A failure would shatter the hopes of many people.

一次失败会粉碎很多人的希望。

Everyone wrestles with self-doubt and feels like a failure at times.

人人都会有与不自信作斗争、感觉自己是个失败者的时候。

This was clearly a failure by someone who thought he was above failure.

这显然是一个自以为不会失败的人所经历的一次失败。

Elgar received many honours and much acclaim and yet he often considered himself a failure.

埃尔加获得了很多荣誉和欢呼，但是他常常把自己看成一个失败者。

That bid for glory was a failure.

对荣耀的追求是失败的。