有朋友可以依靠是好的。
• She could fall back on her aunt.
  她可以依靠她的姑妈。