中文翻译与英英解释

n.
1.失败 (opp. success); 不及格。
2.不足，缺乏；衰退；【医学】衰竭。
3.不履行，玩忽。
4.破产，倒闭；(银行等的)无力支付。
5.失败的事；失败者。
6.【物理学】失效；【机械工程】断裂，破坏，变钝。
短语和例子
F- is the mother of success. ＝ F- teaches success. 〔谚语〕失败是成功之母。 a failure of rain 雨量缺乏。 failure in duty 不尽职。 a crop failure ＝ (a) failure of crops 收成不好，歉收。 failure of electricity 停电。 a failure of issue 无后(嗣)。 failure of eyesight 视力减退。 He is a failure as a teacher. 他教书不行。 heart failure 【医学】心力衰竭。 a social failure (社会上的)失败者。 end in failure ＝ meet with failure 终归失败。 invite failure 招致失败。

an unexpected omission; "he resented my failure to return his call"; "the mechanic''s failure to check the brakes"

an act that fails; "his failure to pass the test"

an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose; "the surprise party was a complete failure"

a person with a record of failing; someone who loses consistently
同义词：loser, nonstarter, unsuccessful person,

loss of ability to function normally; "kidney failure"

lack of success; "he felt that his entire life had been a failure"; "that year there was a crop failure"

inability to discharge all your debts as they come due; "the company had to declare bankruptcy"; "fraudulent loans led to the failure of many banks"
同义词：bankruptcy,

例句与用法

It was impossible to associate failure with him ...
想不到他会失败。

Do n't judge a person by his success or failure .
不能以成败论英雄。

Yielding can properly be termed failure .
可以恰当地把屈服叫做失败。

His failure has been the making of him .
他的失败成了他成功的原因。

Clearly, there was an intelligence failure .
显然，情报工作出了差错。

Failure left her bitter and twisted .
她失败后痛苦不堪，失去常态。

Bad management was a cause of the failure .
经营不善是倒闭的一个原因。

Vacillation is the cause of his failure .
优柔寡断是他失败的原因。

Was the dinner to be a failure after all ?
难道这次宴会最终要办不成吗？

His failure is largely due to timidity .
他的失败主要是由于胆小。