lose

vt

• ① 失去;失落;遗失
  • Don't lose the ticket.别把票搞丢了。
  • He has lost his car keys.他丢了他的汽车钥匙。
  • She lost her purse in the theater.她在戏院里遗失了钱包。
  • Thousands of people have lost their homes.数以千计的人失去了他们的家园。
  • lose one's life丧命
  • lose one's job失去工作
  • She lost her husband in the crowd.她在人群中找不到她的丈夫。
  • She lost her only son in the war.她的独子在战争中丧生。

• ② 1除去,解除(恐惧等)(=get rid of)2减少(体重等)
  • The child has lost his fear of the dark.那个小孩已不再害怕黑暗。
  • She's trying to lose weight.她正在设法减轻体重。

• ③ 迷失
  • He lost his way in the mountains.他在山中迷了路。
  • She lost herself in the forest.她在森林里迷了路。

• ④ 没有看[听]到;【英罕】未能赶上(★通常用miss);未能拿到
  • lose one's train [a bus]未能赶上火车[汽车]
  • His last few words were lost in the applause.他的最后几个字在鼓掌声中未能被听清楚。

• ⑤ 输掉(比赛等);未能获(奖)(←→win)
  • lose a race [battle, lawsuit]输了一场赛跑[战役、官司]
  • The team lost the match.该队输了那场比赛。

• ⑥ 使失去
  • Carelessness lost them the victory.粗心大意使他们无法致胜。
  • The bet lost him $1,000.那项打赌使他损失了一千美元。
  • His arrogance lost him her favor.他的高傲使他失去了她的青睐。

• ⑦ 毁灭;破坏(★通常用被动式)
  • The ship was lost at sea.那艘船在大海中毁灭。
  • We are lost !我们完了!

• ⑧ 浪费(时间、努力等)(←→gain)
  • There's not a moment [no time] to lose [to be lost].刻不容缓。
  • Don't lose [waste] your time in waiting.不要浪费时间等待。
  • He lost no time (in) telling everyone about his idea.他立即把他的主意告诉每一个人。
  • We lost twenty minutes changing a tire.我们换一个轮胎浪费了二十分钟。

• ⑨ (钟表)会慢(←→gain)
  • This watch loses three minutes a day.这个表一天慢三分钟。