fail vi. 1.失败,不及格 (opp. succeed, pass); (判断)错误,不中目标。 2.〔与 of 或不定式连用〕不能,不(做),忘记。 3.(分量)不足,缺乏 (in); (作物)歉收。 4.(健康等)衰退,衰弱,停止作用;(水)断,风(停)。 5.倒闭,破产。 6.(后嗣)全无,绝。 He fails in truthfulness. 他不够老实。 She never fails to write me every week. 她永不忘记每周给我写信。 I fail to see. 我弄不懂。 The wind failed. 风停了。 Water supply has failed. 供水中断。 vt. 1.使失望;辜负;无助于,丢弃;不履行,玩忽。 2.(考试)失败,不及格;〔口语〕(考试人)不录取(考生),把(考生)评为不及格。 Words failed me at the last minute. 到最后的时候我说不出话来了。 Time would fail me to tell of it. 没有那么多的时间去谈。 I failed exam in geography. 我地理考试不及格。 The teacher failed me in physics. 老师评我物理考试不及格。 Don't fail to 务必,一定(Don't fail to write me. 不要忘了给我写信)。 fail of 不能达到,缺乏…能力 (The debater's argument failed of logical connection. 辩论者的论点缺乏逻辑的连贯性)。 never fail to (do) 必定 (He never fails to come on Sunday. 他星期天准来)。 n. 1.失败,失误;不及格;不及格者。 2.【商业】(期货交割)失期。 without fail 必定,务必。
On inquiry of these precious innocents , to whom even the name of their predecessors was a failing memory , clare learned that john durbeyfield was dead ; that his widow and children had left marlott , declaring that they were going to live at kingsbere , but instead of doing so had gone on to another place they mentioned 克莱尔一打听,才知道约翰德北菲尔德已经去世,他的遗孀和孩子们也离开马洛特村了,说是要到金斯伯尔去住,但是后来又没有到那儿去,而是去了另外一个地方他们把那个地方的名字告诉了克莱尔。