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

I mean, I'll just drop out and get a job.
我是说，我就退学找个工作好了。
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。
Did you drop out in the10th grade?
你10年级就退学了吗？
I had injured my leg and had to drop out of the race.
我伤了腿，只好退出竞赛。
Eventually they drop out of the class altogether.
最后，他们全都辍学了。
They just drop out.
他们就剩辍学。
Eventually my parents let me drop out of the school.
终于，父母让我离开了那所学校。
He would drop out, marry a waitress and eventually become a truck driver for the local school district.
他辍学后娶了一位女服务员，最后成为当地学区的一位卡车司机。
You'll never go to college if you drop out of high school.
如果高中辍学，你就永远不能上大学了。
He had to drop out of the race because his leg was injured.
因为他的脚受伤了，他不得不退出比赛。