fail [feil]

v. 失败,不及格,辜负,缺少

例句与用法:

Several banks failed during the depression.
有几家银行在不景气时期倒闭了。

He never fails to write to his mother every week.
他从来没有忘记每周给母亲写信。

He got a fail in history and passes in other subjects.
他历史考试不及格，其他科目都通过了。

I fail to see why you find it so amusing.
我不明白你们为什么对这件事感到如此好笑。

I tried to fix the equipment but I failed.
我想把机器修理好，但是失败了。