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failure noun 1lack of success 没有成功ADJECTIVE | VERB + FAILURE | FAILURE + NOUN | PHRASES ADJECTIVEcomplete, total 彻底的／完全的失败abject, humiliating 不光彩的失败◆The attempt ended in abject failure.这一尝试以不光彩的失败告终。inevitable 不可避免的失败costly 代价惨重的失败alleged, apparent, perceived 所谓的／表面上的／领悟到的失败relative 相对的失败initial 最初的失败◆Initial failure was followed by unexpected, if modest, success.最初的失败之后是意想不到的成功，即便并不辉煌。ultimate 最终的失败◆War is the ultimate failure of public communication.战争是政府沟通最终失败的结果。personal 个人的失败moral 道德败坏academic 学业失败economic, financial 经济／金融失败military 军事上的失败VERB + FAILUREbe doomed to, end in, result in 注定失败；以失败告终；导致失败◆All her efforts were doomed to failure.她付出的所有努力注定会失败。admit, tolerate 承认／容忍失败◆He was too proud to admit failure.他太骄傲了，不愿认输。◆I will not tolerate failure .我不会容忍失败。lament 为失败而痛惜◆He lamented his failure to formulate a satisfactory theory.他为自己未能创立令人满意的理论而痛惜不已。explain 解释失败的原因attribute, blame 将失败归因于⋯／归咎于⋯◆He attributes the failure of the project to lack of government support.他把这一项目的失败归因于缺乏政府的支持。◆I blame the failure of our relationship on my husband.我把我们关系的破裂归咎于我的丈夫。expect 预料到会失败◆Children who are doing badly tend to expect failure and criticism.成绩不好的孩子往往容易想到失败和受批评。fear 害怕失败avoid 避免失败FAILURE + NOUNrate 失败率◆There is a high failure rate with this treatment.这种治疗的失败率很高。PHRASESfear of failure 害怕失败◆Fear of failure should not deter you from trying.不应该因为害怕失败而放弃尝试。a history of failure 不成功的历史◆John had a long history of academic failure.约翰学习成绩差不是一天两天了。a possibility of failure, a risk of failure 失败的可能／风险a sense of failure 挫败感 |