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verbnoun 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 fail in something I failed in my attempt to persuade her. 我未能说服她。 fail to do something 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。 fail to do something 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。 fail in something He felt he would be failing in his duty if he did not report it. 他认为如果不报告就是他失职。 fail (something) He failed his driving test. 他驾驶执照考试不及格。 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？ fail somebody The examiners failed over half the candidates. 主考人员评定，半数以上考生不及格。 The brakes on my bike failed half way down the hill. 我的自行车下山至中途车闸失灵了。 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。 When he lost his job, he felt he had failed his family. 他失去工作以后，感到辜负了家庭。 She tried to be brave, but her courage failed her. 她想勇敢，但却鼓不起勇气。 (figurative) Words fail me (= I cannot express how I feel). 我无法表达自己的感受。 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。 Several banks failed during the recession. 经济衰退期间有几家银行倒闭了。 If all else fails, you can always sell your motorbike. 如果所有别的办法都不行，你总还可以卖掉摩托车。 Shouldering the huge costs of rescuing banks that are too big to fail has been left to taxpayers. I tried to cheer her up, but failed miserably. Others have tried and failed. She came up with several plans that failed spectacularly before finally achieving success. That joke never fails. The authorities have totally failed to address this problem. The show didn’t just fail, it failed spectacularly. The song can’t fail to be a hit. 这首歌不可能不流行起来。 an enterprise that was doomed to fail from the start A high percentage of businesses fail because of the collapse of a major customer. Businesses fail because they can’t pay their bills. 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。 More banks failed as people rushed to withdraw their money. My car failed its MOT. Once a student has failed on a few tasks, they lose motivation. Opponents say it’s a policy doomed to fail. She tried to put an all-women crew together, but failed dismally. The air-conditioning system failed on the hottest day of the year. The brakes on my bike failed halfway down the hill. 我的自行车下山至中途车闸失灵了。 They had tried and they had failed. Words fail me. 我无法表达自己的感受。 I got three passes and one fail. 我考试三门及格，一门不及格。 The show was an epic fail.这场演出惨不忍睹。 I want you here by two o'clock without fail. 我要你两点钟务必来到这里。 He emails every week without fail. 他每周必定发电子邮件。 We have to wait for the final chapter for the big reveal.我们得等到最后一章才能看到大结局。 |