点为212度）：月办degrees Fahrenheit五十华氏度 ► Fahr-en-heit noun [U] ： to give the temperature in Fahrenheit以华氏表示温度

fail 〇t» /fell/ verb, noun

i verb

►                NOT SUCCEED 不成;势 1 ~ (in sth) to not be successful in

achieving sth 失败;未能（做到）：tvf l^iZeci'in my attempt to persuade her.    0 Many diets

/aiZ because they are boring.许多规金饮食因单调乏陣都 不奏效。◊ a/a沿ng schooZ —所失败的学校◊ [V to inf] She/aiied to get into art coHege.她未能进入"^术学院。

The song can^fail to be a hit (= definitely will be a hit). 这首歌不可能不流行起来。

►                NOT DO SJH本做某巾2 to not do sth未做；未履荇（某 事）..：[V to inf] He/afZed to keep the appofnmie/it.他未 M约。◊ She never jhfis to emaiZ every weefc.每周她必走 发‘子邮件。◊ J /af〖 to see (= i don’t understand) why you won’t even give ft a t/y.莪不懂为什么你连试一试俞 不愿意。◊ [V] ffe /dt he wouW be /aiZingf fn his duty i/ he c«d not report it.他认为他如果不报告就是失职。

►                TEST/EXAM 制验：:'考试 3 to not pass a test or an exam; to decide that sb/sth has not passed a test or an exam 不及格；评定不及格：[VN] He /aiied his driving te灯•他 驾驶执照考试不及格。◊ The examiners/ai'Zeti over haZ/ the candidates.主考人员评定，半数以土报考者不及格。

◊ She was disquaZ诉ed a_/ter. /a沿ng a drugs test.她药检 未通过，被取消了资格。◊ [V] What wiH you do i/you /ai〖？如果你考试失败打算千什么？      EH3 pass

►                OF MACHINES/PARTS OF BODY 机器；身体部位 4 [V] to stop .working .出故障；失灵：The brakes on my bike /aikd ha?/ vwzy down the WH.我骑自行车下山到中途刹车 失灵了。

►                OF HEALTH/SIGHT 健康;视力 5 [V] (especially in the progressive tenses 尤用于进行咏 to become weak 衰退：Her eyesight is /aiHng.她知‘力日渐衰退。◊ His Zast months in oj^ce were marred by/a出ng heaZth.由于 健康恶化，他最后几个月的公职工作受到了影响。

►                DISAPPOINT SB 使孝望 6 [VN] to disappoint sb; to be unable to_help when needed使失望；肴负于；无能为 力：When he lost his job, he felt he had failed his family. 他失去工作以后，感到辜负了他的家庭。◊ She tried to be brave, but her courage/ai〖ed her.她想勇敢，但却鼓不起 勇气'。〇 (figurative) Words fail me (= I cannot express how I feel).我无法i达自己知感受。

►.NOT BE. ENOUGH 不丨'足’7 [V] to not be enough when needed or expected 不足；缺乏：The crops failed again Z〇5t summer•上个夏季庄稼又歉收了。.◊ 77ie rains had /aited and the rivers were dry.雨量不足，河流千涸。

►                OF COMPANY/BUSINESS1 公司；企业 8 [V] to be unable to continue 倒闭；破产：Severed banks /afied during the recession.经济衰退期间有几家银行倒闭了。

if all else 'fails used to suggest sth that sb can do if nothing else they have tried is_ successful 实在不行的 话（还可以…■):疗 aH eke /afk, you ccm aivvays seH your motorbike.如果如1有别的汸法鈿不行，你总还％以卖 掉摩托车。

■                  noun the result of an exam in which a person is not successful (考试 >_不及格：J got three passes and one

我考试三门及格，一门不及格。CEH pass without 'fail 1 when you tell sb to do sth without fail, you are telling them that they must do it 务必;一定：J want you here by two o’docfc wfthout/ail 我要你两点钟务必来到这里。2 always总是；必定：He emails every weefc without/ail.他每周必定发电子邮件。

failed /feild/ <3办[only before noun] not successful 失败 的；不成功的：a /aiied writer不成功的作家◊ a /m7ed coup流产豉变

fail-ing /'feilii)/ noun, prep.

■                  now/? [usually pi.] a weakness or fault in sb/sth 弱点；缺 点：She is aware 〇/ her own /aiZings.她 了解自己的刼 点。◊ TTie inquiry acfcnovvled^es /a沿嗯 i'n the j’udfcfaZ system.这次调查承认司法制度有缺陷。

uprep. used to introduce a suggestion that could be considered if the one just mentioned is not possible 如 果不能；如果没有：Asfc a _/Hend to recommend a doctor or, failing that, ask for a list in your local library.

友推荐一位医生，如果办不到就向当地图书馆要一份 名单。

'fail-safe adj. [usually before noun] (of machinery or equip­ment       designed to stop working if anything

goes wrong看自动保险装置的；A有自动防止故鉍性能 的a /af【-sa/e tievfce/mecftanisiu/system 故障保护装

^ /机械装置/系统 fail-lire /Teilj0(r)/ noun

►                NOT SUCCESSFUL’ 不诚；rij 1 tU] lack of success in doing or achieving sth 失败：The success or failure of the plan depends on you.这项计划的成败戒决于你。◊ 77ie attempt was doomed to/afiure.这项尝试注定失败。◊ AH my ejgforts ended fn/aihtre•我的一切游力最后鈿无济

■于事。◊ the problems 〇/economic/adure cmd increasing unemptoyment经济失败和失业人数增加这些间题◊ S/ie is still coming to terms with the failure of her marriage. M ，还在努力适应婚姻失败的事实。EH3 success 2 [c] a person or thing that is not successful 失败的人（或事 物.77ie whole thing was a compiete/aiZure•整个事情 如底失败了。◊抱體5 a /ai〖ure 〇5 a teacher.他当釦如 异方成访。EH3 success

►                NOT DO丨NG STH 未做某'务 3 [U, C]〜to do sth an act of not doing sth, especially sth that you are expected to do 未做，未履行（应做之事）：the/ai7ure 〇/the Mirions to maintain/ood suppHes联合国未能，持粮食声

jSi 0 Failure to comply with the regulations will result in prosecution.

►                OF MACklW/PART OF BODY 机器；身体部{ 4 [U, C] the state of not working correctly or as expected; an occa­sion when this happens 故障； 失灵：patients suffering 介om hearl/fcfdnQO etc./af〖ure.心脏、肾等衰竭的為人◊ A power/aiZure pZunged everything into darkness.电源故 障使一切陷入黑暗。◊ TTie cause 〇/ the crash was giVe/i as engine/aihire.撞车事故的原因被认定是发动机故障。

►                OF BUSlNESS/企.业‘ 5 [C U] business 〜a situation in which a business has to dose because it is not successful 倒闭

►                OF CROP/HARVEH 庄稼;啤威 6 [U，C] crop/harvest ~ a situation in which crops do not grow correctly and do not produce food 歉收

fain /fern/ adv. {old use) willingly or with pleasure 然;乐意地：J wouM/ain do as you 〇5fc•听候你的吩咐。 faint 〇■» /femt/ adj：, verb, noun

madj. (faint-er, faint-est) 1 that cannot be clearly seen, heard or smelt (光、声、味）微弱的，不清楚的：a /amt giow/gifmmer/Iigfit 微弱的光亮/ 闪羌/ 光◊ a /aint smeH 〇/ pe和me 淡淡的香水味◊ We couW hear their voices growing fainter as they walked down the road.他们沿路走远时我们听见他们的说话声逐渐模糊。◊ Jfis breathing became /amt•.他的呼吸变得微弱了。

2 very small; possible but unlikely 微小的;’可能性不大 的 HIi?l slight ： There is still a faint hope that she may be cured.她的病还有一点点希望可以治k。◊ r/iey don't have the faintest chance of winning.

的可能。3 not enthusiastic不热情的；不积极的： a/aint show 〇/ resistance软弱无ii裊癀作样的禎橈◊ a/aint smrte 淡淡一笑 4 [not before noun] feeling weak and tired and likely to become unconscious 昏眩；快要 昏厥：She sudden以/e〖t /afnt•她突然感g快要昏倒。◊ 77ie waHcers were/aint介om hunger.步行者饿得头昏眼 花。► faint•丨y a办.：S/ie smiZed/ain办.她淡淡地笑了一 卡。◊ He Zoofced /ain办embarrassed他显得有点难堪。 not have the faintest .(idea) [informal) to not anything at all about sth 完全示知道：I didn’t have the j^ntest idea what you meant.我一点也不明.白 你的意思。一 more at damn v.

■ verft [V] to become unconscious when not enough blood is going to your brain, usually because of the heat, a shock, etc. # 厥 HTTl pass qut to/aint _/ir〇m hunger 饿昏 去◊ SuddenZy the. .woman in yhmt me /afnted. 義面前的女人突然昏倒了。◊   J aimost/ainted

(=I was very surprised) when s/ie toid me.她告诉我时 我吃惊得差点昏过去。

mnoun [sing.] the state of becoming unconscious WM ： He/eH to t/ie ground in a dead/afnt.他跌倒在地，昏死

#去。

.faint-'hearted adj. lacking confidence and not brave; afraid of failing 胆怯的；怯懦的 BTH cowardly ► the ,faint-'hearted noun [pi.] ： The climb is not for the