lose
v (pt, pp lost )
1 [Tn] have (sth/sb) taken away from one by accident, misfortune, old age, death, etc 失去, 喪失, 損失(某事物[某人])
lose all one's money at cards 玩紙牌把錢輸光
lose a leg in an industrial accident 在一次工業事故中失去一條腿
lose one's hair, teeth, good looks, ie as a result of ageing 失去頭發、 牙齒、 美貌(如因年老)
He lost both his sons (ie They were killed) in the war. 他的兩個兒子都在戰爭中死了.
She's just lost her husband, ie He has died recently. 她的丈夫剛去世. * lose one's job 失業.
2 [Tn] no longer have or maintain (esp a moral or mental quality) 不再有(尤指道德或精神的素質)
lose one's confidence, composure, etc 失去信心、 穩定的情緒等
The train was losing speed. 火車漸漸減速.
lose interest in sth/sb, ie cease to be interested or attracted 對某事物[某人]失去興趣
He's lost ten pounds in weight. 他體重減了十磅.
lose one's balance/equilibrium 失去平衡[均勢]
She's losing colour, ie becoming pale. 她臉色漸漸蒼白了.
I warn you, I'm rapidly losing patience, ie becoming impatient. 我警告你, 我可沒那麼多耐性了.
3 [Tn] become unable to find 遺失; 失落
I've lost my keys. 我的鑰匙丟了.
The books seem to be lost/to have got lost. 那些書好像不見了.
She lost her husband in the crowd. 她和她丈夫在人群中走散了.
4 [Tn]
(a) fail to obtain or catch (sth) 得不到或未捉住(某事物)
His words were lost (ie could not be heard) in the applause. 他的話讓掌聲淹沒了.
(b) (infml 口) be no longer understood by (sb) 使(某人)弄不懂
I'm afraid you've lost me. 對不起, 我不明白了.
5 [Tn] (infml 口) escape from (sb/sth); elude 逃避(某人[某事物]); 躲避
We managed to lose our pursuers in the darkness. 我們趁黑擺脫了追蹤的人.
You see that car following us? Well, lose it! 看見那輛跟著咱們的汽車了嗎? 來, 甩掉它!
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(a) [I, Ipr, Tn, Tn.pr]
~ (sth) (to sb) be defeated; fail to win (a contest, a lawsuit, an argument, etc) 輸; 失敗; 未贏得(競賽、 官司、 辯論等)
It's only the second time the team has lost (a match) this season. 那僅僅是本賽季該隊第二次失利而已.
We lost to a stronger side. 我們輸給了實力更強的一方.
They won the battle but lost the war. 他們贏了這次戰斗, 但輸了這場戰爭.
lose a motion, ie fail to carry it in a debate 動議未通過.
(b) [Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sth (to sth/sb) have sth taken away (by sth/sb) 喪失某事物(由某事物[某人]獲得)
Railways have lost much of their business to the bus companies. 鐵路公司許多生意讓汽車公司奪走了.
7 [Tn] have to give up or forfeit (sth) 被迫放棄或失去(某事物)
The Labour candidate lost his deposit, ie did not obtain the minimum number of votes necessary in an election. 那個工黨候選人失去了老本(未得到最低獲選票數).
lose one's no-claim bonus, eg by making an insurance claim following an accident 失去保險金無索償優惠(如因發生事故後曾索賠).
8 [Tn] waste (time or an opportunity) 浪費(時間或機會)
We lost twenty minutes through having to change a tyre. 我們因為換輪胎損失了二十分鐘.
There's no time to lose, ie We must hurry. 沒有時間了(必須趕快).
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(a) [I, Ipr, Tn, Tn.pr]
~ (sth) (on sth/by doing sth) become poorer (as a result of sth) (由某事物導致)虧損, 變差
We lost (a lot) on that deal. 我們那筆生意受到(很大)損失.
Poetry always loses (something) in translation. 詩歌一經翻譯總有所失.
You will lose nothing by telling the truth. 說實話并不吃虧.
(b) [Dn.n] cause (sb) to be without or forfeit (sth) 使(某人)失去或喪失(某事物)...
?? 考研助記
10(lo)個司儀(se) 遺失了
?? 擴展釋義
*[lu:z]vt. 遺失, 損失, 丟失, 使失去, 錯過, 浪費, 迷失, 使迷路, 輸去, 使沉溺于vi. 受損失, 失敗【法】 遺失, 喪失, 失敗相關詞組: lose out lose face lose one's head lose one's temper lose trace of lose one's way lose oneself in thought