befall
v
(pt befell, pp befallen) [I, Tn]
(used only in the 3rd person 只用於第三人称) (arch 古) happen to (sb) 降临到(某人)头上; 发生
We shall never leave you, whatever befalls. 不管发生什麽事情, 我们永远也不会离开你.
A great misfortune befell him. 一场大难降临到他的头上.
A telescope would have to be as far away as the planet Jupiter to look for life in outer space, because the dust becomes thinner the further we travel towards the outer edges of our own solar system.