befalls

英 [bɪˈfɔːlz]

美 [bɪˈfɔːlz]

v.  降临到(某人)头上; 发生在(某人)身上
befall的第三人称单数

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

• "Storms gather without warning in nature, and bad luck befalls men overnight."
  “天有不测风云，人有旦夕祸福”
• Whatever befalls the Earth befalls the sons of the Earth.
  任何降临在地球上的事也会降临在地球之子的身上。
• In a twist of fate, an unexpected occurrence befalls their seemingly mediocre and uneventful lives.
  不料，在看似贫乏无味的人生中，却发生了一件重大转折。
• We will carry on, whatever befalls.
  不管发生什么我们都会坚持下去。
• Humor is an affirmation of man's dignity, a declaration of man's superiority to all that befalls him.& Romain Cary.
  幽默是人的尊严的肯定，是人对降临于他的所有东西的优越感的宣言。&加里。
• And who pays the bills if a mishap befalls him as he does?
  如果他遭遇了车祸，或者他的车制造了车祸，谁该来为他买单？
• We shall never leave you, whatever befalls.
  不论发生什么事情，我们永远不会离开你。
• When adversity befalls others, you tend to comfort them like a thinker.
  当不幸降临在他人头上时，他们往往都能像智者一样劝慰别人；
• Though death befalls all men alike, it may be weightier than Mount Tai or lighter than a feather.& all men must die, but some die a more meaningful death than others.
  人固有一死，死有重于泰山，或轻于鸿毛。（司马迁《报任少卿书》）
• When misfortune befalls and all wealth is gone, at that time, it is impossible and too late for them to have even a peaceful life as usual.
  等到祸患临头，所有的财物化为乌有，想求得像从前一样，过一天平安的日子也不可得，那就太迟了。