fail
fail
英[feɪl]美[feɪl]
v.失败，没有做，出故障，倒闭，衰弱，不够，不及格；
n.不及格；
第三人称单数：fails;
过去式：failed;
过去分词：failed;
现在分词：failing;
例句
Buck up!Lots of people fail their driving test first time.别灰心, 许多人首次参加驾驶考试都没通过。
His company was about to fail, but the bank saw him through.他的公司几乎破产, 但银行帮他渡过了难关。
The attempt is morally bound to fail.这一企图肯定会失败。
What if you should fail?假如你失败了, 该怎么办呢?
I wouldn't lose courage even if I should fail ten times.即使要失败十次, 我也绝不灰心。
To try and fail is better than not to try at all.尝试而失败也比不尝试好.
If you do such sloppy work again,I promise I’ll fail you.要是下次作业你再马马虎虎,我话说在头里,可要给你打不及格了。
The plan was doomed to fail by their refusal to give it any financial support.由于他们拒绝给予任何资助, 该计划注定要失败。
Diligent students occasionally fail this subject.用功的学生在这门功课上偶尔也不及格。
You can always rely on Jim, he won't fail you.你可以永远信任吉姆, 他不会让你失望的。
英语六级真题
We need very broad participation to fully address the global tragedy that results when countries fail to take into account the negative impact of their carbon emissions on the rest of the world.
出自-2017年6月阅读原文Overly strict standards often fail, James Bartram, a WHO water-health expert, said.
出自-2016年6月阅读原文But researchers are improving systems to measure a teacher's performance throughout the year, and, with three years of data, it's usually possible to tell which teachers are failing.
出自-2016年6月阅读原文More than 130 U.S.banks failed in 2009.
出自-2016年6月听力原文More than 130 U.S. banks failed in 2009.
出自-2016年6月听力原文A new study has failed to find any conclusive evidence that lifestyle changes can prevent cognitive decline in older adults.
出自-2016年6月听力原文This might not be right, but school-leavers who fail to acknowledge as much risk making the wrong decision about going to university.
出自-2016年12月阅读原文Efforts to create one of the world's largest ocean sanctuaries failed because of Russia's obstruction.
出自-2016年12月阅读原文They fail to give adequate help to the needy students.
出自-2015年12月阅读原文Other initiatives fail to break down the data, too.
出自-2015年12月阅读原文It fails to prepare students to face the challenges of modem times.
出自-2015年12月阅读原文From the standpoint of a traditional educator, this outcome indicated that schooling had failed to help students think about ecosystems and extinction, major scientific ideas.
出自-2015年12月阅读原文Education has failed to lead students to think about major scientific ideas.
出自-2015年12月阅读原文All the forecasts, plans, and anticipations cited above have failed so miserably because their authors and promoters thought the transitions they hoped to implement would proceed unlike all previous energy transitions, and that their progress could be accelerated in an unprecedented manner.
出自-2015年12月阅读原文"Overly strict standards often fail," James Bartram, a WHO water-health expert, said.
2016年6月六级真题（第二套）阅读 Section CBut, he says extreme events become disasters only when people fail to prepare for them.
2016年6月六级真题（第二套）听力 Section CIn a world where people are increasingly dependent on their phones, though, such strategies often fail.
2018年12月六级真题（第二套）阅读In France, the government has banned supermarkets from throwing away edible foods and imposed harsh penalties on businesses that fail to comply with the regulations.
2017年12月六级真题（第一套）听力 Section AOne of the things that businesses and indeed government organizations often fail to do is to really see what is happening from the consumer's perspective.
2017年6月六级真题（第二套）听力 Section C柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
VERB
失败;未能够;未做成
If you fail to do something that you were trying to do, you are unable to do it or do not succeed in doing it.
例句
The Workers' Party failed to win a single governorship...劳工*连一个州长职位也未能赢得。He failed in his attempt to take control of the company...他试图掌控公司，但以失败告终。VERB
(活动、尝试、计划等)失败，不成功
If an activity, attempt, or plan fails, it is not successful.
例句
We tried to develop plans for them to get along, which all failed miserably...我们试图计划让他们好好相处，但均以惨败告终。He was afraid the revolution they had started would fail...他担心他们发起的大变革会遭遇失败。VERB
没有做，未做(应做的事)
If someone or something fails to do a particular thing that they should have done, they do not do it.
例句
Some schools fail to set any homework...有些学校没有布置任何作业。He failed to file tax returns for 1982...他没有呈报 1982 年的纳税申报单。VERB
出故障;失灵
If something fails, it stops working properly, or does not do what it is supposed to do.
例句
The lights mysteriously failed, and we stumbled around in complete darkness...灯不知怎么地不亮了，我们在一片黑暗中跌跌撞撞地走着。In fact many food crops failed because of the drought.实际上，因为干旱，很多粮食作物歉收。VERB
(企业)倒闭，破产;(机构)解体;(体系)崩溃
If a business, organization, or system fails, it becomes unable to continue in operation or in existence.
例句
So far this year, 104 banks have failed.今年到目前为止，已有 104 家银行倒闭。...a failed hotel business...破产的酒店VERB
(健康状况、体质等)衰弱，虚弱，衰退
If something such as your health or a physical quality is failing, it is becoming gradually weaker or less effective.
例句
He was 58, and his health was failing rapidly...他 58 岁，身体正在迅速衰老。Here in the hills, the light failed more quickly...在山区这儿，天黑得更快。VERB
辜负;使失望
If someone fails you, they do not do what you had expected or trusted them to do.
例句
We waited twenty-one years, don't fail us now.我们等了 21 年了，如今不要让我们失望。...communities who feel that the political system has failed them.对此套**体制感到失望的群体VERB
不履行，未尽(职责)
If someone fails in their duty or fails in their responsibilities, they do not do everything that they have a duty or a responsibility to do.
例句
Lawyers are accused of failing in their duties to advise clients of their rights...律师们被控未尽到告知当事人其正当权利的职责。If we did not report what was happening in the country, we would be failing in our duty.如果我们没有报道这个国家正在发生的事情，我们就没有尽到自己的责任。VERB
(品质或能力)有负于;(使)不如愿;不够
If a quality or ability that you have fails you, or if it fails, it is not good enough in a particular situation to enable you to do what you want to do.
例句
For once, the artist's fertile imagination failed him...这位画家丰富的想象力曾一度枯竭。Their courage failed a few steps short and they came running back.还差几步他们却胆怯了，又跑回来了。VERB
不及格
If someone fails a test, examination, or course, they perform badly in it and do not reach the standard that is required.
例句
I lived in fear of failing my end-of-term exams.我总是担心期末考试不及格。VERB
评定…不及格;使不及格
If someone fails you in a test, examination, or course, they judge that you have not reached a high enough standard in it.
例句
...the two men who had failed him during his first year of law school.在法学院一年级时让他不及格的两个人PHRASE
如果其他一切都不奏效的话;假如其他都行不通
You say if all else fails to suggest what could be done in a certain situation if all the other things you have tried are unsuccessful.
例句
If all else fails, I could always drive a truck.如果其他都不行，我总还可以开卡车。PHRASE
(用以表示不赞成)不明白，看不出
You can use I fail to see or I fail to understand in order to introduce a statement which indicates that you do not agree with what someone has said or done.
例句
That's how it was in my day and I fail to see why it should be different now.我那时候就是这样的，我搞不懂为什么现在非要弄得不一样。PHRASE
总是;一直
You use without fail to emphasize that something always happens.
例句
He attended every meeting without fail.他逢会必到。PHRASE
(用以强调命令或承诺)一定，必须
You use without fail to emphasize an order or a promise.
例句
On the 30th you must without fail hand in some money for Alex...30 日那天你必须替亚历克斯交一些钱。Tomorrow without fail he would be at the old riverside warehouse.明天他一定会在河边的旧仓库里。英汉词典释义
vt. & vi.
在…中失败
He failed to pass the examination through carelessness.由于粗心, 他考试没及格。vi.
衰退, 衰弱
破产
不足, 短缺, 缺乏
The oil supply failed.石油供给不足。vt.
辜负
忘记, 忽视, 未能
The car failed to climb the hill.这辆小汽车没能爬上山去。n.
考试不及格
Some college courses are graded in terms of either a pass or a fail.有些大学课程按及格或不及格评分。英英词典释义
Verb
1. fail to do something; leave something undone;
"She failed to notice that her child was no longer in his crib""The secretary failed to call the customer and the company lost the account"2. be unsuccessful;
"Where do today's public schools fail?""The attempt to rescue the hostages failed miserably"3. disappoint, prove undependable to; abandon, forsake;
"His sense of smell failed him this time""His strength finally failed him""His children failed him in the crisis"4. stop operating or functioning;
"The engine finally went""The car died on the road""The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town""The coffee maker broke""The engine failed on the way to town""her eyesight went after the accident"5. be unable;
"I fail to understand your motives"6. judge unacceptable;
"The teacher failed six students"7. fail to get a passing grade;
"She studied hard but failed nevertheless""Did I fail the test?"8. fall short in what is expected;
"She failed in her obligations as a good daughter-in-law""We must not fail his obligation to the victims of the Holocaust"9. become bankrupt or insolvent; fail financially and close;
"The toy company went bankrupt after the competition hired cheap Mexican labor""A number of banks failed that year"10. prove insufficient;
"The water supply for the town failed after a long drought"11. get worse;
"Her health is declining"行业词典
体育： 无效；失败；
