🔍 牛津詞典
🔍 朗文詞典
🔍 劍橋詞典 🎯
🔍 柯林斯詞典
🔍 麥美倫詞典
🔍 韋氏詞典

檢索以下詞典：
(Mr. Ng 不推薦使用 Google 翻譯！)
最近搜尋：
BNC: 616 COCA: 808
failverbuk/feɪl/ us/feɪl/

fail verb NOT SUCCEED

B2 [ I ] to not succeed in what you are trying to achieve or are expected to do失败；未能做到

She moved to London in the hope of finding work as a model, but failed.她搬到伦敦，希望找做模特的工作，但没找到。
This method of growing tomatoes never fails.这种种植西红柿的方法屡试不爽。
He failed in his attempt to break the record.他未能打破纪录。
[ + to infinitive ] She failed to reach the Wimbledon Final this year.今年她未能进入温布尔登网球赛决赛。
The reluctance of either side to compromise means that the talks are doomed to (= will certainly) fail.双方均不愿让步意味着会谈注定要失败。
if all else fails

if none of our plans succeed如果计划均告失败

If all else fails, we can always stay in and watch TV.如果其他的都行不通，我们总是可以呆在家里看电视。

More examples

If you fail these exams, you can resit them next year.

It doesn't matter if you fail, just do your best.

I shudder to think what my parents will say when I tell them I've failed my exams.

Agricultural companies have failed to convince consumers that GM foods are safe.

If this project fails it will affect not only our department, but also the whole organization.

fail verb EXAM

A2 [ I or T ] to be unsuccessful, or to judge that someone has been unsuccessful, in a test or exam（使）不及格；（使）未能通过（考试）

UK I passed in history but failed in chemistry.我通过了历史考试，但化学考试没及格。
US I passed history but failed chemistry.我通过了历史考试，但化学考试没及格。
A lot of people fail their driving test the first time.许多人首次驾驶执照考试都通不过。
She was sure she was going to fail.她肯定自己考试通不过。
The examiners failed him because he hadn't answered enough questions.主考人给了他不及格，因为他没有答够规定的题数。

More examples

He's dreading his driving test - he's sure he's going to fail.

Just because you wrote one bad essay, it doesn't mean you're going to fail your exam.

If you fail these exams, you can resit them next year.

I'm not surprised he failed his exam - he didn't exactly try very hard!

She knew that by failing her exams she could jeopardize her whole future.

fail verb NOT DO

B2 [ I ] to not do something that you should do未做；未履行

[ + to infinitive ] He failed to arrive on time.他未能准时到达。
The staff had been promised a rise, but the money failed to (= did not) materialize.员工们得到加薪的承诺，可是钱却没有到位。
You couldn't fail to be (= it is impossible that you would not be) affected by the movie.你不可能不被这部影片打动。
I'd be failing in my duty if I didn't tell you about the risks involved in the project.我如果不把这个项目涉及的风险告诉你，就是失职
fail to see/understand

C2 used when you do not accept something不明白，不理解

I fail to see why you can't work on a Saturday.我不懂为什么你星期六不能工作。

More examples

He has failed to fulfil his duties as a father.

The guards failed to observe who delivered the package.

Man's inhumanity to man never fails to shock me.

Wages are failing to keep up with inflation.

The police pulled him over for failing to stop at a red traffic light.

fail verb STOP

B2 [ I ] to become weaker or stop working completely变弱；衰退；失灵

If my eyesight fails, I'll have to stop doing this job.如果视力衰退，我就得放弃这份工作。
The brakes failed and the car crashed into a tree.刹车失灵，汽车撞到了树上。
After talking non-stop for two hours, her voice started to fail.滔滔不绝地讲了两个钟头之后，她的声音开始嘶哑了。
The old man was failing fast (= he was dying).老人奄奄一息。

[ I ] If a business fails, it is unable to continue because of money problems.（公司）倒闭，破产

fail verb NOT HELP

[ T ] to not help someone when you are expected to do so辜负；对…无能为力

He failed her in her moment of need.她最需要他的时候，他却辜负了她。
When I looked down and saw how far I had to jump, my courage failed me (= I felt very frightened).当我往下看，看到自己要跳多远时，就泄了气。
failnoun [ C ]uk/feɪl/ us/feɪl/

UK an unsuccessful result in a course, test, or exam（课程）未通过；（考试）不及格

John got three passes and four fails in his exams.约翰考试3门及格，4门不及格。

informal something that has been done very badly or gone completely wrong; a failure（彻底的）失败

My pancakes were an epic fail (= completely unsuccessful).我做的薄煎饼太失败了。
The software crashes every time I open an email. What a fail.每次我一打开邮件这个软件就停止运行。太糟糕了！
without fail

If you do something without fail, you always do it.总是；必定

I go to the gym every Monday and Wednesday, without fail.我每周一和周三必定去健身房。

used to tell someone that they must do something务必；一定

Be there at nine o'clock, without fail.9点钟务必到那里。
BNC: 616 COCA: 808
fail

verb¹

 1not succeed不成功ADVERB | VERB + FAIL | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADVERB➤dismally, miserably慘敗◇I tried to cheer her up, but failed miserably.我試圖讓她振作起來，結果卻碰了一鼻子灰。➤spectacularly驚人地失敗◇She came up with several plans that failed spectacularly before finally achieving success.她想出了幾個方案，但都功敗垂成。➤never從未失敗◇That joke never fails.那個笑話屢試不爽。VERB + FAIL➤cannot不可能失敗◇The song can't fail to be a hit (= will definitely be a hit).這首歌定會一炮而紅。➤can hardly幾乎不會失敗▸➤be bound to, be destined to, be doomed to必然會／命運決定要／注定會失敗◇an enterprise that was doomed to fail from the start從一開始就注定會失敗的事業PREPOSITION➤in在⋯方面失敗◇Doctors are failing in their duty if they do not warn their patients of the dangers.如果醫生不提醒病人注意種種危險，那就是失職。PHRASES➤try and fail嘗試並失敗◇Others have tried and failed.其他人試過，卻失敗了。
fail

verb²

 2fail to do sth not do sth未做ADVERB➤completely, totally徹底／完全沒有做到◇The authorities have totally failed to address this problem.當局完全沒有處理這一問題。
BNC: 616 COCA: 808
fail verb
⇨ fail 1 (fail to attend) ⇨ fail 2 (fail in your attempt) ⇨ fail 3 (fail an exam) ⇨ break 2 (your brakes fail) ⇨ close 2 (a business fails) ⇨ disappoint (fail your family) ⇨ worsen (sb's health is failing)fail1

verb

 fail to keep an appointment 未履约fail in your attempt 尝试失败fail an exam 考试不及格fail ♦︎ forget ♦︎ neglect ♦︎ omitThese words all mean to not do sth that you should do. 这些词均表示不做或未能做某事。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to fail / forget / neglect / omit to do sth◆to completely / totally / almost / never / conveniently fail / forget to do sth■ fail [transitive, intransitive] (rather formal) to not do sth 不做；未履行◆He failed to keep the appointment.他未履约。◆She never fails to email every week.每周她必定发电子邮件。◆I fail to see (= I don't understand) why you won't even give it a try.我不明白为什么你连试一试都不愿意。◆He felt he would be failing in his duty if he did not report it.他认为他如果不报告就是失职。▸ failure

noun

 [uncountable, countable] ◆Failure to comply with the regulations will result in prosecution.不遵守这些条例将被起诉。◆His confession followed repeated failures to appear in court.屡次缺席出庭后他供认了罪行。■ forget (forgetting, forgot, forgotten) [intransitive, transitive] to not remember to do sth that you ought to do 忘记做◆'Why weren't you at the meeting?' 'Sorry－I forgot.'“你为什么没有参加会议？”“对不起，我忘了。”◆Take care, and don't forget to write.多加保重，别忘了写信。◆ (spoken) Aren't you forgetting something?(= I think you have forgotten to do sth).你没有忘记什么吗？OPP remember ⇨ remember   see also forget ⇨ leave 4 ■ neglect nɪˈglekt [intransitive] (formal) to fail or forget to do sth that you ought to do 疏忽；疏漏◆You neglected to mention the name of your previous employer.你忘了提你前雇主的名字。■ omit əˈmɪt (-tt-) [intransitive] (especially BrE, formal) to fail to do sth 不做；未能做◆She omitted to mention that they were staying the night.她没说他们当晚要留宿的事。NOTE 辨析 Neglect or omit? Neglect can suggest that you think the person simply forgot or did not bother to carry out the necessary action; omit can suggest that not doing or saying sth was deliberate. Omit is used most often with speech-related verbs such as ask, disclose, inform, mention, say and tell. * neglect暗指只是因一时大意或图省事而没有做该做的事；omit暗指故意不做或不说某事。omit最常跟与说话相关的动词连用，如ask、disclose、inform、mention、say和tell。fail2

verb

 fail to keep an appointment 未履约fail in your attempt 尝试失败fail an exam 考试不及格fail ♦︎ go wrong ♦︎ collapse ♦︎ break down ♦︎ get/go nowhere ♦︎ backfire ♦︎ founder ♦︎ fall through ♦︎ come to nothingThese words all mean to be unsuccessful, especially after a period of time trying to do sth. 这些词均表示失败，尤指劳而无功。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a plan fails / goes wrong / backfires / founders / falls through / comes to nothing◆a relationship / marriage fails / goes wrong / collapses / breaks down◆talks fail / collapse / break down / founder / fall through◆a project fails / collapses / founders / falls through◆a deal goes wrong / collapses / falls through◆to fail / backfire badly◆to completely fail / break down◆to go badly / completely wrong■ fail [intransitive, transitive](of a person or thing) to not be successful in achieving sth （人或事物）失败，未能（做到）◆They had tried and they had failed.他们努力过，也失败过。◆I failed in my attempt to persuade her.我未能说服她。◆I tried to cheer her up, but failed miserably.我尽量让她高兴起来，但丝毫不成功。◆She failed to get into art college.她未能进入艺术学院。OPP succeed ⇨ achieve , succeed ⇨ succeed   see also failure ⇨ loser 2 ■ goˈ wrong

idiom

(goes, went, gone) (rather informal) (of a thing) to experience problems or difficulties; (of a person) to make a mistake （事情）出现问题，遇到困难；（人）犯错误，做错事◆The relationship started to go wrong when they moved abroad.移居国外后，他们的关系开始出问题了。◆What would you do if something went wrong?要是出问题的话，你会怎么做？◆He was badly injured when the joke went horribly wrong.玩笑开得过了火，他很受伤害。◆Where did we go wrong with those kids (= what mistakes did we make for them to behave so badly)?我们什么地方做错了，把这些孩子惯成这样？◆If you do what she tells you, you won't go far wrong.你要是照她说的去做，就不会出大差错。■ collapse kəˈlæps [intransitive](of a thing or group of people) to fail suddenly and completely （事物或一群人）突然失败，崩溃◆Talks between management and unions have collapsed.资方与工会的谈判已告破裂。◆All opposition to the plan has collapsed.所有反对此计划的力量均已消除。◆The home side collapsed spectacularly in the second half.主队在下半场溃不成军。■ ˌbreak ˈdown

phrasal verb

(broke, broken)(of talks or a relationship) to fail after a period of time, especially because of a problem or difficulty （谈判或关系）破裂（尤指因问题或困难所致）◆The agreement broke down almost immediately.协定几乎立刻失效。◆Communication between the two sides has broken down.双方的沟通已经中断。◆They were divorced on the grounds that their marriage had broken down irretrievably.他们离婚是因为婚姻破裂，无可挽救。■ get ˈnowhere■ go ˈnowhere

idiom

(getting, got, got; NAmE spoken getting, got, gotten; goes, went, gone) (rather informal) (usually of a person) to make no progress or have no success; to allow sb to do this （通常指人）毫无进展；（让某人）一无所获◆We discussed it all morning but got nowhere.我们就此事讨论了一上午，但毫无进展。◆Do you ever get the feeling your job is going nowhere?你是否曾经觉得自己的工作一无所成？◆Talking to him will get you nowhere.和他谈话你会一无所获。OPP get somewhere ⓘ To be getting somewhere is to be making progress in what you are doing. * get somewhere表示有进展◆At last I feel we're getting somewhere.我终于觉得我们有了一些进展。 ■ backfire ˌbækˈfaɪə(r) [intransitive](of a plan) to have the opposite effect to the one intended, with bad or dangerous results （计划）产生事与愿违的不良（或危险）后果◆Unfortunately the plan backfired.不幸的是，此计划产生了适得其反的结果。◆The surprise I had planned backfired on me.我本想制造惊喜，结果却弄巧成拙。■ founder [intransitive] (rather formal, written) (of a plan or attempt to do sth) to fail because of a particular problem or difficulty （计划或做某事的企图）失败，破产◆The peace talks foundered on a basic lack of trust.由于缺乏基本信任，和平谈判失败了。◆The project foundered after problems with the funding.该项目因资金问题搁浅了。■ ˌfall ˈthrough

phrasal verb

(fell, fallen)(of a plan) to not be completed, or not happen （计划）落空，失败，成为泡影◆The deal fell through when the author received a more attractive offer.作者接受了别家更优厚的条件后，这笔交易落空了。■ come to ˈnothing■ not ˈcome to anything

idiom

(came, come) (rather informal) (of a plan or attempt to do sth) to be unsuccessful; to have no successful result （计划或做某事的企图）失败；没有结果◆How sad that all his hard work should come to nothing.他的所有辛劳可能落得一场空，真让人难过。◆Her plans didn't come to anything.她的计划全落空了。fail3

verb

 fail to keep an appointment 未履约fail in your attempt 尝试失败fail an exam 考试不及格fail ♦︎ flunkThese words both mean to not pass a test or exam, or to decide that sb has not passed a test or exam. 这两个词均表示考试不及格或评定不及格。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to fail / flunk a / an exam / examination / test / course■ fail [intransitive, transitive] to not pass a test, exam or course; to decide that sb/sth has not passed a test, exam or course 不及格；评定⋯不及格◆Once a student has failed on a few tasks, they lose motivation.学生一旦有几次作业不及格，就会失去学习动力。◆What will you do if you fail?你要是考试不及格打算干什么？◆He failed his driving test.他驾驶考试不及格。◆She was disqualified after failing a drugs test.她药检未通过，被取消了资格。◆My car failed its MOT.我的车没能通过旧车性能检测。◆The examiners failed over half the candidates.主考人员评定，半数以上报考者不及格。 OPP pass ⇨ graduate ■ flunk [intransitive, transitive] (especially NAmE, informal) (of a person) to fail a test, exam or course; to make sb fail a test, exam or course by giving them a low grade （人在测验、考试或课程中）失败，不及格；评定（某人）不及格◆I flunked math in second grade.我二年级时数学不及格。◆She's flunked 13 of the 18 students.18个学生她就给了13个不及格。◆He flunked out of college after four semesters (= had to leave because his grades were not good enough).四个学期后他因成绩差退学了。OPP pass ⇨ graduate
BNC: 616 COCA: 808

👨🏻‍🏫 Mr. Ng 劍橋詞典 📚 – cambridge.mister5️⃣.net
切換為繁體中文
Site Uptime