| 词汇 | fail |
| 释义 | fail | BrE feɪl, AmE feɪl | A. intransitive verb ① (not succeed) 失败 ▸ the treatment failed 治疗没有效果 ▸ to fail in sth; 未能做到某事 ▸ to fail in one's duty 失职 ▸ they failed in an attempt to break the record 他们试图破纪录，但没能成功 ② (not pass exam) 不及格 ▸ he failed in chemistry/his exams 他化学/考试不及格 ③ (stop working) «engine, system» 出故障 ; «heart, kidney» 衰竭 ▸ his brakes failed as he was coming down the hill 他下山时刹车失灵了 ▸ the power failed throughout the area 整个地区都停电了 ④ (become weak) 衰退 ▸ his health has been failing over the years 这些年来他的健康每况愈下 ▸ I want to finish this picture before the light fails 我想在天黑之前完成这幅画 ⑤ (be insufficient) 缺乏 ▸ the crops failed last year 去年庄稼歉收 ▸ the water supply failed during the drought 干旱期间供水不足 ⑥ (go bankrupt) 破产 ▸ several banks failed that year 那年有数家银行倒闭了 B. transitive verb ① (let down) 使失望 ▸ he felt he had failed his family 他感到辜负了家人 ▸ his courage failed him 他失去了勇气 ▸ my memory often fails me these days 近来我经常忘事 ▸ words fail me! 我不知道该怎么说！ ② (not meet standard) 未通过 ‹exam, interview, test›; 未通过…的考试 ‹subject›; 评定…为不及格 ‹person›▸ to fail French 法语考试不及格 ▸ the examiner failed all the candidates 这位考官给所有的考生都打了不及格 ▸ to fail a drugs test 没有通过药检 ③ (not complete, not do) 未能 ▸ to fail to do sth; 未能做某事 ▸ he failed to keep his word 他没有信守诺言 ▸ it never failed to irritate him that she was taller than he was 她比他高，这一直让他耿耿于怀 ▸ I fail to understand why he is so aggressive 我不明白他为何如此好斗 ▸ she cannot have failed to be aware of it 她不可能不知道这事 ▸ the patient's ulcer failed to respond to treatment 治疗对病人的溃疡不起作用 C. noun ① School, University 不及格 ▸ he got a pass in maths and a fail in chemistry 他数学及格了，但化学不及格 ② ▸ without fail 必定 ▸ she writes every week, without fail 她每周都写，从不间断 ▸ I promise to come, without fail 我保证来，决不食言 |
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