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🔑failfail1 /feɪl / verb ➤not succeed不成功- [intransitive, transitive] to not be successful in something失败◆She failed her driving test.她没有通过驾照考试。◆I feel that I've failed – I'm 25 and I still don't have a steady job.我觉得自己很失败，25 岁了还没有一份稳定的工作。
- [transitive] to decide that someone is not successful in a test, on a piece of work, etc.评定不及格（或不合格）◆The teachers failed 30 percent of the students who took the exam.老师把 30% 的考生评为不及格。◆Five students received failing grades on the test.五个学生考试不及格。 OPP pass
➤not do something未做- [intransitive] fail to do sth to not do something未做；没有做；未履行◆Jimmy failed to arrive on time.吉米没有准时到。◆She never fails to do her homework.她从来都不会不做家庭作业。
➤not be enough不足- [intransitive, transitive] to not be enough or not do what people are expecting or wanting不足；辜负；未达到期望◆If the crops fail, people will starve.如果庄稼歉收，人们就会挨饿。◆Words fail me! (= I don't know how to express my feelings) 我的感受无法言表！◆I think the government has failed us.我认为政府太让我们失望了。
➤of health / sight健康；视力- [intransitive] (
health医疗保健) (used about health, eyes, etc.) to become weak（健康、视力等）变弱，衰退◆My eyesight has started to fail, so I have to wear glasses.我的视力开始下降，只得戴眼镜。◆failing health恶化的健康状况
➤of machines / parts of the body机器；身体部位- [intransitive] to stop working出故障；失灵；出毛病◆My brakes failed on the hill, but I managed to stop the car.在山上刹车失灵了，但我还是设法停住了车。
failfail2 /feɪl / noun  ●without failalways, even if there are difficulties总是；必定；一定◆The school bus always comes at 8 o'clock without fail.校车总是在 8 点钟来到，没有例外。 |