lose meaning in English
vt.
(lost ;losing )
1.丢失,丧失。 lose one's balance 失去平衡,跌倒。 lose one's head 被斩首;被搞糊涂。 lose one's life 丢了性命。 The doctor loses his patient. 医生没有治好病人;病人另找医生了。
2.迷失,使迷路,使迷惑。 lose oneself [be lost] in the woods 在森林中迷路。 lose one's way 迷路。
3.白费,浪费。 lose no time in beginning work 立即开始工作。 There is no love lost between the two. (a) 〔废语〕他们彼此相爱。 (b) 他们并不相爱。 There's not a moment to lose. 一分钟也不能浪费。
4.错过。 lose an opportunity 错过机会。 lose one's train 没赶上火车。
5.看漏,听漏,逸失,放跑。 I did not lose a word of his speech. 他的演说我没有听漏一个字。 lose the thread of an argument 抓不住论据的线索。
6.输掉;使失败。 lose a battle 战败。 lose a game 输一局。 The motion was lost by a majority of two. 动议以两票之差被否决了。
7.〔主用被动语态〕灭亡,杀死,破坏,湮没。 be lost to all sense of shame 恬不知耻。 The ship was lost with all hands. 那艘船和船上所有的人一齐沉没了。
8.忘记。 lose one's French 法语都忘光了。
9.摆脱,脱离。 lose one's cold 伤风好了。 lose one's fear 解除忧虑。
10.使失去。 Reckless driving may lose you even your life. 乱开车甚至会送掉你的命。 Such behaviour lost him our trust. 他这种行为使我们不再信任他了。
vi.
1.亏本,蚀本;受损失。 I don't want you to lose by me. 我不愿让你为我受损失。
2.失败;输 (opp. win).
3.(钟、表等)走慢。
短语和例子
4. 衰弱。 The invalid is losing. 病人在逐渐衰弱。 lose in beauty (人老)色衰。 lose one's labour [pains] 白费气力。 lose one's temper 发怒。 lose out 〔美口〕失败,输掉。 lose the battle [day, field] 战败。 lose the scent of 失去嗅迹,失去猎物的踪迹。
Examples
- The fibers lose strength and become brittle .
纤维强度下降,且易断。 - Do n't lose your temper over such a trifle ..
不要为这点小事发脾气。 - They looked everywhere for the lost child .
他们四处寻找走失的孩子。 - When two tigers fight , one is sure to lose ...
两虎相争,必有一伤。 - I always lose at cards , with my bad luck .
我运气不好,打牌总是输。