In our class, no-one failed.我们班没人考试不及格。

Did you pass?—No, I failed.你考过了吗？——没有, 我没过。

The attempt to bribe the clerk had failed.贿赂办事员的企图没有成功。

He was afraid the revolution they had started would fail.他担心他们发起的革命会失败。

So far this year, 104 banks have failed.到目前为止, 今年已有104 家银行破产。

She failed to return her library books.她没有还掉图书馆的书。

The bomb failed to explode.炸弹没有爆炸。

The England team failed to win a place in the finals.英格兰队未能取得决赛资格。

My brakes failed.我的刹车失灵了。

The lights mysteriously failed, and we stumbled around in complete darkness.所有的灯莫名其妙地熄灭了, 我们在一片黑暗中跌跌撞撞地走着。

if the electricity supply should fail万一电力供应中断

He was 58, and his health was failing rapidly.他58岁, 身体正在迅速衰老。

until her eyesight began to fail直至她的视力开始衰退

Here in the hills, the light failed more quickly.在山区这儿, 天黑得更快。

Their courage failed a few steps short and they came running back.他们还差几步却泄了气, 便又跑了回来。