释义 |
- when you tell somebody to do something 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。
Topics Permission and obligationc2 - always总是;必定
- He hands in his assignment every week without fail.他每周都按时交作业。
Grammar Point fail / failurefail / failureThis use of fail as a noun instead of failure in a sense that does not just apply to exams has become more common in informal language in the 21st century. A similar case is revealfail 取代 failure 用作名词不只限于描述考试,这种用法在 21 世纪的非正式用语中已经越来越普遍。类似的情况还有 reveal:- 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。
See also fail |