befell

英 [bɪˈfel]

美 [bɪˈfel]

v.  降临到(某人)头上; 发生在(某人)身上
befall的过去式

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

• Having seen the fate that befell Bear Stearns, he had six months to find a buyer.
  在看到了贝尔斯登（bearstearns）的命运后，他有6个月的时间寻找一个买家。
• On August I have been to Beijing to watch an Olympic sports game and then a good news befell me.
  这一年的八月，我去北京观看了奥运会比赛，同时，幸运也降临到了我的头上。
• The developments in West Asia and North Africa and the aftermath of the huge tragedy that befell Japan have introduced fresh uncertainties in the global recovery process.
  近来西亚北非局势动荡，日本也刚刚遭受了地震和海啸，这些都对全球经济的复苏进程带来了极大的不确定性。
• Yoshiki, despite so many setbacks in his personal life and the tragedy that recently befell his homeland, remains dedicated to healing and redemption.
  虽然他的人生曾经经历过很多挫折，这次的悲剧又降临他的祖国，仍然致力于献身救助和弥合（伤口的）事业。
• Mr. Hopkins would not forgive us if some misfortune befell you.
  万一你出个意外，霍普金斯先生不会原谅我们。
• The full extent of the disaster that befell the museum came to light only today, as the frenzied looting that swept much of the capital over the previous three days began to ebb.
  这次降临在该博物馆的灾难的完整情况直到今天才被公众知晓，这时狂热的抢劫活动已经在过去的三天席卷了这个首都，并开始逐渐消退。
• I'm writing today about a tragedy that befell my classmate.
  我写的是今天发生在我同学身上的一个灾难。
• Even after the Victory Day bad events befell, and some Soviet soldiers had been killed in ambushes, sometimes because of their own carelessness or improvidence.
  甚至在胜利日后也有悲剧发生，有些苏军士兵被德国的残兵杀害了，有些时候是因为他们自己的粗心大意所致。
• One day a good fortune befell him.
  一天之间，他就时来运转。
• Two years later, in the oasis of Khaybar, a different fate befell another Jewish group.
  两年后，在绿洲的海拜尔，不同遭此命运的另一个犹太集团。