fail 在英語-中文（繁體）詞典中的翻譯

fail

verb

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fail verb (NOT SUCCEED)

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B2 [ I ]

to not succeed in what you are trying to achieve or are expected to do

失敗；未能做到

She moved to London in the hope of finding work as a model, but failed. 她搬到倫敦，希望找份模特兒的工作，但沒找到。

This method of growing tomatoes never fails. 這種種植番茄的方法屢試不爽。

He failed in his attempt to break the record. 他未能打破紀錄。

[ + to infinitive ] She failed to reach the Wimbledon Final this year. 今年她未能進入溫布頓網球賽決賽。

The reluctance of either side to compromise means that the talks are doomed to (= will certainly) fail. 雙方均不願讓步意味著會談註定要失敗。

if all else fails

if none of our plans succeed:

If all else fails, we can always stay in and watch TV. 如果其他的都行不通，我們總是可以待在家裡看電視。

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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）未能通過（考試）

UK I passed in history but failed in chemistry. 我通過了歷史考試，但化學考試不及格。

US I passed history but failed chemistry. 我通過了歷史考試，但化學考試不及格。

A lot of people fail their driving test the first time. 許多人首次參加駕駛執照考試都通不過。

She was sure she was going to fail. 她肯定自己考試通不過。

The examiners failed him because he hadn't answered enough questions. 考官評他不及格，因為他沒有答完規定的題數。

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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. 他未能準時到達。

The staff had been promised a rise, but the money failed to (= did not) materialize. 員工們得到加薪的承諾，可是錢卻沒有到位。

You couldn't fail to be (= it is impossible that you would not be) affected by the movie. 你不可能不被這部影片打動。

I'd be failing in my duty if I didn't tell you about the risks involved in the project. 我如果不把這個企劃案涉及的風險告訴你，就是失職。

fail to see/understand

used when you do not accept something:

I fail to see why you can't work on a Saturday. 我不明白為甚麼你星期六不能工作。

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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

變弱；衰退；失靈

If my eyesight fails, I'll have to stop doing this job. 如果視力衰退，我就必須放棄這份工作。

The brakes failed and the car crashed into a tree. 煞車失靈，汽車撞到樹上。

After talking non-stop for two hours, her voice started to fail. 滔滔不絕地講了兩個鐘頭之後，她的聲音開始沙啞了。

The old man was failing fast (= he was dying). 老人奄奄一息。

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If a business fails, it is unable to continue because of money problems.

（公司）倒閉，破產

fail verb (NOT HELP)

[ T ]

to not help someone when you are expected to do so

辜負;對…無能為力

He failed her in her moment of need. 她最需要他的時候，他卻辜負了她。

When I looked down and saw how far I had to jump, my courage failed me (= I felt very frightened). 當我往下看，看到自己要跳多遠時，就洩了氣。

fail

noun [ C ]

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/feɪl/

an unsuccessful result in a course, test, or exam

（課程）未通過；（考試）不及格

John got three passes and four fails in his exams. 約翰考試三門及格，四門不及格。

informal

something that has been done very badly or gone completely wrong; a failure

（徹底的）失敗

My pancakes were an epic fail (= completely unsuccessful). 我做的薄煎餅太失敗了。

The software crashes every time I open an email. What a fail. 每次我一打開郵件這個軟體就停止運行。太糟糕了！

without fail

If you do something without fail, you always do it:

I go to the gym every Monday and Wednesday, without fail. 我每逢週一和週三必定去健身房。

used to tell someone that they must do something:

Be there at nine o'clock, without fail. 九點鐘務必到那裡。

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fail的例句

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As the current knowledge base lacks a representation for plans and the intentions they underlie, the inference scheme failed to recognize subgoals or intensional information.

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The full participation economy clearly fails to predict the response of the real interest rate.

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However, this literature fails to explicitly theorise ideology in the realm of mass culture.

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Two tourmaline nets failed to rectify the laser beam.

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Nevertheless, the fair-opportunity branch of the choice theory also fails as a theory of the culpable mind.

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An analysis of the initial characteristics of patients revealed that there were no significant differences between patients who failed to complete and those remaining.

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Schools that are assessed as failing in particular areas may receive grants to improve their performance.

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Meantime the reforms introduced in the 1970s were failing to cope with the changes of that decade.

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fail的翻譯

中文（簡體）

未成功, 失败, 未能做到…

fail 在英語-中文（繁體）詞典中的翻譯

fail verb (NOT SUCCEED)

fail verb (EXAM)

fail verb (NOT DO)

fail verb (STOP)

fail verb (NOT HELP)

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