flunk
gb/flˈʌŋk/ us/flˈʌŋk/
B2
İngilizce
megbukik, megbuktat, leszerepel, bukás, elégtelen
FIIL
B2
INFORMAL
1
megbukik
B1
Kullanım kalıbı:
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.
Öğrenenler için örnekler
I flunked the test.
Megbuktam a teszten.
He flunked math.
Megbukott matekból.
Sık yapılan hata:
Do not confuse flunk with fluke (a lucky accident) or clunk (a heavy sound).
Anlam
fail a test or course
Eşdizimler
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
Eş anlamlılar
fail (Neutral and more general than flunk.)
|
bomb (More slangy; often suggests doing extremely badly.)
Zıt anlamlılar
pass (Achieve the required standard in a test or class.)
Konular
education
|school
|testing
Tanım
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.
FIIL
C1
INFORMAL
2
megbuktat
B1
Kullanım kalıbı:
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.
Öğrenenler için örnekler
The teacher flunked him.
A tanár megbuktatta.
They flunked her in math.
Megbuktatták matekból.
Sık yapılan hata:
In this meaning, the object is a person (e.g., flunk a student), not the test.
Anlam
give someone a failing grade
Eşdizimler
flunk a student
|flunk someone in math
|flunk someone in the course
|flunk half the class
|flunk him for cheating
|flunk her on attendance
Eş anlamlılar
fail (More neutral; common in official contexts (fail a student).)
Zıt anlamlılar
pass (Formally approve a student as meeting requirements.)
Konular
education
|school
Tanım
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.
FIIL
C1
INFORMAL
3
megbukik
B1
leszerepel
B2
Kullanım kalıbı:
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.
Öğrenenler için örnekler
He flunked the interview.
Leszerepelt az interjún.
Sık yapılan hata:
Flunk is most common with tests and school; for work situations, fail is more neutral.
Anlam
do very badly; fail at something
Eşdizimler
flunk an interview
|flunk an audition
|flunk an inspection
|flunk a background check
|flunk the evaluation
|flunk the tryout
|flunk at something
Eş anlamlılar
fail (More general and less informal.)
|
mess up (Focuses on making mistakes rather than failing an official standard.)
Zıt anlamlılar
succeed (Achieve the intended result or meet the standard.)
Konular
work
|daily_life
|evaluation
Tanım
to do very badly and fail
To perform very poorly in an attempt or evaluation, or to fail at doing something that was expected.
İSIM
C1
INFORMAL
4
Kullanım kalıbı:
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.
Öğrenenler için örnekler
I got a flunk in math.
Egyest kaptam matekból.
Sık yapılan hata:
This noun use is less common than saying an F or a failing grade.
Anlam
a failure or failing grade
Eşdizimler
get a flunk
|a flunk in math
|a flunk on the test
Eş anlamlılar
failure (More general; not limited to grades.)
|
F (Specifically the letter grade in many grading systems.)
Zıt anlamlılar
pass (A passing result rather than a failing one.)
Konular
education
|school
|grades
Tanım
a failing result
A failure, especially a failing grade or result in a class or exam.
Dil bilgisi
Sözlük biçimi
flunk
IPA
GB/flˈʌŋk/
US/flˈʌŋk/
Heceler ve vurgu
flunk (1 hece)
Stress on 1st syllable (flunk)
Kelime biçimleri
Verb
- Base: flunk
- 3rd Person Singular: flunks
- Present Participle: flunking
- Past: flunked
Kelime ailesi
Forms
flunks
verb
flunking
verb
flunked
verb
Related words
flunker
noun
Negative and opposite forms
pass
verb A2
İfadeler
flunk out
1/flˈʌŋk ˈaʊt/
phrasal verb
informal
leave school because of failing
to leave school because you failed
Örnekler
- 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.
Öğrenenler için örnekler
- He flunked out of college.