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fall_behind的意思_音标_例句

fall behind

音标

英 /fɔːl bɪˈhaɪnd/,美 /fɔːl bɪˈhaɪnd/

核心含义

fall behind 是一个动词短语,主要表示在进度、速度、发展或责任上“落后于他人”或“未能按时完成”。它既可以描述具体场景(如学习、工作进度滞后),也可指抽象概念(如技术发展落后于时代)。

具体用法分类:

进度/竞争中落后
在学习、工作或比赛中未能跟上他人节奏。

例:Boris is falling behind all the top players.(鲍里斯正落后于所有顶尖选手)

例:Study is like sailing against the current; either you keep forging ahead or you keep falling behind.(学如逆水行舟,不进则退)

拖欠义务(如付款、任务)
未能按约定时间完成支付或履行责任。

例:He faces losing his home after falling behind with the payments.(他因拖欠还款面临失去住房的风险)

例:Don't fall behind with your gas bill.(不要拖欠煤气费)

常见短语搭配

 

搭配形式 含义 例句
fall behind in 在某方面落后 She falls behind in math.(她数学落后)
fall behind with 拖欠(款项、任务) Contractors who fall behind schedule incur heavy penalties.(承包商延误工期将被重罚)
fall behind the times 落后于时代 Some traditional industries have fallen behind the times.(部分传统行业已落后于时代)

 

典型例句

Illness kept the boy behind in his school work.(生病使男孩功课落后)

France has fallen behind Germany in coal production.(法国在煤炭产量上落后于德国)

Thousands could die because the relief effort has fallen so far behind.(救援进度严重滞后,可能导致数千人死亡)

Modesty helps one advance, whereas conceit makes one fall behind.(谦虚使人进步,骄傲使人落后)

I've fallen behind with my correspondence.(我积压了许多信件未回复)

Put on a spurt, or you'll fall behind.(加把劲,不然你会落后)

Britain has fallen behind Japan in shipbuilding.(英国造船业已落后于日本)

Don't fall behind now, just when you're doing so well.(你正做得出色,此时切勿后退)

If your rent payments fall behind, you will be evicted.(拖欠房租将被逐出)

The team fell behind in the first half but rallied in the second.(球队上半场落后,下半场逆转)

用法提示

时态变化:过去式为 fell behind,过去分词为 fallen behind。
例:He fell behind in his work last month.(他上月工作进度滞后)

语境区分:描述“进度落后”时常用介词 in;描述“拖欠”时常用 with。

避免混淆:与 fall back(撤退)不同,fall behind 强调“滞后”而非“后退”。

无论是学习、工作还是生活,fall behind 都是表达“未达预期”的实用短语。它提醒我们:在快速变化的世界中,停滞不前本身就是一种落后。你是否曾在某个领域“fallen behind”?又是如何追赶的呢

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