The house moved and a few pictures fell off the wall，but that was all．
房子动了动，几幅画从墙上掉了下来，就这些。
He had fallen off a ladder and hurt his leg． 他从梯子上摔下来，伤了腿。
有时，它也可用作不及物动词，表示“落下，掉下，脱落”；也可表示“减少，越来越少”。如：
I watched all the glasses that were on the table fall off． 我看着桌子上的杯子全掉下来。
His supporters were falling off． 支持他的人越来越少了。
◇ fall down通常用作不及物动词，表示“（人）跌倒，摔倒，绊倒”或“（房屋等） 倒塌”。如：
The old lady fell down in the street and broke her leg．那老太太在街上跌倒了，摔坏了腿。
◇ fall onto意为“掉到……上”，其中onto为介词，也可用to。如：
The books fell off the desk onto／to the ground． 书从桌上掉到了地上。
◇ fall into意为“掉到……里陷入（困难）”等，into是介词。如：
fall into the river 掉进河里 |
