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

• For these reasons it came to pass that the Eldar brought forth few children; and also that their time of generation was in their youth or earlier life, unless strange and hard fates befell them.
  也正是出于这个原因，埃尔达精灵的孩子数量不会很多，而且生孩子的时间一般都集中在自己的年轻时代。
• 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。
• Such an experience befell a certain young girl the first time she was traveling alone.
  一个小姑娘第一次单独出门就碰到了这种情况。
• A similar misfortune befell a girl, too.
  无独有偶，另一个女孩也有着同样的遭遇。
• 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。
• A misfortune befell him.
  不幸降临到他身上。
• 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。
• 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。
• People close to Lehman say the bank is now convinced that it is the target of an orchestrated campaign by short-sellers attempting to force it into sharing the same fate as befell bear.
  熟悉雷曼兄弟的人士透露，该行现在确信自己已经成为卖空者一项有组织预谋的对象，企图迫使其遭受与贝尔斯登相同的命运。
• One day a good fortune befell him.
  一天之间，他就时来运转。