fall away

Từ điển tiếng Anh - Cambridge Advanced Learners Dictionary

▪ I. fall away phrasal verb [ fell away fallen away fallen away falls away falling away ]
 
BREAK
1. If parts of something fall away, they break off and drop to the ground
• On the bathroom ceiling, some pieces of plaster had fallen away.
• The rear sections of the rocket fell away.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Falling and dropping ↑Moving downwards
 
TIME
2. literary If a period of time falls away, it seems as if it has not happened
• As she looked at him, the years fell away, and she saw him again as a young boy.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Spending time and time passing
 
LAND
3. If land falls away, it slopes down suddenly
• On the other side of the hill, the land falls away sharply.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Slanting, sloping, leaning, tilting
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▪ II. fall away/off phrasal verb [ fell away/off fallen away/off fallen away/off falls away/off falling away/off ]
to become smaller or lower in amount or rate
• Membership of the club has fallen away in recent months.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Becoming and making smaller or less ↑Becoming and making less strong
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