fail to

They failed to deliver on their promises.

他有履行他的诺言。

They failed to carry out the provisions.

他有按照规定办事。

They failed to carry out their objectives.

他有实现自己的目标。

The car failed to climb the hill.

这辆小汽车能爬上山去。

Not surprisingly, he failed to convert her.

他能使她改变看法并不奇怪。

The prescribed medicine failed to take effect.

医生开的药有见效。

However, this failed to produce the desired effect.

但是这并有产生预期的效果。

England are in danger of failing to qualify.

英格兰队有失去比赛资格的危险。

They failed to appreciate significance of the precautions.

他有意识到这些预防措施的重要性。

The police failed to ferret out the truth.

警察未能查明真相。

The rise in share prices failed to materialize.

股价有上涨。

They failed to win the requisite twothirds majority.

他未能赢得所必须的2/3 多数票。

This book fails to give what the blurb describes.

这本书不像该书护封上所描绘的样好。

The builders failed to meet their contractual obligations.

建筑商能履行合同中规定的义务。

I fail to see the bearing of that remark.

我不明白的真意何在。

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.

圆滑的外交手段加强了采用对抗无法实现的合作。

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

他有为面临的任务做充分的准备。

The driver clapped on the brakes but failed to stop in time.

司机急忙踩住刹车, 但有及时把车停住。