fail
verb
noun
feɪl
verb
1
NOT SUCCEED
没有成功
to
not
succeed
in
achieving
something
失败
I
It
looks
likely
that
the
peace
talks
will
fail.
看来和平会谈可能会失败。
[+
in
]
He
failed
in
his
attempt
to
regain
the
world
title.
他未能夺回世界冠军头衔。
fail
to
do
sth
Doctors
failed
to
save
the
girl’s
life.
医生没能救活这个小女孩。
Millions
of
people
have
tried
to
quit
smoking
and
failed
miserably
(=been
completely
unsuccessful)
.
数百万人戒过烟，都以惨败告终。
his
efforts
to
save
his
failing
marriage
他挽救自己失败婚姻的努力
If
all
else
fails
,
you
may
be
advised
to
have
an
operation.
要是其他手段都不见效的话，可能会建议你动手术。
2
NOT DO STH
未做某事
to
not
do
what
is
expected,
needed,
or
wanted
未做到
I
fail
to
do
sth
The
letter
failed
to
arrive.
信没有寄到。
Firms
that
fail
to
take
advantage
of
the
new
technology
will
go
out
of
business.
未能利用新技术的公司会倒闭。
The
government
are
failing
in
their
duty
to
protect
people.
该政府未能尽到保护人民的责任。
3
EXAM/TEST
考试/测验
a.
to
not
pass
a
test
or
examination
b.
to
decide
that
someone
has
not
passed
a
test
or
examination
评定〔某人〕不及格
I,T T
I
failed
my
driving
test
the
first
time
I
took
it.
我第一次参加驾照考试时没过关。
He
failed
maths
but
passed
all
his
other
subjects.
他数学没及格，但是其他科目都通过了。
Her
work
was
so
bad
that
I
had
no
choice
but
to
fail
her.
她考得很差，我只能给她不及格。
4
I fail to see/understand
used
to
show
that
you
are
annoyed
by
something
that
you
do
not
accept
or
understand
[正式] 我不明白
formal
I
fail
to
see
why
you
find
it
so
amusing.
我不明白你为什么觉得那么好笑。
5
COMPANY/BUSINESS
公司/商号
if
a
company
or
business
fails,
it
is
unable
to
continue
because
of
a
lack
of
money
倒闭，破产
I
6
MACHINE/BODY PART
机器部件/身体部位
if
a
part
of
a
machine
or
an
organ
in
your
body
fails,
it
stops
working
〔机件或人体器官〕失灵，丧失功能
I
The
engine
failed
on
take-off.
引擎在起飞过程中失灵了。
The
hospital
said
that
his
kidneys
were
failing.
医院说他肾脏衰竭。
7
HEALTH
健康
if
your
sight,
memory,
health
etc
is
failing,
it
is
gradually
getting
weaker
or
is
not
as
good
as
it
was
〔视力、记忆、健康等〕衰退
I
Failing
eyesight
forced
him
to
retire
early.
视力衰退迫使他提前退休。
8
never fail to do sth
to
do
something
or
happen
so
regularly
that
people
expect
it
从来不会忘记做某事
My
grandson
never
fails
to
phone
me
on
my
birthday.
我的孙儿从来不会忘记在我生日时打电话给我。
9
your courage/will/nerve fails (you)
if
your
courage
etc
fails,
or
if
it
fails
you,
you
suddenly
do
not
have
it
when
you
need
it
你的勇气/意志/胆量消失
She
had
to
leave
immediately,
before
her
courage
failed
her.
她必须在丧失勇气之前马上离开。
10
fail sb
10.
to
not
do
what
someone
has
trusted
you
to
do
使某人失望，有负于某人;
I
feel
I’ve
failed
my
children
by
not
spending
more
time
with
them.
我没能多花些时间陪伴孩子，我觉得我让他们失望了。
11
CROPS
庄稼
if
crops
fail,
they
do
not
grow
or
produce
food,
for
example
because
of
bad
weather
歉收
I
12
RAINS
雨水
if
the
RAINS
(=a
lot
of
rain
that
falls
at
a
particular
time
each
year)
fail,
they
do
not
come
when
expected
or
it
does
not
rain
enough
〔在该下雨的季节〕无雨，不下雨，下雨少
I
noun
13
without fail
a.
if
you
do
something
without
fail,
you
always
do
it
b.
used
to
tell
someone
very
firmly
that
they
must
do
something
务必，一定〔用于坚决地告诉别人一定要做某事〕
Tim
visits
his
mother
every
day
without
fail.
蒂姆每天必去看望他的母亲。
I
want
that
work
finished
by
tomorrow,
without
fail!
我要求那项工作必须在明天之前完成，不得有误！
14
an
unsuccessful
result
in
a
test
or
examination
〔考试〕不及格;
C
I
got
a
fail
in
history.
我历史考试不及格。