v.發(fā)生；降臨
It can also be argued that the disaster Mr Crocker says will befall Iraq if America leaves has happened already. 但也可以說，克羅克所說的如果美國(guó)撤軍就會(huì)發(fā)生的災(zāi)難，實(shí)際上已經(jīng)發(fā)生了。
A great misfortune befell him. 一場(chǎng)大難降臨到他的頭上。
