transitive. To set aside, reject (a candidate, petitioner, etc.). Cf. by, adv. 2a.
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| 释义 | society > education > educational administration > examination > examine a candidate [verb (transitive)] > fail a candidate (9) to turn by1653 transitive. To set aside, reject (a candidate, petitioner, etc.). Cf. by, adv. 2a. pluck1713 Chiefly slang. transitive. Originally in Oxford University: to reject (a candidate) as not reaching the required standard in an examination (now histo… flunk1843 transitive. To cause to ‘flunk’; to pluck. plough1854 transitive. colloquial (originally University slang). To reject (a candidate) as not reaching the required standard, esp. the pass standard, in an… spin1860 slang. To reject (a candidate) at an examination; to pluck or plough. Usually in passive. fail1884 transitive (colloquial). Of an examiner: To report (a candidate) as having failed; to ‘pluck’. pill1908 slang. transitive. To fail (a candidate) in an examination. Now rare. pip1908 transitive. To reject or disqualify; to fail (a candidate) in an examination. Of a candidate: to fail (an examination). zap1961 To fail (someone) in a test, course, etc.; to punish (see also quot. 1969). |
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