英语词汇“falls”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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A falls is a waterfall, a natural place where water cascades from a height. Niagara Falls is one of the world's most well-known falls.

The noun falls can be singular or plural: "We saw four small falls flowing down the side of the mountain." Falls are formed when a river or stream flows over a cliff or a high, rocky area. Some falls occur when snow melts and water cascades down the face of a mountain. The word falls comes from the water falling, from an Old English root word: feallan, "to drop from a height."

WORD FAMILY

fall: fallen, faller, falling, falls, fell+/faller: fallers/fell: felled, feller, felling, fells/feller: fellers

USAGE EXAMPLES

One of the highlights of the holiday season for me was attending the “It’s a Wonderful Life” Festival in Seneca Falls, New York.

Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017)

They tally the number of medication errors, the number of patients injured in falls and the number who develop infections after certain types of surgery.

New York Times(Jan 02, 2017)

The prison in Central Falls remains locked down as officials review procedures.

Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017)

n a steep descent of the water of a river

Syn|Exp|Hypo|Hyper

waterfall

American Falls

a part of Niagara Falls in western New York (north of Buffalo)

Angel Falls

the highest waterfall; has more than one leap; flow varies seasonally

Horseshoe Falls

a part of Niagara Falls in Ontario

Cuquenan Falls

a famous waterfall in Venezuela

Victoria Falls

a large waterfall on the border between Argentina and Brazil

Niagara Falls

waterfall in Canada is the Horseshoe Falls; in the United States it is the American Falls

Paulo Afonso Falls

a major waterfall in northeastern Brazil

Guaira Falls

a great waterfall on the border between Brazil and Paraguay

Takakkaw

a waterfall in southeastern British Columbia; the highest waterfall in Canada (1250 feet high)

Tugela Falls

a major waterfall in southern Africa; has more than one leap

Twin Falls

a waterfall in the Snake River in southern Idaho

Urubupunga Falls

a waterfall in the Parana river in Brazil

Victoria Falls

a waterfall in the Zambezi River on the border between Zimbabwe and Zambia; diminishes seasonally

Yosemite Falls

a series of waterfalls in Yosemite National Park in California; is reduced to a trickle for part of each year

cascade

a small waterfall or series of small waterfalls

cataract

a large waterfall; violent rush of water over a precipice

body of water, water

the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean)

n the petals or sepals of a flower that bend downward (especially the outer perianth of an iris)

Hyper

chlamys, floral envelope, perianth, perigone, perigonium

collective term for the outer parts of a flower consisting of the calyx and corolla and enclosing the stamens and pistils

单词	falls
释义	falls (once / 155 pages) 1n 2n A falls is a waterfall, a natural place where water cascades from a height. Niagara Falls is one of the world's most well-known falls. The noun falls can be singular or plural: "We saw four small falls flowing down the side of the mountain." Falls are formed when a river or stream flows over a cliff or a high, rocky area. Some falls occur when snow melts and water cascades down the face of a mountain. The word falls comes from the water falling, from an Old English root word: feallan, "to drop from a height." WORD FAMILY fall: fallen, faller, falling, falls, fell+/faller: fallers/fell: felled, feller, felling, fells/feller: fellers USAGE EXAMPLES One of the highlights of the holiday season for me was attending the “It’s a Wonderful Life” Festival in Seneca Falls, New York. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) They tally the number of medication errors, the number of patients injured in falls and the number who develop infections after certain types of surgery. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) The prison in Central Falls remains locked down as officials review procedures. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1 n a steep descent of the water of a river Syn\|Exp\|Hypo\|Hyper waterfall American Falls a part of Niagara Falls in western New York (north of Buffalo) Angel Falls the highest waterfall; has more than one leap; flow varies seasonally Horseshoe Falls a part of Niagara Falls in Ontario Cuquenan Falls a famous waterfall in Venezuela Victoria Falls a large waterfall on the border between Argentina and Brazil Niagara Falls waterfall in Canada is the Horseshoe Falls; in the United States it is the American Falls Paulo Afonso Falls a major waterfall in northeastern Brazil Guaira Falls a great waterfall on the border between Brazil and Paraguay Takakkaw a waterfall in southeastern British Columbia; the highest waterfall in Canada (1250 feet high) Tugela Falls a major waterfall in southern Africa; has more than one leap Twin Falls a waterfall in the Snake River in southern Idaho Urubupunga Falls a waterfall in the Parana river in Brazil Victoria Falls a waterfall in the Zambezi River on the border between Zimbabwe and Zambia; diminishes seasonally Yosemite Falls a series of waterfalls in Yosemite National Park in California; is reduced to a trickle for part of each year cascade a small waterfall or series of small waterfalls cataract a large waterfall; violent rush of water over a precipice body of water, water the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean) 2 n the petals or sepals of a flower that bend downward (especially the outer perianth of an iris) Hyper chlamys, floral envelope, perianth, perigone, perigonium collective term for the outer parts of a flower consisting of the calyx and corolla and enclosing the stamens and pistils
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