fail verb ⇨fail1 (fail to attend)⇨fail2 (fail in your attempt)⇨fail3 (fail an exam)⇨break2 (your brakes fail)⇨close2 (a business fails)⇨disappoint (fail your family)⇨worsen (sb's health is failing)fail1
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fail to keep an appointment未履约fail in your attempt尝试失败fail an exam考试不及格fail ♦︎ forget ♦︎ neglect ♦︎ omitThese words all mean to not do sth that you should do.这些词均表示不做或未能做某事。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to fail / forget / neglect / omit to do sth◆to completely / totally / almost / never / conveniently fail / forget to do sth■fail [transitive, intransitive] (ratherformal) to not do sth不做;未履行◆He failed to keep the appointment.他未履约。◆She never fails to email every week.每周她必定发电子邮件。◆I fail to see(= I don't understand) why you won't even give it a try.我不明白为什么你连试一试都不愿意。◆He felt he would be failing in his duty if he did not report it.他认为他如果不报告就是失职。▸failure
noun
[uncountable, countable] ◆Failure to comply with the regulations will result in prosecution.不遵守这些条例将被起诉。◆His confession followed repeated failures to appear in court.屡次缺席出庭后他供认了罪行。■forget(forgetting, forgot, forgotten) [intransitive, transitive] to not remember to do sth that you ought to do忘记做◆'Why weren't you at the meeting?' 'Sorry-I forgot.'“你为什么没有参加会议?”“对不起,我忘了。”◆Take care, and don't forget to write.多加保重,别忘了写信。◆ (spoken) Aren't you forgetting something?(= I think you have forgotten to do sth).你没有忘记什么吗?OPPremember ⇨ remember see also forget ⇨ leave4■neglect nɪˈglekt [intransitive] (formal) to fail or forget to do sth that you ought to do疏忽;疏漏◆You neglected to mention the name of your previous employer.你忘了提你前雇主的名字。■omit əˈmɪt (-tt-) [intransitive] (especially BrE, formal) to fail to do sth不做;未能做◆She omitted to mention that they were staying the night.她没说他们当晚要留宿的事。NOTE辨析 Neglect or omit?Neglect can suggest that you think the person simply forgot or did not bother to carry out the necessary action; omit can suggest that not doing or saying sth was deliberate. Omit is used most often with speech-related verbs such as ask, disclose, inform, mention, say and tell. * neglect暗指只是因一时大意或图省事而没有做该做的事;omit暗指故意不做或不说某事。omit最常跟与说话相关的动词连用,如ask、disclose、inform、mention、say和tell。fail2
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fail to keep an appointment未履约fail in your attempt尝试失败fail an exam考试不及格fail ♦︎ go wrong ♦︎ collapse ♦︎ break down ♦︎ get/go nowhere ♦︎ backfire ♦︎ founder ♦︎ fall through ♦︎ come to nothingThese words all mean to be unsuccessful, especially after a period of time trying to do sth.这些词均表示失败,尤指劳而无功。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a plan fails / goes wrong / backfires / founders / falls through / comes to nothing◆a relationship / marriage fails / goes wrong / collapses / breaks down◆talks fail / collapse / break down / founder / fall through◆a project fails / collapses / founders / falls through◆a deal goes wrong / collapses / falls through◆to fail / backfire badly◆to completely fail / break down◆to go badly / completely wrong■fail [intransitive, transitive](of a person or thing) to not be successful in achieving sth(人或事物)失败,未能(做到)◆They had tried and they had failed.他们努力过,也失败过。◆I failed in my attempt to persuade her.我未能说服她。◆I tried to cheer her up, but failed miserably.我尽量让她高兴起来,但丝毫不成功。◆She failed to get into art college.她未能进入艺术学院。OPPsucceed ⇨ achieve, succeed ⇨ succeed see also failure ⇨ loser2■goˈ wrong
idiom
(goes, went, gone) (ratherinformal) (of a thing) to experience problems or difficulties; (of a person) to make a mistake(事情)出现问题,遇到困难;(人)犯错误,做错事◆The relationship started to go wrong when they moved abroad.移居国外后,他们的关系开始出问题了。◆What would you do if something went wrong?要是出问题的话,你会怎么做?◆He was badly injured when the joke went horribly wrong.玩笑开得过了火,他很受伤害。◆Where did we go wrong with those kids(= what mistakes did we make for them to behave so badly)?我们什么地方做错了,把这些孩子惯成这样?◆If you do what she tells you, you won't go far wrong.你要是照她说的去做,就不会出大差错。■collapse kəˈlæps [intransitive](of a thing or group of people) to fail suddenly and completely(事物或一群人)突然失败,崩溃◆Talks between management and unions have collapsed.资方与工会的谈判已告破裂。◆All opposition to the plan has collapsed.所有反对此计划的力量均已消除。◆The home side collapsed spectacularly in the second half.主队在下半场溃不成军。■ˌbreak ˈdown
phrasal verb
(broke, broken)(of talks or a relationship) to fail after a period of time, especially because of a problem or difficulty(谈判或关系)破裂(尤指因问题或困难所致)◆The agreement broke down almost immediately.协定几乎立刻失效。◆Communication between the two sides has broken down.双方的沟通已经中断。◆They were divorced on the grounds that their marriage had broken down irretrievably.他们离婚是因为婚姻破裂,无可挽救。■get ˈnowhere■go ˈnowhere
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(getting, got, got; NAmEspokengetting, got, gotten; goes, went, gone) (ratherinformal) (usually of a person) to make no progress or have no success; to allow sb to do this(通常指人)毫无进展;(让某人)一无所获◆We discussed it all morning but got nowhere.我们就此事讨论了一上午,但毫无进展。◆Do you ever get the feeling your job is going nowhere?你是否曾经觉得自己的工作一无所成?◆Talking to him will get you nowhere.和他谈话你会一无所获。OPPget somewhereⓘ To be getting somewhere is to be making progress in what you are doing. * get somewhere表示有进展◆At last I feel we're getting somewhere.我终于觉得我们有了一些进展。■backfire ˌbækˈfaɪə(r) [intransitive](of a plan) to have the opposite effect to the one intended, with bad or dangerous results(计划)产生事与愿违的不良(或危险)后果◆Unfortunately the plan backfired.不幸的是,此计划产生了适得其反的结果。◆The surprise I had planned backfired on me.我本想制造惊喜,结果却弄巧成拙。■founder [intransitive] (ratherformal, written) (of a plan or attempt to do sth) to fail because of a particular problem or difficulty(计划或做某事的企图)失败,破产◆The peace talks foundered on a basic lack of trust.由于缺乏基本信任,和平谈判失败了。◆The project foundered after problems with the funding.该项目因资金问题搁浅了。■ˌfall ˈthrough
phrasal verb
(fell, fallen)(of a plan) to not be completed, or not happen(计划)落空,失败,成为泡影◆The deal fell through when the author received a more attractive offer.作者接受了别家更优厚的条件后,这笔交易落空了。■come to ˈnothing■not ˈcome to anything
idiom
(came, come) (ratherinformal) (of a plan or attempt to do sth) to be unsuccessful; to have no successful result(计划或做某事的企图)失败;没有结果◆How sad that all his hard work should come to nothing.他的所有辛劳可能落得一场空,真让人难过。◆Her plans didn't come to anything.她的计划全落空了。fail3
verb
fail to keep an appointment未履约fail in your attempt尝试失败fail an exam考试不及格fail ♦︎ flunkThese words both mean to not pass a test or exam, or to decide that sb has not passed a test or exam.这两个词均表示考试不及格或评定不及格。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to fail / flunk a / an exam / examination / test / course■fail [intransitive, transitive] to not pass a test, exam or course; to decide that sb/sth has not passed a test, exam or course不及格;评定⋯不及格◆Once a student has failed on a few tasks, they lose motivation.学生一旦有几次作业不及格,就会失去学习动力。◆What will you do if you fail?你要是考试不及格打算干什么?◆He failed his driving test.他驾驶考试不及格。◆She was disqualified after failing a drugs test.她药检未通过,被取消了资格。◆My car failed its MOT.我的车没能通过旧车性能检测。◆The examiners failed over half the candidates.主考人员评定,半数以上报考者不及格。OPPpass ⇨ graduate■flunk [intransitive, transitive] (especially NAmE, informal) (of a person) to fail a test, exam or course; to make sb fail a test, exam or course by giving them a low grade(人在测验、考试或课程中)失败,不及格;评定(某人)不及格◆I flunked math in second grade.我二年级时数学不及格。◆She's flunked 13 of the 18 students.18个学生她就给了13个不及格。◆He flunked out of college after four semesters(= had to leave because his grades were not good enough).四个学期后他因成绩差退学了。OPPpass ⇨ graduate