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

• Descend in free fall under the influence of gravity.
  在重力的作用下自由落体。
• Free fall lifeboat system mooring the rowboat at the dock;
  自由降落救生艇系统将划艇系在码头上；
• But the prospect of fiscal free fall has yet to alter most Americans'behavior.
  但是这般自由下坠的经济前景还没有改变多数美国人的行为习惯。
• It is no longer the Dark Continent in continual economic free fall, wallowing in debt, poverty and disease.
  它也不再是经济像自由落体那样下滑的黑暗大陆，不再沉溺于债务、贫穷和疾病。
• 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。
• The US would avoid the risk of a free fall of the dollar.
  美国将避免美元“自由落体”的风险。
• 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。
• Imports did not rise, even after a 40 per cent revaluation against the dollar, demonstrating that exchange-rate solutions will fail when demand is in a global free fall.
  然而，即使在银元兑美元升值了40%之后，进口仍然没有出现增长。这表明，当全球需求直线下落时，汇率解决方案将失效。
• 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。
• 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。