failing
US
UK failing adj: (business: unsuccessful)
SC 濒临破产的 bīn lín pò chǎn de
SC 濒临倒闭的 bīn lín pò chǎn de ，bīn lín dǎo bì de
The failing business laid off half its workforce in an attempt to cut costs.
那家濒临破产的企业为削减开支，裁掉了半数员工。
failing adj: (body, senses: deteriorating)
SC 退化的，衰退的 tuì huà de，shuāi tuì de
SC 变差的
John's failing eyesight made it difficult for him to read the newspaper.
约翰的视力日益衰退，看报变得很困难。
failing n: often plural (fault, shortcoming)
SC 缺点 quē diǎn
TC 缺點
TC 缺點
SC 短处 quē diǎn，duǎn chù
SC 不足 quē diǎn，bù zú
TC 不足
TC 不足
Agatha's greatest failing is that she refuses to listen to advice.
阿加莎最大的缺点就是她听不进去别人的建议。
failing n: (being unsuccessful)
SC 失败 shī bài
SC 挫败 shī bài，cuò bài
Failing is an important part of the learning process.
失败是学习过程中很重要的一环。
fail vi: (not succeed)
SC 失败 shī bài
SC 不成功 shī bài，bù chéng gōng
The plan failed because they ran out of money.
计划失败了，因为他们没有钱了。
fail to do [sth] vi + prep: (not succeed in doing [sth])
SC 没有做到，没能做到
SC 做…没有成功
They failed to deliver the package in time.
他们没能及时将包裹送达。
fail to do [sth] vi + prep: (omit, neglect)
SC 忘记 wàng jì
TC 忘記
TC 忘記
SC 忽略 wàng jì，hū lüè
TC 忽略
TC 忽略
The directions failed to mention that the road was closed.
行车路线里忘了提到道路已关闭。
fail vi: (not pass an exam)
SC 不及格 bù jí gé
The teacher told Marge that she would fail if she didn't study harder.
老师告诉玛姬，如果再不更加刻苦地学习的话，她的考试很可能不及格。
fail [sth] vtr: (not pass)
SC 没有通过 méi yǒu tōng guò
TC 沒有通過
TC 沒有通過
SC 不及格 méi yǒu tōng guò ，bù jí gé
Bobby failed the exam. Sarah was failing math so her parents got her a tutor.
博比考试没有及格。
萨拉数学不及格，因此她父母帮她请了一位家教。
fail [sb] vtr: (disappoint)
SC 辜负 gū fù
TC 辜負
TC 辜負
SC 使…失望 gū fù，shǐ … shī wàng
The employee failed his manager by not finishing the report on time.
这位员工没能及时完成报告，让经理失望了。
fail n: informal (failure, mistake)
SC 失败 shī bài
The soup I made was definitely a fail because it just didn't taste right.
我做的汤就是个失败之作，尝起来的味道完全不对。
fail n: (rejection in a test)
SC 考试不及格 kǎo shì bù jí gé
SC 挂科 kǎo shì bù jí gé，guà kē
He did very badly in his biology test, and was given a fail.
他生物测试考得很差，没有及格。
fail vi: (lose strength) (体力、视力等)
SC 衰弱，减弱 shuāi ruò，jiǎn ruò
TC 衰弱，減弱
TC 衰弱，減弱
Karen's strength was failing after running for ten kilometres. My grandfather is very old now and starting to fail.
跑了十公里后，凯伦渐渐体力不支。我爷爷很老了，身体开始衰弱。
fail vi: (stop functioning) (机械等)
SC 故障，不能工作 gù zhàng，bù néng gōng zuò
TC 故障
TC 故障
The machine failed around four pm.
下午四点左右，机器出现故障。
fail vi: (go bankrupt) (公司、企业等)
SC 破产 pò chǎn
TC 破產
TC 破產
The typewriter company failed when people started using computers.
人们开始使用计算机后，这家打字机公司就破产了。
fail vi: (run out, be exhausted)
SC 耗尽 hào jìn
SC 用完 hào jìn ，yòng wán
The expedition's supplies were failing and they turned back.
探险队的供给快耗尽了，所以他们掉头往回走。
fail [sth] vtr: (reject)
SC 认为…不合格 rèn wéi bù hé gé
SC 拒绝 rèn wéi bù hé gé，jù jué
TC 拒絕
TC 拒絕
The quality inspector failed the parts that were defective.
fail [sb] vtr: (give student poor mark)
SC 使…不及格
SC 让...挂科
The examiner failed me because I didn't check my mirror before pulling out.
failing health n: (physical deterioration)
SC 不断恶化的健康状况
Joan's failing health worried her children.
failing school n: (underperforming school)
SC 表现不佳的学校
Inspectors judged it to be a failing school.
failing that adv: (if that is not possible)
SC 不然的话
Ask your sister to help you with the answers, or failing that, just make them up.
failing to do so, failure to do so n: (non-compliance)
SC 不这样做的话
never-failing adj: (always succeeds)
SC 不败的
TC 不敗的
TC 不敗的
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