fail
翻譯
失敗, 不及格, 失靈, 未能
例句
He failed his driving test again.
他又一次沒通過駕駛考試。
The brakes on the car failed.
汽車的煞車失靈了。
She felt she had failed her children.
她覺得自己辜負了孩子們。
He failed to arrive on time.
他未能準時到達。
文法模式
((sth.)) 未能通過（考試等） He failed his driving test again.
((主語)) 失靈，停止工作 The brakes on the car failed.
((sb.)) 辜負（某人） She felt she had failed her children.
((to-inf)) 未能做某事 He failed to arrive on time.
近義詞
同義詞: be unsuccessful, founder; 反義詞: succeed, pass
詞源
源自古法語 'faillir'，意為「失敗，缺乏」。
記憶技巧
如果你考試「fail」（失敗），你可能會感覺「fall」（跌倒）。這兩個詞聽起來很像。