fail to reach the required standard in (an examination, test, or course of study)
通不过(考试、测验或课程);在(考试、测验或课程)中失败,不及格
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I flunked biology in the tenth grade 十年级时我生物不及格
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I didn't flunk but I didn't do too well. 我虽没有不及格,但考得也不太好。
judge (an examination candidate) to have failed to reach the required standard
使(考生)不及格,使(考生)通不过(考试)。
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(学生因不及格)退学;被开除
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he had flunked out of college. 他从大学退学了。
"early 19th cent. (in the general sense ‘back down, fail utterly'; originally US): perhaps related to