un·suc·cess·ful
adjective/ˌʌnsəkˈsesfl/
/ˌʌnsəkˈsesfl/
- not successful; not achieving what you wanted to
不成功的；失败的；落空的 - His efforts to get a job proved unsuccessful.
他求职的努力都落空了。 - They were unsuccessful in meeting their objectives for the year.
他们未能达到年度目标。 - She made several unsuccessful attempts to see him.
她几次想见他都未如愿。
Extra ExamplesTopics Difficulty and failureb1- Unsuccessful applicants will be informed by post.
落选的申请者将获信函通知。 - He had been an unsuccessful amateur jockey when he was young.
他年轻时曾是一名不成功的业余骑师。 - The secret service had been remarkably unsuccessful at catching spies.
特工部门在抓捕间谍方面极为失败。 - We have been unsuccessful in finding a replacement for her.
我们未能找到替代她的人。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryUnsuccessful is used with these nouns:- applicant
- application
- attempt
- …
- His efforts to get a job proved unsuccessful.