failing

英['feɪlɪŋ] 美['feɪlɪŋ]
  • n. 失败；缺点；过失
  • adj. 衰弱的
  • prep. 如果没有
  • 动词fail的现在分词.
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详细释义

Noun:
  1. a flaw or weak point;

    "he was quick to point out his wife's failings"

  2. failure to reach a minimum required performance;

    "his failing the course led to his disqualification"
    "he got two flunks on his report"

Adjective:
  1. below acceptable in performance;

    "received failing grades"

双语例句

1. Who wants to buy a computer from a failing company?
谁愿意从一家要倒闭的公司买计算机呢？

来自柯林斯例句

2. He criticised the government for failing to halt economic decline.
他批评政府未能遏止经济下滑。

来自柯林斯例句

3. People accused the ministry of failing to take adequate preventive measures.
人们谴责该政府部门未能采取足够的预防措施。

来自柯林斯例句

4. In a way, I suppose I'm frightened of failing.
我想我有点惧怕失败。

来自柯林斯例句

5. He was declared bankrupt after failing to pay a £114m loan guarantee.
由于无力偿还1.14亿英镑的贷款担保，他被宣布破产。

来自柯林斯例句

    用作名词 (n.)
    1. His laziness results in his failing.
      他的懒惰导致了他的失败。
    2. Failing should make us better not bitter.
      失败应该使我们有所长进，而不是变得沮丧。
    3. That machine has one big failing.
      那台机器有个大缺点。
    4. One of her failing is selfishness.
      她的缺点之一是自私。
    5. Unfortunately, nonlistening seems to be a chronic human failing.
      遗憾的是，这种听而不闻的现象是人类常犯的过失。
    用作形容词 (adj.)
    1. In 1981, Murdoch bought the failing but prestigious London Times.
      1981年，默多克买下了经营失败但却久负盛名的《伦敦时报》。
    用作介词 (prep.)
    1. Failing instructions I did what I thought best.
      如果没有指示,我就按照自己认为最好的方法去做。
    2. Failing Smith, try Jones.
      要是史密斯不在

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