不及物動詞：失敗、未能做到、衰退、某物失靈、未履行、不及格、未能通過
常見搭配詞：
- fail to see / understand
不明白(不理解)
例句：I’m afraid you failed to understand the real issue.
我擔心你未能理解真正的問題。 - fail to notice
未注意到
例句：No one can fail to notice the changes in the city.
任何人都會注意到城市中的變化。 - fail to do something
未能做到…
例句：If we fail to plan, we are planning to fail.
如果我們不計劃，就等於計劃失敗。 - can’t fail to do something / no one can fail to do something
不可能不、一定會
例句：You couldn’t fail to be affected by the story.
你不可能不被這個故事所影響。 - if all else fails
如果計劃均告失敗
You should try to fix the computer yourself, but if all else fails, take it to a repair shop.
你應該嘗試自己修理電腦，但如果所有其他的方法都不行，就拿到修理店去。 - without fail
總是、務必、一定
例句：Please send me the report by tomorrow morning, without fail.
請你一定要在明天早上之前把報告給我。 - fail miserably
慘敗
例句：Despite their efforts, the team failed miserably in the competition.
儘管他們付出了努力，但球隊在比賽中還是慘遭失敗。 - fail repeatedly / unexpectedly
屢次失敗(一再地失敗) / 意外地失敗
例句：He failed repeatedly before finally achieving success.
他屢次失敗，最後才取得成功。 - fail gradually
逐漸衰退(衰弱)
例句：His health began to fail gradually due to his poor diet.
由於他的飲食習慣差，他的健康狀態開始逐漸下降。 - fail eventually
最終失敗(以失敗告終)
例句：Despite some initial success, the strategy failed eventually.
儘管最初取得了一些成功，但該策略最終還是失敗了。
例句：
- The plan failed.
計劃失敗了。 - This method of growing roses never fails.
這種種植玫瑰的方法永遠不會失敗。 - We can’t fail to acknowledge his contributions to the company.
我們必須承認他對公司的貢獻。 - The engine failed during the flight.
飛行中引擎失效了。 - He failed in his attempt to climb Mount Everest.
他嘗試攀登聖母峰失敗了。 - She failed to mention that she was changing jobs.
她沒有提到她要換工作。 - The project failed due to lack of funds.
由於缺乏資金，該專案失敗了。 - His health failed and he had to retire early.
他的健康狀況惡化，不得不提早退休。 - No one can fail to see the reason behind his behavior.
沒有人看不出他行為背後的原因。 - The movie can’t fail to be a hit .
這部電影不可能不受歡迎(一定會有很高的票房)。 - You can’t fail to appreciate the beauty of nature.
你必定會欣賞到大自然的美。 - His brakes failed on his way home.
在回家的路上，他的剎車失靈了。 - You must be there by 8 o’clock, without fail.
你必須在八點鐘之前到達，千萬不要遲到。
同義詞：
- falter 猶豫、動搖 vi. 表示在進行中停頓或猶豫，可能是因為不確定或缺乏信心。
例句：Her confidence began to falter when she heard the news.
當她聽到這個消息時，她的信心開始動搖。 - languish 衰退、衰弱 vi. 表示變得衰弱或者處於不利的狀態。
例句：The plants began to languish without sunlight.
植物在沒有陽光的情況下開始衰弱。 - decline 下降、衰退 vi. 表示數量、品質或力量的減少。
例句：Sales have declined over the past year.
過去一年銷售量已經下降。 - diminish 減少、降低 vi. 表示數量、大小或重要性的減少。
例句：Her influence in the office diminished after the argument.
在那場爭吵之後，她在辦公室的影響力下降了。 - dwindle 減少、縮小 vi. 指逐漸變得更小或更少。
例句：The company’s profits have been dwindling over the past few months.
過去幾個月，該公司的利潤一直在下降。
及物動詞：不及格、未能通過、使某人未能通過、辜負
常見搭配詞：
- fail a test / a subject
考試不及格 / 某學科沒過
例句：He failed the final exam and had to retake it.
他考試不及格，不得不重考。 - fail somebody
辜負某人、讓某人失望
例句：Don’t fail me.
別讓我失望。 - fail a student
讓一名學生不及格
例句：The teacher failed the student for not submitting any assignments.
老師因為那個學生沒有提交任何作業而讓他不及格。 - fail a system
讓系統失效
例句：The sudden power outage failed the entire computer system.
突然停電使整個電腦系統癱瘓。 - fail one’s duty (to do something)
未能履行(做…的)職責
例句：The manager failed his duty to oversee the project properly.
經理沒有盡到妥善監督該專案的職責。 - fail an attempt
嘗試失敗
例句：She failed her attempt to set a new world record.
她嘗試打破新的世界紀錄，但失敗了。
例句：
- She failed her driving test.
她的駕照考試沒有通過。 - I passed English but failed math.
我英語通過了，但數學沒通過。 - He failed his parents by dropping out of school.
他中途輟學，辜負了父母的期望。 - When he was laid off, he felt he had failed his family.
當他被解僱時，他覺得自己辜負了家人。 - The examiners failed her because she hadn’t answered their questions well enough.
考官們沒有讓她通過，因為她沒有很好地回答他們的問題。
同義詞：
- flunk 不及格、失敗 vt. 表示在考試或測試中不及格。
例句：He flunked his math test.
他數學考試不及格。 - flop 失敗、破產 vt. 表示一個努力或嘗試未能達到預期的結果。
例句：The movie was a total flop at the box office.
這部電影的票房徹底失敗(糟透了)。 - bungle 搞砸、弄錯 vt. 表示粗心大意或不當地處理事情。
例句：He bungled the job and we had to start over.
他把工作搞砸了，我們不得不重新開始。 - botch 弄砸、搞砸 vt. 指不小心或不巧妙地做某事，結果弄砸了。
例句：She botched her presentation because of her nervousness.
因為緊張，她把演講搞砸了。 - blunder 犯錯、出錯 vt. 指由於粗心或愚蠢而做錯事。
例句：She blundered her lines in the play.
演戲時，她說錯了台詞。
衍生字：
- failure 失敗、失敗的人(或事)、未履行、沒做到、故障、衰退、衰竭 n.
- failed 不成功的、失敗的 adj.
- failing 弱點、缺點 n. 如果不行、若無 prep. 衰退中的、逐漸減弱的、漸趨失敗的 adj.
