/lu:z ||; luz/verb (
past tense past participle lost /lɒst;
US lɔ:st
||; lɔst/)
1 [T] to become unable to find sth 遗失;丢失: I've lost my purse. I can't find it anywhere. 我遗失了钱包,到处找也找不到。
2 [T] to no longer have sb/sth 失去;丧失: She lost a leg in the accident. 她在那宗事故中失去了一条腿。He lost his wife last year(= she died). 他去年丧妻。to lose your job 失业
3 [T] to have less of sth 降低;减少: to lose weight/interest/patience 减轻体重;失去兴趣;缺乏耐性The company is losing money all the time. 这家公司一直亏损。 [OPP] gain 反义词为gain
4 [I,T] to not win; to be defeated 输掉;未能获胜;失败: We played well but we lost 2-1. 我们打得不错,但以1比2失利。to lose a court case/an argument 在诉讼╱辩论中败北Parma lost to Milan in the final. 帕尔马队在决赛中输给了米兰队。
5 [T] to waste time, a chance, etc 浪费(时间);错过(机会): Hurry up! There's no time to lose. 快点!我们没有时间可浪费了。
6 [I,T] to become poorer (as a result of sth) (因某事导致)亏损,亏蚀: The company lost on the deal. 公司在那宗交易上亏了本。
7 [T] (informal 非正式) to cause sb not to understand sth 使人无法理解: You've totally lost me! Please explain again. 你说的我完全听不懂!请再解释一遍。
give/lose ground (to sb/sth)→
GROUND¹
keep/lose your cool→
COOL³
keep/lose count (of sth)→
COUNT²
keep/lose your temper→
TEMPERkeep/lose track of sb/sth→
TRACK¹
lose your bearings to become confused about where you are 迷失方向
lose face to lose the respect of other people 丢脸
lose your head to become confused or very excited 慌乱;冲动;昏了头
lose heart to stop believing that you will be successful in sth you are trying to do 失去信心;灰心;泄气
lose it(
spoken 口语) to go crazy or suddenly become unable to control your emotions 发疯;突然情绪失控
lose your life to be killed 丧生;遇害
lose sight of sb/sth to no longer be able to see sb/sth 再也看不见:
We eventually lost sight of the animal in some trees. 那动物进了树丛,我们再也看不见了。 (figurative 比喻) We mustn't lose sight of our original aim. 我们决不可忘记原先的目的。 lose your touch to lose a special skill or ability 失去某种特别技巧或能力
lose touch (with sb/sth) to no longer have contact (with sb/sth) (与…)失去联系,不再接触:
I've lost touch with a lot of my old school friends. 我已经跟许多老同学失去联系。 a losing battle a competition, fight, etc in which it seems that you will not be successful 看来要失利的一仗或比赛
win/lose the toss→
TOSSlose out (on sth/to sb)(
informal 非正式) to be at a disadvantage 处于不利情况:
If a teacher pays too much attention to the bright students, the others lose out. 如果老师过分重视聪明学生,其他学生就会被忽视。