fail to

• She sat for scholarship but failed to win it .
  她参加奖学金考试但未能获得。
• Words fail to convey our grateful feelings .
  我们的感激之情非言语所能表达。
• Wave theory fails to fit the facts .
  波动理论与事实完全不符。
• Hitler had failed to quell or conquer britain .
  希特勒未能打败或征服不列颠。
• This ignoramus failed to salute me .
  这个蠢汉看见我不行礼。
• The remedy he purchased failed to work .
  他买的药并不灵验。
• They had failed to build a cause .
  他们没有建立起一个信仰。
• My environment had failed to support me or nourish me .
  我的环境不能养我育我。
• They failed to arrive at an understanding .
  他们未能妥协。
• That he failed to appreciate me made me sore .
  他以我并不赏识。这使我感到痛心。