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IELTS BNC: 1147 COCA: 1360

failure

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
failure /ˈfeɪljɚ/ noun
plural failures
failure
/ˈfeɪljɚ/
noun
plural failures
Learner's definition of FAILURE
1 
: the act or result of failing失败；故障: such as
a  : a lack of success in some effort失败
[count]
[noncount]
— opposite success
b  : a situation or occurrence in which something does not work as it should故障；失灵
[count]
[noncount]
c  : an occurrence in which someone does not do something that should be done不履行；没做到— followed by to + verb接动词不定式
[count]
[noncount]
d  : an occurrence in which crops do not grow and produce food in the normal way歉收
[noncount]
[count]
2 
[count] : a person or thing that has failed失败的人（或事物）
— opposite success
IELTS BNC: 1147 COCA: 1360

failure

noun

fail·​ure ˈfāl-yər How to pronounce failure (audio)
1
a
: omission of occurrence or performance
specifically : a failing to perform a duty or expected action
failure to pay the rent on time
b(1)
: a state of inability to perform a normal function
kidney failure
compare heart failure
(2)
: an abrupt cessation of normal functioning
a power failure
c
: a fracturing or giving way under stress
structural failure
2
a
: lack of success
b
: a failing in business : bankruptcy
He was trying to rescue the company from failure.
3
a
: a falling short : deficiency
a crop failure
b
: deterioration, decay
4
: one that has failed
He felt like a failure when he wasn't accepted into law school.

Synonyms

Example Sentences

He became discouraged by his repeated failures in business. He was often crippled by his fear of failure. The accident was caused by engine failure. The patient was suffering from heart failure. The accident was caused by a failure to use proper procedures. She was criticized for failure to follow directions. The drought caused crop failure. He felt like a failure when he wasn't accepted into law school. The scheme was a complete failure. See More
Recent Examples on the Web This, along with the massive political capital Putin has invested in the war, explain the failure so far of building diplomatic exits for the Russian leader. Stephen Collinson, CNN, 13 Sep. 2022 But Eastman is apparently undeterred by the failure of his last campaign against American democracy. Matt Ford, The New Republic, 13 Sep. 2022 There was no video shown of the rocket — only the capsule — after the failure occurred. BostonGlobe.com, 12 Sep. 2022 Blue Origin's New Shepard crashes in Texas, the first launch failure for the rocket company. Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY, 12 Sep. 2022 Blue Origin LLC aborted a launch of its suborbital New Shepard rocket shortly after takeoff in West Texas, the first major failure for Jeff Bezos’ company since transitioning to routine commercial flights. Loren Grush, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2022 There was no video shown of the rocket — only the capsule — after the failure. Marcia Dunn, Anchorage Daily News, 12 Sep. 2022 Last month, Sewell’s 126-acre property was officially annexed by the City of Taneytown, following the failure of a petition effort that tried to put the annexation to a public referendum. Ethan Ehrenhaft, Baltimore Sun, 11 Sep. 2022 When stars enter into business, the financial loss can be devastating and so can the subsequent media coverage from the failure. Jasmine Browley, Essence, 11 Sep. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

alteration of earlier failer, from Anglo-French, from Old French faillir to fail

First Known Use

1643, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of failure was in 1643

Phrases Containing failure
IELTS BNC: 1147 COCA: 1360
failure

noun¹

 1lack of success沒有成功ADJECTIVE | VERB + FAILURE | FAILURE + NOUN | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤complete, total徹底的／完全的失敗▸➤abject, humiliating不光彩的失敗◇The attempt ended in abject failure.這一嘗試以不光彩的失敗告終。➤inevitable不可避免的失敗▸➤costly代價慘重的失敗▸➤alleged, apparent, perceived所謂的／表面上的／領悟到的失敗▸➤relative相對的失敗▸➤initial最初的失敗◇Initial failure was followed by unexpected, if modest, success.最初的失敗之後是意想不到的成功，即便並不輝煌。➤ultimate最終的失敗◇War is the ultimate failure of public communication.戰爭是政府溝通最終失敗的結果。➤personal個人的失敗▸➤moral道德敗壞▸➤academic學業失敗▸➤economic, financial經濟／金融失敗▸➤military軍事上的失敗VERB + FAILURE➤be doomed to, end in, result in注定失敗；以失敗告終；導致失敗◇All her efforts were doomed to failure.她付出的所有努力注定會失敗。➤admit, tolerate承認／容忍失敗◇He was too proud to admit failure.他太驕傲了，不願認輸。◇I will not tolerate failure .我不會容忍失敗。➤lament為失敗而痛惜◇He lamented his failure to formulate a satisfactory theory.他為自己未能創立令人滿意的理論而痛惜不已。➤explain解釋失敗的原因➤attribute, blame將失敗歸因於⋯／歸咎於⋯◇He attributes the failure of the project to lack of government support.他把這一項目的失敗歸因於缺乏政府的支持。◇I blame the failure of our relationship on my husband.我把我們關係的破裂歸咎於我的丈夫。➤expect預料到會失敗◇Children who are doing badly tend to expect failure and criticism.成績不好的孩子往往容易想到失敗和受批評。➤fear害怕失敗▸➤avoid避免失敗FAILURE + NOUN➤rate失敗率◇There is a high failure rate with this treatment.這種治療的失敗率很高。PHRASES➤fear of failure害怕失敗◇Fear of failure should not deter you from trying.不應該因為害怕失敗而放棄嘗試。➤a history of failure不成功的歷史◇John had a long history of academic failure.約翰學習成績差不是一天兩天了。➤a possibility of failure, a risk of failure失敗的可能／風險➤a sense of failure挫敗感
failure

noun²

 2unsuccessful person/thing失敗的人或事ADJECTIVE | VERB + FAILURE | FAILURE + VERB | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤big, great, serious巨大的／重大的／嚴重的失敗▸➤complete, total, utter完全失敗；徹底失敗▸➤catastrophic, disastrous災難性的失敗▸➤abject, conspicuous, dismal, humiliating, lamentable, miserable不光彩的／觸目的／悲慘的／帶來恥辱的／令人惋惜的／可憐的失敗（者）▸➤costly代價巨大的失敗▸➤heroic (BrE) 有勇氣的失敗者◇If she could not succeed, she would at least be a heroic failure.即使不能成功，她至少也是一位有勇氣的失敗者。➤alleged, apparent, perceived所謂的／表面的／被視作失敗（者）▸➤relative相對的失敗（者）▸➤past過去的失敗◇to learn from past failures從以往的失敗中學習➤rare (especially BrE) 少有的失敗◇The movie was one of the rare failures in his career.這部電影是他職業生涯中少有的敗筆之一。➤unexpected意想不到的失敗▸➤personal個人的失敗▸➤collective集體的失敗▸➤moral道德的敗壞▸➤academic學習差的人▸➤economic, financial經濟／金融失敗◇economic failure and increasing unemployment經濟失敗與失業人口增多➤military軍事失敗VERB + FAILURE➤be, represent失敗；意味着失敗▸➤prove證明失敗◇The venture proved a costly failure.此次投機最終失敗，且代價巨大。➤experience, have經歷／遭到失敗▸➤feel, feel like (especially NAmE) 覺得失敗；感覺是失敗者◇I felt (like) a complete failure.我覺得自己是一個徹底的失敗者。➤consider sb/sth, regard sb/sth as認為⋯是／把⋯看成失敗（者）▸➤brand sb/sth (especially BrE) 醜化⋯為失敗者◇Her parents had long since branded her a failure.長久以來她的父母都說她是個失敗者。FAILURE + VERB➤arise from sth失敗源於⋯◇failures arising from circumstances beyond your control無法控制的環境因素導致的失敗PREPOSITION➤failure of⋯的失敗◇The decision to withdraw funding represents a failure of imagination.撤資決定表明了幻想的破滅。
failure

noun³

 3not doing sth未做ADJECTIVE | VERB + FAILURE ADJECTIVE➤fundamental根本沒做到▸➤general基本上沒做到▸➤manifest顯然沒做到▸➤consistent, constant, continued, continuing, persistent, repeated一直沒做到；經常做不到▸➤government, management政府不履行；管理上沒做到◇government failure to listen to the voice of the electorate政府沒有聽取選民的意見VERB + FAILURE➤excuse, justify為沒能做⋯找藉口；證明沒有做到⋯有道理◇Nothing can excuse your failure to ask my permission.不管什麼原因都不能成為你不徵得我允許的藉口。➤constitute構成失敗◇This breach constitutes a serious failure in performance.這次背約構成嚴重違約。
failure

noun⁴

 4of a machine, system, part of the body, etc.機器；系統；身體ADJECTIVE | VERB + FAILURE | FAILURE + VERB | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤mechanical, structural, technical機械／結構／技術故障▸➤battery, brake, component, computer, engine, equipment, power, system電池的電量不足；剎車失靈；零部件失靈；計算機故障；發動機故障；設備故障；停電；系統故障➤hardware, software (both computing計算機) 硬件／軟件故障▸➤bank, business, commercial, company, corporate, institutional, market銀行破產；企業破產；商業衰退；公司破產；企業倒閉；機構倒閉；市場蕭條◇Business failures rose by 30% in 2001.2001 年破產的企業增加了 30%。➤heart, kidney, liver, organ心力／腎臟／肝功能／器官衰竭◇the commonest cause of acute liver failure引起急性肝功能衰竭最常見的原因➤cardiac, hepatic, renal, respiratory (all medical醫學) 心臟／肝功能／腎功能／呼吸衰竭◇patients with chronic renal failure患有慢性腎功能衰竭的病人➤crop, harvest農作物歉收；收成不好▸➤communication通訊故障➤intelligence, policy情報不足；政策失敗VERB + FAILURE➤cause, lead to, result in引起／導致／造成衰竭◇a rare viral infection that can lead to heart failure可引起心力衰竭的罕見病毒感染➤experience, suffer經受／遭受故障◇The aircraft seems to have experienced an engine failure.這架飛機的發動機似乎出現過故障。➤prevent防止故障；預防衰竭FAILURE + VERB➤occur故障發生◇A power failure occurred between 4 and 5 p.m.下午四五點鐘之間停電了。PREPOSITION➤failure in⋯方面的故障◇a failure in the computer system計算機系統故障

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