中考英语词汇旧词新义知识点梳理

fail

If you dont work hard, you may fail. 此句中fail意为失败;不及格,没有通过考试。fail还有其它用法。如:

① He never fails to write to his mother every week.

(fail意为忘记、忽视或未能做某事。)

② She has been failing in health.

(fail in意为(健康状况)衰退。)

③ His friends failed him when he most needed them.

(fail意为使失望, 辜负。)

④ I had three passes and one fail.

(fail用作名词,意为考试不及格。)

⑤ Ill be there at two oclock without fail.

(without fail意为肯定,一定,必定。)