flunk
gb/flˈʌŋk/ us/flˈʌŋk/
B2
영어
megbukik, megbuktat, leszerepel, bukás, elégtelen
동사
B2
INFORMAL
1
megbukik
B1
사용 패턴：
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.
학습자용 예문
I flunked the test.
Megbuktam a teszten.
He flunked math.
Megbukott matekból.
자주 하는 실수：
Do not confuse flunk with fluke (a lucky accident) or clunk (a heavy sound).
뜻
fail a test or course
연어
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
유의어
fail (Neutral and more general than flunk.)
|
bomb (More slangy; often suggests doing extremely badly.)
반의어
pass (Achieve the required standard in a test or class.)
주제
education
|school
|testing
정의
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.
동사
C1
INFORMAL
2
megbuktat
B1
사용 패턴：
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.
학습자용 예문
The teacher flunked him.
A tanár megbuktatta.
They flunked her in math.
Megbuktatták matekból.
자주 하는 실수：
In this meaning, the object is a person (e.g., flunk a student), not the test.
뜻
give someone a failing grade
연어
flunk a student
|flunk someone in math
|flunk someone in the course
|flunk half the class
|flunk him for cheating
|flunk her on attendance
유의어
fail (More neutral; common in official contexts (fail a student).)
반의어
pass (Formally approve a student as meeting requirements.)
주제
education
|school
정의
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.
동사
C1
INFORMAL
3
megbukik
B1
leszerepel
B2
사용 패턴：
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.
학습자용 예문
He flunked the interview.
Leszerepelt az interjún.
자주 하는 실수：
Flunk is most common with tests and school; for work situations, fail is more neutral.
뜻
do very badly; fail at something
연어
flunk an interview
|flunk an audition
|flunk an inspection
|flunk a background check
|flunk the evaluation
|flunk the tryout
|flunk at something
유의어
fail (More general and less informal.)
|
mess up (Focuses on making mistakes rather than failing an official standard.)
반의어
succeed (Achieve the intended result or meet the standard.)
주제
work
|daily_life
|evaluation
정의
to do very badly and fail
To perform very poorly in an attempt or evaluation, or to fail at doing something that was expected.
명사
C1
INFORMAL
4
사용 패턴：
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.
학습자용 예문
I got a flunk in math.
Egyest kaptam matekból.
자주 하는 실수：
This noun use is less common than saying an F or a failing grade.
뜻
a failure or failing grade
연어
get a flunk
|a flunk in math
|a flunk on the test
유의어
failure (More general; not limited to grades.)
|
F (Specifically the letter grade in many grading systems.)
반의어
pass (A passing result rather than a failing one.)
주제
education
|school
|grades
정의
a failing result
A failure, especially a failing grade or result in a class or exam.
문법
기본형
flunk
IPA
GB/flˈʌŋk/
US/flˈʌŋk/
음절 및 강세
flunk （1음절）
Stress on 1st syllable (flunk)
활용형
Verb
- Base: flunk
- 3rd Person Singular: flunks
- Present Participle: flunking
- Past: flunked
관련 단어
Forms
flunks
verb
flunking
verb
flunked
verb
Related words
flunker
noun
Negative and opposite forms
pass
verb A2
표현
flunk out
1/flˈʌŋk ˈaʊt/
phrasal verb
informal
leave school because of failing
to leave school because you failed
예문
- 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.
학습자용 예문
- He flunked out of college.