be
fall
第三人称
befalls
现在进行时
befalling
过去式
befell
过去完成时
befallen
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降临, 发生
to happen to a person or thing in a way that seems destined and has serious consequences
及物动词
- The fate that befell them was beyond their control.
降临在他们身上的命运超出了他们的控制。
- The consequences of the decision befell the entire organization.
决定的后果降临到了整个组织。
- The calamity that befell the town was due to years of neglect.
降临在镇上的灾难是由于多年的疏忽造成的。
- What befell the protagonist in the novel was a series of challenges.
小说中主人公遭遇的是一系列挑战。
- The misfortune that befell the explorers was caused by the storm.
降临在探险者身上的不幸是由风暴引起的。
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发生, 降临
to occur, typically in a way that seems inevitable or destined
- A series of unfortunate events befell without warning.
一系列不幸的事件毫无预警地降临。
- When disaster befell, it seemed like it was destined to happen.
当灾难降临时，似乎注定要发生。
- Unusual phenomena can sometimes befall, leaving people perplexed.
不寻常的现象有时会发生，让人感到困惑。
- Great challenges sometimes befall, influencing the course of history.
巨大的挑战有时降临，影响历史的进程。
- The mysterious occurrences seemed to befall from nowhere.
神秘的事件似乎不知从何处降临。