failure
noun
ˈfeɪljə
noun
1
LACK OF SUCCESS
不成功
a
lack
of
success
in
achieving
or
doing
something
失败;
C,U
Winston
is
not
someone
who
accepts
failure
easily.
温斯顿不是个轻易言败的人。
failure
to
do
sth
the
conference’s
failure
to
reach
an
agreement
会议未能达成一致
end/result
in
failure
Harry’s
plans
ended
in
failure.
哈里的计划以失败告终。
2
UNSUCCESSFUL PERSON/THING
失败的人/事
someone
or
something
that
is
not
successful
失败的人 （事 ）;
C
I
always
felt
a
bit
of
a
failure
at
school.
我上学时总觉得自己有点儿失败。
a
total/complete
failure
The
advertising
campaign
was
a
total
failure.
这场广告宣传活动完全失败了。
3
failure to do sth
an
act
of
not
doing
something
which
should
be
done
or
which
people
expect
you
to
do
未能做〔应做到的〕某事
Failure
to
produce
proof
of
identity
could
result
in
prosecution.
不出示身份证明可能会被起诉。
4
BUSINESS
企业
a
situation
in
which
a
business
has
to
close
because
of
a
lack
of
money
倒闭，关闭
C,U
Business
failures
in
Scotland
rose
10%
last
year.
去年苏格兰的企业倒闭现象上升了 10%。
5
MACHINE/BODY PART
机器部件/身体部位
an
occasion
when
a
machine
or
part
of
your
body
stops
working
properly
故障，失灵; 衰竭
C,U
The
cause
of
the
crash
was
engine
failure.
坠机原因是引擎故障。
heart/kidney/liver
etc
failure
He
died
from
kidney
failure.
他死于肾衰竭。
[+
in
]
a
failure
in
the
computer
system
计算机系统故障
6
CROPS
庄稼
CROPS
庄稼
an
occasion
when
crops
do
not
grow
or
produce
food,
for
example
because
of
bad
weather
歉收
C,U
a
series
of
crop
failures
一连串的庄稼歉收