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  1. failed

    • IPA[fāld]

    美式

    • adj.
      (of an undertaking or a relationship) not achieving its end or not lasting; unsuccessful;(of a person) unsuccessful in a particular activity, especially not good enough to make a living by it
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    形容詞

    • 1. (of an undertaking or a relationship) not achieving its end or not lasting; unsuccessful a failed coup attempt
    • (of a person) unsuccessful in a particular activity, especially not good enough to make a living by it a failed writer
    • (of a business) unable to continue due to financial difficulties a failed transport company
    • 2. (of a mechanism) not functioning properly; broken-down an aircraft with a failed engine
    • v.
      be unsuccessful in achieving one's goal: he failed in his attempt to secure election they failed to be ranked in the top ten
    • n.
      a mark which is not high enough to pass an examination or test: a fail grade

    Oxford Dictionary

    • v.
      be unsuccessful in achieving one's goal: he failed in his attempt to secure election they failed to be ranked in the top ten
    • n.
      a grade that is not high enough to pass an examination or test.

    Oxford American Dictionary

    • n.
      a weakness, especially in a person's character; a shortcoming: pride is a terrible failing
    • prep.
      in the absence of; if not: she longed to be with him and, failing that, to be alone

    Oxford Dictionary

    • n.
      a weakness, especially in character; a shortcoming: pride is a terrible failing
    • prep.
      in default of; in the absence of: she longed to be with him and, failing that, to be on her own

    Oxford American Dictionary

    • n.
      a state whose political or economic system has become so weak that the government is no longer ... if we turn our back on the developing world we will see more failed states

    Oxford Dictionary

    • n.
      a state whose political or economic system has become so weak that the government is no longer ... if we turn our back on the developing world we will see more failed states

    Oxford American Dictionary

    • adj.
      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
    • n.
      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

    • adj.
      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
    • n.
      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

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    英式

    • adj.
      (of an undertaking or a relationship) not achieving its end or not lasting; unsuccessful: a failed coup attempt

    Oxford Dictionary