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lose obj NOT HAVElU:zv [T]past lost HlBst, $lA:stto no longer possess (something) because you do not know where it is or because it has been taken away from you丢失，遗失，失去I must have lost my train ticket on the journey.我一定是在旅途中丢失了火车票。At least 600 staff will lose their jobs if the firm closes.如果公司解散，至少600名员工会失业。He lost his leg in a car accident.他在车祸中失去了一条腿。If you lose a quality or ability, you do not have it any more.丧失资格和能力，不再拥有The party has lost a lot of support recently.这个党派最近失去了许多支持者。She used to like tennis but lately she's lost interest in it.她曾一度爱好网球，但最近对其失去了兴趣。When I saw how angry she was I lost courage and couldn't tell her.我看到她如此生气，便失去了告诉她的勇气。If you lose something such as blood, you have less of it.减少He has decided that he needs to lose weight.他决定减肥。The child was losing a lot of blood so was rushed to hospital.那孩子失血许多，被急送入了医院。If you lose time or an opportunity, you waste it.浪费、丧失（时间、机会等）They lost no time in telling me I was wrong.他们立即指出我错了。If a clock loses time, it goes more slowly than it should.（钟）走慢My watch loses twenty seconds an hour.我的表1小时慢20秒。A business that is losing money is spending more money than it is receiving.（商业）亏损Banks will lose millions of pounds because of new legislation.银行会因为新法案而损失数百亿英镑。To lose heart is to give up hope or bravery.丧失希望、勇气Don't lose heart.不要灰心。To lose your heart to someone is to fall in love with them.对某人倾心，爱上某人She lost her heart to the boy next door.她倾心于隔壁的男孩。A person who loses their life dies suddenly because of an accident or violent event.（因为事故或暴力事件）丧命，死亡Many people lost their lives in the floods.许多人在洪水中丧生。If you have something to lose in a particular situation, you may put yourself in a disadvantageous position because of what you do.吃亏You might as well say yes, what have you got to lose?你还是同意为好，你会有什么吃亏？Why don't you take the job? After all, you've got nothing to lose.你为何不接受那份工作？毕竟，你不会吃什么亏的。If you lose your head, you lose control of yourself and do not stay calm.冲动，失去控制Even though they were under threat, they didn't lose their heads.尽管他们受到威胁，也未失去理智。(esp. humorous) If you say that someone has lost their marbles, you mean that they are behaving strangely or foolishly or have become mentally ill.精神错乱; 表现愚蠢To lose your mind is to become mentally ill, or to start behaving in a foolish or strange way.发疯，行为不常，举止愚笨You just spent all that money on a pair of shoes? Have you completely lost your mind?把所有的钱都花在一双鞋上？你是否发疯了？To lose your rag is to become very angry.极度愤怒When I told my boss that I hadn't finished the work I was supposed to have done today, he really lost his rag ( over/about it).当我告诉老板我尚未完成今天的工作，他十分生气。(infml) If you lose your shirt, you lose a lot of money, esp. as a result of a BET.（尤指因打赌）输许多钱He said he'd lost his shirt on that race.他说在赛马中输了很多钱。If you lose sight of something, esp. something important, you stop thinking about it.忽略，忘记We must not lose sight of the root of the problem.我们不要忘记考虑事情的根本所在。To lose sleep over/about something is to worry about it.担忧，为…而失眠I wouldn't lose any sleep over what happened.我不会为已经发生的事而担忧。If you lose track ( of something), you do not know where it is, or you cannot remember it.遗忘，不知事物所在I'm not very good at keeping track of what I spend my money on.我不擅长记清把钱花哪了。What he was saying was so complicated that I lost track after the first couple of sentences.他说得太复杂，我听了几句便不知其所云。I've lost track of the number of times he's asked me to lend him money (= I cannot remember how many times he has asked because he has asked me so often).我已忘了他共问我借过几次钱。"To lose one parent, Mr Worthing, may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose both looks like carelessness." (Lady Bracknell in the play The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde, 1895)“沃辛先生，失去父母中一方，可被视为不幸; 失去双亲，则看似是命运的忽略了。”（布雷克奈尔女士在奥斯卡·王尔德的戏剧《认真的重要》中的台词）"You've lost that loving feeling" (song title, 1965)《你已失去爱的感觉》（歌名）
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