1 [U] lack of success 失败:
All my efforts ended in failure.我的心血最后全白费了。
2 [C] a person or thing that is not successful 失败的人或事物:
His first attempt at skating was a miserable failure.他头一次溜冰,摔得很惨的。 [OPP] for senses 1 and 2 success 第1及2义的反义词皆为success
3 [C,U] failure to do sth not doing sth that people expect you to do 没有做别人期望或预期的事 ·
I was very disappointed at his failure to come to the meeting.他没有来参加这个会议,我实在很失望。
4 [C,U] an example of sth not working properly 失灵;故障:
She died of heart failure.她死于心力衰竭。There's been a failure in the power supply.供电出了故障。
failure/ˋfeljɚ; ˈfeIljə/n 1 [U] when someone or something does not succeed [ success ] 失败: His career ended in failure . 他的职业生涯以失败告终。2 [C] someone or something that is not successful [ success ] 失败的人[事物]: His last album was a total failure . 他最近的一张专辑完全失败。Business failures are expected to rise. 企业倒闭预计会增多。3 failure to do sth the fact that someone has not done something that they should have done 未做〔应做的〕某事: Failure to present a valid ticket will result in prosecution. 无法出示有效车票会被检控。4 [C,U] when a machine or part of your body stops working properly〔机器或人体器官的〕失灵﹔衰竭: heart/kidney/liver etc failure He died of heart failure. 他死于心脏衰竭。a power failure 停电
failurefailurefailuresnoun1(no plural) lack of success: The search for the missing children ended in failure.2(pluralfailures) a person or thing that does not do well: I felt that I was a failure because I didn't have a job.oppositesuccess