Word · Frequency #616
fails
失败;未能做到
fails is the third person singular of fail.
核心释义
表示“未能做到某事”时,后接不定式,如 fail to do sth.
To be unsuccessful; especially, not to achieve a goal or intended result.
- 1.
不成功
To be unsuccessful.
- 2.
未达到特定目标(用法说明:该词的直接宾语通常是动词不定式)
Not to achieve a particular stated goal. (Usage note: The direct object of this word is usually an infinitive.)
- 3.
疏忽;忽略
To neglect.
- 4.
(机器等)停止正常运转
Of a machine, etc.: to cease to operate correctly.
- 5.
辜负;不足;使失望;背弃
To be wanting to, to be insufficient for, to disappoint, to desert; to disappoint one's expectations.
- 6.
(学业)不及格
To receive one or more non-passing grades in academic pursuits.
- 7.
判(学生)不及格
To give a student a non-passing grade in an academic endeavour.
- 8.
缺乏;不足;欠缺直至完全缺失
To be wanting; to fall short; to be or become deficient in any measure or degree up to total absence.
- 9.
无法履行承诺;尤指无力偿债或履行商业义务;破产
To become unable to meet one's engagements; especially, to be unable to pay one's debts or discharge one's business obligation; to become bankrupt or insolvent.
疏忽;未做;失灵;出故障;不及格;给…不及格;辜负;使失望;背弃;不足;缺乏
用法In use
She studied hard but failed the exam.
用法提示:fail 作及物动词,表示(考试)不及格。
The company failed to meet its sales target.
用法提示:fail to do 表示未能做到某事,后接不定式。
My computer suddenly failed during the presentation.
用法提示:fail 作不及物动词,表示机器等停止正常运转、出故障。
fail to do sth
fail 后接动词不定式,表示“未能做成某事”,语气比 didn't do 正式。
He failed to meet the deadline.
他未能赶上截止日期。
fail sb
此时 fail 是及物动词,宾语为人,表示辜负信任或期望。
I won't fail you.
我不会辜负你。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- fail to do
- 未能做
- He failed to arrive on time.他未能按时到达。
- fail an exam
- 考试不及格
- She failed the math exam.她数学考试不及格。
- fail someone
- 辜负某人
- I feel I've failed my parents.我觉得我辜负了父母。
- fail in
- 在…方面失败
- He failed in his attempt to climb the mountain.他攀登那座山的尝试失败了。
- fail to mention
- 忘记提及
- She failed to mention the important detail.
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
fail 读作“飞哦”,想象成功飞走了,就是失败。
语境与语域Context & Register
动词'fail'可用于多种语境,如学业、工作、设备等。通常为中性语体,但在表达'使某人失望'时带有情感色彩。
语法说明Grammar Note
表示“未能做某事”时,常接不定式:fail to do sth.
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All these words share the '-ail' ending and rhyme with 'fail' /feɪl/. No misleading lookalikes.
高价值词汇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。
用法优先级Usage priority
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.