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

• She could fall back on her aunt.
  她可以依靠她的姑妈。
• I don't even have that to fall back on.
  我连这个也不能依靠了。
• At least you have your mother to fall back on.
  至少你可以依靠你的母亲。
• 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 his rich parents to fall back on.
  他可以依靠他有钱的父母。
• 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。
• Doctors sometimes fall back on old cures.
  有时医生们求助于老的疗法。
• They forced the enemy to fall back.
  他们迫使敌人后退。
• Don't fall back on others but do the job yourself.
  别依赖别人，你自己干。
• It's good to have a friend to fall back on.
  有个朋友可依靠是好事。