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*lose /luz; luːz/
v lost /lɔst; lɒst/ , lost, losing
1 [T] to no longer have something that is important to you or that you need 失去〔重要或需要的东西〕:
Tom lost his job. 汤姆失去了工作。
Drunk drivers should lose their licence. 酒后驾车者应当被吊销驾驶执照。
2 [T] to be unable to find someone or something 丢失，遗失:
Danny's always losing his keys. 丹尼老是丢失钥匙。
3 [I,T] to fail to win a game, argument, war etc 输掉〔比赛、辩论、战争等〕:
Liverpool lost to AC Milan. 利物浦队输给了 AC 米兰队。
The Democrat candidate lost by 8,000 votes. 民主党候选人输了 8,000 票。
4 [T] to have less of something than before 降低，减少:
She's lost a lot of blood. 她失了很多血。
lose weight (=become thinner) 体重减轻
lose your memory/sight etc (=when your memory, sight etc is failing) 记忆力/视力等减退
5 [T] to no longer have a particular quality, belief, attitude etc 不再有〔某种特性、信念、态度等〕:
The kids were losing interest in the game. 孩子们对那种游戏渐渐失去了兴趣。
lose your temper/head (=become angry) 发怒/失去理智
6 lose an arm/leg etc to have a serious injury in which your arm etc is cut off 〔由于重伤而〕失去手臂/腿等
7 lose your balance to become unsteady and fall 失去平衡，摔倒
8 if you lose your husband, wife, mother etc, that person dies 〔丈夫、妻子、母亲等〕去世
9 lose your life to die 丧生:
5000 soldiers lost their lives. 5000 名士兵丧生。
10 [T] to waste time or an opportunity 浪费〔时间〕; 错过〔机会〕:
You lost your chance! 你错过了机会！
11 [T] if a clock or watch loses time, it runs too slowly 〔钟、表〕走慢:
My old watch loses about five minutes every day. 我那只旧手表每天要慢五分钟左右。
12 have nothing to lose to be in a situation in which you should try to do something because you may be successful, and you will not be in a worse situation if you fail 不会损失什么〔指应该尝试做某事，因为有可能成功，即使失败也无妨〕
13 lose touch (with)
a) to no longer speak to, write to, or see someone （与…）失去联系:
I've lost touch with all my high school friends. 我与高中时代的朋友都失去了联系。
b) to not know the most recent information about something 不了解〔某事的最新发展〕
14 lose your touch to stop having an ability or skill 失去〔做某事的〕能力
15 lose heart to stop having hope and become disappointed 灰心:
The team lost heart after they lost their fifth game. 该队输掉第五场比赛后丧失了信心。
16 lose sight of to forget about the most important part of something 忘记〔最重要的部分〕:
We can't lose sight of our goals. 我们不能忘记自己的目标。
lose outto be less likely to succeed, usually because someone else gets something important which you do not 失利，输掉:
+ to/in/on He lost out on a scholarship because his grades were low. 他因为分数低，未能获得奖学金。
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