fail to

• The van gogh failed to reach its reserve and was withdrawn .
  凡高的画没有达到它的底价而被收回。
• His boss called him to account for failing to meet the deadline .
  老板叫他解释未能按时完成的原因。
• Even the fall of france in may 1940 failed to awaken us .
  一九四年五月法国的沦陷，犹未使我们惊醒。
• When he failed to get on the team , it came as a body blow to him .
  他没有被选为队员，感到大失所望。
• He waved his hands, as if words failed to express his admiration .
  他摆摆手，仿佛他的赞赏实在难以言表。
• Never in the ensuing years had it failed to meet obligations .
  在其后的年月中，它从没有不履行自己的义务。
• He failed to recognize that it was a tribute above all to ford .
  他没有认识到，这首先是对福特所表示的敬意。
• We arranged to meet at the cinema at 7.30 , but he failed to turn up .
  我们在7点30分在电影院见面，但他没来。
• I fail to see .
  我弄不懂。
• I fail to see any reason why we should worry ourselves about those people .
  我真不懂我们为什么要替那些人担忧。