lose
- IPA[luːz]
英式
- be deprived of or cease to have or retain (something)；cause (someone) to fail to gain or retain (something)
verb: lose, 3rd person present: loses, gerund or present participle: losing, past tense: lost, past participle: lost
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- 1. be deprived of or cease to have or retain (something) I've lost my appetite Linda was very upset about losing her job 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ cause (someone) to fail to gain or retain (something) you lost me my appointment at London University
- ▪ be deprived of (a relative or friend) through their death she lost her husband in the fire
- ▪ (of a pregnant woman) miscarry (a baby) or suffer the death of (a baby) during childbirth am I going to lose the baby?
- ▪ be destroyed or killed, especially as a result of an accident or military action a fishing disaster in which 129 men were lost
- ▪ decrease in (body weight); undergo a reduction of (a specified amount of weight) she couldn't eat and began to lose weight
- ▪ (of a watch or clock) become slow by (a specified amount of time) this clock will neither gain nor lose a second
- 2. become unable to find (something or someone) I've lost the car keys 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ cease or become unable to follow (the right route) the clouds came down and we lost the path 同義詞
- ▪ evade or shake off (a pursuer) he came after me waving his revolver, but I easily lost him 同義詞
- ▪ North American informal get rid of (an undesirable person or thing) lose that creep!
- ▪ informal cause (someone) to be unable to follow an argument or explanation sorry, Tim, you've lost me there
- 3. fail to win (a game or contest) England lost the first Test match they lost by one vote 同義詞
- ▪ cause (someone) to fail to win (a game or contest) that shot lost him the championship
- 4. earn less (money) than one is spending or has spent the paper is losing £1.5 million a month he lost heavily on box office flops
- 5. waste or fail to take advantage of (time or an opportunity) he has lost his chance of becoming world No. 1 the government lost no time in holding fresh elections 同義詞
- cease to be in communication
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- cease to correspond or be in communication
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- be deprived of an opportunity; be disadvantaged
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- be deprived of an opportunity; be disadvantaged
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- lose control of one's temper or emotions
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- lose one's advantage in a conflict or competition
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- forget how many of something there are, especially because the number is so high
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- become thinner
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- IPA[lo͞oz]
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- be deprived of or cease to have or retain (something): I've lost my appetite Linda was very upset about losing her job
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