/ˈfeɪljə(r) ||; ˈfeljɚ/noun1 [U] lack of success 失败: All my efforts ended in failure. 我的心血最后全白费了。
2 [C] a person or thing that is not successful 失败的人或事物: His first attempt at skating was a miserable failure. 他头一次溜冰，摔得很惨的。 [OPP] for senses 1 and 2 success 第1及2义的反义词皆为success
3 [C,U] failure to do sth not doing sth that people expect you to do 没有做别人期望或预期的事 · I was very disappointed at his failure to come to the meeting. 他没有来参加这个会议，我实在很失望。
4 [C,U] an example of sth not working properly 失灵；故障: She died of heart failure. 她死于心力衰竭。There's been a failure in the power supply. 供电出了故障。