| 单词 | lose |
| 释义 | lose —lose /luːz/ verb (lost, lost) (NOT HAVE) ↑Verb Endings for lose A2 [T] to no longer have something because you do not know where it is, or because it has been taken away from you: » I've lost my ticket.» He's always losing his car keys.» At least 600 staff will lose their jobs if the firm closes.» He lost his leg in a car accident.» She lost her mother (= her mother died) last year.→ SEE NOTE LOOSE(Cf. ↑loose) verbThesaurus+: ↑Losing and loss , ↑Winning and losingB2 [T] to stop feeling something: » to lose confidence/faith» I lost interest halfway through the book.» He kept on crying and I lost my patience.Thesaurus+: ↑Losing and loss , ↑Winning and losingB1 [T] to have less of something than you had before: » I'm trying to lose weight.» He's losing his hair.» She lost a lot of blood in the accident.» to lose your memory/sightThesaurus+: ↑Losing and loss , ↑Winning and losingB2 [T] If you lose time, you waste it: » Four million hours were lost last year through stress-related illnesses.» We lost valuable time stuck in traffic.Thesaurus+: ↑WastingF0 [T] If a clock loses time, it goes more slowly than it should: » My watch loses ten minutes every day.Thesaurus+: ↑Watches and clocksF0 [T] INFORMAL to get rid of something: » Lose the belt and let's see how the dress looks.Thesaurus+: ↑Removing and getting rid of things , ↑Taking things away from someone or somewherelose money, pounds, dollars, etc.C1 A business that is losing money is spending more money than it is receiving: » Banks will lose millions of pounds because of new legislation.Thesaurus+: ↑Profits and lossesThesaurus+: ↑Starting, succeeding and failing in businessWord Builder:–Nouns: loser, loss–Adjectives: lost–Verbs: lose• • • Extra Examples:» Anyone who gambles on the stock exchange has to be prepared to lose money.» "I'm afraid I've lost that wallet you gave me." "Well, never mind, I can easily buy you another one."» I lost my notes so I had to make up the speech as I went along.» He hasn't written to me recently - perhaps he's lost my address.» He moaned with pain before losing consciousness.verb [I or T] (lost, lost) (BE DEFEATED) ↑Verb Endings for lose ► B1 to fail to succeed in a game, competition, etc.: » If we lose this game, we're out of the championship.» They're losing 3–1.» They lost to Arsenal.» Everyone hates losing an argument.» They hadn't lost an election in 15 years.Thesaurus+: ↑Losing and being defeated , ↑Scoring, winning and losing in sportWord Builder:–Nouns: loser, loss–Adjectives: lost–Verbs: lose• • • Extra Examples:» I won the first game, and then lost the next two.» Our team lost when we scored an own goal late in the second half.» They boasted that they had never lost a single game.» He was bitterly disappointed when he lost the leadership contest.» She says that she will resign if she loses the vote. |
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