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

• 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。
• He fears bad luck may befall.
  他担心可能要倒霉了。
• Some dire calamity would befall me.
  就会有可怕的灾难降临到我身上。
• Swear your allegiance to us and no harm will befall you.
  承诺效忠于我们，你们将不再受到任何伤害。
• Heaven only knew what disasters would befall him then.
  那么一来，有什么不幸会发生，只有天知道了。
• When these befall you, never give up.
  但当这些降临到你身上时，千万不要放弃。
• 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。
• An appeal or prayer for evil or misfortune to befall someone or something.
  让病祸或不幸降于某人或某物上的请求或祈祷。
• And I want beauty in my life itself, rather than in such chances as befall it.
  我希望我的生命能够不假外物，散发出自然的美。
• 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。