failing that/thisINSTEADused 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.
ADJECTIVE | VERB + FAILINGADJECTIVE➤great, major, serious, worst很大的/重大的/嚴重的/最糟糕的不足◇Vanity is her worst failing.愛慕虛榮是她最大的缺點。➤common, human共同的缺點;人的弱點◇the very human failing of wanting to tell other people what to do喜歡指揮別人這一人性的弱點➤moral道德缺陷▸➤personal個人缺點➤intelligence情報差錯◇an official report into intelligence failings情報失真的官方報道VERB + FAILING➤have有缺點◇We all have our failings.每個人都有缺點。➤expose, highlight, identify暴露/凸顯出/找出缺點◇The investigation exposed huge failings in the system of medicines regulation.調查曝光了藥品監管系統中存在的巨大缺陷。➤acknowledge, recognize承認/認識到缺點➤address處理缺陷◇The committee is being urged to address failings in the law.敦促委員會着手處理該法律的缺陷。