failure/'feɪljər $ 'feɪljər/

n.

➊ a lack of success in doing or achieving sth

➋ sb/sth that is not successful

n.

➊ [U] 失败：The plan ended in failure. 这个计划以失败告终。

➋ [C] 失败的人（或事物）：The meeting was a complete failure. 会议彻底失败了。

◇He was a failure as a teacher. 他不是个好老师。

构词fail + -ure

常犯错误

✗ This film is failure.

✓ This film is a failure. 这部电影是个失败之作。

谚语Failure is the mother of success. 失败是成功之母。