drop out

英 [drɒp aʊt]

美 [drɑːp aʊt]

退学; 退出（比赛等）; 拒绝接受传统规范; 离经叛道; 摈弃社会习俗

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柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 退学;退出(比赛等)
  If someonedrops out ofcollege or a race, for example, they leave it without finishing what they started.
  1. He'd dropped out of high school at the age of 16...
     他 16 岁的时候就从中学退学了。
  2. She dropped out after 20 kilometres with stomach trouble.
     20 公里后她因胃痛而退出了比赛。
• See also:She encourages people to keep their jobs rather than dropping out to live in a commune.drop-out

英英释义

verb

• give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope
  1. In the second round, the challenger gave up
  Synonym:give upfall by the waysidedrop by the waysidethrow inthrow in the towelquitchuck up the sponge
• leave school or an educational program prematurely
  1. Many students drop out because they are not prepared for our challenging program
• withdraw from established society, especially because of disillusion with conventional values
  1. She hasn't heard from her brother in years--he dropped out after moving to California

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