failing

Word family  noun fail failure failing adjective failed unfailing verb fail adverb unfaillingly

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++fail·ing1 /ˈfeɪlɪŋ/ noun [countable]  FAULT/something WRONGa fault or weakness 缺点，弱点 I love him, despite his failings. 尽管他有种种缺点，我还是爱他。

Examples from the Corpus

failing• Every failing that we pointed out has since proved to exist: those failings have emerged every year since its implementation.• I am not going to intrude like the voice of doom, commenting on her choices, her motives, her failings.• He loved her in spite of her failings.• One obvious failing in Britain is the gap between the skills the workforce offers and those employers want.• For me this was a hard-won lesson, based on my own failings in this direction.• Questions about Phyllis's own failings are raised, but not examined in depth.• Several authors, who see the failings of our present system, do not wish to see an extension of participatory democracy.failing2 preposition  failing that/this INSTEADused to say that if your first suggestion is not successful or possible, there is another possibility that you could try 如果不行〔用于说明如果第一个建议行不通时还可能做的另一件事〕 We will probably have the conference at the Hyatt Hotel or, failing that, at the Fairmont. 我们可能会在凯悦大酒店开会，如果不行的话，就改在费尔蒙特酒店。

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failing

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fail‧ing¹ /ˈfeɪlɪŋ/ noun [countable]a fault or weakness:
    I love him, despite his failings.

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failing² preposition
failing that/this used to say that if your first suggestion is not successful or possible, there is another possibility that you could try:
    We will probably have the conference at the Hyatt Hotel or, failing that, at the Fairmont.