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

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

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

You'd be crazy to drop out.
你要退学真是发疯了。
Eventually my parents let me drop out of the school.
终于，父母让我离开了那所学校。
At this point we set the failed flag, which causes us to drop out of the loop.
此时，我们将设置failed标志，该标志将导致退出循环。
Did you drop out in the10th grade?
你10年级就退学了吗？
Henry just told me that he would drop out of university.
亨利刚告诉我他不上大学了。
Research suggests that children whose parents split up are more likely to drop out of high school
研究表明，父母离异的孩子更容易从中学中途退学。
Were you a drop out?
你曾是中途退学的学生吗？
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。
She get a scholarship to Cambridge but drop out a year later.
她得到了剑桥大学的奖学金，但一年以后就退学了。
I try to weave a wreath all the morning, but the flowers slip and they drop out.
整个早晨我想编一个花环，但是花儿滑掉了。