fail
verb OPAL WOPAL S
/feɪl/
/feɪl/
动词形式
Idioms present simple I / you / we / they fail | /feɪl/ /feɪl/ |
he / she / it fails | /feɪlz/ /feɪlz/ |
past simple failed | /feɪld/ /feɪld/ |
past participle failed | /feɪld/ /feɪld/ |
-ing form failing | /ˈfeɪlɪŋ/ /ˈfeɪlɪŋ/ |
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。 - Ultimately all their efforts failed.
最终他们所有的努力都失败了。 - a policy/plan fails
政策/计划失败 - fail in something I failed in my attempt to persuade her.
我未能说服她。 - He failed in his bid for the presidency.
他竞选总统失败了。 - fail to do something The department failed to meet its sales targets.
该部门未能达到其销售目标。 - They promised a lot, but utterly failed to deliver.
他们承诺了很多,但完全没有兑现。 - 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。
Topics Difficulty and failurea2- I tried to cheer her up, but failed miserably.
我尽量让她高兴起来,但丝毫不成功。 - Economic policy has failed miserably to address these issues.
经济政策没能很好地解决这些问题。 - Others have tried and failed.
其他人试过,却失败了。 - Can we succeed where others have failed?
在别人失败的地方,我们能成功吗? - He tries to be a good father, but ultimately fails in his responsibility.
他试图成为一个好父亲,但最终没有尽到责任。 - She failed in her bid to be re-elected.
她竞选连任失败了。 - She failed to get into art college.
她未能进入艺术学院。 - The film completely fails to convince.
这部电影完全没有说服力。 - If the play has some message to get across, it singularly fails to do so.
如果这出戏要传达某种信息,它显然不能做到这一点。 - That joke never fails.
那个笑话屡试不爽。 - She came up with several plans that failed spectacularly before finally achieving success.
她想出了几个方案,但都功败垂成。 - The show didn't just fail, it failed spectacularly.
这场演出不仅是失败,而且是严重失败。 - The game fails in many respects.
这个游戏在很多方面都失败了。 - Opponents say it's a policy doomed to fail.
反对者说这是一项注定要失败的政策。 - She tried to put an all-women crew together, but failed dismally.
她试图组织一个全是女性的团队,但不幸失败了。 - They had tried and they had failed.
他们努力过,也失败过。
Collocations Dictionaryadverb- dismally
- miserably
- spectacularly
- …
- cannot
- can hardly
- be bound to
- …
- in
- try and fail
- Many diets fail because they are boring.
不及格;评定不及格 - What will you do if you fail?
如果你考试失败打算干什么? - fail something He failed his driving test.
他驾驶执照考试不及格。 - Students who fail the exam can retake it.
考试不及格的学生可以重考。 - She was disqualified after failing a drugs test.
她药检未通过,被取消了资格。 - The restaurant failed a hygiene inspection.
这家餐馆没有通过卫生检查。 - fail somebody The examiners failed over half the candidates.
主考人员评定,半数以上考生不及格。
Topics Educationa2- My car failed its MOT.
我的车没能通过旧车性能检测。 - Schools that fail their inspection can be taken over.
检查不合格的学校可以接管。 - I failed all my A levels but I turned out fine.
我所有的A级考试都不及格,但结果很好。 - She was convinced she'd failed the audition.
她确信自己没有通过试镜。 - He was rejected for the army after failing the physical.
体检失败后,他被拒绝参军。 - If your attendance drops below 80%, you automatically fail the course.
如果你的出勤率下降到80%以下,你就会自动不及格。 - They can fail you for poor attendance.
他们可能会因为你出勤率低而让你不及格。 - He failed me for not looking in my rear-view mirror often enough.
他让我失望了,因为他没有经常照我的后视镜。 - If you fail, you have to resit.
如果你失败了,你必须辞职。 - There's no grade: it's just pass or fail.
没有等级:只是及格或者不及格。 - Once a student has failed on a few tasks, they lose motivation.
学生一旦有几次作业不及格,就会失去学习动力。
- What will you do if you fail?
未做;未履行(某事) - fail to do something People failed to recognize her talent.
人们没有认识到她的才华。 - His article fails to mention that he actually supported this change.
他的文章没有提到他实际上支持这一改变。 - If you fail to comply, you can be fined.
如果你不遵守,你可能会被罚款。 - The government has failed to provide the needed resources.
政府未能提供所需的资源。 - Such comments never failed to annoy him.
这样的评论向来都使他生气。 - 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。 - She cannot fail to (= must) be aware of the situation.
她一定意识到了这一情况。 - fail in something They failed in their duty to protect the public.
他们没有尽到保护公众的责任。
More Like This Verbs usually followed by infinitivesVerbs usually followed by infinitives- afford
- agree
- appear
- arrange
- attempt
- beg
- choose
- consent
- decide
- expect
- fail
- happen
- hesitate
- hope
- intend
- learn
- manage
- mean
- neglect
- offer
- prepare
- pretend
- promise
- refuse
- swear
- try
- want
- wish
- He failed to keep the appointment.
他未履约。 - The authorities have totally failed to address this problem.
当局完全没有处理这一问题。 - I fail to understand why this can't be resolved.
我不明白为什么这个问题不能解决。 - They fail to understand the underlying causes.
他们不理解潜在的原因。 - The country failed to comply with UN resolutions.
该国未能遵守联合国决议。 - He has repeatedly failed to explain his actions.
他一再未能解释自己的行为。 - 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。 - Politicians are failing in their responsibility to tackle climate change.
政治家们没有尽到应对气候变化的责任。 - She failed in her obligation to warn the client.
她没有履行警告客户的义务。
Collocations Dictionaryadverb- completely
- totally
- fail to do something People failed to recognize her talent.
出故障;失灵 - 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。 - The air-conditioning system failed on the hottest day of the year.
空调系统在一年里最热的那天瘫痪了。 - Sadly, his kidneys had failed.
不幸的是,他的肾脏衰竭了。
- The plane can still be flown if one engine fails.
如果一个引擎失灵,飞机仍然可以飞行。 - The ship was towed into harbour when its engines failed.
当引擎失灵时,船被拖进了港口。 - Many of the plane's systems failed before the crash.
飞机的许多系统在坠毁前就失灵了。 - The PA system failed partway through his speech.
他的演讲进行到一半时,公共广播系统失灵了。 - Telephone systems can fail during a storm.
电话系统在暴风雨中可能会失灵。 - What happens if your internet connection fails while you are downloading a file?
下载文件时,如果互联网连接失败会发生什么? - If your power fails, or your broadband connection goes down, you can't make or receive calls.
如果您的电源出现故障,或者您的宽带连接中断,您将无法拨打或接听电话。 - If the circuit is broken the entire network could fail.
如果电路中断,整个网络可能会瘫痪。 - An overdose could cause the heart to fail.
过量会导致心脏衰竭。
- The brakes on my bike failed half way down the hill.
- [intransitive] (especially in the progressive tenses
) to become weak尤用于进行时 衰退 - Her eyesight is failing.
她的视力日渐衰退。 - The light began to fail.
天暗下来了.
- Her eyesight is failing.
- [transitive] fail somebody to disappoint somebody; 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。
- When he lost his job, he felt he had failed his family.
- [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。
- The crops failed again last summer.
- [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。
Topics Businessb2- an enterprise that was doomed to fail from the start
从一开始就注定会失败的事业 - A high percentage of businesses fail because of the collapse of a major customer.
很大比例的企业因为一个大客户的倒闭而倒闭。 - Businesses fail because they can't pay their bills.
企业失败是因为他们无法支付账单。 - More banks failed as people rushed to withdraw their money.
由于人们争相挤兑,更多银行倒闭了。
- Several banks failed during the recession.
not succeed不成功
test/exam测验;考试
not do something未做某事
of machines/parts of body机器;身体部位
of health/sight/light
disappoint somebody使失望
not be enough不足
of company/business公司;企业
词源Middle English: from Old French faillir (verb), faille (noun), based on Latin fallere ‘deceive’.
Idioms
if all else fails
- used to suggest something that somebody 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。
- If all else fails, you can always sell your motorbike.
too big to fail
- (of a bank or business) so important to the economy of a country that when it finds itself in financial trouble, the government or central bank must act to save it
出故障;失灵 - Shouldering the huge costs of rescuing banks that are too big to fail has been left to taxpayers.
承担拯救大到不能倒的银行的巨大成本已经留给了纳税人。
- Shouldering the huge costs of rescuing banks that are too big to fail has been left to taxpayers.