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

Despite this, he still decided to drop out of school.
尽管如此，他还是决定退学。
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。
We had a talk, and decided to drop out for your sake.
我们讨论过了，为了你好，我们还是决定不去了。
Henry just told me that he would drop out of university.
亨利刚告诉我他不上大学了。
His son drop out of school.
他的儿子辍学了。
Did you drop out in the10th grade?
你10年级就退学了吗？
I mean, I'll just drop out and get a job.
我是说，我就退学找个工作好了。
Waited for them to drop out of frame.
等画面拍不到他们了。
Jack wants to develop himself in China, so he makes a decision to drop out.
杰克因为想在中国发展，所以他决定退学了。
Were you a drop out?
你曾是中途退学的学生吗？