“辍学”常见的英文表达是 “drop out of school” ,其中“drop out”有“退出;辍学;退学”的意思,后面加上“of school”明确指出是退出学校这一行为。
另外,也可以用 “quit school” 来表达,“quit”同样有“离开;退出;停止”的含义,“quit school”即表示停止上学,也就是辍学。
例句:
He dropped out of school at the age of 16 to support his family.(他16岁时辍学去养家糊口。)
She had to quit school because of financial difficulties.(由于经济困难,她不得不辍学。)