They can be long-winded, insensitive and impolite, often failing to look people in the eye.

他们说话啰嗦，感觉迟钝，行为粗鲁，不能正视别人的眼睛。

youdao

Yet the economy is now straining, and often failing, to keep up with the ambitious growth targets set by Vietnam's Communist bosses.

然而，如今的越南经济却要吃力地去追赶越共领导的宏伟经济目标，并且常以失败结局。

youdao

In my experience, executives are often failing to build a productive relationship with society because the old models of engagement are dead.

以我的经验来看，很多企业的高管之所以没有与社会建立卓有成效的关系，往往是由于他们采取的互动模式早已过时了。

youdao

Brands spend billions every year trying (and often failing) to invent novel associations for their products or services.

FORBES: Rand Paul's Filibuster Was Brilliant Marketing

Campaigners called for tougher rape laws and reforms to the police, who have been accused of often failing to file charges against attackers.

BBC: Justice JS Verma

Campaigners have called for tougher rape laws and reforms to the police have been accused of too often failing to file charges against attackers.

BBC: India gang rape trial begins in fast-track Delhi court