fail

• v.
  • fail to do something; leave something undone

    "She failed to notice that her child was no longer in his crib"; "The secretary failed to call the customer and the company lost the account"

    同义词： neglect

  • be unsuccessful

    "Where do today's public schools fail?"; "The attempt to rescue the hostages failed miserably"

    同义词： go wrong miscarry

  • disappoint, prove undependable to; abandon, forsake

    "His sense of smell failed him this time"; "His strength finally failed him"; "His children failed him in the crisis"

    同义词： betray

  • stop operating or functioning

    "The engine failed on the way to town"

    同义词： go bad give way die give out conk out go break break down

  • be unable

    "I fail to understand your motives"

  • judge unacceptable

    "The teacher failed six students"

  • fail to get a passing grade

    "She studied hard but failed nevertheless"; "Did I fail the test?"

    同义词： flunk bomb flush it

  • fall short in what is expected

    "She failed in her obligations as a good daughter-in-law"; "We must not fail his obligation to the victims of the Holocaust"

  • become bankrupt or insolvent; fail financially and close

    "A number of banks failed that year"

  • prove insufficient

    "The water supply for the town failed after a long drought"

    同义词： run out give out

  • get worse

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