to-infinitiveが名詞的用法ではない証拠・動詞failの例

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S+fail+to doのto doが名詞的用法ではない、即ち目的語ではない「証拠」が英英辞書の中に書かれているケースです。

Oxford Dictionary

fail verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com

 

1. ​ [intransitive] to not do something　　→fail to do something 
   • People failed to recognize her talent. 
   • His article fails to mention that he actually supported this change. 
   • If you fail to comply, you can be fined.　　(comply=to obey a rule, an order, etc.)
   • The government has failed to provide the needed resources.
   • Such comments never failed to annoy him.

Cambridge Dictionary

fail

B2 [ I ]

[ + to infinitive ] She failed to reach the Wimbledon Final this year.