| 单词 | failing |
| 释义 | failing nounadjective | verb + failing adjective➤great, major, serious, worst很大的／重大的／严重的／最糟糕的不足◆vanity is her worst failing.爱慕虚荣是她最大的缺点。➤common, human共同的缺点；人的弱点◆the very human failing of wanting to tell other people what to do喜欢指挥别人这一人性的弱点➤moral道德缺陷▸➤personal个人缺点➤intelligence情报差错◆an official report into intelligence failings情报失真的官方报道verb + failing➤have有缺点◆we all have our failings.每个人都有缺点。➤expose, highlight, identify暴露／凸显出／找出缺点◆the investigation exposed huge failings in the system of medicines regulation.调查曝光了药品监管系统中存在的巨大缺陷。➤acknowledge, recognize承认／认识到缺点➤address处理缺陷◆the committee is being urged to address failings in the law.敦促委员会着手处理该法律的缺陷。 failing [countable, usually plural] a fault in a system, often a serious one（常指系统内严重的）弱点，缺陷◆the enquiry noted several failings in the current system.调查指出了目前系统的几个致命缺陷。 failing [countable, usually plural] a fault or weakness in sb's character, especially where they fail in the care or duty they owe other people（性格上的）弱点，缺点（尤指因此不能履行义务）◆she was well aware of her own failings.她非常了解自己的弱点。failing¹/ˈfeɪlɪŋ ||; ˈfelɪŋ/noun [c] a weakness or fault 弱点；短处: ◇she's not very patient -- that's her only failing. 她缺乏耐性──这是她的唯一弱点。 failing²/ˈfeɪlɪŋ ||; ˈfelɪŋ/prep if sth is not possible 要是某事不可能或不行: ◇ask jackie to go with you, or failing that, try anne. 叫杰基跟你去，要是不行，试试安妮。 ☞ failing¹☞ failing² |
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