dropout
/ˈdrɒpaʊt/noun
1
- a person who has abandoned a course of study or who has rejected conventional society to pursue an alternative lifestyle退学生, 辍学生, 流生; 离经叛道的人：
a college dropout.
一名大学退学生。
2
- Rugby the restarting of play with a drop kick【英橄】以踢抛踢球重新开始开赛。
3
- a momentary loss of recorded audio signal or an error in reading data on a magnetic tape or disk, usually due to a flaw in the coating（涂层受损等造成的磁带或磁盘上的）信息漏失, 信息失落。
4
- （一般作 Dropouts）a U-shaped slot at the end of a fork or stay on a bicycle, made to receive the axle and enabling the wheel to be changed rapidly（自行车叉架或撑条末端用于承接轮轴的）U形槽。