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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]失败;不成功 Failure is a lack of success in doing or achieving something, especially in relation to a particular activity.
  • This policy is doomed to failure...

    这项政策注定会失败。

  • Three attempts on the British 200-metre record also ended in failure.

    对英国 200 米纪录发起的3 次冲击也均以失败而告终。

  • ...feelings of failure.

    挫败感

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[N-COUNT 可数名词]失败的事;败绩 If something is a failure, it is not a success.
  • The marriage was a failure and they both wanted to be free of it...

    他们的婚姻很失败,两人都想摆脱它。

  • His six-year transition programme has by no means been a complete failure.

    他的六年转型计划绝没有彻底失败。

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[N-COUNT 可数名词]失败者;一事无成的人 If you say that someone is a failure, you mean that they have not succeeded in a particular activity, or that they are unsuccessful at everything they do.
  • Elgar received many honors and much acclaim and yet he often considered himself a failure...

    人们对埃尔加赞誉有加,但他却常觉得自己是个失败者。

  • I just felt I had been a failure in my personal life.

    我就是觉得我的个人生活很失败。

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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]没做到;不履行 Your failure to do a particular thing is the fact that you do not do it, even though you were expected to do it.
  [N to-inf]
  • She accused the Foreign Office of disgraceful failure to support British citizens arrested overseas.

    她指责说,外交部未能给在海外被捕的英国公民提供支持是可耻的。

  • ...their failure to get the product mix right.

    他们没有把产品组合弄对

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[N-VAR 可变名词](机器的)故障,失灵;(身体机能的)衰竭 If there is a failure of something, for example a machine or part of the body, it goes wrong and stops working or developing properly.
  [with supp]
  • There were also several accidents mainly caused by engine failures on take-off...

    还有几次事故主要是起飞时引擎出现故障造成的。

  • He was being treated for kidney failure...

    他因肾衰竭正在接受治疗。

  • Researchers found an almost total crop failure and a severe shortage of drinking water.

    研究者们发现作物几乎颗粒无收,并且饮用水严重短缺。

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[N-VAR 可变名词]破产;倒闭 If there is a failure of a business or bank, it is no longer able to continue operating.
  [with supp]
  [BUSINESS 商]
  • Business failures rose 16% last month.

    上个月倒闭公司的数量上升了 16%。

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[N-VAR 可变名词]缺乏;不足;不够 If you say that someone has a failure of a particular quality or ability, you mean that they do not have enough of it.
  [N of n]
  • There is, too, a simple failure of imagination...

    还有,就是纯粹缺乏想象力。

  • He remained on his knees for a long time afterwards, ashamed by his failure of nerve.

    他后来在地上跪了很久,为自己缺乏胆量而感到羞耻。


Oxford fail·ure / ˈfeɪljə(r) ; NAmE ˈfeɪljər / noun not successful 不成功 1 [uncountable ] lack of success in doing or achieving sth 失败 The success or failure of the plan depends on you. 这项计划的成败取决于你。 The attempt was doomed to failure. 这项尝试注定失败。 All my efforts ended in failure. 我的一切努力最后都无济于事。 the problems of economic failure and increasing unemployment 经济失败和失业人数增加的问题 She is still coming to terms with the failure of her marriage. 她还在努力适应婚姻失败的事实。 OPP
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2 [countable ] a person or thing that is not successful 失败的人(或事物) The whole thing was a complete failure. 整个事情彻底失败了。 He was a failure as a teacher. 他当教师并不成功。 OPP
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not doing sth 未做某事 3 [uncountable ,  countable ] failureto do sth an act of not doing sth, especially sth that you are expected to do 未做,未履行(应做之事) the failure of the United Nations to maintain food supplies 联合国未能维持粮食供应 Failure to comply with the regulations will result in prosecution. 不遵守规章制度将被起诉。 of machine/part of body 机器;身体部位 4 [uncountable ,  countable ] the state of not working correctly or as expected; an occasion when this happens 故障;失灵 patients suffering from heart/kidney, etc. failure 心脏、肾等衰竭的病人 A power failure plunged everything into darkness. 停电使一切陷入黑暗。 The cause of the crash was given as engine failure. 撞车事故的原因被认定是发动机故障。 of business 企业 5 [countable ,  uncountable ] business ~ a situation in which a business has to close because it is not successful 倒闭 of crop/harvest 庄稼;收成 6 [uncountable ,  countable ] crop/harvest ~ a situation in which crops do not grow correctly and do not produce food 歉收 failure failures
fail·ure / ˈfeɪljə(r) ; NAmE ˈfeɪljər /
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failurefail‧ure /ˈfeɪljə $ -ər/ ●●● S3 W2 noun
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1lack of success [countable, uncountable] a lack of success in achieving or doing something OPP  success:  Successful people often aren’t very good at dealing with failure.failure to do something the conference’s failure to reach an agreement2unsuccessful person/thing [countable] someone or something that is not successful OPP  success:  I always felt a bit of a failure at school.3failure to do something an act of not doing something which should be done or which people expect you to do:  Failure to produce proof of identity could result in prosecution.4business [countable, uncountable] a situation in which a business has to close because of a lack of money:  Business failures in Scotland rose 10% last year.5machine/body part [countable, uncountable] an occasion when a machine or part of your body stops working properly:  The cause of the crash was engine failure.heart/kidney/liver etc failure He died from kidney failure.failure in a failure in the computer system6crops [countable, uncountable] an occasion when crops do not grow or produce food, for example because of bad weather:  a series of crop failuresCOLLOCATIONS– Meanings 1 & 2verbsend in/result in failure· A series of rescue attempts ended in failure.be doomed to failure (=be certain to fail)· The rebellion was doomed to failure from the start.admit failure· He was too proud to admit failure.accept failure· Being able to accept failure is part of life.avoid failure· She was anxious to avoid failure.adjectivescomplete/total/utter failure· The project ended in total failure.abject/dismal failure (=used to emphasize how bad a failure is)· The experiment was considered a dismal failure.a personal failure (=a failure that is someone's personal fault)· He considered his inability to form long-term relationships to be a personal failure.economic failure· Economic failure drove the government out of office.phrasesfear of failure· Fear of failure should not deter you from trying.the risk/possibility of failure· The risk of failure for a new product is very high.· The possibility of failure was sufficiently high for the auditors to warn investors.an admission of failure· Dropping out of college would be an admission of failure.a history of failure (=a situation in which someone has failed many times in the past)· Some children have a history of failure at school.a string of failures (=a series of failures)· The team has had a string of failures in recent games.a sense of failure· People may feel a sense of failure if they admit they have ended up in a job they hate.the consequences of failure· The political consequences of failure would be defeat at the next election.failure + NOUNa failure rate· There is a high failure rate in the restaurant industry.THESAURUSfailure noun [countable] someone or something that is not successful: · The book was a complete failure.· I felt a complete failure.flop noun [countable] informal something that is not successful because people do not like it – used especially about a film, play, product, or performance: · Despite the hype, the movie was a flop at the box office.· Their next computer was a flop.disaster noun [countable] used when saying that something is extremely unsuccessful: · Our first date was a disaster.· Their marriage was a total disaster.fiasco noun [countable usually singular] something that is completely unsuccessful and goes very badly wrong – used especially about things that have been officially planned, which go very wrong: · The baggage system broke down on the first day the airport was open. It was a complete fiasco.· The fiasco came close to ending de Gaulle's political career.debacle noun [countable usually singular] formal an event or situation that is a complete failure, because it does not happen in the way that it was officially planned: · the banking debacle that has put our economy at riskshambles noun [singular] especially British English if a situation or event is a shambles, it is completely unsuccessful because it has been very badly planned or organized, and no one seems to know what to do: · The first few shows were a shambles, but things soon got better.washout noun [singular] informal a failure – used when something is so bad that it would be better if it had not happened: · The play wasn’t a complete washout; the acting was okay.· His most recent and ambitious project, a big-budget Hollywood film, was a washout with both critics and audiences alike.turkey noun [countable] informal something that is so bad and unsuccessful that you think the people involved should be embarrassed about it – a very informal use: · At the time most people thought the car was a complete turkey.· Since then he has appeared in a string of turkeys.
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失败(87%),失灵(4%),不及格(3%),失败者(3%),疏忽(1%),未能(1%),悲惨的事(1%)
n.失败;故障;失败者;破产

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