befall

英 [bɪ'fɔːl] 美[bɪ'fɔl]
  • vi. 降临
  • vt. 降临;发生

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词态变化


第三人称单数: befalls;过去式: befell;过去分词: befallen;现在分词: befalling;

英英释意


1. become of; happen to;
"He promised that no harm would befall her"
"What has become of my children?"
2. happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance;
"It happens that today is my birthday"
"These things befell" (Santayana)

英文词源


befall (v.)
Old English befeallan "to deprive of; fall to, be assigned to; befall," from be- "by, about" + feallan (see fall). Compare Old Frisian bifalla, Old Saxon, Old High German bifallan, German befallen. Related: Befell; befalling.

实用场景例句


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。

牛津词典

...the disaster that befell the island of Flores.
降临到弗洛里斯岛的灾难

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Bad luck may befall to anyone at any time.
任何人任何时候都可能交噩运倒霉.

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From six calamities he will rescue you; in seven no harm will befall you.
19你六次遭难,他必救你. 就是七次,灾祸也无法害你.

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I fear some evil will befall.
我怕将要发生甚么不幸.

《现代英汉综合大词典》

Our worst misfortunes are those which never befall us.
最不幸的就是从来没有发生在我们身上的不幸事故.

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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.

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There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling.
10祸患必不临到你, 灾害也不挨近你的帐棚.

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An appeal or prayer for evil or misfortune befall someone or something.
让病祸或不幸降于某人或某物上的请求或祈祷.

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But a terrible disaster was to befall Beethoven.
可是一场可怕的灾难就要降临到贝多芬头上.

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When these befall you, never give up.
但当这些降临到你身上时, 千万不要放弃.

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Could this fate befall James Cameron, Hollywood's most daring and extravagant auteur?
这个厄运有可能降临詹姆斯?卡梅伦这位好莱坞最大胆、最敢花钱的大导演身上 吗 ?

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Though war and danger were in store, but it might not befall for months to come.
战争和危险虽然避免不了, 可是说不定要到好几个月以后才开火.

辞典例句

Unfortunately for us Earthlings, a similar fate will eventually befall our own galaxy.
”不幸的是,对于我们生活在地球上的人来说, 相似的命运最终也会降临在我们的星系身上.

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Single flash of time gone by, marriage suddenly befall you, you are ready do?
单身的时光一晃而逝, 婚姻突然临到你, 你准备好了 吗 ?

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He fears bad luck may befall.
他担心可能要倒霉了.

辞典例句

No evil will befall you, Nor will any plague come near your tent.
诗91:10祸患必不临到你 、 灾害也不挨近你的帐棚.

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And I want beauty in my life itself, rather than in such chances as befall it.
我要我自己生命中的美, 而不是光顾于它的这些偶然情形.

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He promised that no harm would befall her; What has become of my children?
他允诺说没有伤害会降临在她身上; 我的孩子遭遇了.

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Who can predict the misery that may befall humankind?
谁又能够预测可能降临到人类头上的灾难 呢 ?

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Do not let the same thing befall you.
不要让同样的事情降临到你的身上.

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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.

辞典例句

Dream, love, happy just like meteor and snowflake befall us fortunately.
梦想, 爱情, 快乐,就像是幸运地落在我们身边流星和雪花.

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I am prepared for the worst that can Befall me.
我已,准备好了应付可能发生的最坏的情形.

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There are too many accidents that can befall life on a single planet.
在单一行星上,会危及生命的意外事件实在太多了.

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Whatever might befall now, he must on to his journey's end.
现在他已是无论如何非到巴黎不可了.

英汉文学 - 双城记

He promised that no harm would befall her.
他允诺说不会让她受到伤害.

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May foul fate befall him.
愿厄运降临于他.

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If they desist not from what they a painful punishment will befall the disbelievers among them.
如果他们不停止妄言,那末,他们中不信道的人,必遭痛苦的刑罚.

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