漏排比率 clearance failure ratio / clearance-to-failure ratio / proof factor 验证因子 驗證因子 clearance failure ratio / clearance-to-failure ratio / proof factor 阴沟里翻船 陰溝裡翻船 yīn gōu lǐ fān chuán to meet with unexpected failure (idiom) / to fail miserably (where failure was not expected) 遵守 zūn shǒu to comply with / to abide by / to respect (an agreement) syn 遵循 zūn xún to follow / to abide by / to comply with syn 不服 bù fú not to accept sth / to want to have sth overruled or changed / to refuse to obey or comply / to refuse to accept as final / to remain unconvinced by / not to give in to syn 服从 服從 fú cóng to obey (an order) / to comply / to defer syn 顺应 順應 shùn yìng to comply / to conform to / in tune with / adapting to / to adjust to syn 听从 聽從 tīng cóng to listen and obey / to comply with / to heed / to hearken syn 紧跟 緊跟 jǐn gēn to follow precisely / to comply with 顺从 順從 shùn cóng obedient / to comply / to submit / to defer syn 遵从 遵從 zūn cóng to comply with / to follow (directives) / to defer (to the judgment of superiors) syn 应从 應從 yìng cóng to assent / to comply with 不依 bù yī not to comply / not to go along with / not to let off easily / not to let sb get away with it syn 照办 照辦 zhào bàn to follow the rules / to do as instructed / to play by the book / to comply with a request 照做 zhào zuò to do as instructed / to comply 从命 從命 cóng mìng to obey an order / to comply / to do sb's bidding / to do as requested syn 应 應 yìng to answer / to respond / to comply with / to deal or cope with syn 依循 yī xún to follow / to comply 依从 依從 yī cóng to comply with / to obey syn 随 隨 suí to follow / to comply with / varying according to... / to allow / subsequently syn 依 yī to depend on / to comply with or listen to sb / according to / in the light of syn 依顺 依順 yī shùn to comply syn 遵 zūn to observe / to obey / to follow / to comply with syn 皈 guī to comply with / to follow syn 碍难从命 礙難從命 ài nán cóng mìng difficult to obey orders (idiom) / much to my embarrassment, I am unable to comply 符合标准 符合標準 fú hé biāo zhǔn to comply with a standard / standards-compliant 承顺 承順 chéng shùn to comply with / to submit to 敬酒不吃吃罚酒 敬酒不吃吃罰酒 jìng jiǔ bù chī chī fá jiǔ lit. to refuse a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit (idiom) / fig. to turn down a request only to be forced later to comply with it under pressure 笃守 篤守 dǔ shǒu to comply faithfully / sincerely abiding by 凑趣 湊趣 còu qù to comply in order to please others / to accommodate sb else's taste / to make fun of 不怕官，只怕管 bù pà guān , zhǐ pà guǎn lit. it is not an official to be feared, but a person in direct control over sb (proverb) / fig. to be obliged to comply with people in authority 失败 失敗 shī bài to be defeated / to lose / to fail (e.g. experiments) / failure / defeat / CL:次[ci4] syn 故障 gù zhàng malfunction / breakdown / defect / shortcoming / fault / failure / impediment / error / bug (in software) 成败 成敗 chéng bài success or failure syn 停电 停電 tíng diàn to have a power failure / power cut 得失 dé shī gains and losses / success and failure / merits and demerits syn 衰竭 shuāi jié organ failure / exhaustion / prostration (medicine) syn 断电 斷電 duàn diàn to experience a power outage / to have a power failure 死心 sǐ xīn to give up / to admit failure / to drop the matter / to reconcile oneself to loss / to have no more illusions about 挫败 挫敗 cuò bài to thwart / to foil (sb's plans) / a setback / a failure / a defeat syn 渎职 瀆職 dú zhí wrongdoing / failure to do one's duty syn 一事无成 一事無成 yī shì wú chéng to have achieved nothing / to be a total failure / to get nowhere syn 残局 殘局 cán jú endgame (in chess) / desperate situation / aftermath (of a failure) 饥荒 饑荒 jī huāng crop failure / famine / debt / difficulty syn 覆辙 覆轍 fù zhé the tracks of a cart that overturned / (fig.) a path that led to failure in the past syn 心力衰竭 xīn lì shuāi jié heart failure 重蹈覆辙 重蹈覆轍 chóng dǎo fù zhé lit. to follow in the tracks of an overturned cart (idiom) / fig. to follow a path that led to failure in the past / to repeat a disastrous mistake syn 决胜负 決勝負 jué shèng fù to determine success or failure 功败垂成 功敗垂成 gōng bài chuí chéng to fail within sight of success (idiom) / last-minute failure / to fall at the last hurdle / snatching defeat from the jaws of victory syn 失败率 失敗率 failure rate 马失前蹄 馬失前蹄 mǎ shī qián tí lit. the horse loses its front hooves / fig. sudden failure through miscalculation or inattentiveness syn 歉收 qiàn shōu crop failure / poor harvest syn 倒栽葱 倒栽蔥 dào zāi cōng to fall headlong / (fig.) to suffer an ignominious failure 三七开 三七開 sān qī kāi ratio seventy to thirty / thirty percent failure, seventy percent success 失迎 shī yíng failure to meet / (humble language) I'm sorry not to have come to meet you personally syn 吹 chuī to blow / to play a wind instrument / to blast / to puff / to boast / to brag / to end in failure / to fall through syn 馑 饉 jǐn time of famine or crop failure 坐观成败 坐觀成敗 zuò guān chéng bài to sit and await success or failure (idiom) / to wait to see the outcome of a fight before taking sides / to sit on the fence syn 成败利钝 成敗利鈍 chéng bài lì dùn succeed or fail, sharp or blunt (idiom) / advantages and disadvantages / success and failure / You win some, you lose some. syn 铩羽而归 鎩羽而歸 shā yǔ ér guī (idiom) to return in low spirits following a defeat or failure to achieve one's ambitions 成败得失 成敗得失 chéng bài dé shī lit. success and failure, the gains and losses (idiom) / fig. to weigh up various factors 成败论人 成敗論人 chéng bài lùn rén to judge people based on their success or failure (idiom) 失败是成功之母 失敗是成功之母 shī bài shì chéng gōng zhī mǔ Failure is the mother of success. 三七开定论 三七開定論 sān qī kāi dìng lùn thirty percent failure, seventy percent success, the official PRC verdict on Mao Zedong 以失败而告终 以失敗而告終 yǐ shī bài ér gào zhōng to succeed through failure / to achieve one's final aim despite apparent setback 前车之覆，后车之鉴 前車之覆，後車之鑒 qián chē zhī fù , hòu chē zhī jiàn lit. the cart in front overturns, a warning to the following cart (idiom) / fig. draw lesson from the failure of one's predecessor / learn from past mistake / once bitten twice shy 报忧 報憂 bào yōu to report bad news / to announce failure, shortcoming or disaster 失仪 失儀 shī yí discourteous / failure of etiquette 失责 失責 shī zé breach of responsibility / failure to carry out one's duty 后车之鉴 後車之鑒 hòu chē zhī jiàn lit. warning to the following cart (idiom) / don't follow the track of an overturned cart / fig. draw lesson from the failure of one's predecessor / learn from past mistake / once bitten twice shy syn 彻底失败 徹底失敗 chè dǐ shī bài utter failure 成也萧何，败也萧何 成也蕭何，敗也蕭何 chéng yě xiāo hé , bài yě xiāo hé lit. raised up by Xiao He, cast down by Xiao He (idiom), alluding to Han Xin 韓信|韩信[Han2 Xin4] being made Grand General 大將軍|大将军[da4 jiang1 jun1] / fig. a situation where one's success and failure are both due to the same factor 绝产 絕產 jué chǎn crop failure / property left with no-one to inherit / sterilization 玩完 wán wán (coll.) to end in failure / to come to grief / to bite the dust 知情不报 zhī qíng bù bào failure to report 作物歉收 zuò wù qiàn shōu crop failure 漏排 clearance failure 清雷不达标 清雷不達標 qīng léi bù dá biāo clearance failure 未爆率 failure rate 失效率 failure rate 计算机系统故障 計算机系統故障 jì suàn jī xì tǒng gù zhàng computer system failure 导爆索故障 導爆索故障 detonating cord failure 故障间隔平均时间 故障間隔平均時間 mean time between failure 吹台 吹臺 chuī tái (coll.) to fall through / to result in failure / (of a relationship) to break up 杠龟 槓龜 gàng guī (Tw) to lose one's shirt (gambling) / to meet with failure (from Taiwanese 摃龜, Tai-lo pr. [kòng-ku]) 无疾而终 無疾而終 wú jí ér zhōng to die peacefully / (fig.) to result in failure (without any outside interference) / to come to nothing / to fizzle out 失婚 shī hūn to lose one's spouse (through marriage failure or bereavement) 无颜见江东父老 無顏見江東父老 wú yán jiàn jiāng dōng fù lǎo (idiom) to be unable to return to one's hometown due to the shame of failure (originally referred to Xiang Yu 項羽|项羽[Xiang4 Yu3], who chose not to retreat to Jiangdong after his humiliating defeat) 单点故障 單點故障 dān diǎn gù zhàng single point of failure 跟斗 gēn dou somersault / fall / tumble / (fig.) setback / failure syn 一事无成 一事無成 yī shì - wú chéng (idiom) to have achieved nothing / to be a total failure / to get nowhere syn 