free fall

英 [ˈfriː fɔːl]

美 [ˈfriː fɔːl]

n.  (人或物的)自由下落; (价值)突降不止

牛津词典

noun

• （人或物的）自由下落
  the movement of an object or a person falling through the air without engine power or a parachute
  1. a free fall display
     自由下落表演
• （价值）突降不止
  a sudden drop in the value of sth that cannot be stopped
  1. Share prices have gone into free fall.
     股价猛跌不止。

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR (价值或价格的)直线下落，暴跌
  If the value or price of something goesintofree fall, it starts to fall uncontrollably.
  1. Sterling went into free fall...
     英镑暴跌。
  2. The price did a free fall.
     价格一落千丈。
• (降落伞张开前的)自由下落
  In parachuting,free fallis the part of the jump before the parachute opens.

英英释义

noun

• a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity
  1. a drop of 57 points on the Dow Jones index
  2. there was a drop in pressure in the pulmonary artery
  3. a dip in prices
  4. when that became known the price of their stock went into free fall
  Synonym:dropdipfall
• the ideal falling motion of something subject only to a gravitational field

双语例句

• They say there should be no tax increases at all while the economy is in free fall.
  他们说，在经济下滑无法控制时，不应该增加税率。
• Like astronauts brought up in gravity, our reflexes are poorly suited for free fall.
  就像在重力环境下成长起来的宇航员一样，我们的本能反应不适合自由坠落。
• The rebound helped Japanese companies recover some of the value they have lost as stocks went into free fall after the recent series of disasters.
  这一反弹帮助日本企业挽回了一些它们在股市上失去的市值。日本最近一系列的灾难导致股票价格自由落体式地下跌。
• China is not in free fall.
  中国经济没有出现自由落体式的下滑。
• The price did a free fall.
  价格一落千丈。
• But as long as there continues to be a free fall, GM is at grave risk.
  但是只要经济情况继续直线下降，通用公司就面临严重风险。
• The free fall facility of the drop tower of NMLC is introduced.
  介绍了国家微重力实验室（NMLC）落塔自由落体实验装置。
• These arresters should lock automatically against the anchorage line, restricting free fall of the user.
  这些防止装置应自动锁住锚线，限制使用者的自由下降。
• Descend in free fall under the influence of gravity.
  在重力的作用下自由落体。
• With global demand seemingly in free fall, both the US and China see increased foreign direct investment as a possible cushion.
  随着全球需求看似一落千丈，美国和中国都把扩大外国直接投资（fdi）视为可能的缓冲。