fail
- v.失败;未能(做到);不足;不及格;倒闭;使失望;未履行(某事);出故障;衰退;未做;评定不及格
- n.(考试)不及格
failverb
不成功 not succeed
失败；未能（做到）
to not be successful in achieving sth
I failed in my attempt to persuade her.
我未能说服她。
Many diets fail because they are boring.
许多规定饮食因单调乏味都不奏效。
a failing school
一所失败的学校
She failed to get into art college.
她未能进入艺术学院。
The song can't fail to be a hit (= definitely will be a hit) .
这首歌不可能不流行起来。
未做某事 not do sth
未做；未履行（某事）
to not do sth
He failed to keep the appointment.
他未履约。
She never fails to email every week.
每周她必定发电子邮件。
I fail to see (= I don't understand) why you won't even give it a try.
我不懂为什么你连试一试都不愿意。
He felt he would be failing in his duty if he did not report it.
他认为他如果不报告就是失职。
测验；考试 test/exam
不及格；评定不及格
to not pass a test or an exam; to decide that sb/sth has not passed a test or an exam
He failed his driving test.
他驾驶执照考试不及格。
The examiners failed over half the candidates.
主考人员评定，半数以上报考者不及格。
She was disqualified after failing a drugs test.
她药检未通过，被取消了资格。
What will you do if you fail?
如果你考试失败打算干什么？
机器；身体部位 of machines/parts of body
出故障；失灵
to stop working
The brakes on my bike failed half way down the hill.
我骑自行车下山到中途刹车失灵了。
健康；视力 of health/sight
衰退
to become weak
Her eyesight is failing.
她的视力日渐衰退。
His last months in office were marred by failing health.
由于健康恶化，他最后几个月的公职工作受到了影响。
使失望 disappoint sb
使失望；有负于；无能为力
to disappoint sb; to be unable to help when needed
When he lost his job, he felt he had failed his family.
他失去工作以后，感到辜负了他的家庭。
She tried to be brave, but her courage failed her.
她想勇敢，但却鼓不起勇气。
Words fail me (= I cannot express how I feel) .
我无法表达自己的感受。
不足 not be enough
不足；缺乏
to not be enough when needed or expected
The crops failed again last summer.
上个夏季庄稼又歉收了。
The rains had failed and the rivers were dry.
雨量不足，河流干涸。
公司；企业 of company/business
倒闭；破产
to be unable to continue
Several banks failed during the recession.
经济衰退期间有几家银行倒闭了。
used to suggest sth that sb can do if nothing else they have tried is successful
如果所有别的办法都不行，你总还可以卖掉摩托车。
If all else fails, you can always sell your motorbike.
noun
（考试）不及格
the result of an exam in which a person is not successful
I got three passes and one fail.
我考试三门及格，一门不及格。
fail
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VERB 失败;未能够;未做成
If you fail to do something that you were trying to do, you are unable to do it or do not succeed in doing it.The Workers' Party failed to win a single governorship...
劳工党连一个州长职位也未能赢得。
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VERB (活动、尝试、计划等)失败，不成功
If an activity, attempt, or plan fails, it is not successful.We tried to develop plans for them to get along, which all failed miserably...
我们试图计划让他们好好相处，但均以惨败告终。
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VERB 没有做，未做(应做的事)
If someone or something fails to do a particular thing that they should have done, they do not do it.Some schools fail to set any homework...
有些学校没有布置任何作业。
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VERB 出故障;失灵
If something fails, it stops working properly, or does not do what it is supposed to do.The lights mysteriously failed, and we stumbled around in complete darkness...
灯不知怎么地不亮了，我们在一片黑暗中跌跌撞撞地走着。
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VERB (企业)倒闭，破产;(机构)解体;(体系)崩溃
If a business, organization, or system fails, it becomes unable to continue in operation or in existence.So far this year, 104 banks have failed.
今年到目前为止，已有 104 家银行倒闭。
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VERB (健康状况、体质等)衰弱，虚弱，衰退
If something such as your health or a physical quality is failing, it is becoming gradually weaker or less effective.He was 58, and his health was failing rapidly...
他 58 岁，身体正在迅速衰老。
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VERB 辜负;使失望
If someone fails you, they do not do what you had expected or trusted them to do.We waited twenty-one years, don't fail us now.
我们等了 21 年了，如今不要让我们失望。
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VERB 不履行，未尽(职责)
If someone fails in their duty or fails in their responsibilities, they do not do everything that they have a duty or a responsibility to do.Lawyers are accused of failing in their duties to advise clients of their rights...
律师们被控未尽到告知当事人其正当权利的职责。
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VERB (品质或能力)有负于;(使)不如愿;不够
If a quality or ability that you have fails you, or if it fails, it is not good enough in a particular situation to enable you to do what you want to do.For once, the artist's fertile imagination failed him...
这位画家丰富的想象力曾一度枯竭。
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VERB 不及格
If someone fails a test, examination, or course, they perform badly in it and do not reach the standard that is required.I lived in fear of failing my end-of-term exams.
我总是担心期末考试不及格。
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VERB 评定…不及格;使不及格
If someone fails you in a test, examination, or course, they judge that you have not reached a high enough standard in it....the two men who had failed him during his first year of law school.
在法学院一年级时让他不及格的两个人
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PHRASE 如果其他一切都不奏效的话;假如其他都行不通
You say if all else fails to suggest what could be done in a certain situation if all the other things you have tried are unsuccessful.If all else fails, I could always drive a truck.
如果其他都不行，我总还可以开卡车。
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PHRASE (用以表示不赞成)不明白，看不出
You can use I fail to see or I fail to understand in order to introduce a statement which indicates that you do not agree with what someone has said or done.That's how it was in my day and I fail to see why it should be different now.
我那时候就是这样的，我搞不懂为什么现在非要弄得不一样。
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PHRASE 总是;一直
You use without fail to emphasize that something always happens.He attended every meeting without fail.
他逢会必到。
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PHRASE (用以强调命令或承诺)一定，必须
You use without fail to emphasize an order or a promise.On the 30th you must without fail hand in some money for Alex...
30 日那天你必须替亚历克斯交一些钱。
verb
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- get worse
- Her health is declining
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- stop operating or functioning
- The engine finally went
- The car died on the road
- The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town
- The coffee maker broke
- The engine failed on the way to town
- her eyesight went after the accident
- Synonym: go bad give way die give out conk out go break break down
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- prove insufficient
- The water supply for the town failed after a long drought
- Synonym: run out give out
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- disappoint, prove undependable to;abandon, forsake
- His sense of smell failed him this time
- His strength finally failed him
- His children failed him in the crisis
- Synonym: betray
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- become bankrupt or insolvent;fail financially and close
- The toy company went bankrupt after the competition hired cheap Mexican labor
- A number of banks failed that year
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- fall short in what is expected
- She failed in her obligations as a good daughter-in-law
- We must not fail his obligation to the victims of the Holocaust
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- fail to get a passing grade
- She studied hard but failed nevertheless
- Did I fail the test?
- Synonym: flunk bomb flush it
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- judge unacceptable
- The teacher failed six students
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- be unsuccessful
- Where do today's public schools fail?
- The attempt to rescue the hostages failed miserably
- Synonym: go wrong miscarry
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- fail to do something;leave something undone
- She failed to notice that her child was no longer in his crib
- The secretary failed to call the customer and the company lost the account
- Synonym: neglect
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- be unable
- I fail to understand your motives
数据来源：WordNet
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Me ? Fail ? I don 't think so .
我？失败？我可不这样认为。
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The project could fail if there is inadequate follow-through .
如果缺少恰当的后续行动，该项目可能失败。
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Failing one exam is not the end of the world .
一次考试不及格并非世界末日。
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How high was the plane when the engine failed ?
发动机出故障时飞机离地面多高？
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He failed his driving test three times .
他考了三次驾驶执照都没通过。
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Several students failed to reach the required standard .
有几名学生没有达到规定的标准。
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The government has failed to reverse the economic decline .
政府未能扭转经济滑坡的趋势。
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She failed to get into art college .
她未能进入艺术学院。
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The government failed to keep its promise of lower taxes .
政府未能兑现减税的承诺。
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The number of people who fail each year is now in single figures .
每年考试不及格的学生现在不足十人。
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I fail to see why you won 't even give it a try .
我不懂为什么你连试一试都不愿意。
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I got three passes and one fail .
我考试三门及格，一门不及格。
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The project failed for want of financial backing .
这个项目由于缺少财政支援而告吹。
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What I failed to appreciate was the distance between the two cities .
我没有意识到这两座城市间的距离。
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I fail to see what women find so fascinating about him .
我就看不出他哪一点使女人神魂颠倒。
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I fail to see the logic behind his argument .
我不明白支持他论据的是什么逻辑。
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The job failed to measure up to her expectations .
这项工作没有满足她的期望。
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The work failed to meet their rigorous standards .
工作没有达到他们的严格标准。
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He failed to live up to his parents ' expectations .
他辜负了父母的期望。
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She failed to gain admission to the university of her choice .
她未获自己选择的大学录取。
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She failed to satisfy all the requirements for entry to the college .
她没有达到进入那所学院的全部要求。
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Attempts to find a solution have failed .
试图找到解决办法的种种努力全都失败了。
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The two sides failed to reach agreement .
双方未能取得一致意见。
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The report found that 30 % of the firms studied had failed within a year .
据报告称，受调查的公司有30%一年内倒闭了。
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When he lost his job , he felt he had failed his family .
他失去工作以后，感到辜负了他的家庭。
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His last months in office were marred by failing health .
由于健康恶化，他最后几个月的公职工作受到了影响。
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Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground .
谈判未能达成任何妥协。
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I didn 't fail the exam ; in fact I did rather well !
我没有考不及格，事实上，我考得不错！
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Miss another class and you 'll fail .
你再缺一次课就会不及格了。
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Efforts to heal the rift between the two countries have failed .
弥合两国间分歧的各种努力都已失败。
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