befallen

英 [bɪˈfɔːlən]

美 [bɪˈfɔːlən]

v.  降临到(某人)头上; 发生在(某人)身上
befall的过去分词

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

• In His presence you will forget all the harm and disgrace that shall have befallen you.
  在祂的尊前，你会忘掉施加给你的一切伤害和侮辱。
• These political partnerships will ensure a degree of insulation from the type of problems that have befallen BP, while providing oil firms access to markets currently beyond reach.
  这种政治合作将确保国际石油公司一定程度上免受bp那种问题的困扰，同时让它们得以进入目前无法企及的市场。
• The numbers are a stark reminder of what has befallen a company that played a central part in the postwar rise of Silicon Valley.
  这些数字提醒人们，这家在战后硅谷崛起过程中发挥中流砥柱作用的企业，经历了何种起伏波折。
• And Benitez insists it was vital that he understood the economic situation at Anfield in order to prevent the Reds suffering the same fate which has befallen Leeds United in recent times.
  并且，贝尼斯特强调，这是必要的。他了解现在安菲尔德的财政状况，为了防止红军遭遇前不久类似利兹联的命运。
• One morning to his delight, he saw the animals form in line, charge and then retreat, and afterwards gallop about, appearing greatly contented with the lot that had befallen them.
  一天早上，他欣然看见十二匹马排成一列，向前冲锋，继而退却，然后四处奔驰，似乎对命运十分满意。
• But, now we must welcome the Azrael to befallen.
  但现在，我们只有等待死神的降临。
• "Alas, what a ruin has befallen thee!" said Hester, with the tears, gushing into her eyes." Wilt thou die for very weakness? There is no other cause!"
  “天啊！你已经给毁成什么样子啦！”海丝特说着，泪水涌进了她的眼睛。“你难道就因为软弱而要死吗？此外再没有别的原因了！”
• Somehow I also had to convey confidence to my daughter, to help her endure what had befallen us.
  我还得设法把信心传递给女儿，帮她忍受降临在我们身上的事情。
• A disaster has befallen us.
  灾难降临了。
• It was one of the worst storms that had befallen Tokyo in ages.
  这是一场东京多年不遇的暴风雪。