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| 释义 | Thesaurus: synonyms and antonyms offailin EnglishfailThesaurus>to break down>fail These are words and phrases related tofail. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or,go to the definition of fail. TO BREAK DOWNThe train’s brakes failed, causing it to derail. Synonyms and examples break down The lift has broken down again. stop working I don’t understand it - my phone just stopped working. crash When a computer crashes, you reboot. Go to the thesaurus article about these synonyms and antonyms offail. See also break fracture bustinformal shatter smash snap chip crack split fall apart breakable fragile delicate brittle weak broken dead defunct bustedmainlyUSinformal out of order have had itinformal kaputinformal on the blinkinformal on the fritzUSinformal Learn moreIf somethingbreaks, or if you break something, it is damaged so that it no longer works or is no longer in perfect condition. If something iseasily broken, it is easy to damage that thing. If a machine or a vehiclebreaks down, it stops working. If something is damaged so that it no longer works or is no longer in perfect condition, it isbroken. TO STOP OPERATING PERMANENTLYAll his previous start-ups have failed. Synonyms and examples close down With sales down, the company closed one factory down and reduced the workforce at another. close Many of the shops in the High Street have closed recently. shut down The bookshop is shutting down after 25 years of business. shutUK Several of the bank's local branches are shutting. shut up shopUK The seaside businesses all shut up shop during the winter. go/put out of business My favourite ice cream shop went out of business last summer. shutter The company threatened to shutter the plant and leave its 3,000 employees without work. fold Most small businesses fold within a year. go underinformal If the work stoppage continues, the company might just go under. go bust All the businesses on the street went bust during the recession. collapse The bank collapsed without warning, with devastating consequences for the economy. liquidate The only way forward is for the company to be liquidated. go into liquidation The company has gone into liquidation. wind up The court will require them to wind up the company and pay off their creditors. Go to the thesaurus article about these synonyms and antonyms offail. See also snap shut click shut slam seal Learn moreClosemeans to change from being open to not being open, or cause something to change from open to not being open. When a business closes itstops operating permanently. TO NOT WORK OR HAPPEN AS INTENDEDWe tried our best, but ultimately the project failed. Synonyms and examples fall apart Things were going smoothly until we hired him, and now everything is falling apart. fall to pieces The plan has potential, but unless we proceed carefully, it could fall to pieces. fall through Our plans to visit fell through at the last minute. crackinformal The Liberal Party is cracking under the pressure of these allegations. go belly upmainlyUSinformal I wanted to invest in his company, but it went belly up at the beginning of the year. fall short The new camera promises excellent zoom capabilities, but it falls short. fall between two stools The book really fell between two stools: not short enough to appeal to casual readers, but not serious enough to draw in literary readers. go down the panUKinformal I had high hopes for my club, but they've gone down the pan. go pear-shapedUKinformal All seemed to be on track, but then our plans went pear-shaped. come to nothing All those years of work, and for what? It's all come to nothing. bite the dust Despite interest from investors, it's likely that the airline start-up will bite the dust. come a cropperinformal The team really came a cropper after trading their star forward. go down the tubesinformal Without a stimulus package, our economy's going to go down the tubes. crash and burninformal Once the goalie was injured, the team crashed and burned, losing 7-1. flop His debut film flopped at the box office. bombmainlyUSinformal The play absolutely bombed. Antonym and example succeed The campaign succeeded, and he was re-elected. Go to the thesaurus article about these synonyms and antonyms offail. See also failure breakdown meltdown collapse washoutinformal fiasco debacle omnishamblesUKinformal flameoutUSinformal non-success inefficacyformal success turkeyinformal clunkerUSinformal dudinformal lemonmainlyUSinformal be a disasterinformal loserinformal lame duck no-hoperUK non-starterinformal default malpractice dereliction neglect negligence lapse non-fulfilmentUK non-action inactionformal Learn moreWhen something fails, itdoes not work or does not happen as intended. Thefact of being unsuccessfulis called failure. Failure is also used to describesomeone or something that is not successfulorthe fact of not doing something that you should. THE FACT OF NOT BEING SUCCESSFULHe tried to sing the anthem, but it was an epic fail. Synonyms and examples failure Failure is not an option. breakdown The complete breakdown of local infrastructure left residents without water or electricity. meltdown The markets experienced a meltdown at the news of the sale. collapse The car manufacturer's collapse left the region's economy in tatters. washoutinformal We made plans to see the concert together, but she got sick and my car broke down, so it was a total washout. fiasco We had so many staff call in sick that the shift was a complete fiasco. debacle After the Watergate debacle, Americans demanded more accountability for the President. omnishamblesUKinformal His political campaign was a complete omnishambles from the very beginning. flameoutUSinformal His team demanded he go to rehab after his public flameout. non-success Studies show that students who are not given adequate preparation are prone to non-success. inefficacyformal The method's inefficacy was discussed. Antonym and example success I wish you success in all your future endeavours. Go to the thesaurus article about these synonyms and antonyms offail. See also fall apart fall to pieces fall through crackinformal go belly upmainlyUSinformal fall short fall between two stools go down the panUKinformal go pear-shapedUKinformal come to nothing bite the dust come a cropperinformal go down the tubesinformal crash and burninformal flop bombmainlyUSinformal turkeyinformal clunkerUSinformal dudinformal lemonmainlyUSinformal be a disasterinformal loserinformal lame duck no-hoperUK non-starterinformal default malpractice dereliction neglect negligence lapse non-fulfilmentUK non-action inactionformal Learn moreWhen something fails, itdoes not work or does not happen as intended. Thefact of being unsuccessfulis called failure. Failure is also used to describesomeone or something that is not successfulorthe fact of not doing something that you should. |
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