① fail通常有下面幾種用法。
(1)表示“失敗”,fail是不及物動詞,后不可跟賓語。
His plan failed. 他的計劃失敗了。
She did her best but she failed at last. 她盡了最大努力,但是最后還是失敗了。
(2)表示“不及格,沒通過(考試)”,fail常用作及物動詞,后跟exam,maths,English等學(xué)科名詞。
She failed the exam. 那次考試她不及格。
He failed the maths exam again. 他數(shù)學(xué)考試又沒有及格。
She failed Chinese. 她語文考試不及格。
“某學(xué)科考試不及格”也可用“fail in+學(xué)科名詞”表示。
She failed chemistry. 她化學(xué)考試不及格。
(3)fail to do sth. 表示“沒有做某事,沒有能夠做某事。
He failed to swim across the river. 他沒能游過這條河。
She failed arriving on time.
She failed to arrive on time.
她沒有準(zhǔn)時到達。
② not/never fail to do相當(dāng)于cannot but do,be sure to do,意為“務(wù)必,必須,一定”,要注意譯法。
If you pass the entrance examination,don't fail to phone me. 如果你通過了入學(xué)考試,務(wù)必給我打電話。
She never fails to attain her goal. 她一定會達到目的。
③ lose為及物動詞,后接match,game,battle,war,case等。另外,表示“被……打敗”或“輸給……”時,常用be beaten by sb. 或be defeated by sb.。
Class A was defeated by Class B in the game. A班在比賽中輸給了B班。