fall away
phrasal verb with fall verb uk/fɔːl/ us/fɑːl/ fell | fallen
(BREAK)
脱落;剥落
If parts of something fall away, they break off and drop to the ground.
On the bathroom ceiling, some pieces of plaster had fallen away. 浴室顶上几块灰泥已经脱落了。
The rear sections of the rocket fell away. 火箭后部已分离。
(TIME)
literary（时间）流逝;不曾存在
If a period of time falls away, it seems as if it has not happened.
As she looked at him, the years fell away, and she saw him again as a young boy. 她望着他，多年的时间仿佛不曾存在，她又看见了他小孩时的模样。
(LAND)
（突然）向下倾斜
If land falls away, it slopes down suddenly.
On the other side of the hill, the land falls away sharply. 另一面山坡地势陡降。
(REDUCE)
UK（同fall off）
→ fall off
The quality of his work has fallen away a little. 他的工作质量下降了一些。