fail

fail
verb
[no obj.]

be unsuccessful in achieving one's goal
失败；没能
he failed in his attempt to secure election.
他想在选举中获胜，结果却失败了。
[with infinitive]they failed to be ranked in the top ten.
他们没能进入前十名。
■[with obj.]be unsuccessful in (an examination, test, or interview)
在（考试、测试或面试）中不及格（或没过关、失败）
she failed her finals.
她期末考试不及格。
■[with obj.](of a person or a commodity) be unable to meet the standards set by (a test of quality or eligibility)
（人，商品）达不到（质量或资格测试的）既定标准；不合…的要求
a player has failed a drugs test.
有位球员没能通过药检。
■[with obj.]judge (a candidate, especially in an examination) not to have passed
评定（考生等）不合格
neglect to do something
没有做；忘记做
[with infinitive]the firm failed to give adequate risk warnings.
这公司没有发布足够的风险警告。
■[with infinitive]behave in a way contrary to hopes or expectations by not doing something
（出乎预料地）没有；未能
commuter chaos has again failed to materialize.
上下班交通混乱又一次没有出现。
■(cannot fail to be/do something)used to express a strong belief that something must be the case
不可能不；一定是（或做）
she cannot have failed to be aware of the situation.
她不可能不知道这个情况。
■(never fail to do something)used to indicate that something invariably happens
总是
such comments never failed to annoy him.
这种评论总会惹恼他。
■[with obj.]desert or let down (someone)
抛弃；辜负（某人）
at the last moment her nerve failed her.
她在最后一刻失去了胆量。
break down; cease to work well
坏掉，不能正常工作
a lorry whose brakes had failed.
刹车失灵的卡车。
■become weaker or of poorer quality; die away
变得更弱（或更差）；渐渐消失
the light began to fail.
光线开始变暗。
[as adj. failing]his failing health.
他每况愈下的健康状况。
■(especially of a rain or a crop or supply) be lacking or insufficient when needed or expected
（尤指雨、粮食作物或补给）不足，缺乏
■(of a business or a person) be obliged to cease trading because of lack of funds; become bankrupt
（公司，个人）（因缺乏资金）停业；破产

noun

a mark which is not high enough to pass an examination or test
不及格的分数

常用词组
without fail

absolutely predictably; with no exception
肯定，必定；一贯，总是
he writes every week without fail.
他每周都写，从不间断。

语源

Middle English: from Old French faillir (verb), faille (noun), based on Latin fallere 'deceive'. An earlier sense of the noun was 'failure to do or perform a duty', surviving in the phrase without fail

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