fall back on

US /fɔːl bæk ɑːn/

UK /fɔːl bæk ɑːn/

1.

依靠, 指望

to use or depend on someone or something when other things have failed

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If the business fails, we can always fall back on our savings.

如果生意失敗，我們總可以依靠我們的積蓄。

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She had to fall back on her emergency skills when the power went out.

停電時，她不得不依靠她的應急技能。

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resort to rely on depend on turn to lean on

:

fall back fall falling fall to fall in with fall into fall for