unsuccessful

Word family noun success succession successor unsuccessunsuccessfulnessadjective successful ≠ unsuccessful successive verb succeed adverb successfully ≠ unsuccessfully

un·suc·cess·ful /ˌʌnsəkˈsesfəl◂/ adjectiveadj

not having a successful result or not achieving what you wanted to achieve 不成功的，失败的

an unsuccessful attempt to climb Everest

攀登珠穆朗玛峰的失败尝试

unsuccessful in (doing) something

We have been unsuccessful in finding a new manager.

我们没能找到一位新的经理。

—unsuccessfully adverbadv

He tried unsuccessfully to make them change their decision.

他试图让他们改变决定，但是没能成功。

n COLLOCATIONS

adverbs

largely unsuccessful

The advertising campaign has been largely unsuccessful.

singularly unsuccessful (=unsuccessful to a great and noticeable degree)

The education service has been singularly unsuccessful in achieving greater equality.

ultimately unsuccessful

In both cases negotiators were ultimately unsuccessful.

nouns

an unsuccessful attempt/bid/effort

We made several unsuccessful attempts to tackle the problem.

an unsuccessful campaign

He quit politics following his unsuccessful presidential campaign.

verbs

prove unsuccessful

The search for a planet like the Earth has so far proved unsuccessful.

Examples from the Corpus

unsuccessful• I regret to inform you that your application was unsuccessful.• Their attempts to crush the revolt were unsuccessful.• Bills promoted both by backbenchers and ministers to reform the law have been unsuccessful.• an unsuccessful artist• The army made an unsuccessful attempt to end the rebellion.• The Society was substantially unsuccessful in its aim of persuading other charities to adopt the same methods.• An unsuccessful interview sounded like a bad accident.• unsuccessful negotiations• Mr Palomar's attempt to isolate the wave is a difficult and repeatedly unsuccessful one.• He has already made three unsuccessful shots at the presidency.• The journalist blinked at her for a few seconds before his tanned face collapsed, reminding Blanche of one of her unsuccessful soufflés.

unsuccessful in (doing) something• The argument, I shall maintain, is unsuccessful in all its versions.• However, she was unsuccessful in an important competitive relationship, the annual personnel evaluation in her division.• As for the rapists, I bet they are unsuccessful in attracting females, and so resort to desperate means.• Phil Gramm, R-Texas, who was unsuccessful in his own bid for the presidential nomination early this year.• For all his experience, he was ill at ease in the chair, and unsuccessful in holding a fissiparous membership together.• The Society was substantially unsuccessful in its aim of persuading other charities to adopt the same methods.• You will be told if you are unsuccessful in your application and you will have the right to have your application reviewed.

词汇	unsuccessful
释义	unsuccessful Word family noun success succession successor unsuccessunsuccessfulnessadjective successful ≠ unsuccessful successive verb succeed adverb successfully ≠ unsuccessfully un·suc·cess·ful /ˌʌnsəkˈsesfəl◂/ ●●○ adjectiveadj not having a successful result or not achieving what you wanted to achieve 不成功的，失败的 an unsuccessful attempt to climb Everest 攀登珠穆朗玛峰的失败尝试 unsuccessful in (doing) something We have been unsuccessful in finding a new manager. 我们没能找到一位新的经理。 —unsuccessfully adverbadv He tried unsuccessfully to make them change their decision. 他试图让他们改变决定，但是没能成功。 n COLLOCATIONS adverbs largely unsuccessful The advertising campaign has been largely unsuccessful. singularly unsuccessful (=unsuccessful to a great and noticeable degree) The education service has been singularly unsuccessful in achieving greater equality. ultimately unsuccessful In both cases negotiators were ultimately unsuccessful. nouns an unsuccessful attempt/bid/effort We made several unsuccessful attempts to tackle the problem. an unsuccessful campaign He quit politics following his unsuccessful presidential campaign. verbs prove unsuccessful The search for a planet like the Earth has so far proved unsuccessful. Examples from the Corpus unsuccessful• I regret to inform you that your application was unsuccessful.• Their attempts to crush the revolt were unsuccessful.• Bills promoted both by backbenchers and ministers to reform the law have been unsuccessful.• an unsuccessful artist• The army made an unsuccessful attempt to end the rebellion.• The Society was substantially unsuccessful in its aim of persuading other charities to adopt the same methods.• An unsuccessful interview sounded like a bad accident.• unsuccessful negotiations• Mr Palomar's attempt to isolate the wave is a difficult and repeatedly unsuccessful one.• He has already made three unsuccessful shots at the presidency.• The journalist blinked at her for a few seconds before his tanned face collapsed, reminding Blanche of one of her unsuccessful soufflés. unsuccessful in (doing) something• The argument, I shall maintain, is unsuccessful in all its versions.• However, she was unsuccessful in an important competitive relationship, the annual personnel evaluation in her division.• As for the rapists, I bet they are unsuccessful in attracting females, and so resort to desperate means.• Phil Gramm, R-Texas, who was unsuccessful in his own bid for the presidential nomination early this year.• For all his experience, he was ill at ease in the chair, and unsuccessful in holding a fissiparous membership together.• The Society was substantially unsuccessful in its aim of persuading other charities to adopt the same methods.• You will be told if you are unsuccessful in your application and you will have the right to have your application reviewed.
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