Although we were sent into a failing world, we were not sent to fail.
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vt.& vi. 失败,不及格;倒闭,破产;缺乏;衰退;
vi. 衰退;失败,不及格;破产;不足;
vt. 不及格;使失望;忘记;舍弃;
n. 失败,失误;不及格;不及格者;[商]期货交割失期;
💡 fals, fall =err,deceive,表示”犯错误,欺骗”
"I will give you a present on your birthday without fail."
你生日时我一定送你一份礼物.
近义:flunk, miscarry, renege, bungle, default, fizzle
反义:qualify, prosper, thrive, triumph, win, overcome
conj. 尽管;虽然;但是;然而;
"Although he's nearly 80, he is still very active."
尽管快80岁了,他还是十分活跃。
近义:howbeit, if, notwithstanding, though, whereas, yet
failing
['feiliŋ]
n. (性格中的)弱点,缺陷,短处;
prep. 如果(某事)不发生;如果没有(某事物);如果(某人不在);如果没有(某人);
v. 在…中失败( fail的现在分词);衰退;不及格(fail的ing形式);破产;
adj. 失败的;衰退中的;减弱中的;
"The factory was closed for failing to comply with government safety regulations."
工厂由于未能遵守政府的安全条例而被关闭了.
近义:lapse, shortcoming, vice, deficiency, failure, fault
n. 世界;地球;领域;尘世;
💡 一句(l)话(word)讲出 世界的本质
"In a world that had suddenly become alien and dangerous, he was her only security."
在一个突然变得陌生而危险的世界里,他是她唯一的守护神。
近义:humanity, civilisation, civilization, orb, earth, globe