failure [ˈfeɪljə(r)]

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n.失败，失败者；缺乏，失灵；故障，破产，疏忽；（美）不及格

when someone or something does not succeed

He thought of a reason to explain away his failure. 他想出一个理由为他的失败辩解。
The cake we made was somewhat of a failure. 我们做的蛋糕不大成功。