| 单词 | failure |
| 释义 | failure —failure /ˈfeɪ.ljər/ aep /-ljɚ/ noun [C or U] (NO SUCCESS) ► B2 the fact of someone or something not succeeding: » The meeting was a complete/total failure.» I'm a bit of a failure at making (= I cannot make) cakes.» I feel such a failure (= so unsuccessful).» Their attempt to climb the Eiger ended in failure.» The whole project was doomed to failure right from the start (= it could never have succeeded).Thesaurus+: ↑Failures , ↑Accidents and disasters , ↑Higher and lower points of achievementWord partners for failure• an ♯abject/♯complete/♯humiliating/♯total failure• ♯be/♯feel a failure• ♯end in/♯result in failure• ♯admit failure• be ♯doomed to failure• a ♯fear/♯sense of failureWord Builder:–Nouns: failure, fail–Adjectives: unfailing–Verbs: fail–Adverbs: unfailinglyCollocations:–Adjectives-lu. an abject/catastrophic/complete/dismal/humiliating/miserable/total failure» I was a complete failure as a teacher.-lu. an inevitable failure» The inevitable failure of their marriage left them fighting over custody of the children.-lu. sb's alleged/apparent failure (to do sth)» The management's apparent failure to implement safety procedures is worrying.-lu. past failures» He was haunted by past failures.-lu. an initial failure» After the initial failure of the product, a new marketing manager was brought in.–Types-lu. economic/engine/equipment/mechanical/military/power/structural/system failure» Engine failure was identified a the cause of the crash.-lu. heart/kidney/liver/renal/respiratory failure» She died of heart failure.-lu. academic/marital failure» Many children are brought up in a climate of academic failure.–Verbs-lu. be/feel a failure» I feel a failure as a mother.-lu. end in/result in failure» His attempt to win the world title ended in failure.-lu. admit failure» After his third attempt at crossing the Atlantic, he was forced to admit failure.-lu. fear failure» Some people will never take risks because they fear failure.-lu. be doomed to failure» The peace talks were doomed to failure from the start.-lu. prove a failure» The job-sharing scheme proved a failure.–Prepositions-lu. the failure of sth» Churches are suffering from the failure of religions to attract young people.–Nouns-lu. success and/or failure» This advertising campaign could mean success or failure for our business.-lu. a fear/sense of failure» After my early retirement, I was left with a sense of failure.-lu. failure rate» The failure rate in marriages is rising.• • • Extra Examples:» Another crop failure could result in widespread famine.» The computer failure was due to a glitch caused by lightning.» The failure of the monsoon would destroy harvests on which 1000 million people rely.» The words 'Hard disk failure - program aborted' popped up on the screen.» The probable cause of death was heart failure.noun [C or U] (STOP) ► B2 the fact of something not working, or stopping working as well as it should: » He died of heart/liver failure.» The accident was caused by the failure of the reactor's cooling system.» The number of business failures rose steeply last year.» After three crop failures in a row, the people face starvation.Thesaurus+: ↑Not functioningWord partners for failure• an ♯abject/♯complete/♯humiliating/♯total failure• ♯be/♯feel a failure• ♯end in/♯result in failure• ♯admit failure• be ♯doomed to failure• a ♯fear/♯sense of failureCollocations:–Adjectives-lu. an abject/catastrophic/complete/dismal/humiliating/miserable/total failure» I was a complete failure as a teacher.-lu. an inevitable failure» The inevitable failure of their marriage left them fighting over custody of the children.-lu. sb's alleged/apparent failure (to do sth)» The management's apparent failure to implement safety procedures is worrying.-lu. past failures» He was haunted by past failures.-lu. an initial failure» After the initial failure of the product, a new marketing manager was brought in.–Types-lu. economic/engine/equipment/mechanical/military/power/structural/system failure» Engine failure was identified a the cause of the crash.-lu. heart/kidney/liver/renal/respiratory failure» She died of heart failure.-lu. academic/marital failure» Many children are brought up in a climate of academic failure.–Verbs-lu. be/feel a failure» I feel a failure as a mother.-lu. end in/result in failure» His attempt to win the world title ended in failure.-lu. admit failure» After his third attempt at crossing the Atlantic, he was forced to admit failure.-lu. fear failure» Some people will never take risks because they fear failure.-lu. be doomed to failure» The peace talks were doomed to failure from the start.-lu. prove a failure» The job-sharing scheme proved a failure.–Prepositions-lu. the failure of sth» Churches are suffering from the failure of religions to attract young people.–Nouns-lu. success and/or failure» This advertising campaign could mean success or failure for our business.-lu. a fear/sense of failure» After my early retirement, I was left with a sense of failure.-lu. failure rate» The failure rate in marriages is rising.noun [U + to infinitive] (NOT DO) ► B2 the fact of not doing something that you must do or are expected to do: » His failure to return her phone call told her that something was wrong.» Failure to keep the chemical at the right temperature could lead to an explosion.Thesaurus+: ↑Failures , ↑Accidents and disasters , ↑Higher and lower points of achievementWord partners for failure• an ♯abject/♯complete/♯humiliating/♯total failure• ♯be/♯feel a failure• ♯end in/♯result in failure• ♯admit failure• be ♯doomed to failure• a ♯fear/♯sense of failureCollocations:–Adjectives-lu. an abject/catastrophic/complete/dismal/humiliating/miserable/total failure» I was a complete failure as a teacher.-lu. an inevitable failure» The inevitable failure of their marriage left them fighting over custody of the children.-lu. sb's alleged/apparent failure (to do sth)» The management's apparent failure to implement safety procedures is worrying.-lu. past failures» He was haunted by past failures.-lu. an initial failure» After the initial failure of the product, a new marketing manager was brought in.–Types-lu. economic/engine/equipment/mechanical/military/power/structural/system failure» Engine failure was identified a the cause of the crash.-lu. heart/kidney/liver/renal/respiratory failure» She died of heart failure.-lu. academic/marital failure» Many children are brought up in a climate of academic failure.–Verbs-lu. be/feel a failure» I feel a failure as a mother.-lu. end in/result in failure» His attempt to win the world title ended in failure.-lu. admit failure» After his third attempt at crossing the Atlantic, he was forced to admit failure.-lu. fear failure» Some people will never take risks because they fear failure.-lu. be doomed to failure» The peace talks were doomed to failure from the start.-lu. prove a failure» The job-sharing scheme proved a failure.–Prepositions-lu. the failure of sth» Churches are suffering from the failure of religions to attract young people.–Nouns-lu. success and/or failure» This advertising campaign could mean success or failure for our business.-lu. a fear/sense of failure» After my early retirement, I was left with a sense of failure.-lu. failure rate» The failure rate in marriages is rising.• • • Extra Examples:» There are serious penalties for failure to comply with the regulations.» The team blamed injuries and lack of preparation for their failure to win.» He was disappointed by his failure to secure the top job with the bank.» I regarded her failure to acknowledge my greeting as a slight.» The Opposition is making a lot of political capital out of the government's failure to invest in education. |
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