lost ground meaning in English
处于劣势的
下于劣势
Examples
- He who does not advance loses ground .
不进则退。 - He had lost ground these latter months from indecision .
近几个月来，他就是因为迟疑不决才吃亏的。 - The leader is losing ground as the rest of the runners accelerate .
领先者在其余赛跑者加速时就逐渐失去了优势。 - A word which has moved up in the world as an expletive while losing ground in serious use is "ruddy" .
一个逐渐从严肃用语伦为诅咒语的词是“ruddy”。 - The sister scolded, robin rallied and bantered, poor betty lost ground by it extremely in the family .
那位姐姐肆口谩骂，洛宾冷嘲热讽，可怜的柏蒂在那家里完全失去了立足之地。