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fail
/fel/
(过去式: failed; 过去完成式: failed; 现在进行式: failing)
v.i.
To fall short; be lacking. 不足;缺乏。
- He just failed of an honor. 他缺乏好的声誉。
Not to succeed. 失败
- He failed in his purpose. 他未达成目的。
To prove false, as a prophecy. (预言等被)证明不真实。
To become bankrupt. 破产
- Her father's small store failed when the new department store opened nearby. 她父亲的小店因为附近新开了一间百货公司而破产。
To lose strength. 减弱;衰弱。
- His spirits fail. 他精神衰弱。
- The stream fails in summer. 夏天时小溪水流减弱。
- How rapidly he fails! 他衰弱得何其快速!
- The odor failed. 气味已消。
v.t.
To be wanting or insufficient for; forsake. 不足;舍弃。
- My courage failed me. 我勇气不足。
To leave undone. 未能达成;没做。
- He failed to appear. 他爽约没来。
- He failed to come. 他没能来。
To assign the grade of failure to (a pupil). 给(学生)不及格的分数。
- The teacher failed mw on the written paper. 老师给我的报告打不及格的分数。
- Fail to see the wood for the trees (=not see the wood for the trees) 见树不见林;顾大不顾小。
n.
Failure. 失败。
- I’ll pay you tomorrow without fail. 我一定明天准时付钱给你。
A failure (as by a security dealer) to deliver or receive securities within a prescribed period after a purchase or sale. 不按时履行(交易)(证券商人不能于成交后的预定期内交出或收到证券)。
短语:
without fail 无误;必定;一定。
同义词:
droop, miscarry, disappoint.
- 英语>简体中文, 美语词典
fail¹
/fel/
vt.
1. (be unsuccessful in) 未能通过(课程、考试等);未能使(课程、考试等)及格
- I failed the history exam. 我历史考试没及格。
- I lived in fear of failing my end-of-term exams. 我总在担心期末考试不及格。
to fail your driving test 汽车驾驶执照考试通不过
- I failed my driving test twice. 我两次驾照考试都没有通过。
2. 【教育】 [+ candidate] 评定…不及格;使不及格
- One of the examiners wanted to fail him. 主考人当中有一位要给他不及格。
3. (let down) 使失望;使沮丧
- Our leaders have failed us. 我们的领导们使我们失望。
- At the last minute his courage failed him. 他在最后一分钟失去了勇气。
- For once, the artist's fertile imagination failed him. 这次, 这位画家丰富的想象力枯竭了。
vi.
1. 【教育】 (not pass) (考试、课程等)不及格, 未通过
- In our class, no-one failed. 我们班没人考试不及格。
- Did you pass?—No, I failed. 你考过了吗?——没有, 我没过。
2. (be unsuccessful) 失败;未成功
- The attempt to bribe the clerk had failed. 贿赂办事员的企图没有成功。
- He was afraid the revolution they had started would fail. 他担心他们发起的革命会失败。
3. 【金融】 (go bankrupt) [business, organization +] 倒闭;破产
- So far this year, 104 banks have failed. 到目前为止, 今年已有104 家银行破产。
4. [system +] 解体;崩溃; [marriage, relationship +] 破裂
5. to fail to do sth<正式> (not do) 未做某事
- She failed to return her library books. 她没有还掉图书馆的书。
- The bomb failed to explode. 炸弹没有爆炸。
6. to fail to do sth
(be unable) 未能做成某事
- The England team failed to win a place in the finals. 英格兰队未能取得决赛资格。
7. (stop working) 出故障;失灵
- My brakes failed. 我的刹车失灵了。
- The lights mysteriously failed, and we stumbled around in complete darkness. 所有的灯莫名其妙地熄灭了, 我们在一片黑暗中跌跌撞撞地走着。
- if the electricity supply should fail 万一电力供应中断
8. (fade) 变弱;衰退
- He was 58, and his health was failing rapidly. 他58岁, 身体正在迅速衰老。
- until her eyesight began to fail 直至她的视力开始衰退
- Here in the hills, the light failed more quickly. 在山区这儿, 天黑得更快。
9. (run out) 用完;耗尽
- Their courage failed a few steps short and they came running back. 他们还差几步却泄了气, 便又跑了回来。
10. 【农】 [crop +] 枯萎;歉收
- In fact, many food crops failed because of the drought. 实际上, 因为干旱, 很多粮食作物歉收。
11. to fail in your dutyorto fail in your duties<正式> 没有履行职责;失职
- Lawyers are accused of failing in their duties to advise clients of their rights. 律师们被控未尽到告知当事人其正当权利的职责。
- If we did not report what was happening in the country, we would be failing in our duty. 如果我们没有报道这个国家正在发生的事情, 我们就没有尽到自己的责任。
12. to fail miserably 彻底失败;完全做不到
- Many of us have tried to lose weight and failed miserably. 我们中很多人都试图减肥, 但都彻底失败。
13. I fail to seeorI fail to understand<正式> 不明白, 看不出(用以表示不赞成)
- That's how it was in my day and I fail to see why it should be different now. 我那时候就是这样的, 我搞不懂为什么现在要不一样。
14. if all else fails 如果其他一切都不奏效的话;假如其他都行不通
- If all else fails, I could always drive a truck. 如果其他都不行, 我总还可以开卡车。
fail²
/fel/
n.
1. 【教育】 (in exam) 不及格
- It's the difference between a pass and a fail. 这就是及格与不及格之间的差别。
2. <苏格兰> (sod) 草皮
3. without fail
(invariably) 总是;一直
- He attended every meeting without fail. 他逢会必到。
(definitely) 一定, 必须, 务必(用以强调命令或承诺)
- Don't worry, I'll be there without fail. 不用担心, 我肯定会到那里。
- On the 30th you must without fail hand in some money for Alex. 30号那天, 你必须替亚历克斯交一些钱。
- 英语>简体中文, 英汉大词典
fail
/feɪl/
n.
不及格
v. fails, failing, failed
失败;不及格;衰退
- 英语>简体中文, 高中课标词汇
fail
n. 失败,衰奶,减弱
- 英语>简体中文, 中医大词典
fail
v.(动词) failed, fail.ing, fails
v.intr.(不及物动词)
1. To prove deficient or lacking; perform ineffectively or inadequately. 表现欠佳:证明不足或不够;活动受损或不充足
2. To be unsuccessful: 失败:不成功:
- a valiant attempt that failed. 虽败犹荣
3. To receive an academic grade below the acceptable minimum. 不及格:达到的学术等级低于最低限度
4. To prove insufficient in quantity or duration; give out: 用尽:数量或持续时间证明为不足;用完:
- The water supply failed during the drought. 在干旱期供水不足
5. To fall short, as in what is expected of one: 未达成:不能达到别人所期望的:
- failed in her obligations to the family. 她对家庭没有尽到责任
6. To decline, as in strength or effectiveness: 减弱:力量减弱或功能衰退:
- The patient's heart failed. 病人的心跳减弱
7. To cease functioning properly: 彻底中止运转:
- The engine failed. 引擎彻底停止了运转
8. To become bankrupt or insolvent: 破产:
- Our family business failed in 1929. 1929年我们家族破产了
v.tr.(及物动词)
1. To disappoint or prove undependable to: 使失望或不可信赖:
- Our sentries failed us. 我们的哨兵令我们失望
2. To abandon; forsake: 抛弃;放弃:
- His strength failed him. 他丧失了力气
3. To omit to perform (an expected duty, for example): 遗漏未做:忽略而未能完成(例如,所期望的任务):
- “We must . . . hold . . . those horrors up to the light of justice. Otherwise we would fail our inescapable obligation to the victims of Nazism: to remember”(&b{Anthony Lewis}) “记住:我们必须将那些惨事交付法庭审判。否则,对遭受法西斯主义迫害的人,我们将无法尽到应尽的责任”(安东尼·刘易斯)
4. To leave (something) undone; neglect: 疏忽:留下(某事)没做完;疏忽:
- failed to wash the dishes. 忘了洗盘子
5. To receive an academic grade below the acceptable minimum in (a course, for example): 不及格:达到的学术等级低于能接受的最低限度(如某门课程):
- failed algebra twice. 代数两次不及格
6. To give such a grade of failure to (a student): 给(学生)不及格:
- failed me in algebra. 给我代数不及格
n.(名词)
1. Failure to deliver securities to a purchaser within a specified time. 保证失信:未能在特定时间内将保证金交给买主
2. Failure to receive the proceeds of a transaction, as in the sale of stock or securities, by a specified date. 交割失信:在股票或抵押品售出后,未能在规定日期内办理交接手续

习惯用语:
without fail
With no chance of failure: 一定,必定:没有失败的可能:
- Be here at noon without fail. 一定在正午时到这里
- 英语>简体中文, 美国传统词典
fail
vi. 失败,不及格,忘记
vt. 使失望,舍弃,辜负,不及格
n. 不及格,不及格者
- 英语>简体中文, 计算机词典
fail
失效,失败,失误,失灵,出故障
停止提供某一有效服务或功能。
- 英语>简体中文, 计算机词典
fail
失效[败],故障
- 英语>简体中文, 英汉计算机词汇
fail
v. 失败
- 英语>简体中文, 英汉法学大辞典
fail
n.
(1) 失败;不及格
(2) 失去清偿能力
(3) 〈美〉交割失信;无力交割
指证券经纪人在买卖证券后于规定期限内收不到或交不出证券。
(4) 过失;疏忽
(5) (体现客观必然而非主观意志的)拒绝 v.
(6) 失败;未达到目的
(7) 缺乏;不足;中断
(8) 失去支付能力;破产
(9) 不履行;未履行;未做
(10) 忽略;疏忽;犯错误
(11) 拒绝
(12) 失灵;失去作用
(13) 变得无价值;跌价
- 英语>简体中文, 英美法词典
fail
【动】失效[败],出故障
To cease providing effective service or function.
停止提供有效服务和功能。
- 英语>简体中文, 计算机英汉双解词典
fail
n. 损坏,减弱
- 英语>简体中文, 英汉机械大词典
fail
vt. & vi.
在…中失败
- He failed to pass the examination through carelessness. 由于粗心, 他考试没及格。
vi.
衰退, 衰弱
破产
不足, 短缺, 缺乏
- The oil supply failed. 石油供给不足。
vt.
辜负
忘记, 忽视, 未能
- The car failed to climb the hill. 这辆小汽车没能爬上山去。
n.
考试不及格
- Some college courses are graded in terms of either a pass or a fail. 有些大学课程按及格或不及格评分。
- 英语>简体中文, 简明英汉词典
fail1
(verb 动词)
停止作用
The engine failed. 发动机停了。
SYNONYM 同义词:break down, [informal日常用语] conk out, cut out, give out, give up,[informal日常用语] miss out, stop working.
OPPOSITES: SEE 反义词参閲succeed.
失败
The attempt failed. 尝试失败了。
The business failed. 生意失败了。
SYNONYM 同义词:be unsuccessful,close down, come to an end, [informal日常用语] come to grief, [informal日常用语] crash, fallthrough, [informal日常用语] flop, fold, fold up,founder, go bankrupt, [informal日常用语] gobust, go out of business, meet with disaster,miscarry, misfire, peter out, stop trading.
OPPOSITES: SEE 反义词参閲succeed.
变弱
The light failed. 天黑了。
SYNONYM 同义词:decline,diminish, disappear, dwindle, fade, get worse,melt away, vanish, wane, weaken.
OPPOSITES: SEE 反义词参閲improve.
忘记
Don’t fail to phone! 别忘记打电话!
SYNONYM 同义词:forget,neglect, omit.
OPPOSITES: SEE 反义词参閲remember.
使失望
She’s upset: she thinks she failed us. 她觉得辜负了我们, 心里很不安。
SYNONYM 同义词:d i s a p p o i n t ,[informal日常用语] let down.
OPPOSITES: SEE 反义词参閲please.
- 英语>简体中文, 英语同义词词典
fail1
without 'fail
used for emphasizing that sth always happens or must happen ﹙表示强调﹚必定,务必:
She sends me a Christmas card every year without fail. 她每年都给我寄一张圣诞卡,从无遗漏。
You must be here by 8.30 without fail. 你务必在八点半之前到这儿。
words fail me 另见words
英语>简体中文, 英语习语词典
fail1
vt.
失败, (考试)不及格
缺少
使失望; 对(某人)辜负
疏忽, 未履行
- When I wanted his help he failed me. 当我需要他帮助时, 他却使我失望。
- The teacher failed me in mathematics. 老师给我数学不及格。
- Words failed me at the last minute. 到最后我说不出话来了。
fail2
vi.
失败, 不及格; (判断)错误, 不中目标
[与不定式连用]不能, 不(做), 忘记; 疏忽
不足, 缺乏(in); (作物)歉收
(健康、体力、视力等)衰退; 减弱
停止作用; 故障; 停(水), 断(电)
破产、倒闭
绝, 全无
- He failed to come. 他未能来。
- He fails in courage. 他不够勇敢。
- He never fails to write to his mother every week. 他从来没有忘记每周给母亲写信。
- His health is failing rapidly. 他的健康迅速衰退 。
- The patient's heart failed. 病人的心脏停止了跳动。
fail3
n.
失误, 迟误
考试落第者
- I'll pay you tomorrow without fail. 我明天付款给你, 决不迟误。

继承用法
fail-out
n.
故障后果
fail-passive
adj.
工作可靠但性能有下降的
fail-safe
vt., vi.
(使)具有自动保险装置
fail4
n.
(核弹运载机的)自动保险装置
adj.
安全的, 可靠的
fail-safety
n.
(个别部件发生故障时的)系统可靠性
fail-sale
adj.
没有销路的
failtests
n.
可靠性试验
failed
adj.
已失败的
failer
n.
don't fail to
务必, 一定
never fail to(do)
必定, 从未忘记...
without fail
必定, 务必
fail of
缺乏...能力; 不能达到
fail to
没有(做某事); 疏忽; 忘记(做某事)
英语>简体中文, 现代英汉综合大辞典
fail
不能成立
- 英语>繁体中文(香港), 英汉法律词汇
fail
失效
- 英语>繁体中文(香港), 英汉法律词汇
fail
損壞;故障;缺少;不足;錯誤
- 英语>繁体中文(台湾), 电机工程名词
fail
損壞,故障,缺少,不足,(判斷)錯誤
- 英语>繁体中文(台湾), 电力工程名词
fail
失效
- 英语>繁体中文(台湾), 电子计算机名词
fail
/fel/
(failing, failed,fails)
1. 及物动词/不及物动词 If you fail to do something that you were trying to do, you are unable to do it or do not succeed in doing it. 未能
- The party failed to win the election. 该政党未能赢得选举。
- He failed in his attempt to take control of the company. 他的掌控这家公司的企图失败了。
2. 不及物动词 If an activity, attempt, or plan fails, it is not successful. 失败
- 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。
- He was afraid the revolution they had started would fail. 他担心他们发起的革命会失败。
- ...a failed military coup. …一次失败的军事政变。
3. 及物动词 If someone or something fails to do a particular thing that they should have done, they do not do it. 未做 [正式]
- Some schools fail to require any homework. 有些学校没有布置任何家庭作业。
- He failed to file tax returns for 1982. 他没有填报1982年的纳税申报单。
4. 不及物动词 If something fails, it stops working properly, or does not do what it is supposed to do. 失灵
- The lights mysteriously failed, and we stumbled around in complete darkness. 灯神秘地熄灭了,我们在完全的黑暗中跌跌撞撞。
5. 不及物动词 If a business, organization, or system fails, it becomes unable to continue in operation or in existence. 倒闭 [商业]
- So far this year, 104 banks have failed. 到今年为止,104家银行已倒闭。
- ...a failed hotel business. …一家倒闭的酒店。
6. 不及物动词 If something such as your health or a physical quality is failing, it is becoming gradually weaker or less effective. 衰退
- He was 58, and his health was failing rapidly. 他58岁,健康状况每况愈下。
- Here in the hills, the light failed more quickly. 在这儿的山里,光线减弱得更快了。
7. 及物动词 If someone fails you, they do not do what you had expected or trusted them to do. 辜负
- We waited twenty-one years, don't fail us now. 我们等了21年,如今不要辜负我们。
8. 及物动词 If someone fails a test, examination, or course, they perform badly in it and do not reach the standard that is required. 使不及格
- I lived in fear of failing my final exams. 我生活在期末考试不及格的担忧中。
9. 可数名词 Fail is also a noun. 不及格
- It's the difference between a pass and a fail. 这是及格和不及格的区别。
10. 及物动词 If someone fails you in a test, examination, or course, they judge that you have not reached a high enough standard in it. 使不及格
- ...the two professors who had failed him during his first year of law school. …他上法学院第一年时使他不及格的两位教授。
11. 习语 You say if all else fails to suggest what could be done in a certain situation if all the other things you have tried are unsuccessful. 迫不得已的话
- If all else fails, I could always drive a truck. 迫不得已的话,我总可以开卡车。
12. 习语 You use without fail to emphasize that something always happens. 必定 [强调]
- He attended every meeting without fail. 他逢会必参加。
13. 习语 You use without fail to emphasize an order or a promise. 务必 [强调]
- On the 30th you must without fail hand in some money for Alex. 在30号你务必亲手交给亚历克斯一些钱。
英语>简体中文, 高级英汉双解词典