陷落 (xiàn luò) — (of a city, territory) to fall into enemy hands; to be captured; (of ground, a structure) to subside; to cave in; to sink; (figurative) to fall into (a predicament, a bad state)
Definition
A literary verb meaning 'to fall into' — used for a city captured in war, ground that caves in, or (figuratively) a person sinking into trouble.
verb
(of a city, territory) to fall into enemy handsto be captured(of ground, a structure) to subsideto cave into sink(figurative) to fall into (a predicament, a bad state)
Examples
- 陷落。Zhè zuò chéng shì zài zhàn zhēng zhōng xiàn luò le.This city fell in the war.
- 陷落，。Dì miàn tū rán xiàn luò, xíng chéng le yí gè dà kēng.The ground suddenly caved in, forming a large pit.
- 陷落。Tā yīn dǔ bó ér xiàn luò le zhài wù de shēn yuān.He fell into an abyss of debt because of gambling.
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