flunk
pronunciation
UK [flʌŋk]
US [flʌŋk]
-
- vt.& vi.
- <美><口>
- （使）（考试、某学科的成绩等）不及格
-
- vt.
- 评定（某人）不及格
- （因不及格而） 退学
Word Origin
flunk 失败，不及格
校园俚语。通常认为来自funk拼写变体，沮丧，懦夫。
Example
- 1. Italy , unlike mr berlusconi , cannot flunk its european exam .
- 与贝卢斯科尼不同，意大利不能在这场欧洲的考试中考不及格。
- 2. About 5 percent of students in the language program flunk out before their freshman year .
- 参加英语语言课程大约5%的学生会在上大一之前退学。
- 3. The government is now making tests compulsory for existing teachers . Those who flunk them will be offered a year 's training and then be required to resit them .
- 如今，政府强制现任的教师参加测试，如果不及格要接受一年的培训并进行补考。
- 4. But let 's face it , life is filled with all kinds of tests - some you ace and some you flunk - so at some point you have to get used to it .
- 但是，我们得面对现实，生活充满了各种考试有些你是好手，有些却不及格所以从某个角度而言，必须习惯这种情况。
- 5. So don 't flunk out ; you 've got too much invested in us , and we have too much invested in you .
- 所以不要退学，你对我们投资不小，我们对你的投资也不少。
more: >如何使用 "flunk" 造句