failure to do sth
表示「未能做到某事」，to do 为不定式，表示具体未做的动作。
His failure to attend the meeting was noted.
他未能出席会议一事被注意到了。
失败的事；失败的举动；未做；疏忽；失败者；失败的事；故障；失灵；破产；倒闭
The condition of not achieving a desired result; lack of success.
未达到目标的状态或条件,成功的反面
State or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, opposite of success.
失败的行为
an act that fails
未做某事的情况,尤其是应该做的事
Omission to do something, whether or not it was attempted, especially something that ought to have been done.
未能实现预期目的的事件
an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose
处于失败状态的对象、人物或事业
An object, person or endeavour in a state of failure, has failed at something or incapable of success.
缺乏成功
lack of success
物品丧失执行其所需功能的能力；故障。
Termination of the ability of an item to perform its required function; breakdown.
破产。
Bankruptcy.
His first attempt was a failure.
他的第一次尝试失败了。
用法提示：此处 failure 作可数名词，表示一次不成功的尝试。
AI contextual example
The company experienced several financial failures.
该公司经历了多次财务失败。
用法提示：此处 failure 的复数形式 failures，指多次失败事件。
AI contextual example
Fear of failure can hold you back.
对失败的恐惧会阻碍你前进。
用法提示：此处 failure 作不可数名词，指失败这一概念。
AI contextual example
表示「未能做到某事」，to do 为不定式，表示具体未做的动作。
His failure to attend the meeting was noted.
他未能出席会议一事被注意到了。
表示「某事物的失败」，of 后接名词短语，说明失败的主体。
The failure of the negotiation was a disappointment.
谈判的失败令人失望。
表示「在某方面或做某事时失败」，常与领域、活动相关名词或动名词搭配。
He blamed his failure in the exam on lack of sleep.
他把考试失败归咎于睡眠不足。
仅限于比赛、战斗等竞争性情境，不能用于泛指任何失败
强调失败程度大且令人难堪，语气较强，非中性描述
非正式用语，多用于娱乐产品，不可用于正式或严肃的失败情境
强调突然和彻底，常用于结构、经济、组织等，不用于个人小失误
特指机器、系统、谈判等不再运作或维持，不用于个人能力或成就的失败
grammar · medium
易错句子He failure the exam.
正确表达He failed the exam.
failure是名词，不能用作动词。表达'失败'的动作应该用动词fail。
grammar · medium
易错句子His project was failure.
正确表达His project was a failure.
当failure表示'失败的人或事'时，是可数名词，前面需要加不定冠词a/an。
grammar · medium
易错句子His failure of passing the exam surprised us.
正确表达His failure to pass the exam surprised us.
表达'未能做某事'时，常用failure to do sth，而不是failure of doing sth。
名词，表示与失败相对的成功。
"Failure"泛指任何未成功的情况，而"defeat"特指在竞争或对抗中被击败。
"Failure"表示不成功的结果，"fault"则强调导致问题的责任或缺陷。
心力衰竭
He was diagnosed with heart failure last year.
他去年被诊断患有心力衰竭。
停电
The power failure lasted for several hours.
停电持续了几个小时。
故障率
The failure rate of the new product is surprisingly low.
新产品的故障率低得惊人。
未能遵守
The company's failure to comply with safety standards led to a lawsuit.
该公司未能遵守安全标准，导致了一场诉讼。
害怕失败
Her fear of failure prevented her from taking risks.
她对失败的恐惧使她不敢冒险。
系统故障
A system failure caused the website to crash.
系统故障导致网站崩溃。
fail + -ing
fail + -ed
un- + fail + -ing
fail + safe
惨败
The project was an epic failure due to poor planning.
由于规划不善，这个项目惨败。
启动失败
His career was a failure to launch after college.
大学毕业后，他的职业生涯未能启动。
缺乏勇气
The failure of nerve at the critical moment cost them the game.
关键时刻缺乏勇气让他们输掉了比赛。
失败不是一种选择。
His stubborn refusal to give up reminded me that failure is not an option.
他固执地拒绝放弃，提醒我失败不是一种选择。
成功不是终点，失败也并非终结，唯有继续向前的勇气才至关重要。
Despite the failure, she remembered that failure is not fatal and kept going.
尽管遭遇失败，她记得失败并非致命，于是继续前行。
发长 /eɪ/ 音 (如 rain, wait)
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