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

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。
He felt something drop out of his pocket.
他觉得有什么东西掉出了他的口袋。
Did you drop out in the10th grade?
你10年级就退学了吗？
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。
Waited for them to drop out of frame.
等画面拍不到他们了。
I turn the aircraft upside-down, you drop out.
我把飞机颠倒，你就会跌出去。
I had injured my leg and had to drop out of the race.
我伤了腿，只好退出竞赛。
It's normal to want to drop out.
想退学很正常。
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。
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。