0 the fact of someone or something not succeeding:
1 the fact of not doing something that you must do or are expected to do:
2 the fact of something not working, or stopping working as well as it should:
4 the fact of not doing something you should have done:
[ + to infinitive ] His failure to return her phone call told her that something was wrong.
6 a situation in which a company has been unsuccessful and has to stop operating:
The number and seriousness of the bank failures took economists by surprise.
We're finally seeing a slowdown in the rate of business failures.
9 someone or something that is not successful:
He always thought of himself as a failure.
10 a situation in which someone does not do something they should do or are expected to do:
Another crop failure could result in widespread famine.
The computer failure was due to a glitch caused by lightning.
The failure of the monsoon would destroy harvests on which 1000 million people rely.
The words 'Hard disk failure - program aborted' popped up on the screen.
There are serious penalties for failure to comply with the regulations.
The team blamed injuries and lack of preparation for their failure to win.
He was disappointed by his failure to secure the top job with the bank.
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失敗, 失敗的人(或事), 沒做到…
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失败, 失败的人(或事), 没做到…
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fracaso, fracasado, -a…
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fracasso, falta…
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失敗, 失敗作, 落後者…
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başarısızlık, fiyasko, başarısız…
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échec [masculine], défaut [masculine], défaillance [feminine]…
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fracàs, fracassat, -ada…
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