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

• 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。
• Know only that no harm can befall you whilst I am here.
  但是只要我在这你们就不会收到伤害。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Nevertheless," luck "seemed to befall this poor village.
  然而不久，“幸运之神”降临到这个村子里。
• 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。
• Statistics show that serious incidents rarely befall travelers.
  统计数据表明严重的危险事故很少发生在旅行者身上。
• We do not know whether good or ill will befall him after he leaves, and you must listen to the explanation in the next chapter.
  毕竟不知此去吉凶如何，且听下回分解。（《西游记》）
• Some tragedy will befall a person who walks under a ladder.
  如果谁要是从梯子底下走过去的话，那么厄运就要来了。