| 短语 | fall behind |
| 释义 | fall behind fail to keep level with one's competitors 落后（于竞争者）。 ■ fail to meet a commitment to make a regular payment 拖欠定期还款： borrowers falling behind with their mortgage repayments. 拖欠抵押贷款还款的借款人。 fall behindfail to keep up 落后；跟不上 * John fell behind in his studies and finally had to leave school. 约翰学习跟不上，最后只好退学。 * To be promoted or to fall behind is not a matter of salary but even more a matter of selfrespect. 升职或者落后不仅仅是薪金的问题，更重要的是自尊。 * I don't want to fall behind in my studies. 在学习上我不想落伍。 * Diligence helps one to go forward, where as laziness makes one fall behind. 勤奋使人上进，懒惰使人落后。fall behind1.落在后面;落后：That old man is healthy and strong，he never falls behind when we go uphill together. 那位老人健康强壮，当我们一块上山时，他从不落在我们后面。2. 拖欠;积压(工作、付款等)：Alice is busy these few days，so she has fallen behind with her correspondence. 爱丽丝这些日子很忙，所以她积压许多信没有回复。 |
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