failing

英 ['feɪlɪŋ] 美['felɪŋ]
  • n. 失败;缺点,过失;弱点
  • prep. 如果没有…
  • adj. 失败的
  • v. 失败;不及格(fail的ing形式)
  • n. (Failing)人名;(英)费林

TEM8低频词

词态变化


复数: failings;

英文词源


failing (n.)
late 14c., "failure;" 1580s, "defect, fault," verbal noun from fail (v.).

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?

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

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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。

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

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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。

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