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1. 泛指一般意义的“失败”,是不可数名词。如:
Failure is the mother of success. 失败是成功之母。
若指具体的失败的人或事等,则为可数名词。如:
The performance was rather a failure. 表演颇不成功。
He was a failure as a teacher. 他当过教师,却不称职。
另外,若指一次失败,也是可数名词。如:
Success came after many failures. 多次失败之后,终于获得了成功。
2. 表示未能做某事,通常用 one’s failure to do sth。如:
His failure to help us was disappointing. 他未能帮助我们真是令人失望。
I am puzzled by his failure to reply to my letter. 他不给我回信使我百思不解。
His failure to pass the examination surprised US. 他的落榜是使我们吃惊的。
表示在某一方面的失败或考试不及格等,可用介词 in。