failing

US [ˈfeɪlɪŋ]
UK ['feɪlɪŋ]
  • n.缺点；弱点
  • prep.如果没有；如果不能
  • adj.衰退中的
  • v.“fail”的现在分词
  • Web失败；失败的；不及格
Plural Form：failings  

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failing
n.
1.
[usupl]
弱点；缺点a weakness or fault in sb/sth
She is aware of her own failings.
她了解自己的弱点。
The inquiry acknowledges failings in the judicial system.
这次调查承认司法制度有缺陷。
prep.
1.
如果不能；如果没有used to introduce a suggestion that could be considered if the one just mentioned is not possible
Ask a friend to recommend a doctor or, failing that , ask for a list in your local library.
请朋友推荐一位医生，如果办不到就向当地图书馆要一份名单。

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Definition:
AllAll,缺点缺点,弱点弱点,如果没有如果没有,如果不能如果不能,衰退中的衰退中的,失败失败,失败的失败的,不及格不及格
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1.
You are now ready to run the portable collector and collect problem data from the failing system.
现在就为运行便携收集器并从故障系统收集问题数据做好准备了。
xiàn zài jiù wèi yùn xíng biàn xié shōu jí qì bìng cóng gù zhàng xì tǒng shōu jí wèn tí shù jù zuò hǎo zhǔn bèi le 。
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2.
Yesterday tested both the bottom and top of the current sideway trading range, failing to break out either direction and closed mid-range.
昨日市场分别测试了上方和下方的阻力，但是都没有突破产生，现在还在前期我们陈述的平行区域中整理。
zuó rì shì chǎng fēn bié cè shì le shàng fāng hé xià fāng de zǔ lì , dàn shì dōu méi yǒu tū pò chǎn shēng , xiàn zài hái zài qián qī wǒ men chén shù de píng xíng qū yù zhōng zhěng lǐ 。
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3.
Equity analysts have been blamed for failing to heed warning signs but "it's also a question of transparency" , said Mr Lok .
他表示，股票分析师因未注意到警示信号而受到指责，但“这也是透明度的问题”。
tā biǎo shì , gǔ piào fēn xī shī yīn wèi zhù yì dào jǐng shì xìn hào ér shòu dào zhǐ zé , dàn " zhè yě shì tòu míng dù de wèn tí " 。
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4.
All in all, the politicians charged with safeguarding the fisheries seem to be failing.
总之，承担保护渔业责任的政治家们似乎是失败了。
zǒng zhī , chéng dān bǎo hù yú yè zé rèn de zhèng zhì jiā men sì hū shì shī bài le 。
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5.
Sadly, America already seems to be failing to keep that promise, paralysed by the politics of transition.
遗憾的是美国已经出现了无法恪守诺言的迹象，其成因是新旧总统政权交替时期的政治形势。
yí hàn de shì měi guó yǐ jīng chū xiàn liǎo wú fǎ kè shǒu nuò yán de jì xiàng , qí chéng yīn shì xīn jiù zǒng tǒng zhèng quán jiāo tì shí qī de zhèng zhì xíng shì 。
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6.
It was all quite sad: I was trying to fit in and failing, not just because I was a woman but because I was altogether in the wrong job.
一切都很悲哀：我努力融入进去，却失败了，不仅因为我是一个女人，也因为我入错了行。
yí qiè dōu hěn bēi āi : wǒ nǔ lì róng rù jìn qù , què shī bài le , bù jǐn yīn wèi wǒ shì yī gè nǚ rén , yě yīn wèi wǒ rù cuò le háng 。
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7.
The public education system is not only failing to keep pace with surging demand, but is often of poor quality.
公共教育系统非但不足以跟上发展的步调，品质也很低落。
gōng gòng jiào yù xì tǒng fēi dàn bù zú yǐ gēn shàng fā zhǎn de bù diào , pǐn zhì yě hěn dī luò 。
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8.
A short-sighted person tends to be conservative, thereby failing to see the connections between things.
目光短浅的人往往固步自封，从而看不到事物之间的联系。
mù guāng duǎn qiǎn de rén wǎng wǎng gù bù zì fēng , cóng ér kàn bú dào shì wù zhī jiān de lián xì 。
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9.
And I should have been failing in my duty as your godmother if I did not counsel against it.
作为你的教母我要是不加以阻挠那就太失职了
zuò wéi nǐ de jiào mǔ wǒ yào shi bù jiā yǐ zǔ náo nà jiù tài shī zhí le
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10.
I spent years trying to be a politician failing at every attempt and nearly gave up.
多年来我为了立足政坛一直不断努力，但却屡遭失败，以致我几乎想要放弃。
duō nián lái wǒ wèi le lì zú zhèng tán yì zhí bú duàn nǔ lì , dàn què lǚ zāo shī bài , yǐ zhì wǒ jī hū xiǎng yào fàng qì 。
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