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lose vt.丢失；失败；削减；丧生；看不到；亏损；迷失vi.失败；经受损失；走慢 (1) 我昨天丢了钱包。(2) 那仅仅是本赛季该队的第二次失利而已。(3) 你年纪大了以后,就会发现这种游戏的趣味大打折扣了。(4) 他在战争中丧生。(5) 其实,我们经常过于专注眼前的事情,而看不到前进的方向。(6) 这次合并，他们要遭受多大损失？(7) 止步不前,终将遭到失败。(8) 我们已经背负了这么多债务,实在损失不起了。(9) 你的表走得快,还是走得慢？ You can physically lose something by misplacing it, or you can lose your pride in a competition. You can lose a game, you can lose your library book, you can lose money, you can lose your business, you can lose sight of your child, you can even lose your mind — basically, you can lose just about anything. Losing something is usually not a good thing, unless it's that annoying boyfriend or weight.

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英 [luːz] 美 [luːz] (1) I lost my wallet yesterday.(2) It's only the second time the team has lost a match this season.(3) The game will lose its relish when you grow old.(4) He lost his life in the war.(5) The truth is that we're so focused on what we are doing that we often lose sight of where we are going.(6) How much do they stand to lose by this merger?(7) Merely to maintain is to lose in the end.(8) We have got so many debts; we have nothing more to lose.(9) Does your watch gain or lose? The verb to lose means something has gone missing. Maybe it's your car keys. Maybe it's points in a game. Maybe it's the love of your life. Sorry about that. 1[VERB 动词]输掉（比赛、战斗、争论等） If you lose a contest, a fight, or an argument, you do not succeed because someone does better than you and defeats you.   [V n]  [V-ing]A C Milan lost the Italian Cup Final...AC米兰队输掉了意大利杯决赛。The government lost the argument over the pace of reform...政府在有关改革步调快慢的争论中是输家。The Vietnam conflict ultimately was lost...越南战争以失败告终。No one likes to be on the losing side.没人喜欢输。2[VERB 动词]遗失；丢失 If you lose something, you do not know where it is, for example because you have forgotten where you put it.   [V n]I lost my keys...我把钥匙丢了。I had to go back for my checkup； they'd lost my X-rays.我得回去再做一次体检。他们把我的X光片弄丢了。3[VERB 动词]（因被夺走或遭损坏而）丧失，失去 You say that you lose something when you no longer have it because it has been taken away from you or destroyed.   [V n]I lost my job when the company moved to another state...公司搬到了另一个州，我便失业了。He lost his licence for six months...他被吊销执照半年。She was terrified they'd lose their home.她很害怕他们会丧失家园。4[VERB 动词]丧失，失去（某一特性、特点、态度或信念） If someone loses a quality, characteristic, attitude, or belief, they no longer have it.   [V n]He lost all sense of reason...他完全丧失了理智。The government had lost all credibility...政府的诚信丧失殆尽。He had lost his desire to live.他已失去了活下去的念头。5[VERB 动词]（因意外等）丧失，失去（某种能力） If you lose an ability, you stop having that ability because of something such as an accident.   [V n]They lost their ability to hear...他们失去了听觉。He had lost the use of his legs.他双腿的功能已经丧失。6[VERB 动词]散失（热量） If someone or something loses heat, their temperature becomes lower.   [V n]Babies lose heat much faster than adults...婴儿散失热量较成人快很多。A lot of body heat is lost through the scalp.大量体热通过头皮散失。7[VERB 动词]损失（血或体液） If you lose blood or fluid from your body, it leaves your body so that you have less of it.   [V n]The victim suffered a dreadful injury and lost a lot of blood...受害者受了重伤，大量失血。During fever a large quantity of fluid is lost in perspiration.发烧时，大量水分会通过排汗而丧失。8[VERB 动词]减轻（体重） If you lose weight, you become less heavy, and usually look thinner.   [V n]I have lost a lot of weight...我体重减了不少。Martha was able to lose 25 pounds.玛莎减掉了25磅。9[VERB 动词]（因手术或意外）丧失，失去（身体部位） If you lose a part of your body, it is cut off in an operation or in an accident.   [V n]He lost a foot when he was struck by a train.他给火车撞伤，失去了一只脚。10[VERB 动词]丧失，失去（生命） If someone loses their life, they die.   [V n]...the ferry disaster in 1987, in which 192 people lost their lives...1987年那场致使192人丧命的渡轮灾难Hundreds of lives were lost in fighting.数以百计的人在战斗中丧生。11[VERB 动词]丧失，失去（亲人或朋友） If you lose a close relative or friend, they die.   [V n]My Grandma lost her brother in the war.我祖母在那场战争中失去了兄弟。12[VERB 动词]（灾难）损毁，毁灭 If things are lost, they are destroyed in a disaster.   [be V-ed]  [usu passive]...the famous Nankin pottery that was lost in a shipwreck off the coast of China.在中国沿海的一场海难中损毁的著名白底青花瓷13[VERB 动词]错过，浪费（时间） If you lose time, something slows you down so that you do not make as much progress as you hoped.   [V n]They claim that police lost valuable time in the early part of the investigation...他们声称警方在调查之初错过了宝贵的时间。Six hours were lost in all.一共浪费了6个小时。14[VERB 动词]错过，浪费（机会） If you lose an opportunity, you do not take advantage of it.   [V n]  [V n to-inf]  [V-ed]If you don't do it soon you're going to lose the opportunity...不赶紧行动就没机会了。They did not lose the opportunity to say what they thought of events.他们不失时机地表达了自己对事件的看法。...a lost opportunity.错失的机会15[VERB 动词]使专注（于）；使沉湎（于） If you lose yourself in something or if you are lost in it, you give a lot of attention to it and do not think about anything else.   [V pron-refl in n]  [be V-ed in n]Michael held on to her arm, losing himself in the music...迈克尔抓着她的手臂，沉醉于音乐中。He was lost in the contemplation of the landscape.他对着眼前的景色沉思起来。16[VERB 动词]亏损 If a business loses money, it earns less money than it spends, and is therefore in debt.   [V n]  [BUSINESS 商]His shops stand to lose millions of pounds...他的店铺很可能会损失数百万英镑。$1 billion a year may be lost.每年可能损失10亿美元。17[VERB 动词]使失败；使失去 If something loses you a contest or loses you something that you had, it causes you to fail or to no longer have what you had.   [V n n]My own stupidity lost me the match...是我自己的愚蠢使我输掉了那场比赛。His economic mismanagement has lost him the support of the general public.他对经济的管理不善使他失去了广大民众的支持。18See also:lost；  Usage Note :Do not confuse lose and loose. Lose is a verb. If you lose something, you no longer have it and cannot find it. I've lost my wallet. The past participle and past tense of lose are both lost. Loose is usually an adjective. If something is loose, it is not properly fixed or held in place. ...the loose floorboards on the landing. ...a loose tooth. 不要混淆lose和loose。lose为动词，表示丢失， 如：I've lost my wallet（我丢了钱包）。lose的过去式和过去分词均为lost。loose则通常作形容词，表示不牢固或没有固定好，如：the loose floorboards on the landing（楼梯平台上松动的地板），a loose tooth（松动的牙齿）。19[PHRASE 短语]（表示在不成功的情况下）不会损失什么/将会损失惨重 If you say that you have nothing to lose, you mean that you will not suffer if your action is unsuccessful. If you say that you have much to lose, you mean that you may suffer if your action is unsuccessful.   [V inflects]They say they have nothing to lose and will continue protesting until the government vetos the agreement...他们说自己是死猪不怕开水烫，将会继续抗议直到政府否决该协议为止。Both countries have much to lose if there is a war.若战事一起，两国均会损失惨重。20[PHRASE 短语]大发雷霆；未能控制怒火（或情绪） If someone loses it, they become extremely angry or upset.   [V inflects]  [INFORMAL 非正式]I completely lost it. I went mad, berserk.我火冒三丈，发了疯似的。21[PHRASE 短语]发疯；精神失常 If you say that someone is losing it, you mean that they are becoming crazy.   [V inflects]  [INFORMAL 非正式]I'm afraid he's really lost it.我想他是真的发疯了。22[PHRASE 短语]抓住任何机会 If you say that someone loses no opportunity to do or say a particular thing, you are emphasizing that they do it or say it whenever it is possible.   [V inflects]  [emphasis]The President has lost no opportunity to capitalise on his new position...总统抓住一切机会，大肆利用自己的新职位。He said some sections of the press had lost no opportunity to create the impression that she was guilty.他说新闻界有部分人不放过任何机会，力图制造她有罪的印象。23[PHRASE 短语]不浪费时间；赶紧；马上 If you say that someone loses no time in doing something, you are emphasizing that they act quickly in order to benefit from a situation.   [V inflects]  [emphasis]Officials have lost no time in expressing their concern and grief over this incident...众官员第一时间表达了他们对这一事件的关切和悲伤。Francine lost no time in defending herself.弗朗辛立即为自己辩护。24[PHRASE 短语]迷路；迷失方向 If you lose your way, you become lost when you are trying to go somewhere.   [V inflects]The men lost their way in a sandstorm.这些士兵在沙暴中迷了路。25[PHRASE 短语]失去目标 If you say that someone loses their way, you think they no longer have a clear idea of what they want to do or achieve.   [V inflects]For a while the artist completely lost his way. The famous humour gave way to sentimental nonsense...有一阵子这位艺术家完全迷失了方向，其出了名的幽默风趣被伤感而煽情的不知所云取而代之。If we cannot understand that there's an issue of principle here, then we have lost our way.如果我们看不到这里的原则问题的话，那么我们已经迷失方向了。26 to lose your balance→see: balance； to lose the battle but win the war→see: battle； to lose contact→see: contact； to lose your cool→see: cool； to lose face→see: face； to lose your grip→see: grip； to lose your head→see: head； to lose heart→see: heart； to lose your mind→see: mind； to lose your nerve→see: nerve； to lose the plot→see: plot； to lose sight of→see: sight； to lose your temper→see: temper； to lose touch→see: touch； to lose track of→see: track； 相关词组：lose out

英语单词	lose
英美音标	英 [luːz] 美 [luːz]
中文释义	vt.丢失；失败；削减；丧生；看不到；亏损；迷失 vi.失败；经受损失；走慢
英语例句	(1) I lost my wallet yesterday. (2) It's only the second time the team has lost a match this season. (3) The game will lose its relish when you grow old. (4) He lost his life in the war. (5) The truth is that we're so focused on what we are doing that we often lose sight of where we are going. (6) How much do they stand to lose by this merger? (7) Merely to maintain is to lose in the end. (8) We have got so many debts; we have nothing more to lose. (9) Does your watch gain or lose?
中文例句	(1) 我昨天丢了钱包。 (2) 那仅仅是本赛季该队的第二次失利而已。 (3) 你年纪大了以后,就会发现这种游戏的趣味大打折扣了。 (4) 他在战争中丧生。 (5) 其实,我们经常过于专注眼前的事情,而看不到前进的方向。 (6) 这次合并，他们要遭受多大损失？ (7) 止步不前,终将遭到失败。 (8) 我们已经背负了这么多债务,实在损失不起了。 (9) 你的表走得快,还是走得慢？
vocabulary简明	The verb to lose means something has gone missing. Maybe it's your car keys. Maybe it's points in a game. Maybe it's the love of your life. Sorry about that.
vocabulary扩展	You can physically lose something by misplacing it, or you can lose your pride in a competition. You can lose a game, you can lose your library book, you can lose money, you can lose your business, you can lose sight of your child, you can even lose your mind — basically, you can lose just about anything. Losing something is usually not a good thing, unless it's that annoying boyfriend or weight.
柯林斯解释	1 [VERB 动词]输掉（比赛、战斗、争论等） If you lose a contest, a fight, or an argument, you do not succeed because someone does better than you and defeats you. [V n] [V-ing] A C Milan lost the Italian Cup Final... AC米兰队输掉了意大利杯决赛。 The government lost the argument over the pace of reform... 政府在有关改革步调快慢的争论中是输家。 The Vietnam conflict ultimately was lost... 越南战争以失败告终。 No one likes to be on the losing side. 没人喜欢输。 2 [VERB 动词]遗失；丢失 If you lose something, you do not know where it is, for example because you have forgotten where you put it. [V n] I lost my keys... 我把钥匙丢了。 I had to go back for my checkup； they'd lost my X-rays. 我得回去再做一次体检。他们把我的X光片弄丢了。 3 [VERB 动词]（因被夺走或遭损坏而）丧失，失去 You say that you lose something when you no longer have it because it has been taken away from you or destroyed. [V n] I lost my job when the company moved to another state... 公司搬到了另一个州，我便失业了。 He lost his licence for six months... 他被吊销执照半年。 She was terrified they'd lose their home. 她很害怕他们会丧失家园。 4 [VERB 动词]丧失，失去（某一特性、特点、态度或信念） If someone loses a quality, characteristic, attitude, or belief, they no longer have it. [V n] He lost all sense of reason... 他完全丧失了理智。 The government had lost all credibility... 政府的诚信丧失殆尽。 He had lost his desire to live. 他已失去了活下去的念头。 5 [VERB 动词]（因意外等）丧失，失去（某种能力） If you lose an ability, you stop having that ability because of something such as an accident. [V n] They lost their ability to hear... 他们失去了听觉。 He had lost the use of his legs. 他双腿的功能已经丧失。 6 [VERB 动词]散失（热量） If someone or something loses heat, their temperature becomes lower. [V n] Babies lose heat much faster than adults... 婴儿散失热量较成人快很多。 A lot of body heat is lost through the scalp. 大量体热通过头皮散失。 7 [VERB 动词]损失（血或体液） If you lose blood or fluid from your body, it leaves your body so that you have less of it. [V n] The victim suffered a dreadful injury and lost a lot of blood... 受害者受了重伤，大量失血。 During fever a large quantity of fluid is lost in perspiration. 发烧时，大量水分会通过排汗而丧失。 8 [VERB 动词]减轻（体重） If you lose weight, you become less heavy, and usually look thinner. [V n] I have lost a lot of weight... 我体重减了不少。 Martha was able to lose 25 pounds. 玛莎减掉了25磅。 9 [VERB 动词]（因手术或意外）丧失，失去（身体部位） If you lose a part of your body, it is cut off in an operation or in an accident. [V n] He lost a foot when he was struck by a train. 他给火车撞伤，失去了一只脚。 10 [VERB 动词]丧失，失去（生命） If someone loses their life, they die. [V n] ...the ferry disaster in 1987, in which 192 people lost their lives... 1987年那场致使192人丧命的渡轮灾难 Hundreds of lives were lost in fighting. 数以百计的人在战斗中丧生。 11 [VERB 动词]丧失，失去（亲人或朋友） If you lose a close relative or friend, they die. [V n] My Grandma lost her brother in the war. 我祖母在那场战争中失去了兄弟。 12 [VERB 动词]（灾难）损毁，毁灭 If things are lost, they are destroyed in a disaster. [be V-ed] [usu passive] ...the famous Nankin pottery that was lost in a shipwreck off the coast of China. 在中国沿海的一场海难中损毁的著名白底青花瓷 13 [VERB 动词]错过，浪费（时间） If you lose time, something slows you down so that you do not make as much progress as you hoped. [V n] They claim that police lost valuable time in the early part of the investigation... 他们声称警方在调查之初错过了宝贵的时间。 Six hours were lost in all. 一共浪费了6个小时。 14 [VERB 动词]错过，浪费（机会） If you lose an opportunity, you do not take advantage of it. [V n] [V n to-inf] [V-ed] If you don't do it soon you're going to lose the opportunity... 不赶紧行动就没机会了。 They did not lose the opportunity to say what they thought of events. 他们不失时机地表达了自己对事件的看法。 ...a lost opportunity. 错失的机会 15 [VERB 动词]使专注（于）；使沉湎（于） If you lose yourself in something or if you are lost in it, you give a lot of attention to it and do not think about anything else. [V pron-refl in n] [be V-ed in n] Michael held on to her arm, losing himself in the music... 迈克尔抓着她的手臂，沉醉于音乐中。 He was lost in the contemplation of the landscape. 他对着眼前的景色沉思起来。 16 [VERB 动词]亏损 If a business loses money, it earns less money than it spends, and is therefore in debt. [V n] [BUSINESS 商] His shops stand to lose millions of pounds... 他的店铺很可能会损失数百万英镑。 $1 billion a year may be lost. 每年可能损失10亿美元。 17 [VERB 动词]使失败；使失去 If something loses you a contest or loses you something that you had, it causes you to fail or to no longer have what you had. [V n n] My own stupidity lost me the match... 是我自己的愚蠢使我输掉了那场比赛。 His economic mismanagement has lost him the support of the general public. 他对经济的管理不善使他失去了广大民众的支持。 18 See also:lost ； Usage Note : Do not confuse lose and loose. Lose is a verb. If you lose something, you no longer have it and cannot find it. I've lost my wallet. The past participle and past tense of lose are both lost. Loose is usually an adjective. If something is loose, it is not properly fixed or held in place. ...the loose floorboards on the landing. ...a loose tooth. 不要混淆lose和loose。lose为动词，表示丢失，如：I've lost my wallet（我丢了钱包）。lose的过去式和过去分词均为lost。loose则通常作形容词，表示不牢固或没有固定好，如：the loose floorboards on the landing（楼梯平台上松动的地板），a loose tooth（松动的牙齿）。 19 [PHRASE 短语]（表示在不成功的情况下）不会损失什么/将会损失惨重 If you say that you have nothing to lose, you mean that you will not suffer if your action is unsuccessful. If you say that you have much to lose, you mean that you may suffer if your action is unsuccessful. [V inflects] They say they have nothing to lose and will continue protesting until the government vetos the agreement... 他们说自己是死猪不怕开水烫，将会继续抗议直到政府否决该协议为止。 Both countries have much to lose if there is a war. 若战事一起，两国均会损失惨重。 20 [PHRASE 短语]大发雷霆；未能控制怒火（或情绪） If someone loses it, they become extremely angry or upset. [V inflects] [INFORMAL 非正式] I completely lost it. I went mad, berserk. 我火冒三丈，发了疯似的。 21 [PHRASE 短语]发疯；精神失常 If you say that someone is losing it, you mean that they are becoming crazy. [V inflects] [INFORMAL 非正式] I'm afraid he's really lost it. 我想他是真的发疯了。 22 [PHRASE 短语]抓住任何机会 If you say that someone loses no opportunity to do or say a particular thing, you are emphasizing that they do it or say it whenever it is possible. [V inflects] [emphasis] The President has lost no opportunity to capitalise on his new position... 总统抓住一切机会，大肆利用自己的新职位。 He said some sections of the press had lost no opportunity to create the impression that she was guilty. 他说新闻界有部分人不放过任何机会，力图制造她有罪的印象。 23 [PHRASE 短语]不浪费时间；赶紧；马上 If you say that someone loses no time in doing something, you are emphasizing that they act quickly in order to benefit from a situation. [V inflects] [emphasis] Officials have lost no time in expressing their concern and grief over this incident... 众官员第一时间表达了他们对这一事件的关切和悲伤。 Francine lost no time in defending herself. 弗朗辛立即为自己辩护。 24 [PHRASE 短语]迷路；迷失方向 If you lose your way, you become lost when you are trying to go somewhere. [V inflects] The men lost their way in a sandstorm. 这些士兵在沙暴中迷了路。 25 [PHRASE 短语]失去目标 If you say that someone loses their way, you think they no longer have a clear idea of what they want to do or achieve. [V inflects] For a while the artist completely lost his way. The famous humour gave way to sentimental nonsense... 有一阵子这位艺术家完全迷失了方向，其出了名的幽默风趣被伤感而煽情的不知所云取而代之。 If we cannot understand that there's an issue of principle here, then we have lost our way. 如果我们看不到这里的原则问题的话，那么我们已经迷失方向了。 26 to lose your balance→see: balance ； to lose the battle but win the war→see: battle ； to lose contact→see: contact ； to lose your cool→see: cool ； to lose face→see: face ； to lose your grip→see: grip ； to lose your head→see: head ； to lose heart→see: heart ； to lose your mind→see: mind ； to lose your nerve→see: nerve ； to lose the plot→see: plot ； to lose sight of→see: sight ； to lose your temper→see: temper ； to lose touch→see: touch ； to lose track of→see: track ；相关词组： lose out

Lose Lost [V Verb 动词 N →See I