betide

英 [bɪˈtaɪd]

美 [bɪˈtaɪd]

v.  预示; 发生；降临

复数：betides　现在分词：betiding　过去式：betided　第三人称单数：betides　过去分词：betided　

BNC.22178 / COCA.41200

习惯用语

v.

woe betide sbwoe to sb
• （用以警告某人会有麻烦）…就要倒霉，…将会遭殃
  a phrase that is used to warn sb that there will be trouble for them if they do sth or do not do sth
• Woe betide anyone who gets in her way!
  谁挡住她的路谁就会遭殃！

柯林斯词典

• PHRASE 灾祸降临于
  If you saywoe betideanyone who does a particular thing, you mean that something unpleasant will happen to them if they do it.
  1. Woe betide anyone who got in his way.
     逆他者亡。

英英释义

verb

• become of
  1. He promised that no harm would befall her
  2. What has become of my children?
  Synonym:befallbechance

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