| 释义 |
Examples:return to the same school and repeat a course from which one has already graduated, as a result of failing to get good enough results to progress to one's desired higher-level school—failing inspire confidence among people—failing stop at a red traffic light—ostrich policy (sticking one's head in the sand, failing acknowledge danger)—feel resentful towards sb for failing to meet expectations and impatient to see improvement [idiom.]—start but not finish (idiom); to fail to carry things through—start on virtue but give up (idiom); to fail to carry things through—succeed or fail, sharp or blunt (idiom); advantages and disadvantages—fail the civil service examination in Imperial China—well-laid plans may fail, and success may come where you least expect it—failed and wiped over the floor (idiom); fail utterly—fail to be chosen (or elected)—fail in observing or supervising—fig. fail to recognize sb important or sb's great talent—lit. seek but fail get (idiom); fig. exactly what one’s been looking for—beaten and wiped over the floor (idiom); fail utterly—fail to return a borrowed item—fail to greet in timely manner—all six vital organs fail (idiom); besides oneself with panic—fail within sight of success (idiom); last-minute failure—fail to find a proper approach to handling sth—see what others fail to see [idiom.]—be distracted from one's work and fail to achieve results [idiom.]— |