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fail/feil/ v. & n.●v. 1 intr. not succeed 失败 failed in persuading 没能说服; failed to qualify 不合格; tried but failed 尝试过但没成功 2a tr. & intr. be unsuccessful in (an examination, test, interview, etc.); be rejected as a candidate (考试、测验、面试等)不及格；没通过 b tr. (of a commodity etc.) not pass (a test of quality) (商品等)没通过(质量检测) c tr. reject (a candidate etc.); adjudge unsuccessful 剔除(候选人等)；裁决…失败 3 intr. be unable to; neglect to; choose not to 不能做；忽视做；宁愿不做 I fail to see the reason 我看不出原因; he failed to appear 他没能出现 4 tr. disappoint; let down; not serve when needed 使失望；有负于；需要时不起作用 5 intr. (of supplies, crops, etc.) be or become lacking or insufficient (供应品、作物等)缺乏，不足，歉收 6 intr. become weaker; cease functioning; break down 变弱；衰退；失灵，失去作用 her health is failing 她的健康每况愈下; the engine has failed 发动机出故障了 7 intr.a (of an enterprise) collapse; come to nothing (企业)倒闭；没能实现 b become bankrupt 破产 ●n. a failure in an examination or test (考试或测验)不及格 □ without fail for certain, whatever happens 肯定，一定，务必 [Middle English from Old French faillir (v.), fail(l)e (n.), ultimately from Latin fallere ‘deceive’] |