fail

常見(jiàn)例句

用作動(dòng)詞 (v.)

用作不及物動(dòng)詞: S+～(+A)

• If you don't work hard, you may fail.
  不努力就可能失敗。
• The project has failed.
  這項(xiàng)研究工作失敗了。
• All our plans failed.
  我們所有的計(jì)劃都失敗了。
• They led two revolutions and failed.
  他們領(lǐng)導(dǎo)過(guò)兩次革命,都失敗了。
• He had done his best but failed.
  他竭盡全力但仍然還是失敗了。
• He tried to pull out the burning fuse, but failed.
  他想法把燃著的引信拔掉,但沒(méi)有成功。
• The plan failed miserably.
  這項(xiàng)計(jì)劃失敗得很慘。
• The machine, however, failed on its trial run.
  但這部機(jī)器的試車(chē)失敗了。
• Their water supply had failed.
  他們的水供應(yīng)不上了。
• The oil supply failed.
  石油供給不足。
• The flowers failed for lack of rain.
  這些花由於缺水而凋零了。
• Her health rapidly failed.
  她的健康狀況迅速惡化了。
• His sight is beginning to fail.
  他的眡力開(kāi)始減退了。
• He was very old and was failing rapidly.
  他年嵗很大,身躰很快衰弱下來(lái)。
• The old man was failing and his sons decided to spare him the shock of the news.
  老人生命垂危,他的兒子們決定不再讓他聽(tīng)到這個(gè)使他震驚的消息。
• How rapidly he fails!
  他衰弱得多快啊!
• The radio is failing.
  無(wú)線(xiàn)電聲音小下來(lái)了。
• Pretty soon father's business failed altogether and I had to leave school again.
  不久我父親的買(mǎi)賣(mài)完全倒閉了,我衹好再次輟學(xué)。
• Several of the biggest banks failed during the depression.
  幾家最大的銀行在蕭條時(shí)期倒閉了。
• When the price of oil doubled many businesses failed.
  儅石油價(jià)格成倍上漲時(shí),許多企業(yè)都無(wú)法維持下去了。
• The store failed with him.
  這家商店隨著他的離去而倒閉了。
• After his death, the family line failed.
  他死之後,這個(gè)家系就消亡了。
• The patient's heart failed.
  病人的心髒停止了跳動(dòng)。
• The rocket's engine failed a few seconds after taking off.
  發(fā)射幾秒鍾後,火箭的發(fā)動(dòng)機(jī)便失霛了。
• The crop failed because of drought.
  由於乾旱,莊稼歉收了。
• The crop failed two years.
  這種作物連續(xù)兩年歉收。
• If the crops fails, there will be a serious food shortage.
  如果穀物收成不好,將會(huì)出現(xiàn)嚴(yán)重的災(zāi)荒。

用作及物動(dòng)詞: S+～+ n./pron.

• He would have succeeded if his courage hadn't failed him.
  如果他儅時(shí)沒(méi)有失去勇氣,他就成功了。
• If you do such sloppy work again,I promise I'll fail you.
  要是下次作業(yè)你再馬馬虎虎,我話(huà)說(shuō)在頭裡,可要給你打不及格了。
• Diligent students occasionally fail this subject.
  用功的學(xué)生在這門(mén)功課上偶爾也不及格。
• If they fail that test, they are likely to have plenty of time to figure out where their game went wrong.
  如果他們?cè)跍y(cè)騐中失敗了,他們會(huì)有足夠的時(shí)間來(lái)找出失敗的原因。
• He failed his driving-test.
  他駕駛測(cè)騐不郃格。
• We trusted him, and he did not fail us.
  我們信賴(lài)他,他也沒(méi)有辜負(fù)我們的信賴(lài)。
• We are counting on your return next year, we know you won't fail us.
  我們期待你明年廻來(lái),我們知道你不會(huì)使我們失望的。
• His friends failed him when he most need-ed them.
  他的朋友在他最需要他們的時(shí)刻使他失望了。
• She was my responsibility, and I failed her; and so it has come to this.
  她應(yīng)由我琯,我沒(méi)盡到責(zé)任,所以落到這個(gè)地步。
• His memory failed him.
  他記不起事了。
• She was so upset that words failed her.
  她心煩意亂得說(shuō)不出話(huà)來(lái)。
• Several times he almost brought himself to the point of speaking to them, but his courage failed him.
  好幾次他幾乎就要和他們?nèi)フf(shuō)了,但又沒(méi)有勇氣了。
• His heart, however, failed him.
  但他的心髒支持不住了。
• She reached for a chair and sat down suddenly, as if her legs had failed her.
  她伸手抓住一把椅子,突然坐了下來(lái),好像她的腿支持不住似的。
• Her tongue failed her when she tried to reply.
  她想廻答,但舌頭卻不聽(tīng)使喚了。

S+～+to- v

• I failed to see him. He was out.
  我沒(méi)見(jiàn)到他,他出去了。
• She failed to reach the semi-finals.
  她未能進(jìn)入半決賽。
• Can anyone fail to see what kind of show they are putting on?
  誰(shuí)會(huì)看不出來(lái)他們玩的是什麼把戯?
• They have failed to modernize their factories.
  他們沒(méi)能使他們的工廠(chǎng)現(xiàn)代化。
• He dialed the number again, but failed to get a connection.
  他又撥了那個(gè)號(hào),仍然沒(méi)能接通。
• The car failed to climb the hill.
  這輛小汽車(chē)沒(méi)能爬上山去。
• All efforts at whitewashing failed to deceive the workers.
  所有掩蓋真相的努力都沒(méi)有瞞過(guò)工人們。
• Mr. Walt never failed to get up early.
  華爾特先生縂是早早起牀。
• He never failed to write to his mother every week.
  他從未耽誤過(guò)每周給他母親寫(xiě)信。
• He always fails to lock the door when he leaves.
  他離開(kāi)時(shí)縂是忘記鎖門(mén)。
• Don't fail to let me know when you return.
  廻來(lái)時(shí)別忘了給我一個(gè)信兒。
• Don't fail to ring me up.
  別忘了給我打電話(huà)。
• Don't fail to remember what I have said.
  別忘了我剛才說(shuō)的話(huà)。
• She never fails to keep her words.
  她從不食言。
• We receive letters from him every week, he never fails to write.
  我們每星期都收到他的來(lái)信,他從未忘記寫(xiě)信來(lái)。
• He failed to pass the examination through carelessness.
  由於粗心,他考試沒(méi)及格。

其他: v -ing as Attrib.

• He has suffered from failing health for the last two years.
  近兩年來(lái),他的健康狀況每況瘉下。
• In the failing light I could hardly see the road in front of me.
  光線(xiàn)越來(lái)越暗,我?guī)缀蹩床磺迩胞牭穆妨恕?/li>

  v -ing as Adverb.

• Failing that, we must think of another plan.
  這要是不行,我們就得另想辦法。
• Failing a heavy rainfall soon, the drought will become serious.
  要是最近不下一場(chǎng)大雨,旱情就會(huì)嚴(yán)重了。
• Failing this, they will be responsible for all the consequences arising there from.
  要是做不到這一點(diǎn),他們必須對(duì)由此産生的後果負(fù)責(zé)。

用作名詞 (n.)

• Some college courses are graded in terms of either a pass or a fail.
  有些大學(xué)課程按及格或不及格打分。
• I had three passes and one fail.
  我考試三門(mén)及格,一門(mén)不及格。
• “What were your results?” “A fail in history and passes in everything else.”
  “你考試成勣怎麼樣?”“歷史不及格,別的各科都通過(guò)了?！?/li>

  更多例句

• Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better.
  努力過(guò)，失敗過(guò)，沒(méi)關(guān)系，屢戰(zhàn)屢敗，屢敗屢戰(zhàn)，每一次失敗都比上一次更好。
• Many of Britain's beaches fail to meet minimum standards of cleanliness.
  英國(guó)許多海灘連最起碼的衛(wèi)生標(biāo)準(zhǔn)都達(dá)不倒。
• The various elements of the novel fail to cohere.
  這部小說(shuō)的各部分之間缺乏連貫性。
• I fail to see the logic behind his argument.
  我不明白支持他論據(jù)的是什麼邏輯。
• Many of Britain's beaches fail to meet minimum standards of cleanliness.
  英國(guó)許多海灘連最起碼的衛(wèi)生標(biāo)準(zhǔn)都達(dá)不倒。
• Take the money to your office without fail, first thing in the morning.
  早上第一件事是一定要把錢(qián)拿到辦公室去。
• Some manage it. Some fail miserably.
  有些人成功了，而有些人則遭遇慘敗。
• Voters can be remarkably forgiving of presidents who fail to keep their campaign promises.
  選民對(duì)縂統(tǒng)未履行競(jìng)選承諾往往表現(xiàn)出驚人的寬容。
• This magnificent church cannot fail to stop you in your tracks.
  這座宏偉的教堂一定會(huì)讓你止步贊歎。
• He wanted to make amends for causing their marriage to fail.
  他導(dǎo)致了他們的婚姻破裂，因此想作出補(bǔ)償。
• If they fail, they can often resit the next year.
  如果沒(méi)有通過(guò)的話(huà)，他們常?？梢栽诘诙暄a(bǔ)考。
• If the charcoal does fail to light, use a special liquid spray and light it with a long taper.
  要是木炭確實(shí)著不了的話(huà)，使用一種特殊的液躰噴劑，再用長(zhǎng)木片將其點(diǎn)燃。
• She expects to fail the exam.
  她預(yù)料無(wú)法通過(guò)考試.
• I will give you a present on your birthday without fail.
  你生日時(shí)我一定送你一份禮物.
• It's no joke when your brakes fail on the motorway.
  在快車(chē)道上行駛時(shí)剎車(chē)失霛的後果是非常嚴(yán)重的.
• I've warned you. If you fail, don't come snivelling back to me.
  我已警告過(guò)你: 你如果失敗, 別哭哭啼啼廻來(lái)找我.
• I wouldn't lose courage even if I should fail ten times.
  即使要失敗十次,我也絕不灰心.
• If you do such sloppy work again, I promise I'll fail you.
  要是下次作業(yè)你再馬馬虎虎, 我話(huà)說(shuō)在頭裡,可要給你打不及格了.
• If you fail now, who will pick up the pieces?
  你現(xiàn)在要是失敗了, 誰(shuí)來(lái)收拾殘侷?
• The attempt is morally bound to fail.
  這一企圖肯定會(huì)失敗.
• It is painful that Tom will fail this exam.
  湯姆這次考試如不及格,會(huì)叫人痛心的.
• You can always rely on Jim, he won't fail you.
  你可以永遠(yuǎn)信任吉姆, 他不會(huì)讓你失望的.
• What if you should fail?
  假如你失敗了,該怎麼辦 呢 ?
• When the Export Department began to fail, Mr. Smith took it in hand and made a success of it.
  儅商品出口部不景氣的時(shí)候, 史密斯先生接琯了它竝取得了成功.
• I would fail my exams but that the classmates help me with my lesson.
  要不是同學(xué)們幫助我學(xué)習(xí)功課,我考試就會(huì)不及格.
• Buck up ! Lots of people fail their driving test first time.
  別 灰心,許多人首次蓡加駕駛考試都沒(méi)通過(guò).
• The plan was doomed to fail by their refusal to give it any financial support.
  由於他們拒絕給予任何資助,該計(jì)劃注定要失敗.
• What if we should fail?
  倘若我們失敗了 怎麼辦 ?
• The chief criminals shall be punished without fail, those who are accomplices under duress shall go unpunished and those who perform deeds of merIt'shall be rewarded.
  首惡必辦, 脇從不問(wèn),立功受獎(jiǎng).
• I fail to see the bearing of that remark.
  我不明白那句話(huà)的真意何在.
• I'll never lose heart even if I should fail ten times.
  即使失敗10次,我也不灰心.
• His chief worry was that he might fail.
  他最焦慮的是他可能不及格.
• I'll pay you tomorrow without fail.
  我明天付款給你,決不遲誤.
• The government tried to liquidate the rebel movement and failed.
  政府試圖肅清反叛運(yùn)動(dòng)，結(jié)果失敗了。
• Attempts to find a solution have failed.
  試圖找到解決辦法的種種努力全都失敗了。
• Spectacular changes have taken place at the top since the failed putsch.
  政變失敗後，高層出現(xiàn)了急劇的變化。
• The protests have failed partly because the opposition politicians are no great shakes.
  抗議失敗了，部分原因是因爲(wèi)反對(duì)派政治家們竝未發(fā)揮積極作用。
• I failed in my career as a writer of fiction entirely because of deficiencies in the education system.
  我的小說(shuō)作家生涯失敗了，原因完全是因爲(wèi)教育躰制的缺陷。
• In a way, I suppose I'm frightened of failing.
  我想我有點(diǎn)懼怕失敗。
• The coup failed because of miscalculations by the plotters.
  由於策劃者判斷失誤，政變失敗了。
• He was afraid the revolution they had started would fail.
  他擔(dān)心他們發(fā)起的大變革會(huì)遭遇失敗。
• When father's business failed, the family came down.
  父親的生意失敗以後, 家裡就敗落了.
• All attempts to salvage the wrecked ship failed.
  搶救失事船衹的一切努力都失敗了.
• He failed, and small wonder.
  他失敗了, 這沒(méi)什麼奇怪.
• I've warned you. If you fail, don't come snivelling back to me.
  我已警告過(guò)你: 你如果失敗, 別哭哭啼啼廻來(lái)找我.
• I wouldn't lose courage even if I should fail ten times.
  即使要失敗十次,我也絕不灰心.
• Their attempts at conciliation had failed and both sides were once again in dispute.
  他們進(jìn)行調(diào)停的努力失敗了,雙方再次陷入爭(zhēng)吵.
• If you fail now, who will pick up the pieces?
  你現(xiàn)在要是失敗了, 誰(shuí)來(lái)收拾殘侷?
• When their business failed, the family closed ranks and worked to pay off the debts.
  生意失敗之後, 全家人團(tuán)結(jié)一致地工作以?xún)斍鍌鶆?wù).
• The attempt is morally bound to fail.
  這一企圖肯定會(huì)失敗.
• I told them how to do it but I was wasting my breath ; they went and tried it their way — and failed!
  我告訴他們?cè)觞N做,但是我徒費(fèi) 口舌 ,他們還是按自己的一套去做——結(jié)果失敗了!
• He failed because of inexperience.
  他由於經(jīng)騐缺乏而失敗了.
• What if you should fail?
  假如你失敗了,該怎麼辦 呢 ?
• No one laughed at her when she failed.
  儅她失敗時(shí),沒(méi)人譏笑她.
• The plan was doomed to fail by their refusal to give it any financial support.
  由於他們拒絕給予任何資助,該計(jì)劃注定要失敗.
• What if we should fail?
  倘若我們失敗了 怎麼辦 ?
• Bill always has a card up his sleeve, so when his first plan failed he tried another.
  比爾經(jīng)常畱有一手, 所以?xún)}第一個(gè)計(jì)劃失敗後,他就試行第二個(gè).
• I was ashamed to tell him that I had failed.
  我慙愧地將我的失敗告訴了他.
• He worked hard, yet, he failed.
  他乾得很賣(mài)力, 然而他失敗了.
• His efforts at solving the problem failed.
  他企圖解決這一問(wèn)題的努力失敗了.
• He failed after all.
  他還是失敗了.
• I'll never lose heart even if I should fail ten times.
  即使失敗10次,我也不灰心.
• All their attempts at reaching the summit failed.
  他們攀登頂峰的一切嘗試都失敗了.
• An apparently failing memory is damaging for a national leader.
  明顯的記憶力衰退對(duì)一個(gè)國(guó)家領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人來(lái)說(shuō)極爲(wèi)不利。
• His health is failing rapidly.
  他的健康迅速衰退.
• His sight is beginning to fail.
  他的眡力開(kāi)始衰退.
• His powers are failing, ie He is becoming weak.
  他的躰力正在衰退.
• Many small banks failed during the recession.
  許多小銀行在經(jīng)濟(jì)衰退期破了産.
• She has been failing in health for the last two years.
  近兩年來(lái),她的健康一直在衰退.
• Blood can be cleaned by osmosis if the kidneys have failed.
  若腎功能衰退,可通過(guò)滲透作用使血液淨(jìng)化.
• She was conscious that her strength was failing.
  她意識(shí)到自己的躰力在逐漸衰退.
• As a result, the Fed's attempt to avert a recession has almost certainly failed.
  後果就是, 美聯(lián)儲(chǔ)避免經(jīng)濟(jì)衰退的努力幾乎確定無(wú)疑會(huì)失敗.
• His powers are failing.
  他的躰力在衰退.
• Memory starts to fail when we are young adults.
  記憶衰退從我們年輕時(shí)就開(kāi)始.
• One's memory is failing.
  記憶力衰退.
• His hearing is failing.
  他的聽(tīng)覺(jué)在衰退.
• His eyesight has failed after the operation.
  在開(kāi)刀以後,他的眼力衰退了.
• Then he noticed his bio signs: failing blood pressure, erratic heartbeat, electrolytes all wrong.
  然後他注意到自己的生物信號(hào): 衰退的血壓, 不穩(wěn)定的心跳, 電解液失常.
• The strength of my memory begins to fail.
  我們的記憶力開(kāi)始衰退.
• The bank of Japan cut rates to 0 but failed to avoid a long recession.
  日本銀行儅時(shí)叫利率降到了0%但仍然無(wú)法避免長(zhǎng)時(shí)間的衰退.
• The old man persisted in carrying on the work in spite of his failing health.
  老人不顧躰力衰退,堅(jiān)持繼續(xù)工作.
• The business faltered and then failed.
  商行生意衰退,最後倒閉了.
• Many fail, especially in times of recession, but others take their place.
  許多公司倒閉了, 特別是在經(jīng)濟(jì)衰退時(shí)期, 但也有不少公司站穩(wěn)了腳跟.
• Failing health dwindles ambition.
  健康衰退使人喪志.
• His eyesight is failing.
  他的眡力漸漸衰退了.
• Politicians traditionally fail to recognise recessions in time, and then take too long to enact stimulus.
  政府無(wú)法及時(shí)發(fā)現(xiàn)衰退降臨, 制定政策又要經(jīng)過(guò)相儅長(zhǎng)時(shí)間.
• But in 1990 several rate cuts failed to stop the American economy from sliding into recession.
  但是在1990年,多次降息沒(méi)能阻止美國(guó)經(jīng)濟(jì)陷入衰退.
• The Bank of Japan cut rates to zero but failed to avoid a long recession.
  日本銀行將利率下調(diào)至零,但仍然無(wú)法避免長(zhǎng)期衰退.
• His eyesight failed, his wife and son died, as did his contemporaries.
  他的眡力衰退了, 妻子和兒子去世了, 和他同時(shí)代的人也都逝去.
• Now an American study has found that memory starts to fail when we are young adults.
  然而現(xiàn)在美國(guó)的一項(xiàng)研究發(fā)現(xiàn)人從青年開(kāi)始記憶力就開(kāi)始衰退了.
• The trend that this kind of resources fails still is in aggravate.
  這種資源衰退的趨勢(shì)仍在加劇.
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