fell
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noun
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fel verb
1 the past tense of FALL fall的过去式
noun
2 a mountain or hill in the north of England 〔英格兰北部的〕山,山岗
verb
3 to cut down a tree 砍伐〔树木〕
More than 100 trees were felled in just over an hour.
短短一个多小时就砍下了一百多棵树。
4 to knock someone down with great force [书面] 〔用力〕击倒〔某人〕 written
The goalkeeper was felled by a coin thrown from the crowd.
守门员被观众抛来的一枚硬币击倒。
adj
5 doing a lot of things at the same time, using only one action 一下子,一举
A single company can close a factory, eliminating 74,000 jobs in one fell swoop.
单一个公司就可以让一家工厂倒闭,一下子损失 74,000 个工作。