dropout
/ˈdrɒpaʊt/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈdrɑːpaʊt/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈdräp-ˌau̇t/ (ame, mw)
dropout — 名詞
- dropoutsingular
- dropoutsplural
1. a person who leaves school, college, or university before finishing their studie
輟學生
未完成學業即離校者；脫離主流社會者
a person who leaves school, college, or university before finishing their studies; also, someone who chooses to live outside mainstream society and reject its usual rules and values.
Priya became a college dropout after failing several exams and started working at her uncle's bakery.
Priya 因為多科不及格成為大學輟學生，後來在叔叔的麵包店工作。
college dropout — leaves university before finishing
The government launched a program to help high-school dropouts earn their diplomas later in life.
政府推出了一項計畫，幫助中學輟學生日後取得文憑。
high-school dropouts — countable noun for school leavers
Many young people in the 1960s saw themselves as dropouts from a society they disagreed with.
1960 年代許多年輕人認為自己是脫離主流社會的人。
Theo, a dropout from the tech industry, now lives on a small farm in rural Thailand.
Theo 原是科技業的脫離者，如今在泰國鄉下經營一座小農場。
The school counselor tried to convince the dropout to return and finish her final year.
學校輔導老師試圖說服那位輟學生返校完成最後一年學業。
- quitter
more negative and general — not limited to education; implies giving up rather than failing
- non-completer
neutral, formal term used in education statistics
- graduate
someone who finishes their course of study
用法筆記
Commonly used with a preceding noun specifying the field left (high-school dropout, college dropout). The social-rebel meaning is often associated with the 1960s counterculture.
常見錯誤
2. a way of restarting play in rugby, in which the defending team kicks the ball fr
反彈踢
橄欖球中以反彈踢開球的方式
a way of restarting play in rugby, in which the defending team kicks the ball from the ground after a drop kick from inside their own twenty-two-metre line.
The scrum-half took a quick dropout after the ball went dead behind the try-line.
爭球半衛在球越過達陣線後迅速執行了一次反彈踢。
took a quick dropout — rugby restart action
The French full-back took a quick dropout as the Welsh pack charged toward him.
法國隊全衛在威爾斯前鋒衝過來時迅速執行了一次反彈踢。
took a quick dropout — authentic rugby usage
The full-back prepared for the dropout as the opposition forwards charged forward.
當對方前鋒向前衝時，全衛準備進行反彈踢。
dropout — 動詞
- dropoutpresent simple I / you / we / they
- dropouts3rd person singular
- dropouting-ing form
- dropoutedpast simple
1. to stop taking part in an activity, course of study, or group, especially before
退出
停止參與某項活動或群體
to stop taking part in an activity, course of study, or group, especially before reaching the end or goal.
After two weeks of classes, Mei-Lin dropped out of the photography course because it was too expensive.
上了兩週課之後，Mei-Lin 因費用太高而退出了攝影課程。
drop out of + course — phrasal verb pattern
Several volunteers dropped out of the project when they learned how many weekends it required.
幾位志工在得知需要投入多少週末時間後退出了該計畫。
drop out of + project/programme
Students who drop out of school often face difficulties finding stable jobs later.
中途輟學的學生日後往往難以找到穩定的工作。
The marathon runner dropped out after twisting her ankle at the halfway point.
那位馬拉松跑者在半路扭傷腳踝後退出了比賽。
Karim's parents were disappointed when he decided to drop out of university to start a band.
Karim 決定輟學去組樂團，他的父母對此感到非常失望。
文法句型
drop out of + noun phrase
drop out + adverb particle
用法筆記
Always used with the particle 'out' (it is a phrasal verb). When an object is mentioned, 'of' follows: drop out of school, drop out of the race. Without an object, simply 'drop out': He dropped out after one semester.