定义
to fail: 失败，不及格，出故障
Note the most common constructions of the verb "to fail": "to fail + object (I failed my math test)"; "to fail + to + infinitive verb (He failed to warn me about the hurricane)"; 'to fail + in/at + ING verb (I failed in negotiating the contract).
I failed my exams miserably.我非常不幸地没能通过考试。
He failed to convince me.他没能使我信服。
She failed in resolving the problem.她没能解决这个问题。
a failure: 失败，故障，破产
Kalvin Krime's latest perfume is a major failure.卡尔文.克莱米最新款的香水是一个重大失败。
- "Failed ladies' man with a troubled childhood"
- "I was a no-good cowboy with a failed department store and a ton of debt."
- "Fail in this mission, and my wrath will be swift and brutal."
- "A recent survey carried out at Kingston University has shown that an alarming 56% of managers who conduct interviews fail to recognize what constitutes an improper interview question."
- "Brian : I demand recompense... Take a new companion... Fail in this mission, and my wrath will be swift and brutal... Aaah!"
- "Definition: a written or spoken expression of one's regret, remorse, or sorrow for having insulted, failed, injured, or wronged another."
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