befall
英 [b?'f??l]
美[b?'f?l]
- vi. 降臨
- vt. 降臨；發(fā)生
TEM8低頻詞擴(kuò)展詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
第三人稱單數(shù):?befalls;過去式:?befell;過去分詞:?befallen;現(xiàn)在分詞:?befalling;
英文詞源
- 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.
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. They were unaware of the fate that was to befall them.
- 他們并不知道即將降臨到他們頭上的厄運(yùn)。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 2. I fear some evil will befall.
- 我怕將要發(fā)生甚么不幸.
來自《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》
- 3. To be cast out from civilization was the worst fate that could possibly befall me.
- 被文明社會(huì)拋棄是可能降臨在我身上的最悲慘的命運(yùn)。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. Whatever might befall now, he must on to his journey's end.
- 現(xiàn)在他已是無論如何非到巴黎不可了.
來自英漢文學(xué) - 雙城記
- 5. Heaven only knew what disasters would befall him then.
- 那么一來,有什么不幸會(huì)發(fā)生,只有天知道了.
來自辭典例句