falling-out

IPA/ˌfɔːlɪŋ ˈaʊt/
IPA/ˌfɔːlɪŋ ˈaʊt/

falling-out — 名詞

1. a serious disagreement that damages a friendship or other close relationship, so

1.名詞C1
釋義

決裂；鬧翻

因爭執而關係破裂

a serious disagreement that damages a friendship or other close relationship, so the people involved are no longer friendly afterwards.

例句

Joon had a falling-out with his business partner over unpaid bills.

Joon 因未付帳單的事，和合夥人鬧翻了。

pattern: have a falling-out with [someone] over [issue]

After the falling-out, Hoa and her cousin stopped inviting each other to family dinners.

那次決裂之後，Hoa 和表親不再互邀參加家庭聚餐。

result: the relationship stays damaged after the argument

常見搭配
  • have a falling-out
  • a bitter falling-out
  • a falling-out with someone
  • a falling-out over money
  • patch things up after a falling-out
同義詞
  • quarrel

    focuses more on the argument itself than on the damaged relationship afterwards

  • rift

    suggests a deeper and often longer-lasting division

  • break

    more general; can describe any sudden split in a relationship

反義詞

文法句型

have a falling-out with [someone]

a falling-out over [something]

after a falling-out

用法筆記

Usually singular. Most often used with 'have' and followed by 'with' for the other person and 'over' for the cause of the disagreement.

常見錯誤

I fell out from my brother last year.
I had a falling-out with my brother last year.
The noun usually goes with 'have', and the other person is introduced with 'with'.
They had a falling-out for money.
They had a falling-out over money.
Use 'over' to introduce the thing that caused the dispute.

同根字

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • family falling-out
  • public falling-out
  • bitter falling-out

常用片語

  • have a falling-out
  • patch things up after a falling-out

介系詞搭配