| 单词 | befall |
| 释义 | befall verb[TorI] literaryuk/bɪˈfɔːl/us/bɪˈfɑːl/befell|befallenIf somethingbadordangerousbefalls you, ithappensto you: （坏事）降临（于），发生（在…身上）Should anyharmbefall me on myjourney, you mayopenthisletter.万一我这趟旅程有什么不测，你就打开这封信。 Synonym betideliterary Occurring and happening
befall| American Dictionarybefall verb[T] us/bɪˈfɔl/past tensebefellus/bɪˈfel/|past participlebefallenus/bɪˈfɔ·lən/(of somethingbad) tohappento apersonorplace: Manynaturaldisastershave befallen thatregion. Examplesofbefallbefall People in mid-life were more concerned about what mightbefallthem in later life than those who had reached old age. From theCambridge English Corpus A contemporary chronicler opined (in the annal for 1011) that 'all those disasters befell us through bad policy (unraeligdas)'. From theCambridge English Corpus However, the greater harm befalls the original middle-aged skilled and the original young skilled agents. From theCambridge English Corpus In this sense the divorce was treated as a misfortune that befell the entire family, and they had to be close to get through it. From theCambridge English Corpus Intellectuals were aware that a new era was approaching and felt strongly that the same fate wouldbefallthem. From theCambridge English Corpus Incisions (gbere) are made on the body of the new member to prevent harm from befalling him or her. From theCambridge English Corpus A household may insure itself against the risk of an illness or accident befalling any of its members by means of the extendedfamily system. From theCambridge English Corpus It often befalls the paediatric cardiologist to initiate counselling while providing the expert information concerning the abnormality and its optimum management. From theCambridge English Corpus Many industrialists found it almost impossible to concede that harm befell their employees as a direct consequence of their employment. From theCambridge English Corpus For them, one might assume, the perpetrator lost his dignity by his own deeds and is therefore responsible for the calamity that befalls him later. From theCambridge English Corpus The remainder of the book relates the puzzling new adventures thatbefallthem on this alien planet - including a meeting with the narrator's doppelganger counterpart. From theCambridge English Corpus Such a fate has befallen the present volume, a minor but inevitable fault. From theCambridge English Corpus The consequentialist is concerned with the harms and benefits thatbefallthe moral community (agents and patients). From theCambridge English Corpus However, ' ' beforeness' ' and ' ' afterness' ' are not accidents thatbefallthe parts. From theCambridge English Corpus If they played the drum, a great calamity wouldbefallthem, perhaps even death. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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