fail
基本释义
- v.失败;未能做到,未能做;辜负,使失望;不及格,未能通过;出故障,失灵;衰弱,衰退;破产,倒闭;歉收;不下雨,下雨少;忘记
- n.不及格;<非正式>过失,失败
- 人名 (Fail)(葡、捷)法伊尔,(法)法伊(人名)
词语例句
失败vi.
四级We tried to develop plans for them to get along, which all failed miserably.
我们设法制定出让他们相处融洽的计划,但都惨败了。
States fail when national governments can no longer provide personal security, food security and basic social services such as education and health care.
当国家政府无法再提供个人安全、粮食保障以及教育和医疗等基本社会服务时,国家就会走向失败。
未能做到,未能做vt.&vi.
六级四级The party failed to win the election.
该政党未能赢得选举。
One of the greatest heartbreaks for firefighters occurs when they fail to rescue a child from a burning building because the child, frightened by smoke and noise, hides under a bed or in a closet and is later found dead.
对于消防员来说,最令人心碎的其中一件事是,他们没能从着火的大楼里救出一个孩子,因为这个孩子被烟雾和噪音吓坏了,躲在床底下或壁橱里,后来被发现时已经死了。
People under stress may become anxious or depressed, and as a result may eat too much or too little, have sleep difficulties or fail to exercise.
压力下的人可能会变得焦虑或抑郁,结果可能会吃得太多或太少,有睡眠困难或不能锻炼。
辜负,使失望vt.
We waited twenty-one years, don't fail us now.
我们等了21年,如今不要辜负我们。
不及格,未能通过vt.&vi.
六级The number of people who fail each year is now in single figures.
每年考试不及格的学生现在不足十人。
Miss another class and you'll fail.
你再缺一次课就会不及格了。
I'm afraid I'll fail again in the national test.
我担心我这次全国考试又会不及格。
- He won't allow himself to fail.他不容许自己失败。来自《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
- I got three passes and one fail.我考试三门及格,一门不及格。来自《牛津词典》
- Me? Fail? I don't think so.我?失败?我可不这样认为。来自《牛津词典》
相关短语
- fail to do sth.未能做某事
- fail a test考试不及格
- fail in失败;缺少
- without fail务必;必定,无疑
- never fail to一定会...
- fail to do失败;未做成
- fail safe故障保护;失效安全
- fail to resolve解决未果
- too big to fail大到不能倒;大而不倒;大而不能倒;太大而不能倒
- fail to未能;不能;没能做成;失败
- fail to do sth做某事失败;未能做某事;未能做;没做成某事
- HDC controller fail硬盘控制器控制失败;硬盘节制器节制掉败;硬盘掌握器掌握失败;控制失败
- fail safe故障保护;换效安全;核战爆发令;安全性
词语扩展
词义分布
英英释义
- v.fail to do something; leave something undone
- v.be unsuccessful
- v.disappoint, prove undependable to; abandon, forsake
- v.stop operating or functioning
- v.be unable
- v.judge unacceptable
- v.not to pass an exam or a test
(考试或检测)不及格,未通过- 75 per cent of secondary school students failed the exam.75%的中学生这次考试不及格。
- v.not to succeed when you try to do something
失败;未能做成- The Republicans failed to get the 60 votes they needed.共和党未能得到他们所需要的60票。
短语
- 总是;一直alwaysAndrew attended every board meeting without fail.安德鲁参加了每一个董事会议,从不缺席。
词源
- fail失败来自拉丁语fallo, 欺骗,陷落,词源同fallacy, false, fault. 进一步来自PIE*ghwel, 欺骗。引申词义被骗,失败。
- fail失败,不及格;衰退,减弱英语fail, fallacy, fallible, false和fault均来源于拉丁语动词fallere,其原始意义是“欺骗”,发展为“蒙骗人的希望,使人失望”;其在通俗拉丁语中的后裔fallire(缺陷,失败)进入古法语为faillir,即为英语fail的词源。古法语faillir在盎格鲁-诺曼语中为failer,是英语failure的词源。 同源词:fallacy, fallible, false, fault, failure词组/短语:without fail 必定,一定