failing
- n. 弱点，缺点
- adj. 衰退的，衰弱的；衰老的
- prep. 如果不能，如果没有
- v. 失败；未能做到，未能做；辜负，使失望（fail 的现在分词）
[ 复数 failings ]
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柯林斯英汉双解大词典
failing /ˈfeɪlɪŋ/ TEM8
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N-COUNT The failings of someone or something are their faults or unsatisfactory features. 错误; 缺点
例：Like many in Russia, she blamed the country's failings on futile attempts to catch up with the West.
像在俄罗斯的许多人一样，她把这个国家的错误归咎于想赶上西方的徒劳。
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PHRASE You say failing that to introduce an alternative, in case what you have just said is not possible. 如果不能的话
例：Find someone who will let you talk things through, or failing that, write down your thoughts.
找个能让你畅所欲言的人，如果不能的话，就把你的想法写下来。
双语例句原声例句权威例句
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I lived in fear of failing my final exams.
我生活在期末考试不及格的担忧中。
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In a way, I suppose I'm frightened of failing.
我想，从某种程度上来说我害怕失败。
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她的视力日渐衰退。
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Failing to fetch me at first keep encouraged, Missing me one place search another, I stop somewhere waiting for you.
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If the student hasn't mastered the basic concept, we will make sure that the grade scheme gives a failing grade.
如果学生没有掌握基本的概念，我们会确保,成绩将会不及格。
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and aren't stuck in schools that are failing.
而不是被困在无法正常运转的学校内。
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