fail to

The speaker failed to put his ideas over clearly enough so that some misunderstanding arose.

"发言者没有把自己的观得十分清楚,因而引起了一些误。"

He had failed to prepare adequately for the task before him.

他没有为面临的任务做充分的准备。

An educational system which fails to teach basic arithmetic is seriously deficient.

一个沒教基础算术知识的教育体制是有严重缺陷的。

Diplomacy secured the cooperation that confrontation had failed to elicit.

圆滑的外交手段加强了采用对抗无法实现的合作。

The councilor's proposal didn't succeed because his argument failed to carry conviction.

那个议员的建议不受欢迎, 因为他的论据没有说服力。

This book fails to give what the blurb describes.

这本不像该护封上所描绘的那样好。

Two members were booted out for failing to pay the money they owed.

两名会员由于没付欠款而被开除。

The driver clapped on the brakes but failed to stop in time.

司机急忙踩住刹车, 但没有及时把车停住。

The builders failed to meet their contractual obligations.

建筑商没履行合同中规定的义务。

She failed to appear for the rehearsal, in flagrant violation of her contract.

她没有参加排练，公然违反合同。

Even the surrender of half of Europe failed to glut Hitler's ambition.

即使是半个欧洲的投降也不满足希特勒的野心。

The police failed to ferret out the truth.

警察明真相。

We failed to inculcate students with love of knowledge.

我们通过谆谆教诲使学生们热爱知识。

The rise in share prices failed to materialize.

股价没有上涨。

The car failed to climb the hill.

这辆小汽车没爬上山去。

They failed to deliver on their promises.

他们没有履行他们的诺言。

They failed to carry out the provisions.

他们没有按照规定办事。

They failed to carry out their objectives.

他们没有实现自己的目标。

However, this failed to produce the desired effect.

但是这并没有产生预期的效果。

England are in danger of failing to qualify.

英格兰队有失去比赛资格的危险。