fall back
英 [fɔːl bæk]
美 [fɔːl bæk]
略微退后; 稍稍后退; (军队)撤退,后撤
英英释义
verb
- go back to bad behavior
- Those who recidivate are often minor criminals
- retreat
- move back and away from
- The enemy fell back
- hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.
- fall backwards and down
- have recourse to
- The government resorted to rationing meat
双语例句
- He has his rich parents to fall back on.
他可以依靠他有钱的父母。 - 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。 - If wages rise quickly enough, some of these ratios will fall back to more comfortable levels.
如果工资上升得足够快,这些比率中有一些将回落至更加令人舒适的水平。 - It's good to have a friend to fall back on.
有个朋友可依靠是好事。 - She could fall back on her aunt.
她可以依靠她的姑妈。 - 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。 - Don't fall back on others but do the job yourself.
别依赖别人,你自己干。 - If these new methods don't work, we'll have to fall back on our old system.
如果这些新方法不奏效,我们不得不依靠我们的旧系统了。 - When did you fall back in love with your wife?
你什么时候又重新爱上你老婆了? - 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。