Collins Chinese Dictionary Plus (3rd edition), 2011:
fail [feɪl]
I vt
1
[+ exam, test] 没(沒)有通过(過) méiyǒu tōngguò
- I failed my driving test twice.
我两(兩)次驾(駕)驶(駛)考试(試)都没(沒)合格。 Wǒ liǎng cì jiàshǐ kǎoshì dōu méi hégé.
2
[+ candidate] 评(評)定…不及格 píngdìng…bù jígé
- One of the examiners wanted to fail him.
其中一位考官想要评(評)定他不及格。 Qízhōng yī wèi kǎoguān xiǎng yào píngdìng tā bù jígé.
3
[leader, system] 使失望 shǐ shīwàng
- Our leaders have failed us.
我们(們)的领(領)导(導)使我们(們)失望。 Wǒmen de lǐngdǎo shǐ wǒmen shīwàng.
4
[courage, memory] 失去
shīqù
- At the last minute his courage failed him.
在关(關)键(鍵)时(時)刻,他失去了勇气(氣)。 Zài guānjiàn shíkè,tā shīqùle yǒngqì.
II vi
1
[candidate] 没(沒)通过(過) méi tōngguò
- "Did you pass?""No, I failed."
"你过(過)了吗(嗎)?""没(沒)过(過)。" "Nǐ guòle ma?""Méi guò."
2
[attempt, plan, remedy] 失败(敗) shībài
- The attempt to bribe the clerk had failed.
贿(賄)赂(賂)职(職)员(員)的尝(嘗)试(試)失败(敗)了。 Huìlù zhíyuán de chángshì shībài le.
3
[brakes] 失灵(靈) shīlíng
- The brakes failed and his car crashed into a tree.
由于(於)刹车(車)失灵(靈),他的车(車)撞树(樹)上了。 Yóuyú shāchē shīlíng,tā de chē zhuàng shù shang le.
4
[eyesight, health] 衰退 shuāituì
- They go and read to people whose sight is failing.
他们(們)给(給)那些视(視)力衰退的人读(讀)书(書)听(聽)。 Tāmen gěi nàxiē shìlì shuāituì de rén dúshū tīng.
5
[light] 变(變)暗 biàn àn
(=neglect) 没(沒)有做某事 méiyǒu zuò mǒushì
(=without exception)毫无(無)例外 háo wú lìwài
- In a few hours the light will fail.
几(幾)个(個)小时(時)以后(後),天色就会(會)变(變)暗。 Jǐ gè xiǎoshí yǐhòu,tiānsè jiù huì biàn àn.
- to fail to do sth
(=not succeed) 未能做某事 wèi néng zuò mǒushì
- The England team failed to win a place in the finals.
英格兰(蘭)队(隊)未能进(進)入决(決)赛(賽)。 Yīnggélán duì wèi néng jìnrù juésài.
(=neglect) 没(沒)有做某事 méiyǒu zuò mǒushì
- The bomb failed to explode.
炸弹(彈)没(沒)有爆炸。 Zhàdàn méiyǒu bàozhà.
- without fail
(=definitely) 一定 yīdìng
- Don't worry, I'll be there without fail.
别(別)担(擔)心,我一定会(會)去。 Bié dānxīn,wǒ yīdìng huì qù.
(=without exception)
- He attended every meeting without fail.
他每次会(會)议(議)都参(參)加,没(沒)有例外的。 Tā měi cì huìyì dōu cānjiā,méiyǒu lìwài de.
在这些条目还发现'fail to keep':
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