<;p class="MsoNormal">;<;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">;中文里表示“失败”的词有很多，如“功败垂成”、“竹篮打水一场空”、“铩羽而归”等等，看看英文里有什么不同的词来表示“失败”吧。<;/span>;<;span lang="EN-US">;<;o:p>;<;/o:p>;<;/span>;<;/p>;<;p class="MsoNormal">;<;span lang="EN-US">; <;/span>;<;/p>;<;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0cm;text-indent:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">;<;!--[if !supportLists]-->;<;span lang="EN-US">;1. <;/span>;<;!--[endif]-->;<;b>;<;span lang="EN-US" style="color:red">;fail<;/span>;<;/b>;<;span lang="EN-US">;: <;o:p>;<;/o:p>;<;/span>;<;/p>;<;p class="MsoNormal">;<;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">;例：<;/span>;<;span lang="EN-US">;<;o:p>;<;/o:p>;<;/span>;<;/p>;<;p class="MsoNormal">;<;span lang="EN-US">;We tried to make her change her mind, but
we failed. <;/span>;<;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">;（我们想让她改变初衷，但未能成功。）<;/span>;<;span lang="EN-US">;<;o:p>;<;/o:p>;<;/span>;<;/p>;<;p class="MsoNormal">;<;span lang="EN-US">;I failed to convince him that I was right. <;/span>;<;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:
"Times New Roman"">;（我劝他认同我，但未能成功。）<;/span>;<;span lang="EN-US">;<;o:p>;<;/o:p>;<;/span>;<;/p>;<;p class="MsoNormal">;<;span lang="EN-US">;Having failed to find her friend, she
decided to return home. <;/span>;<;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:
"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">;（既然找不到同伴，她决定回家。）<;/span>;<;span lang="EN-US">;<;o:p>;<;/o:p>;<;/span>;<;/p>;<;p class="MsoNormal">;<;span lang="EN-US">;Millions of people have tried to quit
smoking and failed miserably. <;/span>;<;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:
"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">;（无数的人想要戒烟结果却一败涂地。）<;/span>;<;span lang="EN-US">;<;o:p>;<;/o:p>;<;/span>;<;/p>;<;p class="MsoNormal">;<;span lang="EN-US">; <;/span>;<;/p>;<;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0cm;text-indent:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">;<;!--[if !supportLists]-->;<;span lang="EN-US">;2. <;/span>;<;!--[endif]-->;<;b>;<;span lang="EN-US" style="color:red">;failure<;/span>;<;/b>;<;span lang="EN-US">;: when you fail in
something you are trying to do<;o:p>;<;/o:p>;<;/span>;<;/p>;<;p class="MsoNormal">;<;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">;例：<;/span>;<;span lang="EN-US">;<;o:p>;<;/o:p>;<;/span>;<;/p>;<;p class="MsoNormal">;<;span lang="EN-US">;She never tries anything because she's
terrified of failure. <;/span>;<;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:
"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">;（她从不尝试做什么，因为她害怕失败。）<;/span>;<;span lang="EN-US">;<;o:p>;<;/o:p>;<;/span>;<;/p>;<;p class="MsoNormal">;<;span lang="EN-US">;His ability has been called into question
after a number of recent failures. <;/span>;<;span style="font-family:宋体;
mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">;（近期接连失败，他的能力遭到质疑。）<;/span>;<;span lang="EN-US">;<;o:p>;<;/o:p>;<;/span>;<;/p>;<;p class="MsoNormal">;<;span lang="EN-US">; <;/span>;<;/p>;<;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0cm;text-indent:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">;<;!--[if !supportLists]-->;<;span lang="EN-US">;3. <;/span>;<;!--[endif]-->;<;b>;<;span lang="EN-US" style="color:red">;not make it<;/span>;<;/b>;<;span lang="EN-US">;: to fail in your job,
especially because you do not earn a lot of money or do not become well known
and respected<;o:p>;<;/o:p>;<;/span>;<;/p>;<;p class="MsoNormal">;<;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">;备注：这是较口语化的用法。<;/span>;<;span lang="EN-US">;<;o:p>;<;/o:p>;<;/span>;<;/p>;<;p class="MsoNormal">;<;span lang="EN-US">;Many new businesses don't make it through
their first year. <;/span>;<;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:
"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">;（刚创立的企业往往熬不过第一年。）<;/span>;<;span lang="EN-US">;<;o:p>;<;/o:p>;<;/span>;<;/p>;<;p class="MsoNormal">;<;span lang="EN-US">;It's tough to succeed in this business. If
you don't work hard, you'll not make it. <;/span>;<;span style="font-family:宋体;
mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">;（在这行很难取得成功。如果不努力，就会失败。）<;/span>;<;span lang="EN-US">;<;o:p>;<;/o:p>;<;/span>;<;/p>;<;p class="MsoNormal">;<;span lang="EN-US">;No one was surprised when he didn't make it
as a rock star. <;/span>;<;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">;（他没能成为摇滚歌星，没人感到意外。）<;/span>;<;span lang="EN-US">;<;o:p>;<;/o:p>;<;/span>;<;/p>;<;p class="MsoNormal">;<;span lang="EN-US">;She soon realized she'd never make it in
the cut-throat world of journalism. <;/span>;<;span style="font-family:宋体;
mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">;（很快，她就意识到，在竞争激烈的新闻界她永远不可能成功。）<;/span>;<;span lang="EN-US">;<;o:p>;<;/o:p>;<;/span>;<;/p>;<;p class="MsoNormal">;<;span lang="EN-US">; <;/span>;<;/p>;<;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0cm;text-indent:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">;<;!--[if !supportLists]-->;<;span lang="EN-US">;4. <;/span>;<;!--[endif]-->;<;b>;<;span lang="EN-US" style="color:red">;get nowhere<;/span>;<;/b>;<;span lang="EN-US">;: to fail after trying
hard for a long time<;o:p>;<;/o:p>;<;/span>;<;/p>;<;p class="MsoNormal">;<;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">;例：<;/span>;<;span lang="EN-US">;<;o:p>;<;/o:p>;<;/span>;<;/p>;<;p class="MsoNormal">;<;span lang="EN-US">;Unless you compromise, you'll get nowhere. <;/span>;<;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:
"Times New Roman"">;（你必须妥协，否则你就会功败垂成。）<;/span>;<;span lang="EN-US">;<;o:p>;<;/o:p>;<;/span>;<;/p>;<;p class="MsoNormal">;<;span lang="EN-US">;Realizing she was getting nowhere with
Paul, she approached John. <;/span>;<;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:
"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">;（她意识到跟保罗交往下去也不会有结果，于是她接近约翰。）<;/span>;<;span lang="EN-US">;<;o:p>;<;/o:p>;<;/span>;<;/p>;<;p class="MsoNormal">;<;span lang="EN-US">; <;/span>;<;/p>;<;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0cm;text-indent:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">;<;!--[if !supportLists]-->;<;span lang="EN-US">;5. <;/span>;<;!--[endif]-->;<;b>;<;span lang="EN-US" style="color:red">;for nothing<;/span>;<;/b>;<;span lang="EN-US">;: if all your work,
preparation etc. is for nothing, you have tried to achieve something and spent
a lot of time on it, but failed<;o:p>;<;/o:p>;<;/span>;<;/p>;<;p class="MsoNormal">;<;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">;例：<;/span>;<;span lang="EN-US">;<;o:p>;<;/o:p>;<;/span>;<;/p>;<;p class="MsoNormal">;<;span lang="EN-US">;If we don't get the contract all our hard
work will have been for nothing. <;/span>;<;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:
"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">;（如果签不到合同，我们所有努力都将付诸东流。）<;/span>;<;span lang="EN-US">;<;o:p>;<;/o:p>;<;/span>;<;/p>;<;p class="MsoNormal">;<;span lang="EN-US">;I don't want to struggle all my life for
nothing. <;/span>;<;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">;（我不想一辈子一事无成。）<;/span>;<;span lang="EN-US">;<;o:p>;<;/o:p>;<;/span>;<;/p>;<;p class="MsoNormal">;<;span lang="EN-US">; <;/span>;<;/p>;<;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0cm;text-indent:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">;<;!--[if !supportLists]-->;<;span lang="EN-US">;6. <;/span>;<;!--[endif]-->;<;b>;<;span lang="EN-US" style="color:red">;in vain<;/span>;<;/b>;<;span lang="EN-US">;: if you tried to do
something in vain, or if your efforts were in vain, you completely failed after
a lot of effort<;o:p>;<;/o:p>;<;/span>;<;/p>;<;p class="MsoNormal">;<;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">;例：<;/span>;<;span lang="EN-US">;<;o:p>;<;/o:p>;<;/span>;<;/p>;<;p class="MsoNormal">;<;span lang="EN-US">;Doctors tried in vain to save him but he
died just before dawn. <;/span>;<;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:
"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">;（医生全力救治，但他还是在黎明前死了。）<;/span>;<;span lang="EN-US">;<;o:p>;<;/o:p>;<;/span>;<;/p>;<;p class="MsoNormal">;<;span lang="EN-US">;Police have spent hours searching in vain
for the missing teenager. <;/span>;<;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:
"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">;（警方花了好几个小时寻找失踪少年未果。）<;/span>;<;span lang="EN-US">;<;o:p>;<;/o:p>;<;/span>;<;/p>;<;p class="MsoNormal">;<;span lang="EN-US">;It took a great deal of courage to admit
that all her efforts had been in vain. <;/span>;<;span style="font-family:宋体;
mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">;（要她承认自己所有努力都白费了，也需要极大的勇气。）<;/span>;<;span lang="EN-US">;<;o:p>;<;/o:p>;<;/span>;<;/p>;<;p class="MsoNormal">;<;span lang="EN-US">; <;/span>;<;/p>;<;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0cm;text-indent:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">;<;!--[if !supportLists]-->;<;span lang="EN-US">;7. <;/span>;<;!--[endif]-->;<;b>;<;span lang="EN-US" style="color:red">;draw a blank<;/span>;<;/b>;<;span lang="EN-US">;: fail to find or
discover information or a person or thing you are looking for<;o:p>;<;/o:p>;<;/span>;<;/p>;<;p class="MsoNormal">;<;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">;备注：这是英式英语较口语化的说法，美式英语常作<;/span>;<;span lang="EN-US">;''<;b>;come up empty-handed<;/b>;''<;/span>;<;span style="font-family:宋体;
mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">;。<;/span>;<;span lang="EN-US">;<;o:p>;<;/o:p>;<;/span>;<;/p>;<;p class="MsoNormal">;<;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">;例：<;/span>;<;span lang="EN-US">;<;o:p>;<;/o:p>;<;/span>;<;/p>;<;p class="MsoNormal">;<;span lang="EN-US">;Once again police investigators have drawn
a blank. <;/span>;<;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">;（警方又一次调查无果。）<;/span>;<;span lang="EN-US">;<;o:p>;<;/o:p>;<;/span>;<;/p>;<;p>;
<;/p>;<;p class="MsoNormal">;<;span lang="EN-US">;The private detective she hired to look for
him had come up empty-handed. <;/span>;<;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:
"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">;（她雇来找他的私家侦探空手而归。）<;/span>;<;span lang="EN-US">;<;o:p>;<;/o:p>;<;/span>;<;/p>;
