Word · Frequency #616
fail
/feil/
noun
失败
a failure, especially of a financial transaction
- 1.
A failure, especially of a financial transaction (a termination of an action).
失败,尤指金融交易失败(行动终止)
- 2.
A piece of turf cut from grassland.
从草地切下的一块草皮
- 3.
A failing grade in an academic examination.
考试不及格的成绩
不及格；草皮；失败,尤指金融交易失败(行动终止)；从草地切下的一块草皮；考试不及格的成绩
In use
I got a fail in my math test, so I have to take it again.
His report card shows three fails and two passes this term.
She was afraid of getting a fail on the driving test, but she passed.
Connections
Collocations
- without fail
- 必定；一定
- She visits her parents every Sunday without fail.她每个星期天必定去看望父母。
- epic fail
- 惨败；彻底的失败
- The product launch was an epic fail.这次产品发布会彻底失败了。
- pass or fail
- 及格或不及格
- The course is graded pass or fail.这门课只算及格或不及格。
- get a fail
- 得到不及格的成绩
- If you hand in the report late, you'll get a fail.如果你迟交报告，你就会不及格。
Idioms & figurative uses
- without fail
- 必定；一定He calls his mother every Sunday without fail.他每个星期天必定给母亲打电话。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 fail 读成“费哦”——努力都白费了，就是失败、不及格。记住这个声音，失败的意思就记住了。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：金融交易结算、证券交易市场、正式财务报告 作名词表示‘失败’时，多用于正式或专业语境，尤指交易、结算等行动未能完成；这些场合比日常口语更书面化，通常用 failure 表示。需结合具体语境判断正式程度。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 fail /feɪl/ 押韵的词：sail、mail、nail、tail、pale（都读 /eɪl/）。注意 said 拼写中有 -ai-，但发音是 /sed/，与 fail 不押韵。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 5，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.