dropout /ˈdrɒpˌaʊt/ (also drop-out) CET4

• 1. 

  N-COUNT If you describe someone as a dropout, 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 [表不满]

  例：

  ...long-haired, dope-smoking dropouts.

  …蓄着长发，吸着大麻的离经叛道之人。

• 2. 

  N-COUNT A dropout is someone who has left school or college before they have finished their studies. 辍学者

  例：

  ...high-school dropouts.

  …中学辍学生。

• 3. 

  ADJ If you refer to the dropout 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. 辍学的 (比率); 中途退出的 [ADJ n]

  例：

  The dropout rate among students is currently one in three.

  学生的辍学率目前是1/3。