失败shībài 1.在斗争或竞赛中被对方打败(跟‘胜利’相对as opposed to ‘succeed’}){be defeated; lose(a war, game, etc.); be beaten by one's opponent in a struggle or competition}: 非正义的战争注定是要～的。{An unjust war is doomed.} 2.工作没有达到预定的目的(跟‘成功’相对as opposed to ‘succeed’}){fail; fizzle; not achieve the planned target}: 试验～{The experiment failed.}|～是成功之母。{Failure is the mother of success.}