to fail to do sth

to fail to do sth
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。
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