- The verb fail describes something that stops working, like brakes in a car that fail, or is found to be unacceptable, like restaurants that fail their inspection for cleanliness.
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- v. 失败，不及格
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1. Many diets fail because they are boring.
许多规定饮食因单调乏味都不奏效。
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2. I failed in my attempt to persuade her.
我未能说服她。
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3. She failed to get into art college.
她未能进入艺术学院。
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4. He failed to keep the appointment.
他未履约。
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5. He failed his driving test.
他驾驶执照考试不及格。
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6. Her eyesight is failing.
她的视力日渐衰退。
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7. She tried to be brave, but her courage failed her.
她想勇敢，但却鼓不起勇气。
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8. The crops failed again last summer.
上个夏季庄稼又歉收了。
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9. He emails every week without fail.
他每周必定发电子邮件。
- fail (n.) late 13c., "failure, deficiency" (as in without fail), from Old French faile "deficiency," from falir (see fail (v.)). The Anglo-French form of the verb, failer, also came to be used as a noun, hence failure.
- fail (v.) c. 1200, "be unsuccessful in accomplishing a purpose;" also "cease to exist or to function, come to an end;" early 13c. as "fail in expectation or performance," from Old French falir "be lacking, miss, not succeed; run out, come to an end; err, make a mistake; be dying; let down, disappoint" (11c., Modern French faillir), from Vulgar Latin *fallire, from Latin fallere "to trip, cause to fall;" figuratively "to deceive, trick, dupe, cheat, elude; fail, be lacking or defective." Related: Failed; failing.
fail ★ / feɪl ; NAmE feɪl / verb , noun fail fails failed failing verb ★ not succeed 不成功 1 ★ [intransitive , transitive ] to not be successful in achieving sth 失败；未能（做到） ◆ 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 failin sth ◆ I failed in my attempt to persuade her. 我未能说服她。 failto do sth ◆ She failed to get into art college. 她未能进入艺术学院。 ◆ The song can't failto be a hit (= definitely will be a hit). 这首歌不可能不流行起来。 not do sth 未做某事 2 ★ [intransitive ] to not do sth 未做；未履行（某事） failto 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。 failin sth ◆ 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。 test/exam 测验；考试 3 ★ [transitive , intransitive ] to not pass a test or an exam; to decide that sb/sth has not passed a test or an exam 不及格；评定不及格 fail(sth) ◆ 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？ failsb ◆ The examiners failed over half the candidates. 主考人员评定，半数以上考生不及格。 OPP pass of machines/parts of body 机器；身体部位 4 [intransitive ] to stop working 出故障；失灵 ◆ The brakes on my bike failed half way down the hill. 我的自行车下山途中车闸失灵了。 of health/sight 健康；视力 5 [intransitive ] ( especially in the progressive tenses 尤用于进行时 ) to become weak 衰退 ◆ 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，他最后几个月的工作大受影响。 disappoint sb 使失望 6 [transitive ] failsb to disappoint sb; to be unable to help when needed 使失望；有负于；无能为力 ◆ 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。 not be enough 不足 7 [intransitive ] to not be enough when needed or expected 不足；缺乏 ◆ 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。 of company/business 公司；企业 8 [intransitive ] to be unable to continue 倒闭；破产 ◆ Several banks failed during the recession. 经济衰退期间有几家银行倒闭了。 IDIOM if all else ˈfails used to suggest sth that sb can do if nothing else they have tried is successful 实在不行的话（还可以…） ◆ 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。 noun the result of an exam in which a person is not successful （考试）不及格 ◆ I got three passes and one fail. 我考试三门及格，一门不及格。 OPP pass IDIOM without ˈfail 1 when you tell sb to do sth without fail,you are telling them that they must do it 务必；一定 ◆ I want you here by two o'clock without fail. 我要你两点钟务必来到这里。 2 always 总是；必定 ◆ He emails every week without fail. 他每周必定发电子邮件。 fail / feɪl ; NAmE feɪl /
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