人或組織身上做不到的地方
這一支站在那個點上，把它當成一樣東西來指：你的缺點、他們的疏失。
noun · B2
A fault or weak point — either in a person's character, such as a bad temper or always being late, or in the way an organisation or a system does its job.
缺點／疏失
核心畫面
Think of the spot where something does not quite come off. Look at a person, and that spot is a weak point they carry around — the thing they keep not managing. Look at a plan, and the same spot is the moment it might not come off, which is exactly when you need a second idea ready. One word, two places to stand: on the weak point itself, or just past it, holding the backup.
可以想成「沒能做到的那一個點」。把眼光放在一個人身上，那個點就是他身上一直改不掉的弱處——老是做不到的那件事。把眼光…更多收起
可以想成「沒能做到的那一個點」。把眼光放在一個人身上，那個點就是他身上一直改不掉的弱處——老是做不到的那件事。把眼光放在一個計畫上，同一個點就變成「這件事可能談不成、約不到、寄不出去」的那一刻，而那正好是你需要備案的時候。同一個字，兩個站的位置：一個站在弱點上，一個站在弱點的下一步，手裡拿著第二個辦法。Two branches
萬一那個辦法不成的話
這一支站在那個點的下一步：先承認第一個辦法可能不成，然後把第二個辦法接上去。這是用法上的關聯，不是在說哪個意思先出現。
preposition · B2
Used to offer a second choice: if the first plan does not work or is not possible, then try this other one. Failing that points back to the plan just mentioned, and failing can also come straight before a noun — failing an agreement, failing a reply by Friday.
若不行的話
原始詞典資料4 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
Failingname
- 1
A surname.
failingnoun/ˈfeɪ.lɪŋ/
- 1
weakness; defect
- His worst failing is his temper.
- At the High Court in Aberdeen in September, NR pleaded guilty to a series of failings, including failing to tell the driver that it was unsafe to drive the train at the 75mph line speed.
failingprep/ˈfeɪ.lɪŋ/
- 1
If what follows is not possible; without.
- A large proportion of the females employed in other firms are said to have signified their intention of going on strike, failing a settlement.
這個拼法也被記錄為下列字的變化形：
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。