...g inadequate; not functioning as is expected or required 不足; 缺乏; 失灵; 故障: a case of heart failure 心力衰竭的患者 * Failure of crops often results in famine. 歉收常引起饥荒.
It was the latest high-profile caseofa football player collapsing from heartfailure on the pitch, coming less than a month after Bolton midfielder Fabrice Muamba suffered cardiac arrest during a game in England.