误He failed following our advice.
正He failed to follow our advice.
析fail后面不接动名词,可接动词不定式,表示“未能干某事”。
虽然他一句话也不说,可是他心底里感到自己失败了。误Though he didn't say a word, at heart he felt he was failed.
正Though he didn't say a word, at heart he felt he had failed.
析fail在此处用作不及物动词,不能用被动结构。
我所尝试的一切都失败了。误I've failed to everything I've tried.
误I've failed from everything I've tried.
正I've failed (in) everything I've tried.
析fail表示“在…方面失败”时可以用作及物动词,其后不用任何介词; 也可用作不及物动词,其后一般接介词in,不接to或from。
误I shall bring you that book without failure.
误I shall bring you that book without a fail.
正I shall bring you that book without fail.
析without fail是固定搭配,意为“一定,肯定”, fail前无冠词。
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