dropout

• n. 中途退學；輟學學生

比喻用法。

dropout (n.)

"one who 'drops out' of something," 1930, from drop (v.) + out (adv.). As a phrase, drop out "withdraw" is recorded from 1550s.

1. a university with a high dropout rate

退學率高的大學

來自《權威詞典》

2. There is a high dropout rate from some college courses.

有些大學課程的退出率很高.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

3. He might be a college dropout but he's made a fortune in business.

他可能中途離開大學,但在商界發(fā)了財.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

4. In 1972, the dropout rate among those whom Aspira counsels was 6 . 6 percent.

1972年埃斯皮拉所輔導的學生, 退學率只占6.6%.

來自辭典例句

5. In the long haul, she'll regret having been a school dropout.

她終歸會后悔不該中途輟學.

來自互聯(lián)網