failing
[ˈfelɪŋ]
n.
（性格中的）弱点，缺陷，短处;
prep.
如果（某事）不发生;
如果没有（某事物）;
如果（某人不在）;
如果没有（某人）;
v.
在…中失败( fail的现在分词);
衰退;
不及格(fail的ing形式);
破产;
adj.
失败的;
衰退中的;
减弱中的;
例句:
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People accused the ministry of failing to take adequate preventive measures.
人们谴责该政府部门未能采取足够的预防措施。
来自柯林斯例句
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He criticised the government for failing to halt economic decline.
他批评政府未能遏止经济下滑。
来自柯林斯例句
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This geekiness is both his strength and his failing.
来自BBC
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It is professional science that is failing the country.
来自SA
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Who wants to buy a computer from a failing company?
谁愿意从一家要倒闭的公司买计算机呢？
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I guess that is another failing of the mind.
来自SA