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IELTS BNC: 1147 COCA: 1360
failurenounuk/ˈfeɪ.ljər/ us/ˈfeɪ.ljɚ/

failure noun NO SUCCESS

B2 [ C or U ] the fact of someone or something not succeeding失败；失败的人（或事）

The meeting was a complete/total failure.这次会议是彻头彻尾的失败。
I'm a bit of a failure at making (= I cannot make) cakes.我做蛋糕做得比较失败。
I feel such a failure (= so unsuccessful).我觉得自己太失败了。
Their attempt to climb Everest ended in failure.他们攀登珠穆朗玛峰的尝试以失败告终。
The whole project was doomed to failure right from the start (= it could never have succeeded).整个项目从一开始就注定了要失败。

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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.

The probable cause of death was heart failure.

failure noun NOT DO

B2 [ U + to infinitive ] the fact of not doing something that you must do or are expected to do未履行；没做到

His failure to return her phone call made her realize that something was wrong.他没给她回电话，这使她觉得有什么事情不对头。
Failure to keep the chemical at the right temperature could lead to an explosion.化学品保存在不合适的温度下有可能会发生爆炸。

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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.

I regarded her failure to acknowledge my greeting as a slight.

The Opposition is making a lot of political capital out of the government's failure to invest in education.

failure noun STOP

B2 [ C or U ] the fact of something not working, or stopping working as well as it should故障；失灵；衰退；衰竭

He died of heart/liver failure.他死于心脏／肝功能衰竭。
The accident was caused by the failure of the reactor's cooling system.事故是由反应堆冷却系统发生故障造成的。
The number of business failures rose steeply last year.去年倒闭的公司数量激增。
After three crop failures in a row, the people face starvation.连续3年庄稼歉收，老百姓面临饥荒。
IELTS BNC: 1147 COCA: 1360
failure

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 1lack of success沒有成功ADJECTIVE | VERB + FAILURE | FAILURE + NOUN | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤complete, total徹底的／完全的失敗▸➤abject, humiliating不光彩的失敗◇The attempt ended in abject failure.這一嘗試以不光彩的失敗告終。➤inevitable不可避免的失敗▸➤costly代價慘重的失敗▸➤alleged, apparent, perceived所謂的／表面上的／領悟到的失敗▸➤relative相對的失敗▸➤initial最初的失敗◇Initial failure was followed by unexpected, if modest, success.最初的失敗之後是意想不到的成功，即便並不輝煌。➤ultimate最終的失敗◇War is the ultimate failure of public communication.戰爭是政府溝通最終失敗的結果。➤personal個人的失敗▸➤moral道德敗壞▸➤academic學業失敗▸➤economic, financial經濟／金融失敗▸➤military軍事上的失敗VERB + FAILURE➤be doomed to, end in, result in注定失敗；以失敗告終；導致失敗◇All her efforts were doomed to failure.她付出的所有努力注定會失敗。➤admit, tolerate承認／容忍失敗◇He was too proud to admit failure.他太驕傲了，不願認輸。◇I will not tolerate failure .我不會容忍失敗。➤lament為失敗而痛惜◇He lamented his failure to formulate a satisfactory theory.他為自己未能創立令人滿意的理論而痛惜不已。➤explain解釋失敗的原因➤attribute, blame將失敗歸因於⋯／歸咎於⋯◇He attributes the failure of the project to lack of government support.他把這一項目的失敗歸因於缺乏政府的支持。◇I blame the failure of our relationship on my husband.我把我們關係的破裂歸咎於我的丈夫。➤expect預料到會失敗◇Children who are doing badly tend to expect failure and criticism.成績不好的孩子往往容易想到失敗和受批評。➤fear害怕失敗▸➤avoid避免失敗FAILURE + NOUN➤rate失敗率◇There is a high failure rate with this treatment.這種治療的失敗率很高。PHRASES➤fear of failure害怕失敗◇Fear of failure should not deter you from trying.不應該因為害怕失敗而放棄嘗試。➤a history of failure不成功的歷史◇John had a long history of academic failure.約翰學習成績差不是一天兩天了。➤a possibility of failure, a risk of failure失敗的可能／風險➤a sense of failure挫敗感
failure

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 2unsuccessful person/thing失敗的人或事ADJECTIVE | VERB + FAILURE | FAILURE + VERB | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤big, great, serious巨大的／重大的／嚴重的失敗▸➤complete, total, utter完全失敗；徹底失敗▸➤catastrophic, disastrous災難性的失敗▸➤abject, conspicuous, dismal, humiliating, lamentable, miserable不光彩的／觸目的／悲慘的／帶來恥辱的／令人惋惜的／可憐的失敗（者）▸➤costly代價巨大的失敗▸➤heroic (BrE) 有勇氣的失敗者◇If she could not succeed, she would at least be a heroic failure.即使不能成功，她至少也是一位有勇氣的失敗者。➤alleged, apparent, perceived所謂的／表面的／被視作失敗（者）▸➤relative相對的失敗（者）▸➤past過去的失敗◇to learn from past failures從以往的失敗中學習➤rare (especially BrE) 少有的失敗◇The movie was one of the rare failures in his career.這部電影是他職業生涯中少有的敗筆之一。➤unexpected意想不到的失敗▸➤personal個人的失敗▸➤collective集體的失敗▸➤moral道德的敗壞▸➤academic學習差的人▸➤economic, financial經濟／金融失敗◇economic failure and increasing unemployment經濟失敗與失業人口增多➤military軍事失敗VERB + FAILURE➤be, represent失敗；意味着失敗▸➤prove證明失敗◇The venture proved a costly failure.此次投機最終失敗，且代價巨大。➤experience, have經歷／遭到失敗▸➤feel, feel like (especially NAmE) 覺得失敗；感覺是失敗者◇I felt (like) a complete failure.我覺得自己是一個徹底的失敗者。➤consider sb/sth, regard sb/sth as認為⋯是／把⋯看成失敗（者）▸➤brand sb/sth (especially BrE) 醜化⋯為失敗者◇Her parents had long since branded her a failure.長久以來她的父母都說她是個失敗者。FAILURE + VERB➤arise from sth失敗源於⋯◇failures arising from circumstances beyond your control無法控制的環境因素導致的失敗PREPOSITION➤failure of⋯的失敗◇The decision to withdraw funding represents a failure of imagination.撤資決定表明了幻想的破滅。
failure

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 3not doing sth未做ADJECTIVE | VERB + FAILURE ADJECTIVE➤fundamental根本沒做到▸➤general基本上沒做到▸➤manifest顯然沒做到▸➤consistent, constant, continued, continuing, persistent, repeated一直沒做到；經常做不到▸➤government, management政府不履行；管理上沒做到◇government failure to listen to the voice of the electorate政府沒有聽取選民的意見VERB + FAILURE➤excuse, justify為沒能做⋯找藉口；證明沒有做到⋯有道理◇Nothing can excuse your failure to ask my permission.不管什麼原因都不能成為你不徵得我允許的藉口。➤constitute構成失敗◇This breach constitutes a serious failure in performance.這次背約構成嚴重違約。
failure

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 4of a machine, system, part of the body, etc.機器；系統；身體ADJECTIVE | VERB + FAILURE | FAILURE + VERB | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤mechanical, structural, technical機械／結構／技術故障▸➤battery, brake, component, computer, engine, equipment, power, system電池的電量不足；剎車失靈；零部件失靈；計算機故障；發動機故障；設備故障；停電；系統故障➤hardware, software (both computing計算機) 硬件／軟件故障▸➤bank, business, commercial, company, corporate, institutional, market銀行破產；企業破產；商業衰退；公司破產；企業倒閉；機構倒閉；市場蕭條◇Business failures rose by 30% in 2001.2001 年破產的企業增加了 30%。➤heart, kidney, liver, organ心力／腎臟／肝功能／器官衰竭◇the commonest cause of acute liver failure引起急性肝功能衰竭最常見的原因➤cardiac, hepatic, renal, respiratory (all medical醫學) 心臟／肝功能／腎功能／呼吸衰竭◇patients with chronic renal failure患有慢性腎功能衰竭的病人➤crop, harvest農作物歉收；收成不好▸➤communication通訊故障➤intelligence, policy情報不足；政策失敗VERB + FAILURE➤cause, lead to, result in引起／導致／造成衰竭◇a rare viral infection that can lead to heart failure可引起心力衰竭的罕見病毒感染➤experience, suffer經受／遭受故障◇The aircraft seems to have experienced an engine failure.這架飛機的發動機似乎出現過故障。➤prevent防止故障；預防衰竭FAILURE + VERB➤occur故障發生◇A power failure occurred between 4 and 5 p.m.下午四五點鐘之間停電了。PREPOSITION➤failure in⋯方面的故障◇a failure in the computer system計算機系統故障
IELTS BNC: 1147 COCA: 1360
failure noun
⇨ failure (the failure of a plan) ⇨ disaster (a costly failure) ⇨ loser 2 (I feel such a failure.) failure

noun

failure ♦︎ collapse ♦︎ breakdownThese are all words for a situation in which sth fails. 这些词均表示失败。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a failure / collapse / breakdown in sth◆a / an complete / total / general / apparent failure / collapse / breakdown◆(an) economic failure / collapse / breakdown◆to contribute to / lead to / result in / cause / avoid the failure / collapse / breakdown (of sth)◆to end in failure / the breakdown (of sth)■ failure [uncountable] a lack of success in doing or achieving sth 失败◆The success or failure of the plan depends on you.这一计划的成败取决于你。◆All my efforts ended in failure.我的一切努力最后都无济于事。◆There is a high failure rate with this treatment.这项治疗的失败率很高。OPP success ⇨ achieve   see also failure ⇨ disaster ■ collapse kəˈlæps [countable, usually singular, uncountable] a situation in which sth, such as an institution, a business or an attempt to do sth, fails suddenly （机构、生意或做某事的企图等的）突然失败，倒闭，崩溃◆The war has led to the collapse of agriculture in the area.战争导致该地区的农业崩溃。◆He charted the villagers' collapse into poverty.他记录了村民陷入贫困的过程。◆The peace talks were on the verge of collapse.和平谈判濒于破裂。■ breakdown ˈbreɪkdaʊn [countable, uncountable] the failure of a relationship, discussion or system （关系的）破裂；（讨论或系统的）失败◆A growing proportion of children are affected by family breakdown.越来越多的孩子受到家庭破裂的影响。◆The breakdown of negotiations was not expected.谈判的失败出人预料。◆There seems to be a complete breakdown in law and order.治安似乎完全陷入瘫痪。
IELTS BNC: 1147 COCA: 1360
failure
Failure: fail, fiasco, debacle...
Lack of action or activity: inaction, avoidance, standstill...
Problems with machines: bit rot, breakdown, bug...
Crop farming: arable, broadacre, cash crop...
Unsuccessful person or thing: lost cause, also-ran, lame duck...
Periods of loss or lack of success: failure, wilderness, eclipse...

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