| 单词 | lose |
| 释义 | lose I. transitive verb 1. < what to ourselves in passion we propose, the passion ending doth our purpose lose — Shakespeare > — now used chiefly in passive constructions < ship was lost on the reef > specifically < if he shall gain the whole world and lose his own soul — Mt 16:26 (Authorized Version) > 2. < lost his gloves > < little Bopeep has lost her sheep > 3. a. < lose a leg in an auto crash > < lose savings in a poor investment > < lost his job > b. < has lost her beauty > < if salt has lost its taste, how can its saltness be restored — Mt 5:13 (Revised Standard Version) > < the ceremony has lost its original meaning > 4. a. < lost a son in the war > < village losing its young men through emigration > b. < have lost few pneumonia cases since penicillin came into use > c. < the victors lost more men than the defeated > d. < lose votes > < the sect is losing its younger members > 5. a. < lose time in hunting for mislaid tools > : miss < hated to lose a day's fishing > < lost no opportunity to point out faults > < lose the tide > < sarcasm was lost on him > b. < lose a prize > < lose a hooked fish > < lose a contest > < lose a lawsuit > : undergo defeat in < lost every battle but the last > c. < lost part of what he said > 6. < one careless statement lost him the election > < leading from the king will lose two tricks > 7. < lost his balance > < the writer seems to have lost his touch > < lost his temper > < lose interest in a game > < lose poise > < lost his footing on the path and fell > < lose caste > < lost count of the minutes > 8. a. < you could not lose him anywhere in London > < soon lost himself in the maze of streets > b. < lost himself in daydreaming > 9. a. < lost his way > < the ships lost each other in the fog > b. < lost his pursuers > 10. < lost the thief in the crowded street > < the fielder lost the ball in the sun > < an intention that was soon lost > 11. < dieting to lose weight > < lose a cold > 12. < the river loses itself in the marshes > intransitive verb 1. < investors lost heavily > or deterioration of a valuable quality < the story loses considerably in translation > 2. < able to lose with good grace > < better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all — Alfred Tennyson > 3. of a timepiece • - lose ground - lose one's cud - lose one's heart II. • - lose it |
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