unsuccessful ♦︎ failed ♦︎ losingThese words all describe actions or people that are not successful.這些詞均表示不成功的、失敗的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆an unsuccessful / a failed / a losing bid◆an unsuccessful / a failed attempt / experiment / policy / venture / coup / candidate / company◆the unsuccessful / losing team◆an unsuccessful / a losing battle against sth■unsuccessful(of an action or person) not successful; not achieving what you wanted to(行動或人)不成功的;失敗的;落空的◆Unsuccessful applicants will be informed by post.落選的申請者將獲信函通知。◆We have been unsuccessful in finding a replacement for her.我們未能找到替代她的人。◆The secret service had been remarkably unsuccessful at catching spies.特工部門在抓捕間諜方面極爲失敗。OPPsuccessful ⇨ successful1▸unsuccessfully
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◆Burglars tried unsuccessfully to steal the safe.入室盜賊想偷保險箱,結果未能得逞。■failed [only before noun](of an action, person or relationship) not successful, especially after trying to achieve sth; (of a business) forced to close because it did not make a profit(行動、人或關系在經過努力後)失敗的,不成功的;(企業)倒閉的◆The rebel leader fled the country after the failed uprising.叛亂分子的頭目在暴動失敗後逃離了那個國家。◆He still considered himself something of a failed journalist.他仍然認爲自己是個不怎麽成功的記者。◆She already had two failed marriages behind her.她已經有過兩次失敗的婚姻。◆I paid off the debts left by our failed business.我還清了我們生意失敗所欠下的債務。OPPsuccessful ⇨ successful1■losing [only before noun](usually of a person, team or side) that did not win a game, contest or battle(通常指人、運動隊或一方)失敗的,輸的◆They had backed the losing side in the civil war.他們在内戰中支持了後來戰敗的一方。◆Last year she was a losing semi-finalist.她去年輸掉了半決賽。◆The police were fighting a losing battle against the rising tide of crime.在應對日益猖獗的犯罪方面,警方的戰績乏善可陳。OPPwinning ⇨ successful1