1PHRASAL VERB 退学;退出(比赛等) If someone drops out of college or a race, for example, they leave it without finishing what they started. 退学;退出(比赛等)
He'd dropped out of high school at the age of 16. [VERBPREP. + of]
他 16 岁的时候就从中学退学了。
She dropped out after 20 kilometres with stomach trouble. [VERBPREP.]
20 公里后她因胃痛而退出了比赛。
2PHRASAL VERB 拒绝接受传统规范;离经叛道;摈弃社会习俗 If someone drops out, they reject the accepted ways of society and live outside the usual system. 拒绝接受传统规范;离经叛道;摈弃社会习俗 [disapproval]
She encourages people to keep their jobs rather than dropping out to live in a commune. [VERBPREP.]
1N-COUNT 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. 离经叛道者;摈弃社会习俗者 [disapproval]
2N-COUNT 辍学者;退学者 A drop-out is someone who has left school or college before they have finished their studies. 辍学者;退学者
...high-school drop-outs.
中学退学者
3ADJ [ADJ n]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. 退学的;辍学的;中途放弃的
The drop-out rate among students is currently one in three.