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failing

释义

failing

adjective

UK /ˈfeɪlɪŋ/

1
no longer strong or healthy
his failing eyesight
government money wasted on failing industries
Synonyms and related words
Feeling and being unhealthy or ill
ill
frail
unfit
2
very old and likely to die soon
his failing parents
Synonyms and related words
Likely to die soon
dying
at death’s door
fatally

failing

adjective

US /ˈfeɪlɪŋ/

1
no longer strong or healthy
his failing eyesight
government money wasted on failing industries
Synonyms and related words
Feeling and being unhealthy or ill
ill
frail
unfit
2
very old and likely to die soon
his failing parents
Synonyms and related words
Likely to die soon
dying
at death’s door
fatally

failing

noun countable

UK /ˈfeɪlɪŋ/

Word Forms

singular	failing
plural	failings

1
a fault or a weak point that makes someone or something less effective
He had his failings, but he was basically a good man.
the failings of the criminal justice system
Synonyms and related words
Faults
fault
defect
weakness

failing

noun countable

US /ˈfeɪlɪŋ/

Word Forms

singular	failing
plural	failings

1
a fault or a weak point that makes someone or something less effective
He had his failings, but he was basically a good man.
the failings of the criminal justice system
Synonyms and related words
Faults
fault
defect
weakness

failing

preposition

UK /ˈfeɪlɪŋ/

1
used for saying that if one thing is not suitable or possible, then there is something else that you can try
failing that:
You should get them to pay for the damage, or failing that, claim on the insurance.
Synonyms and related words
Prepositions
aboard
against
amid

failing

preposition

US /ˈfeɪlɪŋ/

1
used for saying that if one thing is not appropriate or possible, then there is something else that you can try
failing that:
You should get them to pay for the damage, or failing that, claim on the insurance.
Synonyms and related words
Prepositions
aboard
against
amid

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