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  1. failing

    • IPA[ˈfeɪlɪŋ]

    英式

    • n.
      a weakness, especially in a person's character; a shortcoming
    • prep.
      in the absence of; if not
    • noun: failing, plural noun: failings

    • 釋義
    • 相關詞

    名詞

    • 1. a weakness, especially in a person's character; a shortcoming pride is a terrible failing

    介系詞

    • 1. in the absence of; if not she longed to be with him and, failing that, to be alone
    • 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

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

    Oxford American Dictionary

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

    Oxford Dictionary

    • adj.
      reliable and constant: her never-failing loyalty a never-failing supply

    Oxford 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

    • adj.
      denoting a class, course, or system of grading in which the only two grades given are “pass” ...

    Oxford American Dictionary

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    • IPA[ˈfāliNG]

    美式

    • 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