ADJECTIVE | VERB + FAILINGADJECTIVE➤great, major, serious, worst很大的/重大的/嚴重的/最糟糕的不足◇Vanity is her worst failing.愛慕虛榮是她最大的缺點。➤common, human共同的缺點;人的弱點◇the very human failing of wanting to tell other people what to do喜歡指揮別人這一人性的弱點➤moral道德缺陷▸➤personal個人缺點➤intelligence情報差錯◇an official report into intelligence failings情報失真的官方報道VERB + FAILING➤have有缺點◇We all have our failings.每個人都有缺點。➤expose, highlight, identify暴露/凸顯出/找出缺點◇The investigation exposed huge failings in the system of medicines regulation.調查曝光了藥品監管系統中存在的巨大缺陷。➤acknowledge, recognize承認/認識到缺點➤address處理缺陷◇The committee is being urged to address failings in the law.敦促委員會着手處理該法律的缺陷。