flunk
gb/flˈʌŋk/ us/flˈʌŋk/
B2
Αγγλικά
megbukik, megbuktat, leszerepel, bukás, elégtelen
ΡΉΜΑ
B2
INFORMAL
1
megbukik
B1
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
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.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
I flunked the test.
Megbuktam a teszten.
He flunked math.
Megbukott matekból.
Συχνό λάθος:
Do not confuse flunk with fluke (a lucky accident) or clunk (a heavy sound).
Σημασία
fail a test or course
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
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
Συνώνυμα
fail (Neutral and more general than flunk.)
|
bomb (More slangy; often suggests doing extremely badly.)
Αντώνυμα
pass (Achieve the required standard in a test or class.)
Θέματα
education
|school
|testing
Ορισμός
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.
ΡΉΜΑ
C1
INFORMAL
2
megbuktat
B1
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
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.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
The teacher flunked him.
A tanár megbuktatta.
They flunked her in math.
Megbuktatták matekból.
Συχνό λάθος:
In this meaning, the object is a person (e.g., flunk a student), not the test.
Σημασία
give someone a failing grade
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
flunk a student
|flunk someone in math
|flunk someone in the course
|flunk half the class
|flunk him for cheating
|flunk her on attendance
Συνώνυμα
fail (More neutral; common in official contexts (fail a student).)
Αντώνυμα
pass (Formally approve a student as meeting requirements.)
Θέματα
education
|school
Ορισμός
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.
ΡΉΜΑ
C1
INFORMAL
3
megbukik
B1
leszerepel
B2
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
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.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
He flunked the interview.
Leszerepelt az interjún.
Συχνό λάθος:
Flunk is most common with tests and school; for work situations, fail is more neutral.
Σημασία
do very badly; fail at something
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
flunk an interview
|flunk an audition
|flunk an inspection
|flunk a background check
|flunk the evaluation
|flunk the tryout
|flunk at something
Συνώνυμα
fail (More general and less informal.)
|
mess up (Focuses on making mistakes rather than failing an official standard.)
Αντώνυμα
succeed (Achieve the intended result or meet the standard.)
Θέματα
work
|daily_life
|evaluation
Ορισμός
to do very badly and fail
To perform very poorly in an attempt or evaluation, or to fail at doing something that was expected.
ΟΥΣΙΑΣΤΙΚΌ
C1
INFORMAL
4
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
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.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
I got a flunk in math.
Egyest kaptam matekból.
Συχνό λάθος:
This noun use is less common than saying an F or a failing grade.
Σημασία
a failure or failing grade
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
get a flunk
|a flunk in math
|a flunk on the test
Συνώνυμα
failure (More general; not limited to grades.)
|
F (Specifically the letter grade in many grading systems.)
Αντώνυμα
pass (A passing result rather than a failing one.)
Θέματα
education
|school
|grades
Ορισμός
a failing result
A failure, especially a failing grade or result in a class or exam.
Γραμματική
Λημματική μορφή
flunk
IPA
GB/flˈʌŋk/
US/flˈʌŋk/
Συλλαβές και τόνος
flunk (1 συλλαβή)
Stress on 1st syllable (flunk)
Τύποι λέξης
Verb
- Base: flunk
- 3rd Person Singular: flunks
- Present Participle: flunking
- Past: flunked
Οικογένεια λέξεων
Forms
flunks
verb
flunking
verb
flunked
verb
Related words
flunker
noun
Negative and opposite forms
pass
verb A2
Εκφράσεις
flunk out
1/flˈʌŋk ˈaʊt/
phrasal verb
informal
leave school because of failing
to leave school because you failed
Παραδείγματα
- 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.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- He flunked out of college.