fail
failverb
UK/feɪl/US/feɪl/
Dạng từ: fails · failed · failing
EXAM
A2to not pass a test or exam
- He failed his driving test twice.
- If you don't study, you'll fail.
NOT SUCCEED
B1to not succeed in what you are trying to do
- The plan failed because we didn't have enough money.
- She failed to get into her first-choice university.
NOT DO
B2to not do something that you should do or are expected to do
- He failed to tell us he was leaving.
- The train failed to arrive on time.
STOP WORKING
B2to stop working, used about a machine or part of the body
- The brakes failed and the car hit a wall.
- Her eyesight is starting to fail.
Từ liên quan
- failure
- without fail