failとは 意味・定義・例文
Noun 名詞
1. a failure
失敗
I will be there without fail tomorrow morning.
2. an unsuccessful result in a test or examination
不合格, 落第
Verb 動詞
1. not succeeding in doing or getting something wanted
失敗する
He fails every time he tries. Our plans failed.
2. not pass a test or course of study
不合格になる, 赤点を取る｜～を不合格になる, ～で赤点を取る
He failed geometry. He failed in the examination.
3. not do something, often because you forget it
～しない, ～をし損なう, ～を怠る
He failed to come.
不足する
Our supply will soon fail.
故障する
The power failed after the hurricane. ー There was a power failure after the hurricane.
破産する
A number of banks failed during the Lehman shock.