failing是什么意思

短语搭配

(1)failing health健康衰竭；健康恶化；健康每况愈下

(2)because of failing由于失败；因为失败

双语例句

(1)He is used to hiding his failings.

他习惯于隐藏自己的弱点。

(2)Because of his failing influence in the company, he came up with the idea of retiring.

由于他在公司逐渐减弱的影响力，他萌生了退休的想法。

(3)He only wants to marry her all his life and failing that, to be single.

他一生只想娶她，如果不行，他就选择单身。

(4)They doubled down on a failing strategy, and ultimately lost in the end.

他们在一个失败的策略上加倍投入，最终还是失败了。

(5)The president claims that outsourcing jobs overseas is one of the causes of the failing domestic economy.

总统声称，将工作外包海外是国内经济衰退的原因之一。

(6)Failing to close the deal was tantamount to a huge yearly loss for the company.

未能完成交易会给该公司带来巨大的年度亏损。

(7)He was allegedly suspended by the show for failing a drug test.

他涉嫌服用兴奋剂，被勒令停止比赛。

(8)There will be dire consequences for failing to address these issues.

如果解决不了这些问题将会产生严重的后果。

(9)The company openly flouted the laws by failing to abide by construction protocols.

这家公司没有遵守施工规程，公然违抗法律。

(10)Some people are overconfident about their investments, and they end up failing because they invested too much.

有些人就是对他们的投资太过于自信，最终导致了投资失败因为他们投的资金太多了。

(11)The manager said the project was failing for a whole host of complicated reasons.

经理说，由于一系列复杂的原因，这个项目失败了。

(12)After continually failing to reach a Brexit deal, UK Prime Minister Theresa May announced she will resign.

英国首相特蕾莎·梅连续多次未能达成脱欧协议，宣布自己将会辞职。

(13)My apologies, professor, but it was an honest mistake! I feel like a failing grade is a bit harsh.

我很抱歉，教授，但这是无心之过！我觉得分数不及格有点太苛刻了。

(14)I am a perfectionist, so my fear of failing could be fueling this.

我是个完美主义者，所以我对失败的恐惧可能助长了这种情绪。

(15)I lived in fear of failing my final exams.

我生活在期末考试不及格的担忧中。

(16)In a way, I suppose I'm frightened of failing.

我想，从某种程度上来说我害怕失败。

(17)Children are worried about failing in front of their peers.

儿童都怕在同伴面前失败。

(18)His wife divorced him for failing to consummate their marriage.

他的妻子因为他未能完婚而跟他离婚了。

(19)The system is failing most disastrously among less academic children.

这种制度在学习不太好的学生中最失败。

同义词

n. 失败；缺点，过失；弱点

adj. 失败的

反义词

词根词缀

同前缀词 fail- 犯错误

-ing 名词后缀

(1)increasingly adv. 越来越多地；不断增加地

(2)heartbreaking adj. 令人心碎的；伤心的

(3)stocking n. 长（统）袜；长统袜；袜状弹性绷带；白斑

(4)leading adj. 最重要的

(5)overbearing adj. 专横的；蛮横的；盛气凌人的

(6)accounting n. 会计；记账

(7)during prep. 在…期间；在…的不断发展期间；在…期间的某一时候

(8)building n. 建筑物；营造物；建筑；发展；创造；筹办；建筑建筑物的过程；增强；增长

(9)setting n. 环境；设定；调节；舞台布景；场景；背景；布景；镶托；镶口；配曲

(10)banking n. 银行业务；堤防；人造河堤

(11)appetizing adj. 开胃的

(12)pressing adj. 紧迫的；急迫的；迫切的；恳切的；急切的；热切的

(13)misunderstanding n. 误解；误会；曲解；争执；不和

(14)meaning n. 意义；意思；含义；内涵；目的；隐含（或明白无误的）意思

(15)frightening adj. 令人恐惧的；引起突然惊恐的

(16)saying n. 格言；警句；格言集

(17)ceiling n. 天花板；舱内衬板；最高限度；最大限额；上限；绝对升限；云幂底部高度

(18)sightseeing n. 观光；游览

(19)outstanding adj. 杰出的；出众的；有待完成的；未解决的；突出的；显著的；未偿还的；未清账的

(20)inviting adj. 引人注目的；吸引人的；美好的；令人向往的

(21)heading n. 标题；方向；方位；横向巷道；顶幔；标目；类目；部分

(22)forbidding adj. 严峻的；令人生畏的

(23)interesting adj. 有趣的；引起好奇（或兴趣）的；令人关注的；令人瞩目的

(24)fishing n. 钓鱼；捕鱼

(25)breathtaking adj. 扣人心弦的；激动人心的

(26)feeling n. 感觉；看法；想法；知觉；对…的悟性；…感；感情；激情；触觉；强烈的感情

(27)demanding adj. 难度大的；要求高的；苛求的

(28)engineering n. 工程学；筹划；出谋划策；工程

(29)gathering n. 聚会；集会；订成书贴的书页

(30)hatting vi. 制造帽子；供应帽子

(31)burning adj. 燃烧的；炙热的；明亮的；热切的；紧要的；强烈的；十分重要的；热烈争论的

(32)saving n. 节约；节省；储蓄金；存款；保留；例外

(33)exacting adj. 苛求的；严厉的

(34)painting n. 绘画；绘画艺术；画

(35)hardworking adj. 努力工作的；不辞辛劳的；苦干的；勤奋的

(36)following prep. 在… 以后

(37)blessing n. 上帝的祝福；上帝的保佑；天恩；幸事；支持；批准；恩惠；认可；祈恩祷告；喜事

同根词

词根 fail

(1)failed adj. 已失败的，不成功的v. 失败，不成功（fail的过去式和过去分词）

(2)failure n. 失败；故障；失败者；破产

(3)fail n. 不及格vi. 失败，不及格；破产；缺乏；衰退vt. 不及格；使失望；忘记；舍弃

释义

n.

a weakness, especially in character; a shortcoming

（尤指性格上的）弱点，缺点

pride is a terrible failing.

骄傲是一种可怕的弱点。

prep.

in default of; in the absence of

在没有…的情况下；若没有；若不是

she longed to be with him and, failing that, to be on her own.

她渴望和他在一起；要不，她宁可独处。

易错必背词

fail to do sth 未能做成；失败

(1)People failed to realize the danger of the virus.

人们没有意识到病毒的危险。[绵阳 2020 中考 阅读理解]

考纲分布

近6年出现1次

重要程度: 3星

100%; adj 不及格的

考纲释义

( 1)adj. 不及格的

真题例句：

When I reached the sixth grade, failing grades and reports from teachers made me feel like I was nothing.

到了六年级，不及格的成绩和老师的报告让我觉得自己一无是处。[2018年 贵州省贵阳卷 完形填空]

必考派生词

failing n. 弱点；缺点

failure n. 失败；未做到；未履行；故障；失灵；衰退；衰竭；缺乏；不足；公司倒闭

考纲分布

近9年出现7次

重要程度: 4星

57%; adj 衰退中的; 逐渐减弱/小的

43%; n 失败

考纲释义

( 1)adj. 衰退中的; 逐渐减弱/小的

英文释义：becoming weaker or less successful

真题例句：

Another issue affecting real estate in the coming year will be America's failing infrastructure.

未来一年影响房地产的另一个问题是美国的基础设施逐渐衰落。[2017年 CET4 阅读理解C]

Failing states are of international concern because they are a source of terrorists, drugs, weapons and refugees (难民) , threatening political stability everywhere.

失败的国家引起国际关注，因为它们是恐怖分子、毒品、武器和难民的来源，威胁着各地的政治稳定。[2016年 CET4 阅读理解A]

In the 20th century the main threat to international security was superpower conflict; today it is failing states.

在20世纪，对国际安全的主要威胁是超级大国的冲突;今天，是没落的国家。[2016年 CET4 阅读理解A]

( 2)n. 失败

必考派生词

failing n. 弱点；缺点

failure n. 失败；未做到；未履行；故障；失灵；衰退；衰竭；缺乏；不足；公司倒闭

考纲分布

近16年出现0次

重要程度: 2星

0%; n 失败

考纲释义

( 1)n. 失败

必考派生词

failing n. 弱点；缺点

failure n. 失败；未做到；未履行；故障；失灵；衰退；衰竭；缺乏；不足；公司倒闭

(1)You're not failing. Being a mother is hard.

你不失败，是当妈妈很辛苦的。《Sex and the City 2》《欲望都市2》

(2)And I feel like I'm failing. I just feel like I'm failing all the time.

我觉得自己很失败，从头到尾都很失败。《Sex and the City 2》《欲望都市2》

(3)I do not know. Right now I am failing.

我不知道，现在我也做不到了。《Star Trek Into Darkness》《星际迷航：暗黑无界》

(4)Failing crops. Clouds of dust. Roads clogged with refugees.

庄稼颗粒无收。尘埃滚滚。道路塞满了难民。《The Science of Interstellar》《《星际穿越》中的科学》

(5)You are holding yourself to an unreasonable standard. No, I'm failing to.

你在用过高的标准要求自己。不，我没达到那个标准。《Sherlock Season 4》《神探夏洛克 第四季》

(6)And the lack of equal opportunity keeps all of us from failing our true potential.

缺乏平等机会让我们所有人无法发挥自己的真正潜能。《Sheryl Speech at Harvard》《Facebook COO谢丽尔·桑德伯格哈佛演讲》

(7)Let me remind you, ma'am. Failing to have informed us constitutes withholding of evidence.

我提醒你，女士。没告知我们已经构成了隐瞒证据。《House of Cards Season 4》《纸牌屋 第四季》

(8)The system's failing us, Jax, it's broken. You know it as well as I do. Things have to change.

这个体制已经崩溃了，杰奎琳，你和我一样清楚，必须作出改变。《London Has Fallen》《伦敦陷落》

(9)At 12:01 Friday morning, the NBA locked out its players after failing to reach a new collective bargaining agreement.

在周五早上12点01分，NBA停摆了。所有的球员因为劳资双方无法在新一轮的集体谈判上达成一致。《Linsanity》《林来疯》

(10)The electrical injury may have caused intra-abdominal tissue damage and likely progressing because of his heart failing.

电击伤害可能造成了腹内组织损伤，由于心脏骤停，可能已经恶化了。《Greys Anatomy Season 10》《实习医生格蕾 第十季》

(11)If it makes you uncomfortable, I'll switch partners, even though the thing's due next week and everyone already has a partner and I'll probably end up failing the class.

如果你会心里不舒坦，我可以换搭档，虽然下周就得上台报告，而且大家都选好了固定搭档了，但为了你，挂科就挂科吧。《The Big Bang Theory Season 6》《生活大爆炸 第六季》