flunk
gb/flˈʌŋk/ us/flˈʌŋk/
B2
إنجليزي
megbukik, megbuktat, leszerepel, bukás, elégtelen
فعل
B2
INFORMAL
1
megbukik
B1
نمط الاستخدام:
flunk [a test/exam/class/course]
He flunked the chemistry exam because he didn’t study.
Megbukott a kémiavizsgán, mert nem tanult.
If you flunk this class, you’ll have to retake it next semester.
Ha megbuksz ebből a tárgyból, jövő félévben újra fel kell venned.
She was terrified of flunking her driving test.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
I flunked the test.
Megbuktam a teszten.
He flunked math.
Megbukott matekból.
غلطة شائعة:
Do not confuse flunk with fluke (a lucky accident) or clunk (a heavy sound).
المعنى
fail a test or course
تراكيب شائعة
flunk a test
|flunk an exam
|flunk a class
|flunk a course
|flunk math
|flunk the final
|flunk the midterm
|flunk the driving test
|flunk badly
|flunk again
مرادفات
fail (Neutral and more general than flunk.)
|
bomb (More slangy; often suggests doing extremely badly.)
أضداد
pass (Achieve the required standard in a test or class.)
مواضيع
education
|school
|testing
التعريف
to not pass a test or class
To fail an exam, test, class, or course, especially by getting a grade that is below the required passing standard.
فعل
C1
INFORMAL
2
megbuktat
B1
نمط الاستخدام:
flunk [someone] (in [subject/class])
The instructor flunked him for plagiarism.
Az oktató plágium miatt megbuktatta.
They can’t flunk you just because they don’t like you.
Nem buktathatnak meg csak azért, mert nem kedvelnek.
She was flunked in algebra twice before she finally passed.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
The teacher flunked him.
A tanár megbuktatta.
They flunked her in math.
Megbuktatták matekból.
غلطة شائعة:
In this meaning, the object is a person (e.g., flunk a student), not the test.
المعنى
give someone a failing grade
تراكيب شائعة
flunk a student
|flunk someone in math
|flunk someone in the course
|flunk half the class
|flunk him for cheating
|flunk her on attendance
مرادفات
fail (More neutral; common in official contexts (fail a student).)
أضداد
pass (Formally approve a student as meeting requirements.)
مواضيع
education
|school
التعريف
to give someone an F; to fail them
To give a student a failing grade in a class or exam; to mark someone as having failed.
فعل
C1
INFORMAL
3
megbukik
B1
leszerepel
B2
نمط الاستخدام:
flunk [an interview/audition/inspection/evaluation]
He flunked the job interview by arriving late and unprepared.
Leszerepelt az állásinterjún, mert késve és felkészületlenül érkezett.
The restaurant flunked its health inspection.
Az étterem megbukott az egészségügyi ellenőrzésen.
I tried to sound confident, but I think I flunked the presentation.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
He flunked the interview.
Leszerepelt az interjún.
غلطة شائعة:
Flunk is most common with tests and school; for work situations, fail is more neutral.
المعنى
do very badly; fail at something
تراكيب شائعة
flunk an interview
|flunk an audition
|flunk an inspection
|flunk a background check
|flunk the evaluation
|flunk the tryout
|flunk at something
مرادفات
fail (More general and less informal.)
|
mess up (Focuses on making mistakes rather than failing an official standard.)
أضداد
succeed (Achieve the intended result or meet the standard.)
مواضيع
work
|daily_life
|evaluation
التعريف
to do very badly and fail
To perform very poorly in an attempt or evaluation, or to fail at doing something that was expected.
اسم
C1
INFORMAL
4
نمط الاستخدام:
get [a] flunk (in [a subject/class])
He was embarrassed to bring home another flunk in algebra.
Szégyellte, hogy megint egyest vitt haza algebrából.
Two flunks in a row put her scholarship at risk.
Két egymást követő bukás veszélybe sodorta az ösztöndíját.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
I got a flunk in math.
Egyest kaptam matekból.
غلطة شائعة:
This noun use is less common than saying an F or a failing grade.
المعنى
a failure or failing grade
تراكيب شائعة
get a flunk
|a flunk in math
|a flunk on the test
مرادفات
failure (More general; not limited to grades.)
|
F (Specifically the letter grade in many grading systems.)
أضداد
pass (A passing result rather than a failing one.)
مواضيع
education
|school
|grades
التعريف
a failing result
A failure, especially a failing grade or result in a class or exam.
القواعد
الصيغة المعجمية
flunk
IPA
GB/flˈʌŋk/
US/flˈʌŋk/
المقاطع والنبر
flunk (١ مقطع)
Stress on 1st syllable (flunk)
تصريفات الكلمة
Verb
- Base: flunk
- 3rd Person Singular: flunks
- Present Participle: flunking
- Past: flunked
عيلة الكلمة
Forms
flunks
verb
flunking
verb
flunked
verb
Related words
flunker
noun
Negative and opposite forms
pass
verb A2
تعبيرات
flunk out
1/flˈʌŋk ˈaʊt/
phrasal verb
informal
leave school because of failing
to leave school because you failed
أمثلة
- He flunked out of college after failing most of his first-year classes.
- She nearly flunked out, but she got tutoring and improved her grades.
- If you miss that many labs, you can flunk out of the program.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
- He flunked out of college.