"befell" in Chinese (Simplified)
发生(不幸的事)降临
Definition
指(尤其是不幸的事情)发生,常用于文学或较为正式的语境。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
'Befall' 属于正式且略显古老的用词,多见于书面语或文学作品。通常只用于不幸、负面或戏剧性事件。日常英语口语几乎不用。常用于被动句,比如 'tragedy befell the city'。
Examples
Great sadness befell the family after the accident.
事故发生后,巨大的悲伤**降临**在这个家庭。
No one knows what befell the missing explorers.
没有人知道失踪的探险者们**发生了什么**。
A strange event befell the village that night.
那天晚上,一个奇怪的事件**发生**在村庄里。
No one could have predicted what befell the peaceful town.
没有人能预料这个安静小镇**会遭遇**什么。
They still talk about the tragedy that befell the area years ago.
多年后人们仍然谈论那场**降临**该地区的悲剧。
Whatever befell him must have been truly unusual.
无论他**遇到了什么**,那一定非常不寻常。