failing

英 [ˈfeɪlɪŋ]

美 [ˈfeɪlɪŋ]

n.  弱点; 缺点
prep.  如果不能; 如果没有
v.  失败; 未能(做到); 未做; 未履行(某事); 不及格; 评定不及格
fail的现在分词

复数：failings　现在分词：failing　

TEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.13711 / COCA.13145

牛津词典

noun

• 弱点；缺点
  a weakness or fault in sb/sth
  1. She is aware of her own failings.
     她了解自己的弱点。
  2. The inquiry acknowledges failings in the judicial system.
     这次调查承认司法制度有缺陷。

prep.

• 如果不能；如果没有
  used to introduce a suggestion that could be considered if the one just mentioned is not possible
  1. Ask a friend to recommend a doctor or, failing that , ask for a list in your local library.
     请朋友推荐一位医生，如果办不到就向当地图书馆要一份名单。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 过错;缺陷;不足
  Thefailingsof someone or something are their faults or unsatisfactory features.
  1. Like many in Russia, she blamed the country's failings on futile attempts to catch up with the West...
     像俄罗斯很多人一样，她认为国家的错误就在于徒然地竭力追赶西方。
  2. He had invented an imaginary son, in order to make up for his real son's failings.
     为了弥补现实中儿子的不足之处，他就想象出了一个儿子。
• PHRASE (引出另一种选择)如果不能的话，万一不行的话
  You sayfailing thatto introduce an alternative, in case what you have just said is not possible.
  1. Find someone who will let you talk things through, or failing that, write down your thoughts.
     找个能让你把事情说清楚的人，如果不行的话，就把你所想的写下来。

英英释义

noun

• failure to reach a minimum required performance
  1. his failing the course led to his disqualification
  2. he got two flunks on his report
  Synonym:flunk
• a flaw or weak point
  1. he was quick to point out his wife's failings
  Synonym:weakness

adj

• below acceptable in performance
  1. received failing grades

双语例句

• Find someone who will let you talk things through, or failing that, write down your thoughts.
  找个能让你把事情说清楚的人，如果不行的话，就把你所想的写下来。
• My eyesight is failing.
  我眼力不济了。
• Liam surprised his tutors by twice failing a second year exam.
  利亚姆两次都没能通过大二的一门考试，这让他的导师们很吃惊。
• People accused the ministry of failing to take adequate preventive measures.
  人们谴责该政府部门未能采取足够的预防措施。
• Her ambition to become an artist was thwarted by failing eyesight.
  她想成为艺术家的梦想由于视力衰减而破灭了。
• They claim the council has prejudiced their health by failing to deal with asbestos.
  他们声称，理事会没有处理好石棉的问题，从而损害了他们的健康。
• That's a general British failing. In the USA it's quite different
  那是英国人的普遍缺点。在美国，情况就大不一样了。
• Lawyers are accused of failing in their duties to advise clients of their rights
  律师们被控未尽到告知当事人其正当权利的职责。
• Failing to tackle the deficit would be throwing away an opportunity we haven't had for a generation
  如果不能成功解决赤字问题，我们将错过等了一代人才等来的机会。
• The president has been accused of failing to articulate an overall vision in foreign affairs.
  总统因未能清晰表述对外交事务的整体构想而受到指责。