befall

英 [bɪˈfɔːl]

美 [bɪˈfɔːl]

v.  降临到(某人)头上; 发生在(某人)身上

过去式：befell　过去分词：befallen　第三人称单数：befalls　复数：befalls　现在分词：befalling　

TEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.13921 / COCA.14649

牛津词典

verb

• 降临到（某人）头上；发生在（某人）身上
  to happen to sb
  1. They were unaware of the fate that was to befall them.
     他们并不知道即将降临到他们头上的厄运。

柯林斯词典

• VERB （不幸或不好的事）降临到…头上，发生在…身上
  If something bad or unluckybefallsyou, it happens to you.
  1. ...the disaster that befell the island of Flores.
     降临到弗洛里斯岛的灾难

双语例句

• Some dire calamity would befall me.
  就会有可怕的灾难降临到我身上。
• I knew what would befall them even if they did not.
  我知道即使他们什麽都没做，也会有事临头。
• I fear some evil will befall.
  我怕将要发生甚么不幸。
• Dream, love, happy just like meteor and snowflake befall us fortunately.
  梦想，爱情，快乐，就像是幸运地落在我们身边流星和雪花。
• I am prepared for the worst that can befall me.
  我已，准备好了应付可能发生的最坏的情形。
• To be cast out from civilization was the worst fate that could possibly befall me.
  被文明社会抛弃是可能降临在我身上的最悲惨的命运。
• Thou dost smile, I sing the while, Sweet joy befall thee.
  你笑了，我唱起了歌，小甜心乔伊降临了。
• Sweet joy befall thee!
  愿甜蜜的快乐降临你身上！
• Great danger will befall you and the baby.
  在你和你孩子身上会有更大的危险。
• It did not want Bear's fate to befall others, notably Lehman Brothers.
  它不想让贝尔斯登的命运降临到其他人身上，尤其是雷曼兄弟的身上。