V-T If something bad or unlucky befalls you, it happens to you. (不好的或不幸的)降临 [文学性]
...the disaster that befell the island of Flores.
...降临在弗洛勒斯岛上的灾难。
Chua recounts her decision to raise her two daughters the "Chinese way", and not give in to the inevitable "family decline" that befalls immigrant families.
蔡妈妈叙述了她决定用“中国方式”抚养她的两个女儿,而不是向移民家庭不可避免的“家庭衰落”妥协。
Though death befalls all men alike, it may be weightier than Mount Tai or lighter than a feather.
人固有一死,或重于泰山,或轻于鸿毛。
Though death befalls all men alike, it may be weightier than Mount Taishan or lighter than a feather.
人固有一死, 或重于泰山, 或轻如鸿毛。
应用推荐