They failed to arrest the company's decline.

他们未能阻止公司的衰落。

《牛津词典》

They failed to pierce the Liverpool defence.

他们未能突破利物浦队的防线。

《牛津词典》

They failed to see the humour of the situation.

他们没有看出这情景的滑稽之处。

《牛津词典》

Doctor Lind thought the sailors were getting sick because they failed to eat some kinds of foods when they were at sea for many months.

VOA: special.2009.04.21

And they failed utterly time after time after time, and they are way too liberal in providing the kind of accounting the financial promoters want.

然而会计们一次又一次的完败,他们提供金融业推销商们,需要的帐目服务时,过于自由派作风了。

斯坦福公开课 - 经济学课程节选

and when they failed, they committed fraud and

当他们失败的时候，他们诈骗还有

研究美国经济 - SpeakingMax英语口语达人

In a tense session here in the conference centre, they failed by just over 1%.

BBC: Landmark shark ban upheld at conservation meeting

They failed because they continue to fundamentally misunderstand us, as they misunderstood us on that day.

WHITEHOUSE: Vice President Biden gives Remarks at the Pentagon

When they failed the Ulster Unionist ministers resigned - triggering a seven day deadline.

BBC: NEWS | Programmes | BBC Parliament | When the assembly worked