| 词汇 | freefall |
| 释义 | freefall noun[ C or U ] (alsofree fall)uk /ˌfriːˈfɔːl/ us /ˌfriːˈfɑːl/ an occasion when something or someone falls quickly under the influence of gravity (= the force that attracts objects towards one another, especially the force that makes things fall to the ground): （重力作用下的）自由下落，自由落体运动 Skydivers are propelled into a 70-second freefall at 120mph before their parachutes open. go into freefallFinishing its climb, the plane abruptly goes into free fall straight down. in freefallShe was in freefall, grasping in vain at trees and bushes on the way down. the process of failing or losing value or strength quickly and continuously: （价值或力量的）骤降，迅速下降 go into freefallOnly massive changes in government policies will prevent the peso going into free fall (= falling quickly in value by a large amount).只有大刀阔斧地改革政府现行政策，才能阻止比索急剧贬值。 in freefallThe stock market was in freefall by mid-afternoon. The economy began to stabilize after months of near freefall. Moving downwards base jumping cascade descend descent downwardly drop/fall/sink like a stoneidiom fall fall down go down nosedive parachute plumb post-dive pronate pronation put something/someone down rain rain (something) down stone touch You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Failures freefall verb[ I ] uk /ˈfriː.fɔːl/ us /ˈfriː.fɑːl/ to fall quickly under the influence of gravity(= the force that attracts objects towards one another, especially the force that makes things fall to the ground): The plane dropped very suddenly and seemed to freefall for more than 15 seconds. I felt as though I was fainting, as if I was freefalling. to fail or lose value or strength quickly and continuously: The company faced an uncertain future when the share price of its stock began to freefall. freefalling profits to progress very quickly and in an uncontrolled way to reach a particular result: The clumsy scene comes as the movie is freefalling toward a conclusion. Moving downwards base jumping cascade descend descent downwardly drop/fall/sink like a stoneidiom fall fall down go down nosedive parachute plumb post-dive pronate pronation put something/someone down rain rain (something) down stone touch You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Failures Fast and rapid Examples of freefallfreefall Following the profound intensification of the financial crisis in the autumn of 2008, 2009 started with a continued synchronised freefall in economic activity worldwide. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English Our population went into a sort of freefall that is only now showing signs of levelling off. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They rationalised—if rationalisation is the word—stocks, warehouses and advertising budgets, and wondered why the company's sales went into freefall. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The plain and simple fact is that the market for care homes is still in freefall. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I must remind you that six months ago, the country was in freefall and on the verge of falling into chaos. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English The causes of homelessness in the past few years are different from the causes of homelessness a decade or more ago, when the housing market was in freefall. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The industry is in freefall. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This was the first premeditated freefall parachute descent. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The deorbit burns were done to slow the orbiter's speed and to drop it out of freefall orbit and on target for the designated runway. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. It made its first freefall test in 2009 and passed its critical design review in early 2010. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. They also specialise in military freefall, diving and long-range land insertion. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. As the camera flash goes off, the coupler detaches, letting riders freefall around 282ft m at convert. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He had to free his hands in freefall in order to deploy his parachute. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Exposure to this simulated gravity would prevent or reduce the bone decalcification and muscle atrophy that affect individuals exposed to long periods of freefall. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. His freefall was expected to last 15 minutes. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. 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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