212 gt ) : fifty degrees
Fahrenheit 3£ 7 ^ R J® ► Fahren-heit noun [U] : to give the
temperature in Fahrenheit 1
fail o-w /feii/ verb, noun
u verb
►
NOT SUCCEED 7 1 ~ (in sth) to not
be successful in
achieving sth A M; At£ ( MIU ) : [V] I failed in my attempt
to persuade her. A M 0 o Many diets
fail because they are
boring.
7#$fco o a failing school —#f AJS£#L^$ 0 [V to inf] She failed to get into art college. MAtistiE Azb^^^o 0 The song can't fail to be
a hit
(= definitely
will be a hit).
&tfc7 ftM7Eft&Ao
►
NOT DO STH AWX7
2 to not do sth AM; AHfr ( % A ) : [V to
inf] He failed to keep the appointment, ftfa A ®#J0 0 She never fails to email every week, M
01 fail to see (= I don’t understand) why you won’t even
give it a try.
7 J§ 1? o
0
[V] He
felt he would be failing in his duty if he did not report it. tifaiAAftfa#P#7#AlftJSAlRo
►
TEST/EXAM $ij ; 7 ft 3 to not pass a test or
an exam; to decide that sb/sth has not passed a test or an exam 7AE7 i¥ a£7R: [VN] He failed his driving test, ftfa
0 The examiners failed over half the candidates. ±#AMi¥®, „
0 She was disqualified
after failing a drugs test.
AiiM, 7 o M What will you do if
you
fail? £pAlft#ftAMftll7'H-ft ? H23 pass
►
OF MACHINES/PARTS OF BODY 4 [V] to
stop working ft P§t; AM: The brakes on my bike
failed half way down the hill fElf S ftAT lil?!l A
AM To1
►
OF HEALTH/SIGHT H Jg ;
||j] 5
[V] (especially in the progressive tenses A H 7 ® ft Rti) to become weak M il: Her eyesight is failing. MEftMAH^r^il,, o His last months in office were marred by failing
health.
ftX
►
DISAPPOINT SB f AI « [VN] to disappoint sb; to be unable to
help when needed A M; % M 7; A16 A A: When he lost his job, he felt he had failed his
family. ftfeAAXfm/0, mmmfcTimmmo o She tried to be brave, but her courage
failed her.
ft ft 0 0 {figurative) Words fail me (= I cannot express how
I feel). i
B£ft]i:§o
►
NOT BE ENOUGH 7 A 7 [V] to not be enough
when needed or expected 7M; EftX: The crops failed again last summer. ±7Jt^i£^XlM£7o 0 The rains had failed and the rivers were dry. Mit 7ft, M$l7?®0
►
OF COMPANY/BUSINESS 8 [V] to be unable to
continue ]?!] ftj;
ft : Several
banks failed during the recession.
if all else 'fails used to suggest sth that
sb can do if nothing else they have tried is successful /E 7 ft (ft if (
3Eft VA ) : If all else fails, you
can always sell your motorbike. jfPAHAWS'J^AAti^ft,
#mm-.
* noun the result of an exam in
which a person is not successful ( )
7 Rfa:
I got three passes and one
fail, n n ft
HH R
ft , -n7S«, EH2
pass rm without 'fail 1 when you tell sb to do
sth without fail, you are telling them that they must do it I want you here by
2 always He
emails every week without
fail.
failed /feild/ adj. [only before noun] not successful AM
(ft; 7 (ft: a failed writer 7 (ft fT 1C 0 a failed coup
fail ing /’feiliij/ noun, prep.
m noun [usually pi.] a weakness
or fault in sb/sth it: She is aware of her own failings. M 7
ft? § B (ft II it o O The inquiry acknowledges failings in the
judicial system. j&ftiJijiAiAf]
m prep, used to introduce a suggestion that could
be considered if the one just mentioned is not possible itt A7$i; #P : Ask a friend to
recommend a doctor or, failing that, ask for a list in your local library, if
'fail-safe adj. [usually before noun]
(of machinery or equipment Hli$i£i&ilr) designed to
stop working if anything goes wrong =MT
tf}: a
fail-safe device/mechanism/system
fail ure 0"w /'feilja(r)/ noun
►
NOT SUCCESSFUL 1
[U] lack of success in doing or
achieving sth AM : The success or failure
of the plan depends on you. & 36
it ftJ (ft
J5£ Hfc M A 7 ifc „ o The attempt was doomed
to failure. 0
All my efforts ended in failure.
7^o 0 the problems of economic failure and increasing
unemployment *£[7AJftfP AftA$(if
HP&lSj*] M o She is still coming to terms with the failure of
her marriage, jflfe
Ena
success 2 m a
person or thing that is not
successful A M (ft A ( ♦
|/f ) : The whole thing was a complete failure. fj Ii£ A lift 7 o 0
He
was a failure as a teacher, ffe MS ffc jlip A7J^5(Jo K23 success
►
NOT DOING STH XliM % 3 [U, C] ~ to do sth an act of not doing sth, especially sth that you are
expected to do AM, A® ft ( jSiMAff ) : the failure of the United Nations to maintain food
supplies ®
J§Z
0 Failure
to comply with the regulations will result in prosecution.
►
OF MACHINE/PART OF BODY HI |f; MW ® { 4 [U, C] the state of not working correctly
or as expected; an occasion when this happens j$CP¥; AM: patients suffering from heart/kidney, etc. failure 7'Hi, 'Jf ^tl$i(ftMA o A power failure plunged everything into darkness.
0 The cause of the crash
was given
as engine failure.
►
OF BUSINESS Xik 5 [C, U] business - a
situation in which a business has to close because it is not successful #JA
►
OF CROP/HARVEST J7 W ; i&)A 6 [U, C] crop/harvest ~ a situation in which crops do not grow correctly and
do not produce food ifcijfr
fain /fern/ adv. {old use) willingly or with
pleasure I would fain do as you ask. ift^fe(fti$-Pfto
faint O-w /feint/ adj., verb, noun
• adj. (faint-er, faint-est) 1 that cannot be clearly
seen, heard or smelt (ft, P, A ) M iW, 7?f3l(ft: a faint
glow/glimmer/light ft II ift A ^ / |a] A: / A o a faint smell of perfume W # A A 0 We could hear their voices
growing fainter as they walked down the road. 0
His breathing became faint, ffe Eft && A ft
M i! 7 0 2 very small; possible but unlikely ft7(ft;
ft tlstt7A (ft PTI71 slight : There is still a faint hope that she may
be cured. M
^ IS 7 M ft 1A f & k 0 o They
don’t have the faintest
chance of winning.
(ft ft <, 3 not enthusiastic 7 ^ 'If
(ft ; 7: IR M W : a faint show of resistance 0
a faint smile 4 [not before noun] feeling weak
and tired and likely to
become unconscious jAJc
HM:
She
suddenly felt faint. M0 M 'A ^ # @1P o
The walkers were faint
from hunger. A ft ^ ft A # ft o ► faint-ly adv.: She smiled
faintly, i7 —
To 0 He
looked faintly embarrassed. jffellftTL&fiilo
imi not have the faintest
(idea) (informal) to not know anything at
all about sth % ^ 7 ^P 31: I didn’t have the
faintest idea what you meant. til 7II
ifo (ft M M o — more at damn v.
m verb [V] to become
unconscious when not enough blood is going to your brain, usually because of
the heat, a shock, etc. ETI7I pass out: to faint from hunger ttf ilA
0 Suddenly the woman in
front of me fainted. l£ffiM(ft:£:A3?#kil#|J7o o (informal) I almost
fainted (=
I was
very surprised) when she told me. Mq-ilflcW
IfcifettftHj&Silio
m noun [sing.] the state of
becoming unconscious fr M : He fell to the ground in a dead faint. #£&'$!]&
.faint-1
hearted adj. lacking confidence and
not brave; afraid of failing fllfAEft; tAfifft H2TI cowardly ► the
,faint-'hearted
noun [pi.] ; The climb
is not for the