| 词汇 | free-fall |
| 释义 | free fall noun[ U ] us/ˈfri ˌfɔl/ free fallnoun[U] (FALL)physics a fast fall from a great height under the influence of gravity (= the natural force that attracts things toward the earth) without any other force acting to reduce speed: The parachutists are briefly in free fall before opening their parachutes. free fallnoun[U] (LOSS)a sudden, fast loss, for example in price, popularity, or value: The government had to act to keep the dollar from going into free fall against other currencies. free fall | Business Englishfree fall noun[ S or U ] (alsofree-fall)ukus a sudden failure or loss of value that you are unable to stop and which continues to get worse: go into (a) free fallThe stock market went into free fall, plummeting an additional 27%. be in (a) free fallProfits are in free fall, with second-quarter earnings down 80% from last year. Examples of free fallfree fall Transport is now in freefall, or automatic pilot-whatever metaphor is used—and no one is pushing things forward. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In effect, the pound is in freefall. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The community spirit went into freefall, crime rocketed, and the hopes of youngsters were shattered. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Then, instead of re-aligning within it, they withdraw and sterling goes into freefall. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The exchange rate has been devalued, and has been sinking into freefall, and will continue to do so. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This is no longer a curved line: it is freefall. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English Its income is lower than it has been for 60 years, and farming incomes are in freefall. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The price of tin on the metal exchange will go into freefall. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If recent opinion polls are to be believed we are now in freefall towards separation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The economy is now in freefall. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English I spoke to one producer today who said that its existence prevented a freefall in the price earlier this year, for which he was thankful. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The industry will go into freefall. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English He claimed that he did this in order to quell the turmoil in the financial markets caused by the freefall in the price of oil. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The impact of the freefall creates stress waves that help in the densification of the soil. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Grain can be damaged from freefall anytime it is dropped into a new storage device. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. See all examples of free fall These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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