fall-back

英 ['fɔːlb'æk] 美 ['fɔːlb'æk]

• n. 低效率运行；后退

英英释义

名词 fallback:

1. to break off a military action with an enemy

动词 fall back:

1. fall backwards and down

2. hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.

3. move back and away from

4. retreat

5. have recourse to

6. go back to bad behavior

经典引文

• 5000 dockers were without work and receiving 'fall-back' pay.

  出自：Times