"fail" in Chinese (Simplified)
失败失灵不及格
Definition
指做某事没有成功、没有达到目标或标准。也可以指机器或系统停止工作,或者某人考试或课程没有通过。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
'Fail' 用途很广,如 'fail an exam'、'fail to notice'、'the engine failed'、'fail someone'(判某人不及格)。它比 'not succeed' 语气更强,也更有结果已定的感觉。非正式网络语中还常见 'epic fail' 这样的说法。
Examples
I don't want to fail the test.
我不想**考不及格**。
The plan may fail if we start too late.
如果我们开始得太晚,这个计划可能会**失败**。
Sometimes old phones fail without warning.
旧手机有时会突然**失灵**。
I completely failed to see why she was upset.
我完全**没看出来**她为什么生气。
If this backup system fails, we're in trouble.
如果这个备用系统**失灵**,我们就麻烦了。
He felt like he had failed his family.
他觉得自己**辜负了**家人。