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    failure 的英语意思

    failurefailure /ˈfeɪljə $ -ər/ noun 查看全部语言翻译1lack of success [countable, uncountable] a lack of success in achieving or doing something未能实现或完成某事;失败 OPP  success:  Successful people often aren’t very good at dealing with failure.成功人士往往不太善于应对失败。failure to do something the conference’s failure to reach an agreement会议未能达成协议2unsuccessful person/thing [countable] someone or something that is not successful不成功的人或事物 OPP  success:  I always felt a bit of a failure at school.我在学校总觉得自己有点失败。3failure to do something an act of not doing something which should be done or which people expect you to do未做应做之事或人们期望你做之事的行为:  Failure to produce proof of identity could result in prosecution.未能出示身份证明可能导致被起诉。4business [countable, uncountable] a situation in which a business has to close because of a lack of money企业因资金不足而被迫关闭的情况;倒闭:  Business failures in Scotland rose 10% last year.苏格兰去年的企业倒闭数量上升了10%。5machine/body part [countable, uncountable] an occasion when a machine or part of your body stops working properly机器或身体某部位停止正常运作的情况;故障:  The cause of the crash was engine failure.坠机的原因是发动机故障。heart/kidney/liver etc failure He died from kidney failure.他死于肾衰竭。failure in a failure in the computer system计算机系统故障6crops [countable, uncountable] an occasion when crops do not grow or produce food, for example because of bad weather农作物因恶劣天气等原因未能生长或产粮的情况;歉收:  a series of crop failures连续的农作物歉收COLLOCATIONS词语搭配– Meanings 1 & 2— 义项 1 和 2verbs动词end in/result in failure· A series of rescue attempts ended in failure.· 一系列营救尝试均以失败告终。be doomed to failure (=be certain to fail)· The rebellion was doomed to failure from the start.· 这场叛乱从一开始就注定失败。admit failure· He was too proud to admit failure.· 他自尊心太强,不愿承认失败。accept failure· Being able to accept failure is part of life.· 能够接受失败是人生的一部分。avoid failure· She was anxious to avoid failure.· 她急切地想要避免失败。adjectives形容词complete/total/utter failure· The project ended in total failure.· 该项目以彻底失败告终。abject/dismal failure (=used to emphasize how bad a failure is)· The experiment was considered a dismal failure.· 这项实验被认为是惨败。a personal failure (=a failure that is someone's personal fault)· He considered his inability to form long-term relationships to be a personal failure.· 他认为自己无法建立长期关系是个人的失败。economic failure· Economic failure drove the government out of office.· 经济上的失败使政府下台。phrases短语fear of failure· Fear of failure should not deter you from trying.· 对失败的恐惧不应阻止你去尝试。the risk/possibility of failure· The risk of failure for a new product is very high.· 新产品面临的失败风险非常高。· The possibility of failure was sufficiently high for the auditors to warn investors.· 失败的可能性足够高,以至于审计师向投资者发出了警告。an admission of failure· Dropping out of college would be an admission of failure.· 大学辍学将是承认失败。a history of failure (=a situation in which someone has failed many times in the past)· Some children have a history of failure at school.· 有些孩子有在学校屡遭失败的经历。a string of failures (=a series of failures)· The team has had a string of failures in recent games.· 该队在近期比赛中接连失利。a sense of failure· People may feel a sense of failure if they admit they have ended up in a job they hate.· 如果人们承认自己最终从事了一份讨厌的工作,可能会产生一种失败感。the consequences of failure· The political consequences of failure would be defeat at the next election.· 失败的政治后果将是在下次选举中落败。failure + NOUNfailure + 名词a failure rate· There is a high failure rate in the restaurant industry.· 餐饮业的倒闭率很高。THESAURUS同义词辨析failure noun [countable] someone or something that is not successful不成功的人或事物: · The book was a complete failure.· 这本书彻底失败了。· I felt a complete failure.· 我感觉自己彻底失败了。flop noun [countable] informal非正式 something that is not successful because people do not like it – used especially about a film, play, product, or performance因不受欢迎而不成功的事物——尤指电影、戏剧、产品或表演: · Despite the hype, the movie was a flop at the box office.· 尽管宣传声势浩大,这部电影在票房上却一败涂地。· Their next computer was a flop.· 他们的下一款电脑销售惨败。disaster noun [countable] used when saying that something is extremely unsuccessful用于表示某事极度失败: · Our first date was a disaster.· 我们的第一次约会简直是场灾难。· Their marriage was a total disaster.· 他们的婚姻彻底是一场灾难。fiasco noun [countable usually singular] something that is completely unsuccessful and goes very badly wrong – used especially about things that have been officially planned, which go very wrong完全失败且出了严重差错的事物——尤指经正式策划却严重出错的事情: · The baggage system broke down on the first day the airport was open. It was a complete fiasco.· 机场开放的第一天,行李系统就出现了故障。这完全是一场大闹剧。· The fiasco came close to ending de Gaulle's political career.· 这场大闹剧差点断送了戴高乐的政治生涯。debacle noun [countable usually singular] formal正式 an event or situation that is a complete failure, because it does not happen in the way that it was officially planned因未能按官方计划进行而彻底失败的事件或情况: · the banking debacle that has put our economy at risk· 使我们经济陷入风险的银行业大崩溃shambles noun [singular] especially British English if a situation or event is a shambles, it is completely unsuccessful because it has been very badly planned or organized, and no one seems to know what to do指某种情况或事件因计划或组织极为混乱、无人知道该如何应对而彻底失败: · The first few shows were a shambles, but things soon got better.· 最初几场演出一团糟,但情况很快就好转了。washout noun [singular] informal非正式 a failure – used when something is so bad that it would be better if it had not happened失败——用于某事糟糕到不如没发生的情况: · The play wasn’t a complete washout; the acting was okay.· 这部戏还不算彻底失败;演技还过得去。· His most recent and ambitious project, a big-budget Hollywood film, was a washout with both critics and audiences alike.· 他最新也是最雄心勃勃的项目——一部好莱坞大制作电影——无论在评论界还是观众中都遭遇了惨败。turkey noun [countable] informal非正式 something that is so bad and unsuccessful that you think the people involved should be embarrassed about it – a very informal use极为糟糕且失败,让人觉得相关人员应该为此感到难堪——非常非正式的用法: · At the time most people thought the car was a complete turkey.· 当时大多数人认为这辆车是彻头彻尾的烂货。· Since then he has appeared in a string of turkeys.· 从那以后,他接连出演了一系列烂片。