flunk
英 [flʌŋk]
美 [flʌŋk]
- vi. 失败；放弃；考试不及格
- vt. 使…不及格
- n. 不及格；失败
助记提示
1. Alteration of funk, or perhaps a blend of flinch and funk.
2. fail + lunk (笨蛋) => flunk: 总是失败的笨蛋，笨蛋当然总是失败了，不失败就不正常了。
3. loon => lunk (谐音“懒客”).
4. 谐音“非难课、非难考”------非常难的课程，不及格就太正常了。
5. fail + lunk- (谐音“难课”) => flunk：这门很难的课程考失败了。
中文词源
flunk 失败，不及格校园俚语。通常认为来自funk拼写变体，沮丧，懦夫。
英文词源
- flunk (v.)
- 1823, American English college slang, original meaning "to back out, give up, fail," of obscure origin, traditionally said to be an alteration of British university slang funk "to be frightened, shrink from" (see funk (n.1)). Meaning "cause to fail, give a failing mark to" is from 1843. Related: Flunked; flunking.
双语例句
- 1. He didn't flunk out, but his record isn't so hot.
- 他没有不及格, 但成绩很一般.
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- 2. Of course there are some who flunk this life too commonplace to be worthwhile.
- 自然,也有人将不屑于这平庸.
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- 3. Because of the laziness, the boy was flunk in the exam.
- 由于懒惰, 这男孩考试不及格.
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- 4. Mr Romney's fans are typically people who did not flunk algebra.
- 罗姆尼先生的支持者们属于典型的不会代数不及格的人.
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- 5. If flunk out I can always transfer to Engineering.
- 一旦不合格,马上可以转工程专业.
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