fall back on sb / sth
更新日期：2026-08-14
| 词语 | fall back on sb / sth |
| 释义 | fall back on sb / sth to use something or depend on someone's help when dealing with a difficult situation, especially after other methods have failed（转而）依靠; 求助于; 借助于:have sb / sth to fall back on•She has no relatives to fall back on.她没有亲戚可以依靠。•Where negotiation fails, they must fall back on the law.谈判解决不了的，他们就必须依靠法律来解决。⇒FALLBACKfall behind (sb / sth)phr v1. 1. to go more slowly than other people so that they gradually move further ahead of you落在（某人/某物的）后面:•His mother was chatting and didn't notice that he had fallen behind.他妈妈在聊天，没注意到他落在了后面。•She hurt her ankle and had fallen behind the others.她伤了脚踝，落在了别人的后面。2. to become less successful than other people, companies, countries etc落后（于某人/某物）:•After her time in hospital, Jenny's parents are afraid she has fallen behind educationally.珍妮住了一段时间医院，父母担心她学习跟不上。•Companies that are not market-driven risk falling behind the competition.不以市场为导向的公司有可能在竞争中落在后头。3. to fail to finish a piece of work or pay someone money that you owe them at the right time不能按时完成（工作）; 拖欠（还款）:[+ with / on ]•After losing his job, he fell behind with his mortgage payments.失业后，他的抵押还款就拖欠了。•The project has fallen behind schedule .这项工程已经误期了。 |
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