"he was quick to point out his wife's failings"
"his failing the course led to his disqualification"
"he got two flunks on his report"
"received failing grades"
1.过错;缺陷;不足
Thefailings of someone or something are their faults or unsatisfactory features.
e.g. 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。
e.g. 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。
2.(引出另一种选择)如果不能的话，万一不行的话
You sayfailing that to introduce an alternative, in case what you have just said is not possible.
e.g. Find someone who will let you talk things through, orfailing 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。
1. 失败：形式验证比较的结果有三种,通过(passing),失败(failing)和放弃(aborted). 通过的点意味着功能一致,失败则相反,放弃点意味着验证工具无法决定是否通过. 这种情况通常是因为验证过程中被中断,或是超过验证时限,或是出现非同步循环等出现.
2. 缺点：failed hole 拒爆残留孔眼 |failing 缺点 | failure 缺点
3. 缺点;如果没有...时;失败的：failingstress破坏应力 |failing缺点;如果没有...时;失败的 | failureanalysis故障分析
4. 降调：Ⅰ.Basic Intonation基本语调 | 1.failing降调 | 2.Rising升调
Sharp ruined himself by drinkingsa by no means uncommon journalistic failing.
出自：L. WoolfWe hoped Sebastian might give us luncheon...failing him we can always try Boy Mulcaster.
出自：E. Waugh
