| 词汇 | fail |
| 释义 | fail verb uk /feɪl/ us /feɪl/ failverb (NOT SUCCEED)B2[ I ] to not succeed in what you are trying to achieve or are expected to do: 失败；未能做到 She moved to London in the hope of finding work as a model, but failed.她搬到伦敦，希望找做模特的工作，但没找到。 This method of growing tomatoes never fails.这种种植西红柿的方法屡试不爽。 fail inHe failed in his attempt to break the record.他未能打破纪录。 [ + to infinitive ]She failed to reach the Wimbledon Final this year.今年她未能进入温布尔登网球赛决赛。 doomed to failThe reluctance of either side to compromise means that the talks are doomed to (= will certainly) fail.双方均不愿让步意味着会谈注定要失败。 to not work or happen as intended failWe tried our best, but ultimately the project failed. fall apartThings were going smoothly until we hired him, and now everything is falling apart. fall to piecesThe plan has potential, but unless we proceed carefully, it could fall to pieces. fall throughOur plans to visit fell through at the last minute. crackThe Liberal Party is cracking under the pressure of these allegations. if all else fails if none of our plans succeed: 如果计划均告失败 If all else fails, we can always stay in and watch TV.如果其他的都行不通，我们总是可以呆在家里看电视。 If you fail these exams, you can resit them next year.如果这些考试不及格，你可以在下年参加补考。 It doesn't matter if you fail, just do your best.即使失败了也没关系，只要你尽了力就行。 I shudder to think what my parents will say when I tell them I've failed my exams.我真不敢想告诉父母自己没有通过考试他们会怎么说。 Agricultural companies have failed to convince consumers that GM foods are safe.农产品公司尚不能使消费者相信转基因食品是安全的。 If this project fails it will affect not only our department, but also the whole organization.如果这个项目失败，不仅会影响到我们部门，还会对整个机构产生影响。 Failing and doing badly abjectly at-risk backbencher balls (something) up be on your beam endsidiom beam blow (someone/something) up bomb egg flog flog a dead horseidiom flop flub flunk out mess running on emptyidiom sclerotic screw screw (something) up the rot sets inidiom failverb (EXAM)A2[ I or T ] to be unsuccessful, or to judge that someone has been unsuccessful, in a test or exam: （使）不及格;（使）未能通过（考试） fail inUKI passed in history but failed in chemistry.我通过了历史考试，但化学考试没及格。 USI passed history but failed chemistry.我通过了历史考试，但化学考试没及格。 A lot of people fail their driving test the first time.许多人首次驾驶执照考试都通不过。 She was sure she was going to fail.她肯定自己考试通不过。 The examiners failed him because he hadn't answered enough questions.主考人给了他不及格，因为他没有答够规定的题数。 He's dreading his driving test - he's sure he's going to fail. Just because you wrote one bad essay, it doesn't mean you're going to fail your exam. If you fail these exams, you can resit them next year.如果这些考试不及格，你可以在下年参加补考。 I'm not surprised he failed his exam - he didn't exactly try very hard!他没通过考试我一点都不感到奇怪——他根本就没用功。 She knew that by failing her exams she could jeopardize her whole future. Exams, tests & exercises achievement test Advanced Placement AP assessment can dophrase candidate dictation exam invigilator mark scheme moderate pop quiz practical prelim probationary proctor quiz resit retake viva You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Failing and doing badly failverb (NOT DO)B2[ I ] to not do something that you should do: 未做；未履行 [ + to infinitive ]He failed to arrive on time.他未能准时到达。 fail toThe staff had been promised a rise, but the money failed to (= did not) materialize.员工们得到加薪的承诺，可是钱却没有到位。 You couldn't fail to be (= it is impossible that you would not be) affected by the movie.你不可能不被这部影片打动。 fail inI'd be failing in my duty if I didn't tell you about the risks involved in the project.我如果不把这个项目涉及的风险告诉你，就是失职 fail to see/understand C2 used when you do not accept something: 不明白，不理解 fail to see/understand whyI fail to see why you can't work on a Saturday.我不懂为什么你星期六不能工作。 He has failed to fulfil his duties as a father.他没有尽到做父亲的责任。 The guards failed to observe who delivered the package.卫兵没有注意到是谁递送的这个包裹。 Man's inhumanity to man never fails to shock me.人与人之间的残酷无情每每使我不寒而栗。 Wages are failing to keep up with inflation.工资现在跟不上通货膨胀的速度。 The police pulled him over for failing to stop at a red traffic light.他因为闯红灯被警察要求停靠路边。 Failing and doing badly abjectly at-risk backbencher balls (something) up be on your beam endsidiom beam blow (someone/something) up bomb egg flog flog a dead horseidiom flop flub flunk out mess running on emptyidiom sclerotic screw screw (something) up the rot sets inidiom failverb (STOP)B2[ I ] to become weaker or stop working completely: 变弱；衰退；失灵 If my eyesight fails, I'll have to stop doing this job.如果视力衰退，我就得放弃这份工作。 The brakes failed and the car crashed into a tree.刹车失灵，汽车撞到了树上。 After talking non-stop for two hours, her voice started to fail.滔滔不绝地讲了两个钟头之后，她的声音开始嘶哑了。 fail fastThe old man was failing fast (= he was dying).老人奄奄一息。 to break down break downThe lift has broken down again. stop workingI don’t understand it - my phone just stopped working. crashWhen a computer crashes, you reboot. failThe train’s brakes failed, causing it to derail. [ I ] If a business fails, it is unable to continue because of money problems.（公司）倒闭，破产 to stop operating permanently close downWith sales down, the company closed one factory down and reduced the workforce at another. closeMany of the shops in the High Street have closed recently. shut downThe bookshop is shutting down after 25 years of business. shutUKSeveral of the bank's local branches are shutting. shut up shopUKThe seaside businesses all shut up shop during the winter. go/put out of businessMy favourite ice cream shop went out of business last summer. Becoming and making less strong abate abatement adulterant adulterate adulterated be fading away/fastidiom downtoner dull ease emasculation enervate enervating hedge melt relieve tone something down totter tottering turn to jellyidiom undimmed You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Machines - not functioning Success & failure in business failverb (NOT HELP)[ T ] to not help someone when you are expected to do so: 辜负;对…无能为力 He failed her in her moment of need.她最需要他的时候，他却辜负了她。 courage failsWhen I looked down and saw how far I had to jump, my courage failed me (= I felt very frightened).当我往下看，看到自己要跳多远时，就泄了气。 Disappointing yourself and others abjectly anticlimactic anticlimax be cracked up to be somethingidiom be one in the eye for someoneidiom blow break bubble dash disappointingly disappointment disenchantment dishearten disheartening let someone down let the side downidiom letdown non-event not all it's cracked up to beidiom sick fail noun[ C ] uk /feɪl/ us /feɪl/ UK an unsuccessful result in a course, test, or exam: （课程）未通过；（考试）不及格 get a failJohn got three passes and four fails in his exams.约翰考试3门及格，4门不及格。 informal something that has been done very badly or gone completely wrong; a failure: （彻底的）失败 epic failMy pancakes were an epic fail (= completely unsuccessful).我做的薄煎饼太失败了。 The software crashes every time I open an email. What a fail.每次我一打开邮件这个软件就停止运行。太糟糕了！ the fact of not being successful failureFailure is not an option. breakdownThe complete breakdown of local infrastructure left residents without water or electricity. meltdownThe markets experienced a meltdown at the news of the sale. collapseThe car manufacturer's collapse left the region's economy in tatters. failHe tried to sing the anthem, but it was an epic fail. Failures another/the final nail in the coffinidiom basket case bloodbath brain freeze breakdown busted flush car crash false dawn fiasco flameout flop foul (something) up hash loser omnishambles parody post-crash pratfall reversal slim pickings You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Marks & results without fail If you do something without fail, you always do it: 总是;必定 I go to the gym every Monday and Wednesday, without fail.我每周一和周三必定去健身房。 used to tell someone that they must do something: 务必；一定 Be there at nine o'clock, without fail.9点钟务必到那里。 fail | American Dictionaryfail verb us/feɪl/ failverb (NOT SUCCEED)[ I ] to not be able to do what you are trying to achieve or are expected to do: [ + to infinitive ]She applied to Harvard University but failed to get accepted. [ I ] If you fail to see/understand what something is, you do not agree with someone’s description of a situation: [ + to infinitive ]I fail to see what the problem is (= I don’t think there is a problem). failverb (NOT PASS)[ I/T ] to be unsuccessful, or to judge that someone has been unsuccessful in a test or examination: [ I/T ]A lot of people fail (their driving test) the first time. [ T ]She said she would fail any student who misses two exams. failverb (NOT DO)[ I/T ] to not do something that should be done: [ + to infinitive ]He promised to help, but failed to send a check. [ + to infinitive ]She never fails to meet a deadline. [ I/T ] To fail is also to not help someone when expected to: [ T ]He failed her when she most needed him. failverb (STOP)[ I ] to become weaker or stop working completely: The bus driver said the brakes failed. [ I ] If a business fails, it is unable to continue because of money problems. failingadjective[ not gradable ]us/ˈfeɪ·lɪŋ/ He is in failing health and seldom goes outside any more. fail | Business Englishfail verb uk /feɪl/us [ I ] to not succeeed in something you are trying to do: fail to do sthThey failed to reach an agreement with the board members. fail in sthLast year the company failed in its bid to renew their contract. All their efforts seem to have failed. Some employees will not take risks because they're scared of failing. [ I ] if a business fails, it is unsuccessful and cannot continue to operate: Over 3000 small businesses failed in the first quarter of the year. Is it better for the economy to let unsuccessful companies fail or to bail them out? [ I or T ] to not pass an exam or test, or not reach a necessary standard: About half of all candidates taking the more advanced exams fail. The company repeatedly failed inspections by Health and Safety officials. [ I ] if a machine or system fails, it stops working: If the system fails for any reason, the emergency back-up will kick in. [ I ]formal to not do something that you should do: fail to do sthWhat can be done about clients who fail to pay their debts? See also too big to fail Examples of failfail Many appear as all-or-nothing categorizations of an outcome, failing to account for the fine granularity and analog nature of lenition shown in the present study. Unfortunately, this fails for a simple reason: wager-free projects are not closed under 'composition'. Such a definition is not appropriate in the presence of coercions, since it fails to model subtyping. In order to appreciate the previous proposition, we should see how it fails for nontypable strategies. The student did notice the teacher's corrective feedback but either misconstrued it or failed to make sense of it. The strategy fails to acknowledge the significant contribution of learning a foreign language to learners' understanding of language in general. In other words, the government failed to establish an environment in which political conflict was given an institutional outlet. Two tourmaline nets failed to rectify the laser beam. Farming households were failing to achieve their households' basic food security from their small plots. Firstly, many states have failed to enact the legislation to implement duly ratified international treaties. As regards maize crop production, however, liberalisation has failed to solve the challenges of high cost and patchy service delivery. In fact, almost all of my first year students failed the essay section of the first biology examination. However, this analysis fails to square well with two other facts. The full participation economy clearly fails to predict the response of the real interest rate. If this fails to hold, and it often does even when the whole matrix is invertible, the algorithm cannot be used. See all examples of fail 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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