单词 | fail |
释义 | fail2 /feil; fel/ vi, vt 1 [VP2A, 3A, 4A, 6A] ~ (in). be unsuccessful: 失败: ~ (in) an examination; # 试不及格; ~ to pass an examination. 考试失败 our plans/attempts ~ed. 我们所有的计划(企图)都失败亍。 2 [VP6A] (of examiners) reject (a candidate); decide that (a candidate) has ~ed: (主试者)给(应考者)不及格; 不录取(应考者): The examiners ~ed half the candidates. 主试者使半数应考者落榜。 3 [VP2A, C] (often with an indirect object) (常接一间接宾语) be not enough; come to an end while still needed or expected: 木足; 短少; 缺乏: The crops ~ed because of drought. 由于旱灾,农作物歉收。 Our water supply has ~ed. 我们的水供应不足。 The wind ~ed (us), There was not enough wind for our sails. 风势不足, 吹不动我们的帆船。 Words ~ me, I cannot find words (to describe my feelings, etc). 我找不到适当的言辞(来形容我的感情等)。 His heart (= courage) ~ed him. 他失去了勇气。 '~-safe (attrib adj), (属性形容词) , (of a mechanical device, etc) designed to compensate automatically for a failure (thus eliminating danger, etc). (指机械装置等)可自动补偿失误(以免危险等)的。 4 [VP2A, C] (of health, eyesight, etc) become weak: (指健民、视, 力等)衰退: His eyesight is ~ing. 他的视力潮渐衰退了。 He has suffered from ~ing health/has been ~ing in health for the last two years. 近两年来他的健康一直在衰退。 5 [VP4A] omit; neglect (or, in many cases, simply making, with the inf, a neg of an affirm): 忽略; 疏忽(或在许多情形下与不定词连用形成否定意义): He never ~ 5 to write (= always writes) to his mother eery week. 他从未忘记每周写信给仙的母视。 His promises ~ed to (= did not) materialize. 他而诺言未能实现。 He did not ~ to keep (= he did keep) his word. 他未食菖。 6 [VP2A] become bankrupt: 破产; 倒闭: Several of the biggest ba 源, ~ed during the depression. 几家最大的银行在不景气的时期倒闭了。 7 [VP3A] ~ in, be insufficiently equipped with; be lacking in: 未充分具有; 缺少: He's a clever man, but ~s in perseverance. 他是个聪明的人,但缺少载力。 |
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