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fail
- IPA[feɪl]
英式
- be unsuccessful in achieving one's goal;be unsuccessful in (an examination or interview)
- a mark which is not high enough to pass an examination or test;a mistake, failure, or instance of poor performance
verb: fail, 3rd person present: fails, gerund or present participle: failing, past tense: failed, past participle: failed
noun: fail, plural noun: fails
- 釋義
- 片語
動詞
- 1. be unsuccessful in achieving one's goal he failed in his attempt to secure election they failed to be ranked in the top ten
- ▪ be unsuccessful in (an examination or interview) she failed her finals 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ (of a person or a commodity) be unable to meet the standards set by (a test of quality or eligibility) a player has failed a drugs test
- ▪ judge (a candidate in an examination or test) not to have passed the criteria used to pass or fail the candidate
- 2. neglect to do something the firm failed to give adequate risk warnings
- ▪ behave in a way contrary to expectations by not doing something commuter chaos has again failed to materialize
- ▪ used to express a strong belief that something must be the case she cannot have failed to be aware of the situation
- ▪ used to indicate that something invariably happens such comments never failed to annoy him
- ▪ desert or let down (someone) at the last moment her nerve failed her 同義詞 反義詞
- 3. cease to work properly; break down a lorry whose brakes had failed 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ become weaker or of poorer quality the light began to fail his failing health 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ (of rain or a crop or supply) be insufficient when needed or expected the drought means crops have failed 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ (of a business or a person) cease trading because of lack of funds he lost his savings when the store failed 同義詞 反義詞
名詞
- 1. a mark which is not high enough to pass an examination or test a fail grade
- 2. informal a mistake, failure, or instance of poor performance their customer service is a massive fail his first product demo was full of fail