As a writer, he was a complete failure.是什么意思？

As a writer, he was a complete failure.

作为一个作家, 他是个完全失败的人。

as

adv. 同样地，一样地，例如；prep. 作为，以…的身份，如

例句
As far as I can recall, Patti was a Smith.
我记得帕蒂是姓史密斯的。

writer

n. 作家，作者，撰写人，写字…的人；

例句
...a writer who becomes involved in a real murder mystery through his acquaintance with a police officer...
因为认识一位警官而参与到一件真实谋杀悬案调查的作家

he

pron. 他，它，一个人；n. 雄性动物；

例句
Logic had prevailed and he had abandoned the idea.
最终理智占了上风，他打消了那个念头。

was

v. 用来表示某人或某物即主语本身，用来表示某人或某物属于某一群体或有某种性质（ be的过去式 ），在，存在，不受干扰；

例句
There was a terrible sadness in her eyes...
她眼神中流露出深深的悲伤。

complete

adj. （用以强调）完全的，完成的，达到结尾的，完整的；vt. 完成，使完满，完成或结束，填写（表格）；

例句
...memories of her father's complete abandonment of her.
对父亲完全弃她不顾的回忆

failure

n. 失败，不及格，缺乏，不足，破产，倒闭，失败的事，失败者；

例句
This was clearly a failure by someone who thought he was above failure...
这显然是认为自己根本不会失败的人所遭遇的一次失败。