fail
翻译
失败, 不及格, 失灵, 未能
例句
He failed his driving test again.
他又一次没通过驾驶考试。
The brakes on the car failed.
汽车的刹车失灵了。
She felt she had failed her children.
她觉得自己辜负了孩子们。
He failed to arrive on time.
他未能准时到达。
语法模式
((sth.)) 未能通过（考试等） He failed his driving test again.
((主语)) 失灵，停止工作 The brakes on the car failed.
((sb.)) 辜负（某人） She felt she had failed her children.
((to-inf)) 未能做某事 He failed to arrive on time.
近义词
同义词: be unsuccessful, founder; 反义词: succeed, pass
词源
源自古法语 'faillir'，意为“失败，缺乏”。
记忆技巧
如果你考试“fail”（失败），你可能会感觉“fall”（跌倒）。这两个词听起来很像。