•The meeting was a complete/total failure.这次会议是彻头彻尾的失败。

•I'm a bit of a failure at making (= I cannot make) cakes.我做蛋糕做得比较失败。

•I feel such a failure (= so unsuccessful).我觉得自己太失败了。

•Their attempt to climb the Eiger ended in failure.他们攀登艾格峰的尝试以失败告终。

•The whole project was doomed to failure right from the start (= It could never have succeeded).整个专案计划从一开始就注定了要失败。

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•His failure to return her phone call told her that something was wrong.他没给她回电话，这使她觉得有些事情不对头。

•Failure to keep the chemical at the right temperature could lead to an explosion.化学品存放在不合适的温度下有可能会发生爆炸。

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•He died of heart/liver failure.他死于心脏／肝功能衰竭。

•The accident was caused by the failure of the reactor's cooling system.反应堆冷却系统发生故障，酿成事故。

•The number of business failures rose steeply last year.去年倒闭的公司数量激增。

•After three crop failures in a row, the people face starvation.连续三年庄稼歉收，老百姓面临饥荒。