failings
英 [ˈfeɪlɪŋz]
美 [ˈfeɪlɪŋz]
n. 弱点; 缺点
failing的复数
柯林斯词典
- N-COUNT 过错;缺陷;不足
Thefailingsof someone or something are their faults or unsatisfactory features.- Like many in Russia, she blamed the country's failings on futile attempts to catch up with the West...
像俄罗斯很多人一样,她认为国家的错误就在于徒然地竭力追赶西方。 - He had invented an imaginary son, in order to make up for his real son's failings.
为了弥补现实中儿子的不足之处,他就想象出了一个儿子。
- Like many in Russia, she blamed the country's failings on futile attempts to catch up with the West...
- PHRASE (引出另一种选择)如果不能的话,万一不行的话
You sayfailing thatto introduce an alternative, in case what you have just said is not possible.- Find someone who will let you talk things through, or failing that, write down your thoughts.
找个能让你把事情说清楚的人,如果不行的话,就把你所想的写下来。
- Find someone who will let you talk things through, or failing that, write down your thoughts.
双语例句
- The Democrats were ready to pounce on any Republican failings or mistakes
民主党人随时准备揪出共和党人的过失或错误。 - ARMAND: You made me see their failings, Louis.
阿尔芒:你让我看到了他们的失败,路易。 - Like many in Russia, she blamed the country's failings on futile attempts to catch up with the West
像俄罗斯很多人一样,她认为国家的错误就在于徒然地竭力追赶西方。 - Examination of performance before the crisis might reveal still more important failings.
如果对其危机前的表现进行评估,可能会发现其失误更为严重。 - His failings were largely due to the absence of concepts like mass, velocity, force and temperature.
它的失败主要是因为没有像质量、速度、力和温度这样的概念。 - In his resignation speech he blamed his failings on his blood type.
在辞职演说中,他将自己的过失归咎于血型。 - But we still have many failings.
但是我们的毛病还很多。 - To admit shortcomings and inadequacies is the starting point for solving problems and overcoming weaknesses or failings.
承认我们哪些方面有缺点,哪些方面还不足,这就是解决问题的起点,克服弱点、克服缺点的起点。 - In an unusual gesture for a Chinese official, Mr Hu acknowledged some of these failings.
胡四一承认了这方面的一些不足之处,这种姿态对于中国官员而言颇不寻常。 - Fortunately for me, my kids are of the persuasion that their failings are of their own making.
对我来说幸运的是,我的孩子们相信失败是他们自己造成的。