failed

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

他离间那两个朋友企图败,因为他彼此完全信任。

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

"发言者没有把自己观点解释得十分清楚,因而引起一些误解。"

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

他没有为面临任务做充分准备。

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败原因。

The police tried to allay her fears but failed.

警察力图减轻她恐惧，但是没有收到什么效果。

I was ashamed to tell him that I had failed.

我惭愧地将我败告诉他。

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

他进行调停努力败,双方再次陷入争吵。

Diplomacy secured the cooperation that confrontation had failed to elicit.

圆滑外交手段加强对抗无法实现合作。

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

那个议员建议不受欢迎, 因为他论据没有说服力。

Their attempt to bribe the clerk had failed.

他贿赂那位办事员企图没有成。

His brakes failed on a steep hill.

他刹车在陡峭山路上灵。

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,海面上恢复一片寂静。"

The builders failed to meet their contractual obligations.

建筑商没能履行合同中规定义务。

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

因为他一直坚持败主义态度,所以败一次又一次。

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.

即使是半个欧洲投降也不能满足希特勒野心。

I was dismayed to learn that she had failed again.

得知她又一次败, 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.

买卖败后, 他不得不大大地削减生活开支。