flunk
/flʌŋk/ (bre, ipa) · /flʌŋk/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈfləŋk/ (ame, mw)
flunk — 動詞
- flunkpresent simple I / you / we / they
- flunkshe / she / it
- flunkedpast simple
- flunking-ing form
1. to receive a score in a test or course that is below the minimum level needed to
不及格；當掉
考試或課程未達及格標準
to receive a score in a test or course that is below the minimum level needed to pass; also used when a teacher gives a student a grade so low that the student must repeat the course.
Jiwoo flunked her chemistry final because she had not studied the lab procedures.
Jiwoo 化學期末考不及格，因為她沒有準備實驗步驟。
flunked + [subject] final — direct object collocation
The physics professor flunked Marco for copying answers from another student.
那位物理教授因為 Marco 抄襲其他同學的答案，給了他不及格。
teacher + flunked + person — teacher-grading transitive structure
If you flunk this class, you will have to take it again next semester.
如果你這科被當掉，下學期就得重修。
Reuben was terrified that he would flunk the driving test on his first try.
Reuben 很怕自己第一次考駕照就不及格。
Tanvi studied every night to make sure she would not flunk math this term.
Tanvi 每天晚上都唸書，確保這學期數學不會不及格。
- fail
Standard, neutral term for not meeting the required standard; flunk is more informal and typical of US conversation.
- bomb
Stronger US slang meaning to fail very badly or embarrassingly; more dramatic than flunk.
- wash out
An informal phrasal verb meaning to fail and be forced to leave a programme, especially in military or academic training.
- pass
The direct opposite — to meet or exceed the minimum required standard.
文法句型
flunk + noun phrase (a test / an exam / a course)
flunk + person (teacher gives student a failing grade)
用法筆記
This word is informal and typical of spoken or casual American English. In formal writing or official transcripts, use 'fail' instead. The verb can be used transitively (flunk a test) or intransitively (flunk out of university). The teacher-grading meaning — as in 'The instructor flunked three students' — works the same way.
常見錯誤
flunk — 名詞
1. an instance of receiving a score too low to pass a test or course, or a failing
不及格
考試或課程失敗的結果
an instance of receiving a score too low to pass a test or course, or a failing grade itself.
After his third flunk in biology, Quan decided to change his major.
Quan 的生物第三次被當之後，決定轉系。
after [possessive] + ordinal + flunk in [subject] — noun with possessive
A single flunk on the final exam can keep you from graduating on time.
期末考只要有一次不及格，就可能讓你無法準時畢業。
a + single + flunk + on [exam] — article + noun + prepositional phrase
Madison's parents treated her flunk as a setback, not a disaster.
Madison 的父母沒有生氣——他們把她的不及格當成一次挫折，而不是世界末日。
The course syllabus states that three absences count as an automatic flunk.
課程大綱規定，缺課三次就算自動不及格。
- failure
The standard, formal noun for a failing result; flunk is less common and more casual.
- F
The letter grade used in US schools to represent a failing mark; often used in the same contexts.
- failing grade
Slightly more formal than flunk; can be used in official contexts such as transcripts.
- pass
A score or grade that meets the minimum required standard.
文法句型
a + flunk + in [subject]
get + a + flunk
用法筆記
The noun form is much less common than the verb. It is used informally, usually with an article (a flunk) or a possessive (his flunk). In academic records the word is 'failure' or 'F'; 'flunk' as a noun appears mostly in casual speech.