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Unit 18  fail the test 或 fail in the test？

"fail" 這個字相信大家都知道有「失敗；不及格」之意，

fail本身有及物動詞與不及物動詞的用法
「考試不及格」英文正確到底怎麼說? 

 

fail 可當 及物動詞也可當不及物動詞，有「失敗、讓某人失望」等等的意思，其用法如下：

例 I felt sad because I failed in the math test. (X)

→ I felt sad because I failed the math test. (O)

(我數學測驗沒及格，因此心情難過。)

 

例 Keep working hard. Don’t fail to me. (X)

→ Keep working hard. Don’t fail me. (O)
= Keep working hard. Don’t disappoint me. (O)
= Keep working hard. Don’t let me down. (O)

(繼續努力。別令我失望。)

 

例 The final exams was so tough that half of the students were failed. (O)

(期末考太難了，因此有半數的同學被當了。)

 

I felt sad because I failed in passing the math test. (X)
→ I felt sad because I failed to pass the math test. (O)
= I felt said because I didn’t pass the math test. (O)

例 You’ll be in trouble if you fail to meet my expectations. (O)

= You’ll be in trouble if you don’t meet my expectations. ((O)，此處expectations 恆用複數)

(你若未達到我的期望就要倒霉了。)

 

例 Dad is aging, and his health is failing.

(老爸年事漸高，健康也在弱化了。)

 

答案:  (D)

 

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