failure

['feiljə]

n.失败, 失败者, 不及格, 疏忽, 失灵, 未能

n.

1. 失败[U][(+in)]

He was doomed to failure.

他注定要失败。

2. 失败者; 不及格者; 失败的尝试(或经验)[C]

The new restaurant was a failure and soon closed.

那家新饭店经营无方, 不久便关了门。

3. 疏忽; 不履行, 没做到[U][C][(+in)][+to-v]

Failure to obey orders on a ship is mutiny.

在船上不执行命令就是哗变。

4. 缺乏, 不足[U][C]

The drought caused crop failure.

干旱造成农作物歉收。

5. 衰退; 故障[U][C]

She died of (a) heart failure.

她死于心力衰竭。

6. 破产, 无支付能力[C][U]

There were many bank failures during the depression.

经济萧条时期许多银行破产。

7. 【美】不及格[U][(+in)]

He was upset by his failure in the exam.

他因考试不及格而感到沮丧。

词形变化

名词复数：failures

词义辨析

同义:

n.失败; 故障

crash  bankruptcy  breakdown  collapse  fizzle  fiasco  

同义参见:

disappointment  downfall  defection  misadventure  delinquency  

反义:

n.失败; 失败的经验

success  

反义参见:

achievement  attainment  conquest  

英英释义

名词 failure:

an act that fails

an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose

lack of success

a person with a record of failing; someone who loses consistently

同义词：loser, nonstarter, unsuccessful person

an unexpected omission

inability to discharge all your debts as they come due

同义词：bankruptcy

loss of ability to function normally

补充

failurefailure英:[ˈfeiljə] 美:[ˈfeljɚ]n.1.失败, 不成功Failure teaches success.失败是成功之母。2.失败的人[事]As a writer, he was a complete failure.作为一个作家, 他是个完全失败的人。3.未执行, 未实现, 未运转4.无法继续经营, 倒闭

例句

1. This policy is doomed to failure.这项政策注定要失败。 2. The attempt ended in failure.这次尝试以失败告终。 3. He's a failure.他是个失败者。 4. I felt such a failure.我感到自己是个非常失败的人。 5. It was a complete failure.这是彻头彻尾的失败。 6. The marriage was a failure and they both wanted to be free of it.他们的婚姻很失败, 两个人都想从中解脱出来。 7. There were several accidents mainly caused by engine failures on take-off.有好几次事故都主要是起飞时引擎出现故障造成的。 8. He was being treated for kidney failure他因肾衰竭正在接受治疗。 9. He remained in a critical condition after suffering heart failure.他发生心搏停止后一直情况危殆。 10. their disgraceful failure to support British citizens他们未能给英国公民提供支持的可耻失职行为 11. your repeated failure to keep your hospital appointments你一再没有按照预约到医院就诊的行为 12. Low rates of failure do not mean exams are getting easier.不及格率低并不等于考试在变容易。 13. Business failures rose 16% last month.上个月倒闭公司的数量上升了16%。 14. 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。 15. an economic policy that is doomed to failure.注定要失败的经济政策。 16. [count noun]the failures of his policies.他的政策的失败。 17. bad weather had resulted in crop failures.恶劣天气造成庄稼歉收。 18. their failure to comply with the basic rules.他们没有遵守基本规则。 19. a failure of imagination.缺乏想像。 20. symptoms of heart failure.心脏衰竭的征兆。 21. [count noun]a chance engine failure.发动机偶然失灵。 22. All my efforts ended in failure.我的心血最后全白费了。 23. His first attempt at skating was a miserable failure.他头一次溜冰，摔得很惨的。 24. I was very disappointed at his failure to come to the meeting.他没有来参加这个会议，我实在很失望。 25. She died of heart failure.她死于心力衰竭。 26. There's been a failure in the power supply.供电出了故障。 27. He became discouraged by his repeated failures in business.多次生意失败使他变得沮丧。 28. He was often crippled by his fear of failure.他常因担心失败而不能正常工作。 29. He was trying to rescue the business from failure. [=bankruptcy]他正尽力把企业从破产边缘挽救回来。 30. The storm caused power failures [=outages] in many parts of the city.这场暴风雨导致城市许多地方电力中断。 31. a failure [=lapse] of memory记错 32. The accident was caused by engine failure.事故是由引擎故障导致的。 33. The patient was suffering from heart/kidney failure.病人心脏/肾功能衰竭。 34. The accident was caused by a failure to use proper procedures.事故是因未按照正确程序操作造成的。 35. She was criticized for failure to follow directions.她因没有按照指令去做而受到了批评。 36. The drought caused crop failure.干旱导致庄稼歉收。 37. a serious crop failure严重的庄稼歉收 38. He felt like a failure when he wasn't accepted into law school.由于没有被法学院录取，他觉得自己像是个失败者。 39. The scheme was a complete failure.这个计划完全是个败笔。