1、drop out

退学;退出(比赛等)

He'd dropped out of high school at the age of 16.

他 16 岁的时候就从中学退学了。

She dropped out after 20 kilometres with stomach trouble.

20 公里后她因胃痛而退出了比赛。

拒绝接受传统规范;离经叛道;摈弃社会习俗

She encourages people to keep their jobs rather than dropping out to live in a commune.

她鼓励人们坚持工作而不是离经叛道地去过公社生活。

2、brilliant

聪颖的；技艺高超的

She had a brilliant mind.

她头脑聪明。

It was his brilliant performance in 'My Left Foot' that established his reputation.

他在《我的左脚》中的精彩表演使他一举成名。

非常好的；很棒的；出色的

If you get a chance to see the show, do go — it's brilliant.

如果你有机会去看那个演出，你一定要去——棒极了！

My sister's given me this brilliant book.

我的姐姐给了我这本非常好看的书。

成功的；辉煌的

He served four years in prison, emerging to find his brilliant career in ruins.

他坐了4年牢，出狱后发现自己的辉煌事业已不复存在。

The raid was a brilliant success.

这次偷袭非常成功。