transitive. = lose, v.1, in its various senses; to part with or be parted from by misadventure… In present stem.
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| 释义 | the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > misuse > [verb (transitive)] > fail to take use or advantage of (5) leese?c1225 transitive. = lose, v.1, in its various senses; to part with or be parted from by misadventure… In present stem. losea1340 To spend unprofitably or in vain; to waste, get no return or result for (one's labour or efforts); to let slip (opportunities) without using them… missa1628 transitive. To fail to take advantage of; to let slip (an opportunity, etc.). Cf. to miss the boat at sense 13e. waste1836 In unfavourable sense: To spend, consume, employ uselessly or without adequate result. (Now the most… To fail to take advantage of, ‘throw away’… maunder1846 transitive. To fritter away (one's time, life, etc.). rare. |
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