新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

failing

英  [ˈfeɪlɪŋ]
    

[NOUN]

    NOUN. 名词
  • failings

    1[C 可数名词] 错误 , 缺点

    The failings of someone or something are their faults or unsatisfactory features.

    近义词

    shortcoming

    双语例句

    例:

    Like many in Russia, she blamed the country's failings on futile attempts to catch up with the West.

    像在俄罗斯的许多人一样,她把这个国家的错误归咎于徒劳地竭力追赶西方。

    PHRASE. 习语
  • failing that

    1如果不能的话

    You say failing that to introduce an alternative, in case what you have just said is not possible.

    双语例句

    例:

    Find someone who will let you talk things through, or failing that, write down your thoughts.

    找个能让你畅所欲言的人,如果不能的话,就把你的想法写下来。

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