fail

[feɪl]
  • v.

    失败;没有做;出故障;倒闭;衰弱;不够;不及格;评定不及格

  • n.

    考试不及格;

  • 单词变形

    过去式: failed 过去分词: failed 现在分词: failing 第三人称单数: fails


  • 词义辨析

    fail, miss

    这两个词都可以作“不成”解。它们的区别在于:miss通常要搭用动名词短语; 而fail通常要搭用动词不定式。例如:
    The squirrel was lucky that it missed being caught.那个松鼠很幸运,恰好没有被抓住。
    I have failed to catch the train.我没有搭上那班火车。

    下面三句意思相同:

    John failed to pass the examination.
    John failed in the examination.
    John failed the examination.
    约翰考试没有及格。

    下面两句意思不同:

    Mr. Hansen failed to come this morning.
    汉森先生今天早晨没有来成。
    (原因也许是客观的)
    Mr. Hansen didn't come this morning.
    汉森先生今天早晨没有来。
    (原因多半是主观的)

  • 双语例句
1、

Buck up ! Lots of people fail their driving test first time.

别 灰心,许多人首次参加驾驶考试都没通过.

——《简明英汉词典》

2、

His chief worry was that he might fail.

他最焦虑的是他可能不及格.

——《现代英汉综合大词典》

3、

What if we should fail?

倘若我们失败了 怎么办 ?

——《现代英汉综合大词典》

4、

I will give you a present on your birthday without fail.

你生日时我一定送你一份礼物.

——《简明英汉词典》

5、

The attempt is morally bound to fail.

这一企图肯定会失败.

——《简明英汉词典》

6、

I fail to see the logic behind his argument.

我不明白支持他论据的是什么逻辑。

——《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

7、

I fail to see the bearing of that remark.

我不明白那句话的真意何在.

——《现代英汉综合大词典》

8、

She expects to fail the exam.

她预料无法通过考试.

——《简明英汉词典》

9、

If you fail now, who will pick up the pieces?

你现在要是失败了, 谁来收拾残局?

——《简明英汉词典》

10、

It is painful that Tom will fail this exam.

汤姆这次考试如不及格,会叫人痛心的.

——《简明英汉词典》

11、

What if you should fail?

假如你失败了,该怎么办 呢 ?

——《简明英汉词典》

12、

When the Export Department began to fail, Mr. Smith took it in hand and made a success of it.

当商品出口部不景气的时候, 史密斯先生接管了它并取得了成功.

——《简明英汉词典》

13、

I would fail my exams but that the classmates help me with my lesson.

要不是同学们帮助我学习功课,我考试就会不及格.

——《简明英汉词典》

14、

The plan was doomed to fail by their refusal to give it any financial support.

由于他们拒绝给予任何资助,该计划注定要失败.

——《简明英汉词典》

15、

Take the money to your office without fail, first thing in the morning.

早上第一件事是一定要把钱拿到办公室去。

——柯林斯例句

16、

Some manage it. Some fail miserably.

有些人成功了,而有些人则遭遇惨败。

——柯林斯例句

17、

Voters can be remarkably forgiving of presidents who fail to keep their campaign promises.

选民对总统未履行竞选承诺往往表现出惊人的宽容。

——柯林斯例句

18、

This magnificent church cannot fail to stop you in your tracks.

这座宏伟的教堂一定会让你止步赞叹。

——柯林斯例句

19、

He wanted to make amends for causing their marriage to fail.

他导致了他们的婚姻破裂,因此想作出补偿。

——柯林斯例句

20、

If they fail, they can often resit the next year.

如果没有通过的话,他们常常可以在第二年补考。

——柯林斯例句

21、

If the charcoal does fail to light, use a special liquid spray and light it with a long taper.

要是木炭确实着不了的话,使用一种特殊的液体喷剂,再用长木片将其点燃。

——柯林斯例句

22、

I wouldn't lose courage even if I should fail ten times.

即使要失败十次,我也绝不灰心.

——《简明英汉词典》

23、

Many of Britain's beaches fail to meet minimum standards of cleanliness.

英国许多海滩连最起码的卫生标准都达不倒。

柯林斯例句

24、

The chief criminals shall be punished without fail, those who are accomplices under duress shall go unpunished and those who perform deeds of merIt'shall be rewarded.

首恶必办, 胁从不问,立功受奖.

——《现代汉英综合大词典》

25、

I'll never lose heart even if I should fail ten times.

即使失败10次,我也不灰心.

——《现代汉英综合大词典》

26、

If you do such sloppy work again, I promise I'll fail you.

要是下次作业你再马马虎虎, 我话说在头里,可要给你打不及格了.

《简明英汉词典》

27、

It's no joke when your brakes fail on the motorway.

在快车道上行驶时刹车失灵的后果是非常严重的.

《简明英汉词典》

28、

You can always rely on Jim, he won't fail you.

你可以永远信任吉姆, 他不会让你失望的.

《简明英汉词典》

29、

I've warned you. If you fail, don't come snivelling back to me.

我已警告过你: 你如果失败, 别哭哭啼啼回来找我.

《简明英汉词典》

30、

I'll pay you tomorrow without fail.

我明天付款给你,决不迟误.

——《现代英汉综合大词典》

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