fail 音标拼音: [f'el]
vi . 失败;衰退,减弱,衰弱;不,未能;缺乏,不足;停止作用
vt . 评为不及格
失败;衰退,减弱,衰弱;不,未能;缺乏,不足;停止作用评为不及格
fail 失效
fail 故障 失效
fail v 1 :
fail to do something ;
leave something undone ; "
She failed to notice that her child was no longer in his crib "; "
The secretary failed to call the customer and the company lost the account " [
synonym : {
fail }, {
neglect }]
2 :
be unsuccessful ; "
Where do today '
s public schools fail ?";
"
The attempt to rescue the hostages failed miserably " [
synonym :
{
fail }, {
go wrong }, {
miscarry }] [
ant : {
bring home the bacon },
{
come through }, {
deliver the goods }, {
succeed }, {
win }]
3 :
disappoint ,
prove undependable to ;
abandon ,
forsake ; "
His sense of smell failed him this time "; "
His strength finally failed him "; "
His children failed him in the crisis " [
synonym :
{
fail }, {
betray }]
4 :
stop operating or functioning ; "
The engine finally went ";
"
The car died on the road "; "
The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town "; "
The coffee maker broke "; "
The engine failed on the way to town "; "
her eyesight went after the accident " [
synonym : {
fail }, {
go bad }, {
give way }, {
die },
{
give out }, {
conk out }, {
go }, {
break }, {
break down }]
5 :
be unable ; "
I fail to understand your motives " [
ant : {
bring off }, {
carry off }, {
manage }, {
negociate }, {
pull off }]
6 :
judge unacceptable ; "
The teacher failed six students " [
ant :
{
pass }]
7 :
fail to get a passing grade ; "
She studied hard but failed nevertheless "; "
Did I fail the test ?" [
synonym : {
fail }, {
flunk },
{
bomb }, {
flush it }] [
ant : {
make it }, {
pass }]
8 :
fall short in what is expected ; "
She failed in her obligations as a good daughter -
in -
law "; "
We must not fail his obligation to the victims of the Holocaust "
9 :
become bankrupt or insolvent ;
fail financially and close ;
"
The toy company went bankrupt after the competition hired cheap Mexican labor "; "
A number of banks failed that year "
10 :
prove insufficient ; "
The water supply for the town failed after a long drought " [
synonym : {
fail }, {
run out }, {
give out }]
11 :
get worse ; "
Her health is declining "
Fail \
Fail \,
n . [
OF .
faille ,
from failir .
See {
Fail },
v .
i .]
1 .
Miscarriage ;
failure ;
deficiency ;
fault ; --
mostly superseded by {
failure }
or {
failing },
except in the phrase without fail . "
His highness '
fail of issue ." --
Shak .
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2 .
Death ;
decease . [
Obs .] --
Shak .
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Fail \
Fail \,
v .
t .
1 .
To be wanting to ;
to be insufficient for ;
to disappoint ;
to desert .
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There shall not fail thee a man on the throne . --
1 Kings ii .
4 .
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2 .
To miss of attaining ;
to lose . [
R .]
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Though that seat of earthly bliss be failed .
--
Milton .
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Fail \
Fail \ (
f [=
a ]
l )
v .
i . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Failed } (
f [=
a ]
ld );
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Failing }.] [
F .
failir ,
fr .
L .
fallere ,
falsum ,
to deceive ,
akin to E .
fall .
See {
Fail },
and cf . {
Fallacy },
{
False }, {
Fault }.]
1 .
To be wanting ;
to fall short ;
to be or become deficient in any measure or degree up to total absence ;
to cease to be furnished in the usual or expected manner ,
or to be altogether cut off from supply ;
to be lacking ;
as ,
streams fail ;
crops fail .
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As the waters fail from the sea . --
Job xiv .
11 .
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Till Lionel '
s issue fails ,
his should not reign .
--
Shak .
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2 .
To be affected with want ;
to come short ;
to lack ;
to be deficient or unprovided ; --
used with of .
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If ever they fail of beauty ,
this failure is not be attributed to their size . --
Berke .
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3 .
To fall away ;
to become diminished ;
to decline ;
to decay ;
to sink .
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When earnestly they seek Such proof ,
conclude they then begin to fail .
--
Milton .
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4 .
To deteriorate in respect to vigor ,
activity ,
resources ,
etc .;
to become weaker ;
as ,
a sick man fails .
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5 .
To perish ;
to die ; --
used of a person . [
Obs .]
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Had the king in his last sickness failed . --
Shak .
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6 .
To be found wanting with respect to an action or a duty to be performed ,
a result to be secured ,
etc .;
to miss ;
not to fulfill expectation .
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Take heed now that ye fail not to do this . --
Ezra iv .
22 .
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Either my eyesight fails ,
or thou look '
st pale .
--
Shak .
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7 .
To come short of a result or object aimed at or desired ;
to be baffled or frusrated .
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Our envious foe hath failed . --
Milton .
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8 .
To err in judgment ;
to be mistaken .
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Which ofttimes may succeed ,
so as perhaps Shall grieve him ,
if I fail not . --
Milton .
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9 .
To become unable to meet one '
s engagements ;
especially ,
to be unable to pay one '
s debts or discharge one '
s business obligation ;
to become bankrupt or insolvent ;
as ,
many credit unions failed in the late 1980 '
s .
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218 Moby Thesaurus words for "
fail ":
abandon ,
abort ,
age ,
bankrupt ,
be a gas ,
be a hit ,
be caught napping ,
be found wanting ,
be inferior ,
be insufficient ,
be neglectful ,
be negligent ,
be ruined ,
be unfaithful ,
be unsuccessful ,
become insolvent ,
bill ,
bomb ,
break ,
break faith ,
bust ,
cave in ,
cheat the undertaker ,
close down ,
close up ,
collapse ,
come apart ,
come short ,
come to grief ,
come unstuck ,
conk out ,
crash ,
crumble ,
decay ,
decline ,
decrease ,
default ,
deplete ,
desert ,
deteriorate ,
die ,
diminish ,
disappear ,
disappoint ,
disintegrate ,
disregard ,
dodder ,
drain ,
dramatize ,
droop ,
drop ,
dwindle ,
ebb ,
exhaust ,
fade ,
fail of ,
fail of success ,
faint ,
fall ,
fall away ,
fall flat ,
fall off ,
fall short ,
fall shy ,
fall through ,
falter ,
feature ,
fizzle out ,
flag ,
flop ,
flunk ,
flunk out ,
fold ,
fold up ,
follow ,
forsake ,
founder ,
get along ,
get on ,
give out ,
give way ,
gloss over ,
go back on ,
go bankrupt ,
go broke ,
go down ,
go downhill ,
go into receivership ,
go off ,
go out ,
go soft ,
go to pieces ,
go to pot ,
go to ruin ,
go under ,
go up ,
go wrong ,
grow old ,
gutter ,
have nothing on ,
headline ,
hit a slump ,
hit rock bottom ,
hit the skids ,
ignore ,
impoverish ,
jade ,
kick the beam ,
labor in vain ,
lack ,
lag ,
languish ,
lapse ,
leave undone ,
lessen ,
let down ,
let go ,
let ride ,
let slide ,
let slip ,
lose ,
lose ground ,
lose sight of ,
lose strength ,
lose track of ,
make a hit ,
melodramatize ,
miscarry ,
misfire ,
miss ,
mount ,
neglect ,
nod ,
not answer ,
not approach ,
not care for ,
not come near ,
not come off ,
not compare ,
not get involved ,
not hack it ,
not heed ,
not make it ,
not make out ,
not measure up ,
not pass ,
not qualify ,
not stretch ,
not suffice ,
not think ,
not work ,
open ,
open a show ,
overlook ,
pass over ,
pass the buck ,
peak ,
peg out ,
peter out ,
pine ,
play second fiddle ,
poop out ,
premiere ,
present ,
preview ,
produce ,
put on ,
rank under ,
reach the depths ,
run aground ,
run down ,
run out ,
run short ,
scenarize ,
serve ,
set the stage ,
shake ,
shift the blame ,
shift the responsibility ,
short ,
shrink ,
shrivel ,
shut down ,
sink ,
sleep ,
slide ,
slight ,
slip ,
slump ,
spin ,
stage ,
star ,
stop short ,
subserve ,
subside ,
succeed ,
take for granted ,
theatricalize ,
totter ,
touch bottom ,
try out ,
turn gray ,
turn white ,
wane ,
want ,
wash out ,
waste ,
waste away ,
weaken ,
wear away ,
wear thin ,
wilt ,
wither ,
wither away ,
wizen ,
worsen ,
wrinkle ,
yield
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