fail to

They failed to deliver on their promises.

他没有履行他诺言。

They failed to carry out the provisions.

他没有按照规定办事。

They failed to carry out their objectives.

他没有实现自己目标。

The car failed to climb the hill.

这辆小汽车没能爬上山去。

Not surprisingly, he failed to convert her.

他没能使她改变看法怪。

The prescribed medicine failed to take effect.

医生开药没有见效。

However, this failed to produce the desired effect.

但是这没有产生预期效果。

England are in danger of failing to qualify.

英格兰队有失去比赛资格危险。

They failed to appreciate significance of the precautions.

他没有意识到这些预防措施重要性。

The police failed to ferret out the truth.

警察未能查明真相。

The rise in share prices failed to materialize.

股价没有上涨。

They failed to win the requisite twothirds majority.

他未能赢得所必须2/3 票。

This book fails to give what the blurb describes.

这本书像该书护封上所描绘那样好。

The builders failed to meet their contractual obligations.

建筑商没能履行合同中规定义务。

I fail to see the bearing of that remark.

我明白那句话真意何在。

She was reprimanded for failing to do her duty.

她因失职而遭到了训斥。

We failed to inculcate students with love of knowledge.

我未能通过谆谆教诲使学生热爱知识。

Diplomacy secured the cooperation that confrontation had failed to elicit.

圆滑外交手段加强了采用对抗无法实现合作。

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

他没有为面临任务做充分准备。

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。