英语短语fall out是一个多义的不及物动词短语,核心含义围绕“脱离、变化或结束”,具体用法和意思需结合语境判断。以下是其最常见的5种含义、用法及例句:
I fell out with my best friend over a silly argument about money.(我因为一场关于钱的无聊争吵,和最好的朋友闹翻了。)
They used to be close, but they fell out last year and haven’t spoken since.(他们以前很亲密,但去年闹翻了,从此没再联系。)
My baby tooth fell out while I was eating an apple.(我吃苹果时乳牙掉了。)
Stress can make your hair fall out.(压力会导致脱发。)
One of the buttons on my jacket fell out—can you sew it back?(我夹克上的一颗纽扣掉了,你能帮我缝回去吗?)
`It falls out that...`(结果是……;碰巧……);
`sth. falls out as...`(某事按……发展);
`What fell out?`(发生了什么?)。
例句:It fell out that we both grew up in the same town.(结果我们俩是在同一个小镇长大的。)
The plan didn’t fall out as we expected—we had to change it.(计划没按我们预期的发展,我们不得不修改。)
What fell out at the meeting this morning?(今天早上的会议发生了什么?)
After the parade, the sergeant shouted, “Fall out!” and the soldiers dispersed.(游行结束后,中士喊“解散!”,士兵们散开了。)
The troops fell out and went back to their barracks.(部队解散后返回营房。)
The little girl fell out of the hiking group because she was too tired.(小女孩因为太累,从徒步小组中掉队了。)
Don’t fall out of the line—stay close to me!(别脱离队伍,跟着我!)
fall out vs. fall off:
fall out强调“从自身位置脱落”(如牙齿从牙龈掉出);
fall off强调“从某个物体表面掉下来”(如书从桌子掉下来:The book fell off the table.)。
fall out vs. fall down:
fall out是“脱落/闹翻”;
fall down是“摔倒/倒塌”(如He fell down the stairs. 他从楼梯上摔下来)。
`fall out`的含义可通过语境+搭配快速判断:
与人相关→“闹翻”(+with sb.);
与物体相关→“脱落”(主语是小物件);
与事件相关→“结果是/发生”(+that从句);
与军队相关→“解散”(祈使句);
与队伍相关→“掉队”(+of sth.)。
记住这些场景,就能轻松掌握`fall out`的用法啦!