| 单词 | drop out |
| 释义 | drop out 1. phrasal verb If someone drops out of college or a race, for example, they leave it without finishing what they started. He'd dropped out of high school at the age of 16. [VERB PARTICLE + of] She dropped out after 20 kilometres with stomach trouble. [VERB PARTICLE] 2. phrasal verb If someone drops out, they reject the accepted ways of society and live outside the usual system. [disapproval] She encourages people to keep their jobs rather than dropping out to live in a commune. [VERB PARTICLE] 3. See also drop-out See full dictionary entry for drop drop-out also dropout Word forms: drop-outs 1. countable noun If you describe someone as a drop-out, you disapprove of the fact that they have rejected the accepted ways of society, for example by not having a regular job. [disapproval] 2. countable noun A drop-out is someone who has left school or college before they have finished their studies. ...high-school drop-outs. 3. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] If you refer to the drop-out rate, you are referring to the number of people who leave a school or college early, or leave a course or other activity before they have finished it. The drop-out rate among students is currently one in three. Translations: Chinese: 离经叛道者 Japanese: 脱落者 |
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