fail

英[feɪl]美[feɪl]
  • vi. 失败；没做成某事；表现欠佳；用完；衰退
  • vt. 辜负；放弃；缺少；不及格
  • n. 不及格；没做成

    • 记忆方法

    词源记忆法
    英语fail,fallacy,fallible,false和fault均来源于拉丁语动词fallere，其原始意义是“欺骗”，发展为“蒙骗人的希望，使人失望”；其在通俗拉丁语中的后裔fallire(缺陷，失败)进入古法语为faillir，即为英语fail的词源。古法语faillir在盎格鲁-诺曼语中为failer，是英语failure的词源。
      verb(动词)
      1. [ I ] 失败；未能做到
      2. 如果计划均告失败
      3. [ I or T ] （使）不及格;（使）未能通过（考试）
      4. [ I ] 未做；未履行
      5. 不明白，不理解
      6. [ I ] 变弱；衰退；失灵
      7. [ I ] （公司）倒闭，破产
      8. [ T ] 辜负;对…无能为力
      noun(名词)
      1. （课程）未通过；（考试）不及格
      2. （彻底的）失败
      3. 总是;必定
      4. 务必；一定

    双解例句

    verb(动词)
    1. [ I ] 失败；未能做到

      She moved to London in the hope of finding work as a model, but failed.

      她搬到伦敦，希望找做模特的工作，但没找到。

      This method of growing tomatoes never fails.

      这种种植西红柿的方法屡试不爽。

      He failed in his attempt to break the record.

      他未能打破纪录。

      She failed to reach the Wimbledon Final this year.

      今年她未能进入温布尔登网球赛决赛。

      The reluctance of either side to compromise means that the talks are doomed to (= will certainly) fail.

      双方均不愿让步意味着会谈注定要失败。

    2. 如果计划均告失败

      If all else fails, we can always stay in and watch TV.

      如果其他的都行不通，我们总是可以呆在家里看电视。

    3. [ I or T ] （使）不及格;（使）未能通过（考试）

      I passed in history but failed in chemistry.

      我通过了历史考试，但化学考试没及格。

      I passed history but failed chemistry.

      我通过了历史考试，但化学考试没及格。

      A lot of people fail their driving test the first time.

      许多人首次驾驶执照考试都通不过。

      She was sure she was going to fail.

      她肯定自己考试通不过。

      The examiners failed him because he hadn't answered enough questions.

      主考人给了他不及格，因为他没有答够规定的题数。

    4. [ I ] 未做；未履行

      He failed to arrive on time.

      他未能准时到达。

      The staff had been promised a rise, but the money failed to (= did not) materialize.

      员工们得到加薪的承诺，可是钱却没有到位。

      You couldn't fail to be (= it is impossible that you would not be) affected by the movie.

      你不可能不被这部影片打动。

      I'd be failing in my duty if I didn't tell you about the risks involved in the project.

      我如果不把这个项目涉及的风险告诉你，就是失职

    5. 不明白，不理解

      I fail to see why you can't work on a Saturday.

      我不懂为什么你星期六不能工作。

    6. [ I ] 变弱；衰退；失灵

      If my eyesight fails, I'll have to stop doing this job.

      如果视力衰退，我就得放弃这份工作。

      The brakes failed and the car crashed into a tree.

      刹车失灵，汽车撞到了树上。

      After talking non-stop for two hours, her voice started to fail.

      滔滔不绝地讲了两个钟头之后，她的声音开始嘶哑了。

      The old man was failing fast (= he was dying).

      老人奄奄一息。

    7. [ I ] （公司）倒闭，破产
    8. [ T ] 辜负;对…无能为力

      He failed her in her moment of need.

      她最需要他的时候，他却辜负了她。

      When I looked down and saw how far I had to jump, my courage failed me (= I felt very frightened).

      当我往下看，看到自己要跳多远时，就泄了气。

    noun(名词)
    1. （课程）未通过；（考试）不及格

      John got three passes and four fails in his exams.

      约翰考试3门及格，4门不及格。

    2. （彻底的）失败

      My pancakes were an epic fail (= completely unsuccessful).

      我做的薄煎饼太失败了。

      The software crashes every time I open an email. What a fail.

      每次我一打开邮件这个软件就停止运行。太糟糕了！

    3. 总是;必定

      I go to the gym every Monday and Wednesday, without fail.

      我每周一和周三必定去健身房。

    4. 务必；一定

      Be there at nine o'clock, without fail.

      9点钟务必到那里。

    小知识

    The verb fail describes something that stops working, like brakes in a car that fail, or is found to be unacceptable, like restaurants that fail their inspection for cleanliness.

    The verb fail comes from the Old French word faillir, meaning “be lacking,” “miss,” or “not succeed.” You can fail an exam, which means you didn't get at least a minimum number of points to pass. You can fail to live up to your potential, meaning you aren't able to meet expectations. When businesses fail, it means financial problems force them to close.

    实用短语

    1. too big to fail

      大到不能倒,大而不倒,大而不能倒,太大而不能倒

    2. fail to

      未能,不能,没能做成,失败

    3. fail to do sth

      做某事失败,未能做某事,未能做,没做成某事

    4. hdc controller fail

      硬盘控制器控制失败,硬盘节制器节制掉败,硬盘掌握器掌握失败,控制失败

    5. fail safe

      故障保护,换效安全,核战爆发令,安全性

    6. fail-safe system

      安全系统,

    7. fail whale

      失败鲸,失利鲸,掉败鲸

    8. words fail me

      我无法用语言表达,无法用语言表达,我的话失败

    9. anyone can fail

      任何人都可能沉沦,任何人会让人失望

    常用短语

    1. fail in

      失败；缺少

    2. without fail

      务必；必定，无疑

    3. never fail to

      一定会…

    4. fail to do

      失败；未做成

    5. fail safe

      故障保护；失效安全

    6. fail to resolve

      解决未果

    7. words fail me

      说不出话来

    单词用法

    词语辨析
    miss和fail，
    这两个词都可以作“不成”解。其区别在于：
    miss通常要搭用动名词短语；
    而fail通常要搭用动词不定式。
    例如：The squirrel was lucky that it missed being caught.那个松鼠很幸运，恰好没有被抓住。
    I have failed to catch the train我没有搭上那班火车。

    词根词缀

    词根: fail

    1. =err/deceive,表示”犯错误,欺骗”; 2. = 表示”错,假”

    • adj.

      unfailing 无尽的,无穷的

      un无+failing有尽头;失败的→没有尽头的

      failing 失败的

      fail犯错误,欺骗+ing……的→adj.失败的

    • n.

      failure 失败,不及格;失败者;故障,失灵;未能

      fail犯错误,欺骗+ure表名词→错误状态→失败

    • n.&v.

      fail 不及格

      fail犯错误,欺骗→v.失败;n.&v.不及格

    • v.

      fail 失败

      fail犯错误,欺骗→v.失败;n.&v.不及格

    同义词

    n.不及格

    out  /  lose  /  be  /  flunk  /  unsuccessful

    vt.忘记;忽略

    short  /  neglect  /  fall

    vi.变弱;衰退

    decline  /  fade  /  weaken

    其他释义

    neglect  /  lose  /  lessen  /  languish  /  abort  /  fall  /  collapse  /  droop  /  fade  /  bomb  /  flop  /  weaken  /  decline  /  flunk  /  out

    反义词

    vt. & vi.失败

    succeed

    其他释义

    pass  /  achieve  /  attain  /  succeed

    同根词

    词根：fail

    adj.

    failed已失败的，不成功的

    failing失败的

    n.

    failure失败；故障；失败者；破产

    failing失败；缺点，过失；弱点

    prep.

    failing如果没有…

    v.

    failed失败，不成功（fail的过去式和过去分词）

    failing失败；不及格（fail的ing形式）