failed

His attempts to alienate the two friends failed because they had complete faith.

他离间那两个朋友的企图失败了,因为他彼此完全信任。

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点解释得十分清楚,因而引起了一些误解。"

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。

He dissected the plan afterward to learn why it had failed.

他事后仔细剖析那项计划以便搞清它失败的原因。

The police tried to allay her fears but failed.

警察力图减轻她的恐惧，但是没有收到什么效果。

I was ashamed to tell him that I had failed.

我惭愧地将我的失败告诉了他。

Their attempts at conciliation had failed and both sides were once again in dispute.

他调停的努力失败了,双方再次陷入争吵。

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。

Their attempt to bribe the clerk had failed.

他贿赂那位办事员的企图没有成功。

His brakes failed on a steep hill.

他的刹车在陡峭的山路上失灵了。

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 wind failed and the sea returned to calmness.

"风停了,海面上恢复了一片寂静。"

The builders failed to meet their contractual obligations.

建筑商没能履合同中规定的义务。

He failed again and again simply because he had maintained his defeatist attitude.

因为他一直坚持失败主义的态度,所以失败了一次又一次。

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能满足希特勒的野心。

I was dismayed to learn that she had failed again.

得知她又一次失败, 我感到惊愕。

The police failed to ferret out the truth.

警察未能查明真相。

After the business failed, he had to draw in his horns pretty sharply.

买卖失败后, 他不得不大大地削减生活开支。