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| /ˈfeɪljə/ |
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| 1 | C/U a lack of success in doing something 失败 |
| I’ m too proud to admit failure. 我太骄傲，不肯承认失败。 |
| end/result in failure Their first attempt to climb Everest ended in failure. 他们首次攀登珠穆朗玛峰的努力以失败告终。 |
| failure to do sth She is depressed by her continued failure to find a job. 她对求职连续失败感到沮丧。 |
| +of The failure of the talks has made the situation worse. 谈判失败使形势恶化。 |
| | 1a | a situation in which you do not do something that someone expects you to do 未能做到 | | +of He was angry about the failure of the UN to intervene in the crisis. 他对联合国未能干预这场危机感到愤怒。 | | failure to do sth Failure to comply with the rules can result in expulsion. 不遵守规章会被开除。 | |
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| 2 | C/U a situation in which something such as a machine or an organ in your body stops working correctly （机器的）失灵，故障；（身体器官的）衰竭 |
| engine/brake/power failure The crash seems to have been caused by an engine failure. 车祸似乎是由于发动机失灵引起的。 |
| heart/liver/kidney failure He died from liver failure. 他死于肝功能衰竭。 |
| | 2a | a situation in which a business cannot continue operating 破产 | | Business failures soared by more than a third in the second half of this year. 下半年企业破产猛增了三分之一强。 | |
| | 2b | a situation in which crops do not finish growing , so that they cannot be used for food （农作物）歉收 | |
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| 3 | C someone or something that has not achieved success 失败的人；失败的事 |
| She had to admit that it had all been a total failure. 她不得不承认它是个完全的失败。 |
| I feel such a failure. 我觉得自己是个很失败的人。 |
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| 4 | C/U a sudden loss of a particular quality or ability , especially in a difficult situation （尤指在困境中某种特性或能力的）突然失去，突然丧失 |
| a failure of imagination 想象力的突然丧失 |
| | 4a | a situation in which you are unable to see that something is funny 幽默感的丧失 | |
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