failing
noun[C]
uk/ˈfeɪ.lɪŋ/us/ˈfeɪ.lɪŋ/afaultorweakness:
弱点；缺点His onebigfailing is that he never says he'ssorry.他的一大缺点是从不肯道歉。
Faults and mistakes
- aberration
- Achilles heel
- adrift
- black mark
- blemish
- error
- false move
- faux pas
- flaw
- fossilization
- miscue
- misfunction
- misperception
- misprint
- misspelling
- that's/it'syourfuneral!idiom
- typo
- wardrobe malfunction
- weakness
- what price...?idiom
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Weakness and vulnerability
failing
preposition
uk/ˈfeɪ.lɪŋ/us/ˈfeɪ.lɪŋ/if that is notpossible:
如果不行，若无Buy her someflowers, or failingthat, justsendher acard.给她买一些花吧，实在不行，就寄一张卡去。
Appointments areavailableon the 2nd and the 6th of thismonthbut failing either of those, we couldfityou in on the 15th.本月2号和6号可以预约，如果都不行，我们可以为您安排在15号。
Impossible and improbable
- apt
- aptness
- be out of the questionidiom
- be pissing in the windidiom
- beggar
- doubt
- fear
- flimsily
- flimsiness
- goodbye
- goodbye tosomethingidiom
- impenetrably
- implausibility
- nail
- nohow
- not have a snowball's chance in hellidiom
- one in a millionidiom
- pig
- pigs might flyidiom
- unicorn
failing
adjective
uk/ˈfeɪ.lɪŋ/us/ˈfeɪ.lɪŋ/becomingweakeror lesssuccessful:
衰退中的；逐渐减弱的；渐趋失败的a failingbusiness日渐衰败的企业
failingeyesight衰退的视力
In the failinglight, it was hard toreadthestreetsigns.天色渐暗，难以看清路标。
Becoming and making less strong
- abate
- abatement
- adulterate
- adulterated
- adulteration
- decline
- emasculation
- enervate
- enervating
- enfeeble
- enfeebled
- fade
- melt
- relieve
- sink
- tottering
- turn to jellyidiom
- wane
- waste away
- watersomethingdown