fail
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NGSL 1k中考高考A2
释义
v.
To not succeed in doing or achieving something.
失败，没能做成。
v.
To stop working or functioning properly.
失灵，出故障；（健康、力量等）衰退。
v.
To not do something that is expected or needed; to neglect.
未能（做应做之事），疏忽。
n.
(Informal) an instance of failing; a failure.
（非正式）失败；（考试）不及格。
词根拆分
词根派生=fail
经古法语 faillir，来自拉丁语 fallere（欺骗、达不到）。「欺骗」义软化为「达不到、辜负」。fail 时，某样东西没达到期望——一次努力、一台机器，或你自己该做而没做。这就是给出 fallacy 的同一个 fallere，此处意为「达不到」。
词根 fall 还连着 12 个词常用搭配
- 1.fail an exam考试不及格
- 2.fail to do未能做……
- 3.fail miserably惨败
- 4.never fail to总是会……
- 5.words fail me我无话可说
例句
- 1.
She was afraid she would fail the driving test again.
她担心自己又会考砸驾照考试。
- 2.
The engine failed just as we reached the top of the hill.
我们刚到山顶，引擎就熄火了。
- 3.
He failed to mention that he was already married.
他没提到自己已经结婚了。