| 词汇 | failure |
| 释义 | failure 1 ENTRIES FOUND: failure (noun) failure /ˈfeɪljɚ/ noun plural failures failure /ˈfeɪljɚ/ noun plural failures Learner's definition of FAILURE 1 : the act or result of failing失败；故障: such as a : a lack of success in some effort失败 [count] He became discouraged by his repeated failures in business.多次生意失败使他变得沮丧。 [noncount] He was often crippled by his fear of failure.他常因担心失败而不能正常工作。 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。 — opposite success b : a situation or occurrence in which something does not work as it should故障；失灵 [count] 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。 a failure [=lapse] of memory记错 [noncount] The accident was caused by engine failure.事故是由引擎故障导致的。 The patient was suffering from heart/kidney failure.病人心脏/肾功能衰竭。 c : an occurrence in which someone does not do something that should be done不履行；没做到— followed by to + verb接动词不定式 [count] 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。 [noncount] She was criticized for failure to follow directions.她因没有按照指令去做而受到了批评。 d : an occurrence in which crops do not grow and produce food in the normal way歉收 [noncount] The drought caused crop failure.干旱导致庄稼歉收。 [count] a serious crop failure严重的庄稼歉收 2 [count] : a person or thing that has failed失败的人（或事物） 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。 The scheme was a complete failure.这个计划完全是个败笔。 — opposite success |
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