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befall/bɪˈfɔ:l ||; bɪˈfɔl/verb [t] (past tense befell /bɪˈfel ||; bɪˈfɛl/ past participle befallen /bɪˈfɔ:lən ||; bɪˈfɔlən/) (written 书面语) (used about sth bad) to happen to sb （指坏事）临头，发生在…身上 be·fall /bɪ`fɔl; bɪˈfɔːl/v [i,t]formal if something unpleasant or dangerous befalls you, it happens to you 【正式】 ［不幸的事］降临，发生:◇she died of smallpox, a fate that befell many emigrants. 她死于天花，这种命运降临在许多移民身上。 |