| 词汇 | befell |
| 释义 | befell past simple ofbefall Examples of befellbefell A contemporary chronicler opined (in the annal for 1011) that 'all those disasters befell us through bad policy (unraeligdas)'. In this sense the divorce was treated as a misfortune that befell the entire family, and they had to be close to get through it. Many industrialists found it almost impossible to concede that harm befell their employees as a direct consequence of their employment. Several downtown buildings collapsed as flood waters ate away at their rotting foundations, and no doubt a similar fate befell a number of cheaply built houses of the poorer refugees. Dewey did not predict the changes that befell his progressive colleagues so soon after his departure. In many cases, they badly miscalculated and disaster befell them. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He referred to corruption, which was part of the tragedy which befell the nation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We cannot say that tonight because of the tragedy which befell us recently. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That was the tragic end that befell a man who, according to his friends, was intelligent and articulate, albeit that he had strong idiosyncratic views. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I, too, deplore the untimely fate which befell the imaginative attempt to get that surrender policy under way. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I believe that the urbanization of our population and our country was the greatest misfortune that befell us since the last war. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It was something of a catastrophe that befell the farmers and landowners in that part of the country. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Obviously the manufacturers were eager to realise their stock, lest worse things befell them. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Unfortunately, he is still suffering from the effects of the accident which befell him last year, and is not yet fit to travel. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is as natural that they should seek to ensure that such a disaster as befell their loved ones should not recur. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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