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