fail 的英语意思
failfail1 /feɪl/ verb 
查看全部语言翻译1not succeed [intransitive] to not succeed in achieving something未能实现某事；不成功: 
It looks likely that the peace talks will fail.和平谈判看来很可能失败。fail in He failed in his attempt to regain the world title.他试图夺回世界冠军头衔，但以失败告终。fail to do something Doctors failed to save the girl’s life.医生未能挽救那个女孩的生命。 Millions of people have tried to quit smoking and failed miserably (=been completely unsuccessful).数百万人尝试戒烟，却都以惨败告终（=完全没有成功）。 his efforts to save his failing marriage他为挽救岌岌可危的婚姻所做的努力 If all else fails, you may be advised to have an operation.如果其他方法都无效，医生可能会建议你接受手术。2not do something [intransitive] to not do what is expected, needed, or wanted未能做到所期望、所需要或所希望的事fail to do something The letter failed to arrive.那封信没有寄到。 Firms that fail to take advantage of the new technology will go out of business.未能利用新技术的企业将会倒闭。 The government are failing in their duty to protect people.政府正在未尽保护民众的职责。Register语体Fail to do something is used mainly in writing and in formal contexts. In everyday English, people usually say do not do something instead: The letter failed to arrive. ➔ The letter didn’t arrive."Fail to do something"主要用于书面语和正式语境。在日常英语中，人们通常用"do not do something"替代：The letter failed to arrive. ➔ The letter didn't arrive.3exam/test a)[intransitive, transitive] to not pass a test or examination未通过考试: I failed my driving test the first time I took it.我第一次考驾照没通过。 He failed maths but passed all his other subjects.他数学不及格，但其他科目都通过了。 b)[transitive] to decide that someone has not passed a test or examination判定某人未通过考试: Her work was so bad that I had no choice but to fail her.她的作业太差了，我别无选择，只能让她不及格。4I fail to see/understand formal正式 used to show that you are annoyed by something that you do not accept or understand用于表示对自己无法接受或理解的事感到恼火: I fail to see why you find it so amusing.我实在不明白你为什么觉得这么好笑。5company/business [intransitive] if a company or business fails, it is unable to continue because of a lack of money公司或企业因资金不足而无法继续经营；倒闭6machine/body part [intransitive] if a part of a machine or an organ in your body fails, it stops working机器的某个部件或身体的某个器官出现故障，停止运作: The engine failed on take-off.引擎在起飞时发生故障。 The hospital said that his kidneys were failing.医院说他的肾脏正在衰竭。7health [intransitive] if your sight, memory, health etc is failing, it is gradually getting weaker or is not as good as it was视力、记忆力、健康等逐渐衰退，不如从前: Failing eyesight forced him to retire early.视力衰退迫使他提前退休。8never fail to do something to do something or happen so regularly that people expect it某事如此规律地发生，以至于人们已视之为必然: My grandson never fails to phone me on my birthday.我的孙子在我生日那天总是不忘打电话给我。9your courage/will/nerve fails (you) if your courage etc fails, or if it fails you, you suddenly do not have it when you need it勇气等突然在需要的时候消失，让人无力支撑: She had to leave immediately, before her courage failed her.她必须立刻离开，趁着勇气还没有消失。10fail somebody to not do what someone has trusted you to do未能做到对方信任你去做的事；辜负某人 SYN let somebody down: I feel I’ve failed my children by not spending more time with them.我感觉自己因没有多花时间陪伴孩子而辜负了他们。11crops [intransitive] if crops fail, they do not grow or produce food, for example because of bad weather农作物歉收，例如因天气恶劣而无法生长或产出粮食12rains [intransitive] if the rains (=a lot of rain that falls at a particular time each year) fail, they do not come when expected or it does not rain enough如果雨季（=每年特定时期降落的大量降雨）未能如期而至，即降雨不来或降雨量不足 → words fail me at word1(29)THESAURUS同义词辨析fail to not succeed – used about people, plans, methods etc不成功——用于描述人、计划、方法等: · The plan failed.· 该计划失败了。· They failed to persuade her to change her mind.· 他们未能说服她改变主意。· This method never fails.· 这个方法屡试不爽。go wrong if something you do goes wrong, it fails after starting well如果你做的某件事出了差错，即开头顺利后来却失败了: · The experiment went wrong when the chemicals combined to form a poisonous gas.· 化学物质混合后产生了有毒气体，实验出了差错。not work if something does not work, it does not do what you want it to do如果某物不起作用，即它没有达到你所期望的效果: · The drugs don’t work.· 这些药物没有效果。· I tried to fix it with glue, but that didn’t work.· 我试着用胶水粘它，但没用。be unsuccessful /ˌʌnsəkˈsesfəl◂/ to not have the result you wanted未能取得所期望的结果: · His first attempt to get a teaching job was unsuccessful.· 他第一次求职教职以失败告终。· The search was unsuccessful.· 搜寻未能成功。be a failure to be unsuccessful, with the result that you have wasted your efforts以失败告终，导致努力付诸东流: · The government’s 5-year plan to modernize the economy was a complete failure.· 政府将经济现代化的五年计划彻底失败。backfire if a plan or action backfires, it does the opposite of what it was intended to do如果计划或行动适得其反，即产生了与预期相反的效果: · His plan to get attention backfired, and instead of being promoted he lost his job.· 他引人注意的计划适得其反，非但没有得到晋升，反而丢掉了工作。in vain if you try to do something in vain, you fail to do it如果你徒劳地尝试做某事，即未能成功做到: · They tried in vain to save him.· 他们徒劳地试图救他。· All her efforts had been in vain.· 她所有的努力都付诸东流了。
查看全部语言翻译1not succeed [intransitive] to not succeed in achieving something未能实现某事；不成功: It looks likely that the peace talks will fail.和平谈判看来很可能失败。fail in He failed in his attempt to regain the world title.他试图夺回世界冠军头衔，但以失败告终。fail to do something Doctors failed to save the girl’s life.医生未能挽救那个女孩的生命。 Millions of people have tried to quit smoking and failed miserably (=been completely unsuccessful).数百万人尝试戒烟，却都以惨败告终（=完全没有成功）。 his efforts to save his failing marriage他为挽救岌岌可危的婚姻所做的努力 If all else fails, you may be advised to have an operation.如果其他方法都无效，医生可能会建议你接受手术。2not do something [intransitive] to not do what is expected, needed, or wanted未能做到所期望、所需要或所希望的事fail to do something The letter failed to arrive.那封信没有寄到。 Firms that fail to take advantage of the new technology will go out of business.未能利用新技术的企业将会倒闭。 The government are failing in their duty to protect people.政府正在未尽保护民众的职责。Register语体Fail to do something is used mainly in writing and in formal contexts. In everyday English, people usually say do not do something instead: The letter failed to arrive. ➔ The letter didn’t arrive."Fail to do something"主要用于书面语和正式语境。在日常英语中，人们通常用"do not do something"替代：The letter failed to arrive. ➔ The letter didn't arrive.3exam/test a)[intransitive, transitive] to not pass a test or examination未通过考试: I failed my driving test the first time I took it.我第一次考驾照没通过。 He failed maths but passed all his other subjects.他数学不及格，但其他科目都通过了。 b)[transitive] to decide that someone has not passed a test or examination判定某人未通过考试: Her work was so bad that I had no choice but to fail her.她的作业太差了，我别无选择，只能让她不及格。4I fail to see/understand formal正式 used to show that you are annoyed by something that you do not accept or understand用于表示对自己无法接受或理解的事感到恼火: I fail to see why you find it so amusing.我实在不明白你为什么觉得这么好笑。5company/business [intransitive] if a company or business fails, it is unable to continue because of a lack of money公司或企业因资金不足而无法继续经营；倒闭6machine/body part [intransitive] if a part of a machine or an organ in your body fails, it stops working机器的某个部件或身体的某个器官出现故障，停止运作: The engine failed on take-off.引擎在起飞时发生故障。 The hospital said that his kidneys were failing.医院说他的肾脏正在衰竭。7health [intransitive] if your sight, memory, health etc is failing, it is gradually getting weaker or is not as good as it was视力、记忆力、健康等逐渐衰退，不如从前: Failing eyesight forced him to retire early.视力衰退迫使他提前退休。8never fail to do something to do something or happen so regularly that people expect it某事如此规律地发生，以至于人们已视之为必然: My grandson never fails to phone me on my birthday.我的孙子在我生日那天总是不忘打电话给我。9your courage/will/nerve fails (you) if your courage etc fails, or if it fails you, you suddenly do not have it when you need it勇气等突然在需要的时候消失，让人无力支撑: She had to leave immediately, before her courage failed her.她必须立刻离开，趁着勇气还没有消失。10fail somebody to not do what someone has trusted you to do未能做到对方信任你去做的事；辜负某人 SYN let somebody down: I feel I’ve failed my children by not spending more time with them.我感觉自己因没有多花时间陪伴孩子而辜负了他们。11crops [intransitive] if crops fail, they do not grow or produce food, for example because of bad weather农作物歉收，例如因天气恶劣而无法生长或产出粮食12rains [intransitive] if the rains (=a lot of rain that falls at a particular time each year) fail, they do not come when expected or it does not rain enough如果雨季（=每年特定时期降落的大量降雨）未能如期而至，即降雨不来或降雨量不足 → words fail me at word1(29)THESAURUS同义词辨析fail to not succeed – used about people, plans, methods etc不成功——用于描述人、计划、方法等: · The plan failed.· 该计划失败了。· They failed to persuade her to change her mind.· 他们未能说服她改变主意。· This method never fails.· 这个方法屡试不爽。go wrong if something you do goes wrong, it fails after starting well如果你做的某件事出了差错，即开头顺利后来却失败了: · The experiment went wrong when the chemicals combined to form a poisonous gas.· 化学物质混合后产生了有毒气体，实验出了差错。not work if something does not work, it does not do what you want it to do如果某物不起作用，即它没有达到你所期望的效果: · The drugs don’t work.· 这些药物没有效果。· I tried to fix it with glue, but that didn’t work.· 我试着用胶水粘它，但没用。be unsuccessful /ˌʌnsəkˈsesfəl◂/ to not have the result you wanted未能取得所期望的结果: · His first attempt to get a teaching job was unsuccessful.· 他第一次求职教职以失败告终。· The search was unsuccessful.· 搜寻未能成功。be a failure to be unsuccessful, with the result that you have wasted your efforts以失败告终，导致努力付诸东流: · The government’s 5-year plan to modernize the economy was a complete failure.· 政府将经济现代化的五年计划彻底失败。backfire if a plan or action backfires, it does the opposite of what it was intended to do如果计划或行动适得其反，即产生了与预期相反的效果: · His plan to get attention backfired, and instead of being promoted he lost his job.· 他引人注意的计划适得其反，非但没有得到晋升，反而丢掉了工作。in vain if you try to do something in vain, you fail to do it如果你徒劳地尝试做某事，即未能成功做到: · They tried in vain to save him.· 他们徒劳地试图救他。· All her efforts had been in vain.· 她所有的努力都付诸东流了。failfail2 noun 1without fail a)if you do something without fail, you always do it若某人"without fail"地做某事，意味着他们总是会做: Tim visits his mother every day without fail.蒂姆每天必定去看望他的母亲。 b)used to tell someone very firmly that they must do something用于非常坚定地告知某人必须做某事: I want that work finished by tomorrow, without fail!那份工作明天之前必须完成，没有例外！2[countable] an unsuccessful result in a test or examination考试中的不及格结果 OPP pass: I got a fail in history.我历史不及格。3[countable] informal非正式 an occasion when someone is not successful or does something badly某人不成功或某事做得很差的情况: My parenting has included some spectacular fails.我的育儿经历中有过一些堪称壮观的失败。
1without fail a)if you do something without fail, you always do it若某人"without fail"地做某事，意味着他们总是会做: Tim visits his mother every day without fail.蒂姆每天必定去看望他的母亲。 b)used to tell someone very firmly that they must do something用于非常坚定地告知某人必须做某事: I want that work finished by tomorrow, without fail!那份工作明天之前必须完成，没有例外！2[countable] an unsuccessful result in a test or examination考试中的不及格结果 OPP pass: I got a fail in history.我历史不及格。3[countable] informal非正式 an occasion when someone is not successful or does something badly某人不成功或某事做得很差的情况: My parenting has included some spectacular fails.我的育儿经历中有过一些堪称壮观的失败。