flunk
gb/flˈʌŋk/ us/flˈʌŋk/
B2
Anglų
megbukik, megbuktat, leszerepel, bukás, elégtelen
VEIKSMAŽODIS
B2
INFORMAL
1
megbukik
B1
Vartosenos šablonas:
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.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
I flunked the test.
Megbuktam a teszten.
He flunked math.
Megbukott matekból.
Dažna klaida:
Do not confuse flunk with fluke (a lucky accident) or clunk (a heavy sound).
Reikšmė
fail a test or course
Kolokacijos
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
Sinonimai
fail (Neutral and more general than flunk.)
|
bomb (More slangy; often suggests doing extremely badly.)
Antonimai
pass (Achieve the required standard in a test or class.)
Temos
education
|school
|testing
Apibrėžimas
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.
VEIKSMAŽODIS
C1
INFORMAL
2
megbuktat
B1
Vartosenos šablonas:
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.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
The teacher flunked him.
A tanár megbuktatta.
They flunked her in math.
Megbuktatták matekból.
Dažna klaida:
In this meaning, the object is a person (e.g., flunk a student), not the test.
Reikšmė
give someone a failing grade
Kolokacijos
flunk a student
|flunk someone in math
|flunk someone in the course
|flunk half the class
|flunk him for cheating
|flunk her on attendance
Sinonimai
fail (More neutral; common in official contexts (fail a student).)
Antonimai
pass (Formally approve a student as meeting requirements.)
Temos
education
|school
Apibrėžimas
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.
VEIKSMAŽODIS
C1
INFORMAL
3
megbukik
B1
leszerepel
B2
Vartosenos šablonas:
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.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
He flunked the interview.
Leszerepelt az interjún.
Dažna klaida:
Flunk is most common with tests and school; for work situations, fail is more neutral.
Reikšmė
do very badly; fail at something
Kolokacijos
flunk an interview
|flunk an audition
|flunk an inspection
|flunk a background check
|flunk the evaluation
|flunk the tryout
|flunk at something
Sinonimai
fail (More general and less informal.)
|
mess up (Focuses on making mistakes rather than failing an official standard.)
Antonimai
succeed (Achieve the intended result or meet the standard.)
Temos
work
|daily_life
|evaluation
Apibrėžimas
to do very badly and fail
To perform very poorly in an attempt or evaluation, or to fail at doing something that was expected.
DAIKTAVARDIS
C1
INFORMAL
4
Vartosenos šablonas:
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.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
I got a flunk in math.
Egyest kaptam matekból.
Dažna klaida:
This noun use is less common than saying an F or a failing grade.
Reikšmė
a failure or failing grade
Kolokacijos
get a flunk
|a flunk in math
|a flunk on the test
Sinonimai
failure (More general; not limited to grades.)
|
F (Specifically the letter grade in many grading systems.)
Antonimai
pass (A passing result rather than a failing one.)
Temos
education
|school
|grades
Apibrėžimas
a failing result
A failure, especially a failing grade or result in a class or exam.
Gramatika
Pagrindinė forma
flunk
IPA
GB/flˈʌŋk/
US/flˈʌŋk/
Skiemenys ir kirčiavimas
flunk (1 skiemuo)
Stress on 1st syllable (flunk)
Žodžio formos
Verb
- Base: flunk
- 3rd Person Singular: flunks
- Present Participle: flunking
- Past: flunked
Žodžių šeima
Forms
flunks
verb
flunking
verb
flunked
verb
Related words
flunker
noun
Negative and opposite forms
pass
verb A2
Posakiai
flunk out
1/flˈʌŋk ˈaʊt/
phrasal verb
informal
leave school because of failing
to leave school because you failed
Pavyzdžiai
- 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.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
- He flunked out of college.