| 释义 |
lose /luːz/ vt. | vi. | n. | phr.
I (lost /lɒst/)
❶ vt.
1. 失去，丧失；损失
lose one's job 失业
lose one's hearing (a finger) 失去听力 (一只手指)
lose patience with sb. 对某人失去耐心
The sky was beginning to lose its light. 天色开始暗下。
lose blood 失血
He lost his youngest son to scarlet fever. 他的幼子被猩红热夺去了生命。
The barroom, being full, has lost a few customers to the lounge. 由于酒吧间满座，已有几个顾客回身往休息室去了。
I don't see what you've got to lose. 我看不出你会损失什么。
2. 遗失，丢失
I can't open the door because I've lost the key. 我因为丢失了钥匙，没法开门。
He is always losing his lighter. 他老丢打火机。
3. [常用被动语态]使失踪；致…死亡；使毁灭
Five lives were lost in the storm. 5人在风暴中丢了性命。
He was lost in a car crash. 他在一次汽车撞车事故中死亡。
The ship was lost on the reef. 船触礁沉没。
4. 未能赶上；错过
lose the post 未能赶上邮班
lose a chance 错过机会
lose the tide 错过涨潮期
He hates to lose a day in the sun. 他一天也不愿错过晒太阳的机会。
5. 浪费(时间、劳动力等)
Hurry up! We have not much time to lose. 快些! 我们没有多少时间可浪费了。
6. 看不见；听不到；记不得；使弄不懂
We lost him in the crowd. 我们在人群中找不见他了。
There were carpets so thick that you could lose a cat in them. 地毯那么厚，猫儿往里一陷都看不见了。
I lost the gist of his speech. 我抓不住他演讲的要点。
You really lose (或 You've really lost) me, Aaron. Hitler a revolutionary? 你真叫我弄不懂了，艾伦。希特勒算个革命派?
7. 使失去；使失败
His laziness lost him the job. 他的懒惰使他自砸饭碗。
His misdemeanour lost him our respect. 他的不端行为使自己失去了我们对他的尊重。
8. 迷失；使迷路
lose one's way 迷路
lose oneself in the maze of streets 在纵横交错迷津般的街上迷了路
9. 亏损；使亏蚀
We lost much money on that deal. 我们在那笔交易上亏损了很多钱。
That deal lost us much money. 那笔交易让我们亏蚀了很多钱。
10. 输掉；未赢得
Our team lost the tennis game. 我队输掉了这场网球赛。
The ruling party lost the electoral battle to the opposition alliance. 执政党在这场选举战中败于反对党联盟。
lose votes 失选票
The lawyer has lost the case. 律师打输了这场官司。
11. 摆脱，(巧妙地)甩开；把…抛开一段距离
He soon lost his pursuers. 他很快就摆脱了追踪者。
The sly rabbit lost the dogs. 狡兔把狗群远远抛在后面。
12. (钟、表)走慢，慢去(若干分、秒等)
My watch loses three minutes every day. 我的表每天慢3分钟。
13. 降低，减低；减少
lose speed 降低速度
The plane started to lose altitude. 飞机开始降低高度。
Does your TV picture sometimes lose contrast and wash out? 你的电视机图像有时会减低对比度而变得浅淡不显吗?
dieting to lose some weight 为减肥而实行的节食
14. [lose oneself 或用被动语态]使沉湎；使专注
She returned to her desk and lost herself in her work. 她回到书桌旁埋头工作。
They lost themselves in their newspapers. 他们聚精会神地读报。
be lost in thoughts 专注想心事
15. (医生)未能保住…的生命，未能治愈(病人)
Is there a doctor anywhere that doesn't lose a patient once in a while? 世上有什么医生能万无一失地把病人个个都治愈吗?
16. (产妇因流产等)未能产下(活婴)
lose a live baby 生下一个死胎
17. 祛除(感冒等)
18. 吐掉(刚吃下的食物)
19. (赛车中急转弯等时)失控(汽车)
20. 使(灵魂等)遭诅咒
❷ vi.
1. 受损失；赔钱
The investors lost heavily when the stock market declined. 股市价格下跌时，投资者损失惨重。
He did not lose on that transaction. 他在那笔交易上没有赔钱。
2. 失败；输掉
I lost fair and square to him. 我公平磊落地输给了他。
We won at volleyball, and lost at tennis. 我们赢了排球比赛，但在网球比赛中输了。
3. 失去价值；变得衰弱无力
Poetry always loses in translation. 诗一经翻译总要失去原有的韵味。
4. (钟、表)走慢
II n.
(尤指赛马的)失败，输
[< OE losian to perish, lose < los destruction]
phr. lose face 见 face
lose it 〈口〉未能控制脾气(或情绪)
lose one's head 见 head
lose one's heart to 见 heart
lose one's temper 见 temper
lose out 〈口〉输掉；失败
Our team lost out in the finals. 我队在决赛中输掉了。
He lost out to his left-wing adversary. 他败于他的左翼对手。
He has lost out for Defense Secretary. 他没有获得提名当国防部长。
lose out on 〈口〉未能赶上；未能得到；错过
He lost out on the special sale because he did not read the advertisement announcing it. 他错过了那次大促销，因为他没有读到广告。
lose sight of 见 sight
lose sleep 见 sleep
lose way 见 way
not lose in the telling (事情) 不因叙述而失真
On his lips the story did not lose in the telling. 此事从他嘴里说出来不曾失真。
you can't lose 〈口〉你必然获利，包你得益 |