fail
معنی فارسی
شکست خوردن ، ردشدن ، پذيرفته نشدن ،
بي نتيجه ماندن (ياشدن)
معنی کامل و مثالها
/fāl/n., vi., vt.
● کافی نبودن، بسنده نبودن، بس نبودن، کم آمدن، کمبود داشتن، تکافو نکردن، کم بودن
the water supply is failing
میزان آب موجود تکافو نمیکند.
● ناتوان شدن، بیتوان شدن، مردن، تحلیل رفتن، از میان رفتن
Shakespeare's family line failed
نسل شکسپیر از میان رفت.
my grandfather's health was failing fast
سلامتی پدربزرگم به سرعت روبه زوال بود.
● از کار افتادن، خراب شدن، کار نکردن (ابزار)
the car's engine failed
موتور اتومبیل از کار افتاد.
my brakes failed
ترمزم برید.
● کوتاهی کردن، قصور کردن، (رعایت و غیره) نکردن، (وظیفه و غیره) انجام ندادن، (وعده و غیره) وفا نکردن
he failed in the performance of his duties
او در انجام وظایف خود کوتاهی کرد.
● شکست خوردن، کامیاب نشدن، (در امتحان و غیره) رد شدن یا کردن، ناکام شدن، ناموفق شدن، نتوانستن، ورشکست شدن
she failed the test twice
او دوبار در امتحان رد شد.
he tried to jump two meters, but failed
او کوشید دومتر بپرد ولی نتوانست (موفق نشد).
if you don't study, I'll fail you!
اگر درس نخوانی تو را رفوزه خواهم کرد!
the attack failed
حمله با شکست مواجه شد.
one of the banks that failed
یکی از بانکهایی که ورشکست شد
● قال گذاشتن، (هنگام نیاز) یاری نکردن، بدرد نخوردن
when she became needy, her friends failed her
هنگامی که نیازمند شد دوستانش به او وفا نکردند.
when he saw enemy tanks, his courage failed him
وقتی که تانکهای دشمن را دید دل و جرات او تمام شد.
● (پیش از مصدر) نتوانستن، ـ نکردن
he failed to go
او نرفت، او در رفتن کوتاهی کرد.
we have failed to overcome poverty and illiteracy
ما در چیره شدن بر فقر و بیسوادی ناکام شدهایم.
● ردی، رفوزگی، ناکامی
I had two passes and one fail
دو تا قبولی و یک ردی داشتم.
* fail of
کامیاب نشدن، موفق نشدن، نتوانستن
the senator failed of reelection
سناتور در انتخابات مجدد کامیاب نشد.
* without fail
بدون تردید، حتما، البته، بیناکامی
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
From Old French 'faillir', from Latin 'fallere' 'to deceive'.
مثال
- He failed in his attempt to break the record.
- If you fail to plan, you plan to fail.
- She failed the test and had to retake it.
ترکیبهای رایج
Fail miserably Fail a test Fail to understand Fail in an attempt
تعریف انگلیسی
- fail to do something; leave something undone “She failed to notice that her child was no longer in his crib” “The secretary failed to call the customer and the company lost the account” “Verb Frames:” “Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE”
- be unsuccessful “Where do today's public schools fail?” “The attempt to rescue the hostages failed miserably” “Verb Frames:” “Something ----s” “Somebody ----s” “Something is ----ing PP” “Somebody ----s PP”
- disappoint, prove undependable to; abandon, forsake “His sense of smell failed him this time” “His strength finally failed him” “His children failed him in the crisis” “Verb Frames:” “Somebody ----s somebody” “Something ----s somebody”
- stop operating or functioning “The engine finally went” “The car died on the road” “The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town” “The coffee maker broke” “The engine failed on the way to town” “her eyesight went after the accident” “Verb Frames:” “Something ----s” “These cars won't fail”
- be unable “I fail to understand your motives” “Verb Frames:” “Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE”
- judge unacceptable “The teacher failed six students” “Verb Frames:” “Somebody ----s somebody”
- fail to get a passing grade “She studied hard but failed nevertheless” “Did I fail the test?” “Verb Frames:” “Somebody ----s” “Somebody ----s something”
- fall short in what is expected “She failed in her obligations as a good daughter-in-law” “We must not fail his obligation to the victims of the Holocaust” “Verb Frames:” “Somebody ----s something” “Somebody ----s PP”
- become bankrupt or insolvent; fail financially and close “The toy company went bankrupt after the competition hired cheap Mexican labor” “A number of banks failed that year” “Verb Frames:” “Something ----s” “Somebody ----s”
- prove insufficient “The water supply for the town failed after a long drought” “Verb Frames:” “Something ----s”
- get worse “Her health is declining” “Verb Frames:” “Something ----s”
مترادفها
I. verb neuter
1. Fall short, come short, be insufficient, be deficient, be wanting.
2. Decline, sink, decay, wane, fade, break, give out.
3. Cease, disappear, become extinct, be wanting.
4. Miss, miscarry, be unsuccessful, be frustrated, end in smoke, come to nothing, fall stillborn, flash in the pan, miss fire, miss stays, fall to the ground.
5. Omit, neglect.
6. Break, become insolvent, become bankrupt, suspend payment.
II. verb active
Disappoint, be wanting to, not be sufficient for, not answer the expectation of.
III. noun
[Used only in the expression Without fail.] Omission, neglect, failure, delinquency.