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fail NOT SUCCEEDfeIlv [I]to not succeed in what you are trying to achieve or are expected to do失败I tried to persuade him to come, but I failed.我试图劝他来，但没有成功。She moved to London in the hope of finding work as a model, but failed.她移居伦敦，希望能找到一个当模特的工作，但失败了。This method of growing tomatoes never fails.这种种番茄的方法屡试不爽。He failed dismally/miserably in his attempt to break the record.他打破记录的努力遭受了可悲的/惨痛的失败。The two sides in the negotiations have failed to come to an agreement. [+ to infinitive]谈判双方没能达成协议。She failed to reach the Wimbledon Final this year. [+ to infinitive]她今年未能进入温布尔登网球公开赛决赛。The reluctance of either side to compromise means that the talks are doomed to (= will certainly) fail. [+ to infinitive]双方皆不愿妥协，这意味着会谈必定失败。If all else fails (= If none of our plans succeed), we can always spend the holidays at home.如果其他计划均无法实现，我们还总是可以在家度假的。
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