fall upon

英 [fɔːl əˈpɒn]

美 [fɔːl əˈpɑːn]

【参见】fall on

英英释义

verb

• find unexpectedly
  1. the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb
  2. she struck a goldmine
  3. The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake
  Synonym:strikecome uponlight uponchance uponcome acrosschance onhappen uponattaindiscover

双语例句

• Then fearing lest we should fall upon rough places, they cast four anchors out of the stern, and wished for the day.
  他们又怕我们碰在礁石上，就从船尾抛下四个锚，切望天亮。
• So, sometimes, God lets a stinging blow fall upon your life.
  有时，在你的生活中，神也把你猛击一下。
• He turned of a deadly hue, and a sudden horror seemed to fall upon him.
  他的脸色变得死一般地惨白，仿佛陡然为一种恐怖所笼罩着。
• So, our sorrows must not only threaten, but they must really fall upon us.
  忧愁不只是轻微地威胁我们，乃是沉重地落在我们身上。
• Just as your lover's caress brings you to orgasm, your eyes happen to fall upon a shoe.
  正当情人的爱抚使你进入高潮的时候，你的目光恰巧落在了鞋子上。
• I fall upon the earth.
  我跌落在地上。
• I believe they fall upon one another blindly.
  我认为他们瞎了眼似地一个跌倒在另一个身上。
• If the stone fall upon the egg, alas for the egg!
  假如巨石砸到鸡蛋上，为可怜的鸡蛋祈祷吧！
• Lest I fall upon the wayside, Lead me gently home.
  全仗你手提挈，父啊，引领我回家！
• From the atmosphere, water molecules fall upon the Earth's surface as rain, snow, hail and sleet.
  水分子以雨、雪、雹和霰的形式从大气圈降落到地表。