英语词汇“fail”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

verb | noun

failfail1 /feɪl/ ●●● S3 W1 verb

ETYMOLOGYfail¹

Origin: 1200-1300 Old French faillir, from Latin fallere to deceive, disappoint

VERB TABLE

fail

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	fail
	he, she, it	fails
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	failed
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have failed
	he, she, it	has failed
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had failed
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will fail
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have failed

Continuous Form
Present	I	am failing
	he, she, it	is failing
	you, we, they	are failing
Past	I, he, she, it	was failing
	you, we, they	were failing
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been failing
	he, she, it	has been failing
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been failing
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be failing
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been failing

COLLOCATIONS► failed in ... attempt

He failed in his first attempt to win a seat in the State Assembly.

► failed miserably

He has tried to quit smoking and failed miserably (=been completely unsuccessful).

► If all else fails

If all else fails, you can declare bankruptcy.

► fail in somebody’s duty/responsibility

Schools are failing in their duty to educate children.

► Never fails

Never fails, the light always turns red just as you get there.

1not succeed [intransitive] to not succeed in achieving something OPP succeed: Peace talks between the two countries have failed.fail to do something Doctors failed to save the girl’s life.fail in He failed in his first attempt to win a seat in the State Assembly. He has tried to quit smoking and failed miserably (=been completely unsuccessful). If all else fails, you can declare bankruptcy.2not do something [intransitive] to not do what is expected, needed, or wanted: fail to do something Larry failed to submit his proposal on time.fail in somebody’s duty/responsibility Schools are failing in their duty to educate children.3TEST/COURSE a)[intransitive, transitive] to not pass a test, examination, or course OPP pass: I failed my math test. b)[transitive] to decide that someone has not passed a test, examination, or course OPP pass: I had no choice but to fail her.4BANK/COMPANY [intransitive] social studies, economics if a bank, company, etc. fails, it has to stop operating because of a lack of money SYN go out of business: Many small businesses fail within their first year.5MACHINE/BODY PART [intransitive] if a part of a machine or an organ in your body fails, it stops working: The engine failed just after the plane took off. His heart was failing.6health [intransitive] if your sight, memory, health, etc. is failing, it is becoming worse7I fail to see/understand used to show that you are annoyed by something that you do not accept or understand: I fail to see the humor in this situation.8never fail (to do something) to do something or happen so regularly that people expect it: His use of the term never failed to annoy her. Never fails, the light always turns red just as you get there.9your courage/nerve fails (you) if your courage, nerve, etc. fails or fails you, you suddenly do not have it when you need it: At the last minute his courage failed him.10DISAPPOINT somebody [transitive] if you fail someone, you do not do what someone has trusted you to do SYN let somebody down: I felt that I had failed my children by not spending more time with them. → see also words fail me at word1 (37)11CROPS [intransitive] if crops fail, they do not grow or produce food: The corn crop failed due to the drought.12RAINS [intransitive] if the rains (=a lot of rain that happens at a particular time each year) fail, they do not come when expected or it does not rain enough[Origin: 1200–1300 Old French faillir, from Latin fallere to deceive, disappoint]