lose

vt.失去；错过；遗失；耽搁

vi.损失；输掉；走慢；降低价值

verb

找不到 not find

1. 遗失；丢失
   to be unable to find sth/sb
   1. I've lost my keys.
      我把钥匙丢了。
   2. The tickets seem to have got lost .
      那些票好像给弄丢了。
   3. She lost her husband in the crowd.
      她在人群中与丈夫走散了。

丧失 have sth/sb taken away

2. （因事故、年老、死亡等）损失，丧失，失去
   to have sth/sb taken away from you as a result of an accident, getting old, dying, etc.
   1. She lost a leg in a car crash.
      她在一次车祸中失去了一条腿。
   2. to lose your hair/teeth (= as a result of getting old)
      脱发；掉牙
   3. He's lost his job .
      他失业了。
   4. Some families lost everything (= all they owned) in the flood.
      有一些家庭的财产在洪水中损失得精光。
   5. They lost both their sons (= they were killed) in the war.
      他们的两个儿子都被战争夺去了生命。
   6. The ship was lost at sea (= it sank) .
      那条船沉没了。
   7. Many people lost their lives (= were killed) .
      有许多人丧生。
3. 被…夺去
   to have sth taken away by sb/sth
   1. The company has lost a lot of business to its competitors.
      公司的许多生意都被对手夺走了。
4. 被迫放弃；失去
   to have to give up sth; to fail to keep sth
   1. You will lose your deposit if you cancel the order.
      如果撤销订单，保证金将不予退还。
   2. Sit down or you'll lose your seat.
      坐下吧，要不这个座位就没啦。

减少 have less

5. 降低；减少；渐渐丧失
   to have less and less of sth, especially until you no longer have any of it
   1. He lost his nerve at the last minute.
      他在最后一刻失去了勇气。
   2. She seemed to have lost interest in food.
      她好像对食物不感兴趣了。
   3. At that moment he lost his balance and fell.
      他在那一瞬间失去平衡摔倒了。
   4. I've lost ten pounds since I started this diet.
      这次节食开始以来我体重减了十磅。
   5. The train was losing speed .
      火车当时正在减速。

弄不懂；听不见 not understand/hear

6. 不明白；听不见；弄不懂
   to fail to get, hear or understand sth
   1. His words were lost (= could not be heard) in the applause.
      他的讲话让掌声淹没了。
7. 使弄不懂；使不理解
   to be no longer understood by sb
   1. I'm afraid you've lost me there.
      很抱歉，你把我弄糊涂了。

逃避 escape

8. 逃避；逃脱
   to escape from sb/sth
   1. We managed to lose our pursuers in the darkness.
      我们设法在黑暗中摆脱了追赶者。

未赢 not win

9. 被打败；输掉（比赛、诉讼案件、辩论等）
   to be defeated; to fail to win a competition, a court case, an argument, etc.
   1. to lose a game/a race/an election/a battle/a war
      输掉比赛 / 赛跑 / 选举 / 战役 / 战争
   2. We lost to a stronger team.
      我们输给了一支实力更强的队。
   3. He lost by less than 100 votes.
      他以相差不到100张选票败北。

未保留 not keep

10. （使）失去（所需要的东西，尤指钱）
    to fail to keep sth you want or need, especially money; to cause sb to fail to keep sth
    1. The business is losing money.
       这家公司正在亏损。
    2. Poetry always loses something in translation.
       诗歌一经翻译总会失去某些东西。
    3. You have nothing to lose by telling the truth.
       你讲真话是不会吃亏的。
    4. We lost on that deal.
       我们那笔交易做亏了。
    5. His carelessness lost him the job.
       他粗枝大叶，丢了工作。

时间 time

11. 浪费（时间）；错过（机会）
    to waste time or an opportunity
    1. We lost twenty minutes changing a tyre.
       我们换轮胎耽误了二十分钟。
    2. Hurry─ there's no time to lose !
       快点——抓紧时间吧！
    3. He lost no time in setting out for London.
       他赶紧起程去了伦敦。
12. （钟、表）走慢，慢（若干时间）
    if a watch or clock loses or loses time , it goes too slowly or becomes a particular amount of time behind the correct time
    1. This clock loses two minutes a day.
       这时钟每天慢两分钟。

vt. 浪费；使沉溺于；使迷路；遗失；错过 vi. 失败；受损失 n. (Lose)人名；(英)洛斯；(德)洛泽

过去分词:lost 过去式:lost 现在分词:losing 第三人称单数:loses

lose 丢失，遗失

来自古英语los,失去，毁灭，来自PIE*leu,砍，切开，分开，解开，松开，词源同analyse,loose,-less.可能进一步来自PIE*skel,砍，切，词源同scale,scalper.拼写演变比较locus,ring.

1. A C Milan lost the Italian Cup Final
   AC米兰队输掉了意大利杯决赛。
2. The government lost the argument over the pace of reform
   政府在有关改革步调快慢的争论中是输家。
3. The Vietnam conflict ultimately was lost
   越南战争以失败告终。
4. No one likes to be on the losing side.
   没人喜欢输。
5. I lost my keys
   我把钥匙丢了。
6. I had to go back for my checkup; they'd lost my X-rays.
   我得回去再做一次体检。他们把我的X光片弄丢了。
7. I lost my job when the company moved to another state
   公司搬到了另一个州，我便失业了。
8. He lost his licence for six months
   他被吊销执照半年。
9. She was terrified they'd lose their home.
   她很害怕他们会丧失家园。
10. He lost all sense of reason
    他完全丧失了理智。
11. The government had lost all credibility
    政府的诚信丧失殆尽。
12. He had lost his desire to live.
    他已失去了活下去的念头。
13. They lost their ability to hear
    他们失去了听觉。
14. Babies lose heat much faster than adults
    婴儿散失热量较成人快很多。
15. The victim suffered a dreadful injury and lost a lot of blood
    受害者受了重伤，大量失血。
16. I have lost a lot of weight
    我体重减了不少。
17. He lost a foot when he was struck by a train.
    他给火车撞伤，失去了一只脚。
18. Hundreds of lives were lost in fighting.
    数以百计的人在战斗中丧生。
19. They claim that police lost valuable time in the early part of the investigation
    他们声称警方在调查之初错过了宝贵的时间。
20. If you don't do it soon you're going to lose the opportunity
    不赶紧行动就没机会了。
21. Michael held on to her arm, losing himself in the music
    迈克尔抓着她的手臂，沉醉于音乐中。
22. His shops stand to lose millions of pounds
    他的店铺很可能会损失数百万英镑。
23. My own stupidity lost me the match
    是我自己的愚蠢使我输掉了那场比赛。
24. They say they have nothing to lose and will continue protesting until the government vetos the agreement
    他们说自己是死猪不怕开水烫，将会继续抗议直到政府否决该协议为止。
25. I completely lost it. I went mad, berserk.
    我火冒三丈，发了疯似的。
26. I'm afraid he's really lost it.
    我想他是真的发疯了。
27. The President has lost no opportunity to capitalise on his new position
    总统抓住一切机会，大肆利用自己的新职位。
28. Officials have lost no time in expressing their concern and grief over this incident
    众官员第一时间表达了他们对这一事件的关切和悲伤。
29. The men lost their way in a sandstorm.
    这些士兵在沙暴中迷了路。
30. For a while the artist completely lost his way. The famous humour gave way to sentimental nonsense
    有一阵子这位艺术家完全迷失了方向，其出了名的幽默风趣被伤感而煽情的不知所云取而代之。