He received more of the blame than anyone when the plan failed to work.

当计划失败之后他受到的指责比任何人都多。

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

Strike action should be regarded as a last resort , when all attempts to negotiate have failed.

罢工应该是最后一着，在所有的谈判努力都告失败时才使用。

《牛津词典》

The evening started badly when the speaker failed to turn up.

那天晚上的活动一开始挺糟糕，因为演讲者没有来。

《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

The question, by the way, was when do children-- in that video when were the-- what were the ages of the children who failed and who passed?

顺便说一下,刚才的问题是,在影片中失败和通过任务的儿童,他们的年龄有多大

耶鲁公开课 - 心理学导论课程节选

One situation is when you're speaking with a friend who had given you really good advice that you failed to take.

一种情况是，当你正在和一个朋友交谈，他之前曾给你一些很好的建议，但你却没有采纳。

I should have 课堂 - SpeakingMax英语口语达人

The app worked 90 percent of the time but had to be restarted occasionally when it failed to connect -- no fun when you're missing your favorite show.

ENGADGET: How-to: Build a multi-talented HTPC for (roughly) $1,000

When that failed, the managers simply overruled them, and submitted their own launch recommendation.

NPR: Challenger: Reporting a Disaster's Cold, Hard Facts

Daniel Entwistle was seven when he failed to return home on Saturday, 3 May, 2003.

BBC: Daniel Entwistle