| 释义 |
Examples: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)—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—fail grasp the main points—beaten and wiped over the floor (idiom); fail utterly—all six vital organs fail (idiom); besides oneself with panic—fail within sight of success (idiom); last-minute failure—fail to achieve something—fail to find a proper approach to handling sth—(coll.) fail (a student) v—be distracted from one's work and fail to achieve results [idiom.]—fail to live up (to expectations)— |