| 单词 |
resit |
| 释义 |
▪ I. reˈsit, v.|riː-|
[re- 5 a.]
trans. and intr. To sit (an examination) again, usu. after failing at a previous attempt; to retake (an examination), e.g. in order to improve one's grade.
1959Chambers's 20th Cent. Dict. 1380/2 Resit,..v.i. to sit an examination again after failing. ― n. an opportunity or act of resitting. 1968Sunday Times 30 June 15 So many students resit the engineering examination each year that an eventual pass rate of 80 percent..may occur. 1974A. Fowles Pastime i. 6 He'd had to re-sit English to get the minimum the library required. 1979Jrnl. R. Soc. Arts Dec. 9/1 The candidates for this session's examination were exclusively restricted to those who had been referred in a previous examination or who were resitting in order to obtain higher grades.
▪ II. resit, n.|ˈriːsɪt|
[f. the vb.]
The act of resitting an examination; also, an examination held specifically to enable candidates to resit. Also attrib.
1959[see resit v.]. 1972D. Haston In High Places ii. 30 For once he'd passed his exams in June and didn't have any resits in September. 1973Guardian 14 June 7/2 Resit school breaks its 11-plus record. Out of 50 pupils..who had to resit their 11-plus examination..31 have passed. 1977Belfast Tel. 19 Jan. 3/4 One wonders how your recent correspondents, who feel that an Eleven-Plus resit is unnecessary, can accept the position arising as a result of the supplementary test which has not been held. |
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