fail

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If you fail to do something that you were trying to do, you are unable to do it or do not succeed in doing it. 未能

verb [vi. 不及物动词]失败;未能做到,未能做;辜负,使失望;不及格,未能通过;出故障,失灵;衰弱,衰退;破产,倒闭;歉收;不下雨,下雨少;忘记

If an activity, attempt, or plan fails, it is not successful.
失败 •  We tried to develop plans for them to get along, which all failed miserably.  我们设法制定出让他们相处融洽的计划,但都惨败了。

noun [抽象名词]不及格;<非正式>过失,失败

It's the difference between a pass and a fail.
这是及格和不及格的区别。

fail 出现在下面的课文中
Lesson 103&104 The French test fail 形容词: 未及格,失败
Lesson 16 A polite request fail 动词: 无视,忘记
Lesson 55 Not a gold mine
Lesson 9 Flying cats
Lesson 29 Funny or not?
Lesson 46 Do it yourself
Lesson 50 New Year resolutions
单词造句:

失败

① vi. 失败

  • fail + 宾语 做某事失败
  • He failed.

fail (in) doing sth. 在某些方面失败 (in 可省略)

  • He failed (in) examination.

② vi. 不及格

  • I hope I haven’t failed in the French test.

③ vt. 使……不及格

  • The teacher said he would fail me if I don’t work harder.

④ vt. 未能……,不能……,忘记……(后接不定式)

fail to do sth. 没有能够做某事,忘记做……

  • He failed to swim across the river.
  • He failed to finish his work in time.
  • Don’t fail to past the letter for me.
  • She failed to keep her word.

not fail to do sth. 一定能够某事

  • I can not fail to pass it.
  • You can not fail to drive it. 你一定能够驾驶
  • If you arrived in Beijing, you cannot fail to find the New Oriental School.