flunk
gb/flˈʌŋk/ us/flˈʌŋk/
B2
Anh
megbukik, megbuktat, leszerepel, bukás, elégtelen
ĐỘNG TỪ
B2
INFORMAL
1
megbukik
B1
Mẫu sử dụng:
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.
Ví dụ cho người học
I flunked the test.
Megbuktam a teszten.
He flunked math.
Megbukott matekból.
Lỗi thường gặp:
Do not confuse flunk with fluke (a lucky accident) or clunk (a heavy sound).
Nghĩa
fail a test or course
Cụm từ đi kèm
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
Từ đồng nghĩa
fail (Neutral and more general than flunk.)
|
bomb (More slangy; often suggests doing extremely badly.)
Từ trái nghĩa
pass (Achieve the required standard in a test or class.)
Chủ đề
education
|school
|testing
Định nghĩa
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.
ĐỘNG TỪ
C1
INFORMAL
2
megbuktat
B1
Mẫu sử dụng:
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.
Ví dụ cho người học
The teacher flunked him.
A tanár megbuktatta.
They flunked her in math.
Megbuktatták matekból.
Lỗi thường gặp:
In this meaning, the object is a person (e.g., flunk a student), not the test.
Nghĩa
give someone a failing grade
Cụm từ đi kèm
flunk a student
|flunk someone in math
|flunk someone in the course
|flunk half the class
|flunk him for cheating
|flunk her on attendance
Từ đồng nghĩa
fail (More neutral; common in official contexts (fail a student).)
Từ trái nghĩa
pass (Formally approve a student as meeting requirements.)
Chủ đề
education
|school
Định nghĩa
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.
ĐỘNG TỪ
C1
INFORMAL
3
megbukik
B1
leszerepel
B2
Mẫu sử dụng:
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.
Ví dụ cho người học
He flunked the interview.
Leszerepelt az interjún.
Lỗi thường gặp:
Flunk is most common with tests and school; for work situations, fail is more neutral.
Nghĩa
do very badly; fail at something
Cụm từ đi kèm
flunk an interview
|flunk an audition
|flunk an inspection
|flunk a background check
|flunk the evaluation
|flunk the tryout
|flunk at something
Từ đồng nghĩa
fail (More general and less informal.)
|
mess up (Focuses on making mistakes rather than failing an official standard.)
Từ trái nghĩa
succeed (Achieve the intended result or meet the standard.)
Chủ đề
work
|daily_life
|evaluation
Định nghĩa
to do very badly and fail
To perform very poorly in an attempt or evaluation, or to fail at doing something that was expected.
DANH TỪ
C1
INFORMAL
4
Mẫu sử dụng:
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.
Ví dụ cho người học
I got a flunk in math.
Egyest kaptam matekból.
Lỗi thường gặp:
This noun use is less common than saying an F or a failing grade.
Nghĩa
a failure or failing grade
Cụm từ đi kèm
get a flunk
|a flunk in math
|a flunk on the test
Từ đồng nghĩa
failure (More general; not limited to grades.)
|
F (Specifically the letter grade in many grading systems.)
Từ trái nghĩa
pass (A passing result rather than a failing one.)
Chủ đề
education
|school
|grades
Định nghĩa
a failing result
A failure, especially a failing grade or result in a class or exam.
Ngữ pháp
Dạng từ điển
flunk
IPA
GB/flˈʌŋk/
US/flˈʌŋk/
Âm tiết và trọng âm
flunk (1 âm tiết)
Stress on 1st syllable (flunk)
Các dạng từ
Verb
- Base: flunk
- 3rd Person Singular: flunks
- Present Participle: flunking
- Past: flunked
Họ từ
Forms
flunks
verb
flunking
verb
flunked
verb
Related words
flunker
noun
Negative and opposite forms
pass
verb A2
Cách diễn đạt
flunk out
1/flˈʌŋk ˈaʊt/
phrasal verb
informal
leave school because of failing
to leave school because you failed
Ví dụ
- 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.
Ví dụ cho người học
- He flunked out of college.