failure學測 L2KK [ˈfeljɚ] ｜ /ˈfeɪljɚ/
失敗；不成功·失敗的嘗試·失敗者；魯蛇·疏失；缺失·故障；衰竭·破產；無力償債
常考名詞，懂單複數與慣用搭配是關鍵
Sports commentators often say fear of failure stops good players from taking their best shot.
體育球評常說，害怕失敗會讓優秀選手不敢放手一搏。
一個畫面：踩空跌倒
踩空跌倒抬腳想往前，卻沒踩到地，整個人跌下去
貼上標籤因為常常跌倒，被別人說是那種人
卡住不動原本會動的機器，突然卡住，無法運轉
缺口沒補該還的錢或該做的步驟，留下一個缺口
義項
比賽落敗B2noun失敗；不成功
After the game, the team talked about their failure, but they promised to try again next year.
比賽結束後，球隊談到這次的失敗，但他們保證明年會再挑戰。
a sense of failureend in failure
駕照重考B2noun失敗的嘗試
She took the driving test four times, and after each failure she practiced more.
她考了四次駕照，每次失敗之後都更加努力練習。
after several failuresrepeated failures
被貼標籤B2noun失敗者；魯蛇
Some classmates called him a failure just because he lost one basketball game.
有些同學只因為他輸了一場籃球賽，就說他是個失敗者。
feel like a failurea total failure
安檢疏失B2noun疏失；缺失
The company found a failure in its safety check, so they fixed the machine right away.
公司在安全檢查中發現一項疏失，於是立刻把機器修好。
a failure in the systema small failure
引擎故障B2noun故障；衰竭
The car's engine failure meant it would not start on a cold morning.
引擎故障讓車子在寒冷的早晨無法發動。
engine failureheart failure
商店倒閉B1noun破產；無力償債
The small shop closed because of its failure to pay back the money on time.
那家小商店因為沒能準時還錢而倒閉。
failure to payfinancial failure
片語
heart failure心臟衰竭 →心臟不能正常跳動
engine failure引擎故障 →引擎突然無法運轉
end in failure以失敗收場 →最後沒有成功
failure to pay沒準時還錢 →該付的錢沒準時付清
你會不會這樣說？
She was afraid she would ___ the test again. (fail / failure)
看答案
fail
fail是動詞，failure是名詞，此處需要動詞
'The small shop closed because of its failure to pay back the money on time.' 這裡的 failure 最接近哪個意思？(A) 失敗者 (B) 沒能準時做到 (C) 機器故障
看答案
(B)
此句描述無法準時還錢導致商店倒閉，對應破產義項。
字族
fail 使失敗；不及格（動詞）・failing 缺點；弱點（名詞）