English主要词典
failure
Universal Words
noun
not successful
1 [U] lack of success in doing or achieving sth:
The success or failure of the plan depends on you. * The attempt was doomed to failure. * All my efforts ended in failure. * the problems of economic failure and increasing unemployment * She is still coming to terms with the failure of her marriage.
OPPSUCCESS
2 [C] somebody or something that is not successful:
The whole thing was a complete failure. * He was a failure as a teacher. * A team learns from experience, both successes and failures.
OPPSUCCESS
not doing sth
3 [U,C] ~ to do sth an act of not doing sth, especially sth that you are expected to do:
the failure of the United Nations to maintain food supplies * Failure to comply with the regulations will result in prosecution. * His confession followed repeated failures to appear in court.
of machine / part of body
4 [U,C] the state of not working correctly or as expected; an occasion when this happens:
patients suffering from heart / kidney failure * Production has been hampered by mechanical failure. * A power failure plunged everything into darkness. * The cause of the crash was given as engine failure.
of business
5 [C,U] (business ~) a situation in which a business has to close because it is not successful:
an alarming increase in business failures
of crop / harvest
6 [U,C] crop / harvest ~ a situation in which crops do not grow correctly and do not produce food:
Bad weather has resulted in crop failure.
