failure n. 1.失败 (opp. success); 不及格。 2.不足,缺乏;衰退;【医学】衰竭。 3.不履行,玩忽。 4.破产,倒闭;(银行等的)无力支付。 5.失败的事;失败者。 6.【物理学】失效;【机械工程】断裂,破坏,变钝。 F- is the mother of success. = F- teaches success. 〔谚语〕失败是成功之母。 a failure of rain 雨量缺乏。 failure in duty 不尽职。 a crop failure = (a) failure of crops 收成不好,歉收。 failure of electricity 停电。 a failure of issue 无后(嗣)。 failure of eyesight 视力减退。 He is a failure as a teacher. 他教书不行。 heart failure 【医学】心力衰竭。 a social failure (社会上的)失败者。 end in failure = meet with failure 终归失败。 invite failure 招致失败。
I was expected to do poorly by both my coach and myself , but then after i thought of my race and warmed up during the ten minute break i decided to let patience , training and the wisdom of god and master ching hai take over me and i prayed to master ching hai and said , master if im truly to fail as a swimmer and drop beyond my place then you shall reveal to me my absolute failure and let me pass on with my life and give me the courage to withstand my humiliation , but if im not going to lose then i beg you to give me strength through my upcoming challenge 当时教练已经不再期待我会有好的表现,我自己也失去信心,但在休息的十分钟,经过一番思考,并做了暖身操后,我决定考验自己的耐力,同时也让上帝和清海师父的智慧照顾一切。我向清海师父祈求:如果这次比赛我注定会输掉,名次会往下滑,请您让我输得彻底一点,并让我有勇气承受耻辱,继续活下去但如果我还有机会赢,恳求您赐给我力量,让我通过即将来临的挑战。