failure
/ˈfeɪljə(r)/
n.
一句话记住
失败；失败的人或事；未履行；故障；失灵
释义与例句
n.
失败；失败的人或事
lack of success in doing or achieving something, or a person or thing that is unsuccessful
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Failure is often a useful part of the learning process.
失败往往是学习过程中有益的一部分。
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The expedition ended in failure because of severe weather.
由于天气恶劣，这次探险以失败告终。
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He felt like a failure after losing his job.
失业后，他觉得自己是个失败者。
n.
未履行；故障；失灵
the fact of not doing something that should be done, or of a system or body part stopping working properly
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Failure to follow the safety rules may result in injury.
不遵守安全规则可能导致受伤。
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The accident was caused by engine failure.
这起事故由发动机故障引起。
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The patient was admitted to hospital with kidney failure.
这名患者因肾衰竭入院。
词源与构词
由 fail 加名词后缀 -ure 构成，表示失败、未做到或功能失常的状态。
记忆钩子
fail 是“失败、未能、出故障”，failure 对应这三类名词含义；failure to do 表示“未做到”。
词族与关联词
词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
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fail 失败；未能做到；出故障failure 的动词形式，如 fail an exam（考试不及格）。
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failing 缺点；衰退的可作名词指弱点，也可作形容词指衰弱或失效。
同义词
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breakdown 故障；崩溃breakdown 常指机器、系统或关系的突然崩溃；failure 范围更广，还可指失败或未能履行。A power breakdown stopped production for two hours. 供电故障使生产停顿了两个小时。
反义词
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success 成功Hard work alone does not guarantee success. 仅有努力并不能保证成功。
易混词（形近或义近，注意区别）
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fault 过错；故障fault 强调责任、缺点或具体故障；failure 指失败的结果、未履行义务或功能停止。It was my fault that we missed the train. 我们没赶上火车是我的错。
常见搭配
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end in failure 以失败告终Their first attempt to cross the desert ended in failure. 他们第一次穿越沙漠的尝试以失败告终。
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failure to do something 未能做某事Failure to pay on time may lead to extra charges. 未按时付款可能会产生额外费用。
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power failure 停电；电力故障A sudden power failure shut down all the computers. 突然停电使所有电脑都关机了。