fail the exam 是考試不及格,fail in the exam 是在考試中失敗,兩者不一樣
fail
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失??；不及格
The teachers failed me on the written composition.
教師們?cè)u(píng)我的筆頭作文不及格.
He failed his English examination.
他的英語(yǔ)考試不及格.
不足；無(wú)法做到；（作物）歉收
Last year the crops failed.
去年農(nóng)作物歉收.
"They fail to recognize that our population is increasing faster than the supply of food,available resources and job opportunities."
他們沒(méi)有認(rèn)識(shí)到我們?nèi)丝诘脑鲩L(zhǎng)超過(guò)了糧食的供給|資源的開(kāi)發(fā)和就業(yè)的機(jī)會(huì).
使失望；辜負(fù)
His courage failed him in the end.
"到最后,他泄氣了."
We will never fail to live up to what our parents expect of us.
我們決不辜負(fù)我們的父母對(duì)我們的期望.
His friends failed him when he most needed them.
當(dāng)他最需要朋友的時(shí)候,他們卻令他失望.
衰退；衰弱
The wind failed and the sea returned to calmness.
"風(fēng)停了,海面上恢復(fù)了一片寂靜."
（事業(yè)）倒閉,破產(chǎn)