"fail" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 失敗
• 失靈
• 不及格

Definition

指做某事沒有成功、沒有達到目標或標準。也可以指機器或系統停止運作，或者某人考試或課程沒有通過。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

'Fail' 用途很廣，如 'fail an exam'、'fail to notice'、'the engine failed'、'fail someone'（判某人不及格）。它比 'not succeed' 語氣更強，也更有結果已定的感覺。非正式網路語中還常見 'epic fail' 這樣的說法。

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.

如果我們開始得太晚，這個計畫可能會**失敗**。

Sometimes old phones fail without warning.

舊手機有時會突然**失靈**。

I completely failed to see why she was upset.

我完全**沒看出來**她為什麼生氣。

If this backup system fails, we're in trouble.

如果這個備用系統**失靈**，我們就麻煩了。

He felt like he had failed his family.

他覺得自己**辜負了**家人。