fall off;fall down;fall onto;fall into
fall off用作及物动词,表示“从……上落下,掉下,摔下”。如:
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