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Dropout School College Drop Out Finished ˈdrɒpaʊt Noun N Count

A "dropout" is someone who leaves school or college early, or a person who rejects societal norms.

A "dropout" is someone who leaves school or college early, or a person who rejects societal norms.

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[N-COUNT 可数名词]离经叛道者;摈弃社会习俗者 If you describe someone as a drop-out, you disapprove of the fact that they have rejected the accepted ways of society, for example by not having a regular job.
  [disapproval]
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    [N-COUNT 可数名词]辍学者;退学者 A drop-out is someone who has left school or college before they have finished their studies.
    • ...high-school drop-outs.

      中学退学者

    3
    [ADJ 形容词]退学的;辍学的;中途放弃的 If you refer to the drop-out rate, you are referring to the number of people who leave a school or college early, or leave a course or other activity before they have finished it.
      [ADJ n]
    • The drop-out rate among students is currently one in three.

      现在学生的辍学率是三分之一。


    Oxford drop·out / ˈdrɒpaʊt ; NAmE ˈdrɑːpaʊt / noun 1 a person who leaves school or college before they have finished their studies 辍学者;退学者 college dropouts 大学肄业生 a university with a high dropout rate 退学率高的大学 2 a person who rejects the ideas and ways of behaving that are accepted by the rest of society 拒绝传统社会的人 drop·out / ˈdrɒpaʊt ; NAmE ˈdrɑːpaʊt /
    LDC
    dropoutdrop‧out /ˈdrɒpaʊt $ ˈdrɑːp-/ noun [countable]
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    1someone who leaves school or college before they have finished:  a high school dropout2someone who refuses to take part in ordinary society because they do not agree with its social practices, moral standards etc
    WDF

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    退学学生(67%),拒绝传统社会的人(33%)
    n.中途退学;辍学学生

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