| 单词 | lose |
| 释义 | lose /loohz/, v. , lost, losing. v.t. 1. to come to be without (something in one's possession or care), through accident, theft, etc., so that there is little or no prospect of recovery: I'm sure I've merely misplaced my hat, not lost it. 2. to fail inadvertently to retain (something) in such a way that it cannot be immediately recovered: I just lost a dime under this sofa. 3. to suffer the deprivation of: to lose one's job; to lose one's life. 4. to be bereaved of by death: to lose a sister. 5. to fail to keep, preserve, or maintain: to lose one's balance; to lose one's figure. 6. (of a clock or watch) to run slower by: The watch loses three minutes a day. 7. to give up; forfeit the possession of: to lose a fortune at the gaming table. 8. to get rid of: to lose one's fear of the dark; to lose weight. 9. to bring to destruction or ruin (usually used passively): Ship and crew were lost. 10. to condemn to hell; damn. 11. to have slip from sight, hearing, attention, etc.: to lose him in the crowd. 12. to stray from or become ignorant of (one's way, directions, etc.): to lose one's bearings. 13. to leave far behind in a pursuit, race, etc.; outstrip: She managed to lose the other runners on the final lap of the race. 14. to use to no purpose; waste: to lose time in waiting. 15. to fail to have, get, catch, etc.; miss: to lose a bargain. 16. to fail to win (a prize, stake, etc.): to lose a bet. 17. to be defeated in (a game, lawsuit, battle, etc.): He has lost very few cases in his career as a lawyer. 18. to cause the loss of: The delay lost the battle for them. 19. to let (oneself) go astray, miss the way, etc.: We lost ourselves in the woods. 20. to allow (oneself) to become absorbed or engrossed in something and oblivious to all else: I had lost myself in thought. 21. (of a physician) to fail to preserve the life of (a patient). 22. (of a woman) to fail to be delivered of (a live baby) because of miscarriage, complications in childbirth, etc. v.i. 23. to suffer loss: to lose on a contract. 24. to suffer defeat or fail to win, as in a contest, race, or game: We played well, but we lost. 25. to depreciate in effectiveness or in some other essential quality: a classic that loses in translation. 26. (of a clock, watch, etc.) to run slow. 27. lose face. See face (def. 30). 28. lose out, to suffer defeat or loss; fail to obtain something desired: He got through the preliminaries, but lost out in the finals. [bef. 900; ME losen, OE -leosan; r. ME lesen, itself also reflecting OE -leosan; c. G verlieren, Goth fraliusan to lose. See LOSS] |
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