befall

befall
(past befell ;past participle befallen )
  1. [with obj.](poetic/literary)(especially of something bad) happen to (someone)
    (诗/文)(尤指不幸的事)发生在(某人)身上,降临于
    a tragedy befell his daughter.
    他女儿遭遇不幸。
    [noobj.]she was to blame for anything that befell.
    不管发生什么事,她都应该承担责任。
语源
  1. Old English befeallan 'to fall' (early use being chiefly figurative); related to German befallen
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