| 单词 | befall |
| 释义 | befall (once / 414 pages) v Befall is an old-fashioned or literary way of saying something happened by chance. Bad luck befalls a heroine who drops her lucky rabbit foot. When something befalls you, it’s like bad luck falling on you. An earthquake can befall a city. A terrible disease could befall a child. A bolt of lightning could befall a very unlucky person. When something befalls you, you’re in trouble. Tragedies befall families in many of Shakespeare’s plays — that’s what makes them so much fun. WORD FAMILYbefall: befallen, befalling, befalls, befell USAGE EXAMPLESIt was the greatest catastrophe ever to befall the human species. The New Yorker(Jan 01, 2017) Mid-January is a bit late for a national title contender to develop rotational continuity, but that’s the fate that befalls Coach K’s team this season. Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) And if they can’t right their wrongs from a disheartening loss to Tennessee, the same fate is liable to befall them next Sunday. Washington Times(Dec 19, 2016) 1v become of; happen to He promised that no harm would befall her Syn|Hyper bechance, betide come about, fall out, go on, hap, happen, occur, pass, pass off, take place come to pass 2v happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance "These things befell" (Santayana) Syn|Hyper bechance, happen happen chance to be or do something, without intention or causation come about, fall out, go on, hap, happen, occur, pass, pass off, take place come to pass |
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