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
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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
- (of an undertaking or a relationship) not achieving its end or not lasting; unsuccessful: a failed coup attempt
Oxford American Dictionary
- (of an undertaking or a relationship) not achieving its end or not lasting; unsuccessful: a failed coup attempt
Oxford Dictionary
- a weakness, especially in a person's character; a shortcoming: pride is a terrible failing
- in the absence of; if not: she longed to be with him and, failing that, to be alone
Oxford Dictionary
- a weakness, especially in character; a shortcoming: pride is a terrible failing
- in default of; in the absence of: she longed to be with him and, failing that, to be on her own
Oxford American Dictionary
- causing a piece of machinery to revert to a safe condition in the event of a breakdown or ... a forklift truck with a fail-safe device
- a system or plan that comes into operation in the event of something going wrong or that is in ... stewards positioned around the track as a fail-safe
Oxford Dictionary
- causing a piece of machinery or other mechanism to revert to a safe condition in the event of a ... a forklift with a fail-safe device
- a system or plan that comes into operation in the event of something going wrong or that is ... the secondary safety system is indeed a fail-safe
Oxford American Dictionary
- one of the two main political parties of the Republic of Ireland. Larger and traditionally more ...
Oxford American Dictionary
- denoting a class, course, or system of grading in which the only two grades given are “pass” ...
Oxford American Dictionary
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美式
- be unsuccessful in achieving one's goal: he failed in his attempt to secure election they failed to be ranked in the top ten
- a grade that is not high enough to pass an examination or test.
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