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

It's helpful to have at least one person who doesn't let you drop out.
如果至少有一个人不想让你退学，那么对你来说会很有帮助。
I turn the aircraft upside-down, you drop out.
我把飞机颠倒，你就会跌出去。
Waited for them to drop out of frame.
等画面拍不到他们了。
Those who want to drop out are free to do so.
愿意退出的决不强留。
Research suggests that children whose parents split up are more likely to drop out of high school
研究表明，父母离异的孩子更容易从中学中途退学。
She encourages people to keep their jobs rather than dropping out to live in a commune.
她鼓励人们坚持工作而不是离经叛道地去过公社生活。
You'd be crazy to drop out.
你要退学真是发疯了。
Were you a drop out?
你曾是中途退学的学生吗？
She get a scholarship to Cambridge but drop out a year later.
她得到了剑桥大学的奖学金，但一年以后就退学了。
Eventually they drop out of the class altogether.
最后，他们全都辍学了。