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
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- 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。
- They were unaware of the fate that was to befall them.
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.- ...the disaster that befell the island of Flores.
降临到弗洛里斯岛的灾难
- ...the disaster that befell the island of Flores.