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

• They forced the enemy to fall back.
  他们迫使敌人后退。
• At least you have your mother to fall back on.
  至少你可以依靠你的母亲。
• It's good to have a friend to fall back on.
  有个朋友可依靠是好事。
• Doctors sometimes fall back on old cures.
  有时医生们求助于老的疗法。
• She could fall back on her aunt.
  她可以依靠她的姑妈。
• 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。
• The country was in possession of the bosses and the emigrant and decent people had to fall back on sport or culture.
  现在国家掌握在大老板和侨民手里，体面人物不得不退回去搞体育文化。
• 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 don't even have that to fall back on.
  我连这个也不能依靠了。
• She's completely homeless-at least I have my parents to fall back on.
  她是真得无家可归-至少我还有父母可依靠。