fail是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 to not succeed in what you are trying to achieve or are expected to do -- 失敗；未能做到

  • She moved to London in the hope of finding work as a model, but failed. 她搬到倫敦，希望找份模特兒的工作，但沒找到。

  • This method of growing tomatoes never fails. 這種種植番茄的方法屢試不爽。

  • He failed in his attempt to break the record. 他未能打破紀錄。

  • [ + to infinitive ] She failed to reach the Wimbledon Final this year. 今年她未能進入溫布頓網球賽決賽。

  • The reluctance of either side to compromise means that the talks are doomed to (= will certainly) fail. 雙方均不願讓步意味著會談註定要失敗。

  • If all else fails, we can always stay in and watch TV. 如果其他的都行不通，我們總是可以待在家裡看電視。

• 1 to be unsuccessful, or to judge that someone has been unsuccessful, in a test or exam -- （使）不及格；（使）未能通過（考試）

  • UK I passed in history but failed in chemistry. 我通過了歷史考試，但化學考試不及格。

  • US I passed history but failed chemistry. 我通過了歷史考試，但化學考試不及格。

  • A lot of people fail their driving test the first time. 許多人首次參加駕駛執照考試都通不過。

  • She was sure she was going to fail. 她肯定自己考試通不過。

  • The examiners failed him because he hadn't answered enough questions. 考官評他不及格，因為他沒有答完規定的題數。

• 2 to not do something that you should do -- 未做；未履行

  • [ + to infinitive ] He failed to arrive on time. 他未能準時到達。

  • The staff had been promised a rise, but the money failed to (= did not) materialize. 員工們得到加薪的承諾，可是錢卻沒有到位。

  • You couldn't fail to be (= it is impossible that you would not be) affected by the movie. 你不可能不被這部影片打動。

  • I'd be failing in my duty if I didn't tell you about the risks involved in the project. 我如果不把這個企劃案涉及的風險告訴你，就是失職。

  • I fail to see why you can't work on a Saturday. 我不明白為甚麼你星期六不能工作。

• 3 to become weaker or stop working completely -- 變弱；衰退；失靈

  • If my eyesight fails, I'll have to stop doing this job. 如果視力衰退，我就必須放棄這份工作。

  • The brakes failed and the car crashed into a tree. 煞車失靈，汽車撞到樹上。

  • After talking non-stop for two hours, her voice started to fail. 滔滔不絕地講了兩個鐘頭之後，她的聲音開始沙啞了。

  • The old man was failing fast (= he was dying). 老人奄奄一息。

• 4 to not help someone when you are expected to do so -- 辜負；對…無能為力

  • He failed her in her moment of need. 她最需要他的時候，他卻辜負了她。

  • When I looked down and saw how far I had to jump, my courage failed me (= I felt very frightened). 當我往下看，看到自己要跳多遠時，就洩了氣。

• 5 an unsuccessful result in a course, test, or exam -- （課程）未通過；（考試）不及格

  • John got three passes and four fails in his exams. 約翰考試三門及格，四門不及格。

  • My pancakes were an epic fail (= completely unsuccessful). 我做的薄煎餅太失敗了。

  • The software crashes every time I open an email. What a fail. 每次我一打開郵件這個軟體就停止運行。太糟糕了！

• 6 If you do something without fail, you always do it. -- 總是；必定

  • I go to the gym every Monday and Wednesday, without fail. 我每逢週一和週三必定去健身房。

  • Be there at nine o'clock, without fail. 九點鐘務必到那裡。