unsuccessful
unsuccessful — 形容詞
1. happening or turning out differently from what a person aimed for, so that the i
失敗的
未能達到預期結果的
happening or turning out differently from what a person aimed for, so that the intended result does not come about
Ezra's attempt to start his own bakery was unsuccessful, but he learnt a lot.
Ezra 自己開麵包店的嘗試沒有成功，但他學到了很多。
attempt [to do sth] + was unsuccessful
The team's search for a new designer proved unsuccessful, so they trained a junior colleague.
團隊尋找新設計師的努力沒有結果，於是他們培訓了一位資淺同事。
proved unsuccessful
After three unsuccessful job applications, Yumi finally got an interview at a hospital.
在三次求職失敗後，Yumi 終於獲得了一家醫院的面試機會。
The plan to save the ancient temple from flooding was unsuccessful despite months of work.
拯救古廟免於淹水的計畫經過數月的努力仍以失敗告終。
Karim made several unsuccessful attempts to fix the old motorbike before calling a mechanic.
Karim 多次嘗試修理那台舊機車都沒有成功，最後只好找技師來處理。
- failed
more direct and commonly used before nouns; suggests a clear lack of success (a failed project)
- fruitless
more formal; emphasises that an effort produced no result at all despite hard work
- vain
formal or literary; suggests effort was wasted and nothing was gained
- abortive
formal; describes something that was stopped before it could be completed
- successful
the direct opposite; achieving the intended result
文法句型
be unsuccessful
prove unsuccessful
unsuccessful + noun
用法筆記
Commonly used with nouns such as attempt, effort, bid, application, and search. Frequently appears after verbs like be, prove, or remain.