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loseverb(NOT HAVE)A2[T]to nolongerhave something because you do notknowwhere it is: 丢失，遗失 I've lost myticket.我丢了票。 He's always losing hiscarkeys.他总是丢汽车钥匙。 A2[T]to have something or someone taken away from you: 失去 At least 600staffwill losetheirjobsif thefactorycloses.如果公司关闭，至少将有600名员工失去工作。 He lost hislegin acaraccident.他在一场车祸中失去了一条腿。 She lost hermother(= hermotherdied)lastyear.去年她母亲去世了。 B2[T]tostopfeelingsomething: 失去，丧失（某种感觉） to loseconfidence/faith丧失信心／信念 I lostinteresthalfwaythrough thebook.这本书我刚读了一半就没了兴趣。 Hekeptoncryingand I lost mypatience.他哭个没完，让我失去了耐心。 B1[T]to have less of something than you had before: 失去，损失，减少 I'mtryingto loseweight.我正在努力减肥。 He's losing hishair.他在掉头发。 She lost a lot ofbloodin theaccident.她在事故中流了很多血。 to loseyourmemory/sight失忆／失明 Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examplesto get slower - slow downA car slowed down and stopped beside her.
- slowEconomic growth slowed sharply in the spring.
- decelerateShe decelerated as soon as she saw the police vehicle.
- lose speedAs the car ran out of petrol, we lost speed and rolled to a stop.
See more results » B2[T]If you losetime, youwasteit: 浪费（时间） Four millionhourswere lost lastyearthroughstress-relatedillnesses.去年与工作压力相关的疾病导致了400万小时工作时间的损失。 We lostvaluabletimestuckintraffic.堵车浪费了我们宝贵的时间。 [T]If aclocklosestime, it goes moreslowlythan it should: （钟表）走慢，变慢 Mywatchloses tenminuteseveryday.我的手表每天慢10分钟。 [T]informalto getridof something: 放弃；甩掉；摆脱 Lose thebeltand let'sseehow thedresslooks.把带子解下来，再看看裙子怎么样。 lose money, dollars, pounds, etc. C1Abusinessthat is losingmoneyisspendingmoremoneythan it isreceiving: 亏损 Banks will lose millions ofpoundsbecause of newlegislation.银行将因新法规的实施而亏损数百万英镑。 - Anyone whogambleson thestockexchangehas to bepreparedto losemoney.
- "I'mafraidI've lost thatwalletyou gave me." "Well, nevermind, I caneasilybuyyou another one."
- I lost mynotesso I had to make up thespeechas I went along.
- He hasn't written to merecently-perhapshe's lost myaddress.
- Hemoanedwithpainbefore losingconsciousness.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesLosing and loss - astray
- black hole
- disappear
- escape
- forfeit
- get to
- kiss
- loseyourwayidiom
- loss
- lost
- mislay
- misplace
- misroute
- say
- slip away
- slip throughsomeone'sfingersidiom
- unaccounted for
- walkabout
- wave
- wave/say goodbye tosomethingidiom
See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Taking things away from someone or somewhere Stop having or doing something Wasting Watches & clocks Removing and getting rid of things Profits & losses Success & failure in business loseverb(BE DEFEATED)B1[IorT]tofailtosucceedin agame,competition, etc.: 输掉（比赛）；败北，失利 If we lose thisgame, we're out of thechampionship.我们如果输掉这场比赛就会在锦标赛中出局。 They're losing 3–1.他们目前以3-1落后于对手。 They losttoCincinnati.他们输给了辛辛那提队。 Everyonehateslosing anargument.谁都不愿意在辩论中输掉。 They hadn't lost anelectionin 15years.在15年当中他们从未在选举中失利。 - Iwonthe firstgame, and then lost the next two.
- Ourteamlost when wescoredan owngoallate in the secondhalf.
- Theyboastedthat they had never lost asinglegame.
- He wasbitterlydisappointedwhen he lost theleadershipcontest.
- She says that she willresignif she loses thevote.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesLosing and being defeated - admit
- battering
- chase
- chase shadowsidiom
- concede
- defeat
- downfall
- fallen
- give
- give in
- go
- go down
- knuckle
- non-winning
- say
- say uncleidiom
- tail
- take a batteringidiom
- whipsaw
- you win!idiom
See more results » Idiomsbe losing it loseyourhead loseyourheart tosomeone loseyourlife loseyourmind loseyourrag loseyourshirt loseyourtouch loseyourway lose ground lose heart lose it lose sight ofsomething lose sleep over/aboutsomething lose the plot you've got nothing to lose lose| American Dictionaryloseverb(NOT BE ABLE TO FIND)[T]to not beabletofindsomething: I lost mykeyssomewherein thehouse. Twoofficerschasedthesuspect, but heturneddown analleyand they lostsightof him(= could nolongerseehim). loseverb(NO LONGER POSSESS)[T]to nolongerhave something, because it has been taken away from you, either byaccidentorpurposely: Workers will losetheirjobsif theplantcloses. He lost hislegin acaraccident. [T]If you lose someone, thatpersondies: George lost hiswifein 1990. [T]If you losemoneyyou haverisked, you do not make aprofitand do not getyourmoneyback. [T]Abusinessthat is losingmoneyisspendingmoremoneythan it isreceiving. loseverb(BE DEFEATED)[I/T]tofailtosucceedin agameorcompetition: [I]If we lose again, we’re out of theplayoffs. [T]Anderson lost theelectionby anarrowmargin. loseverb(NOT MAINTAIN)[T]to notmaintainor nolongerhavecontrolover aqualityorability: She used toplaytennisregularly, butlatelyshe’s lostinterestin it. Thedriverlostcontrolof hercar. Thedogis losing hereyesight/hearing/senseofsmell. Carl lost hisbalanceandfelldown thestairs. [T]If you losetimeor anopportunity, youwasteit. [T]If aclocklosestime, it goes moreslowlythan it should. loseverb(HAVE LESS OF)[T]to have less of something,esp. in thebody: loseverb(CONFUSE)I’msorry, you’ve lost me – would you go over that again? Idiomslose count ofsomething lose face loseyourhead lose heart loseyourmind lose sight of lose sleep (oversomething) loseyourtemper lose track loseyourtouch lose touch (withsomeone) lose touch (withsomething/someone) [T]to nolongerhave something or have less of something, because it has been taken away from you, or youfailtokeepit: Manufacturing lost 11,000jobsinJuneafter severalmonthsofsmallincreases. She was among 40peoplewholosttheirjobswhen theplantclosed. lose business/market share/salesThecompanyhassteadilylostmarketshareover the past 15years. Thecompanyhas lostitsplaceas the world'snumberone automaker. lose sth to sthLastyear, thecompanylost at least 30workingdaystostrikes. lose sth to sbThebusinessbeganto loseclientsto the newsupermarket. Theorganizationhas lost thefinestdirectorit haseverhad. Homeownerstechnicallycould stilllosetheirhomesoverunpaidrent. [T]if you losetime, youwasteit: Four millionworkinghourswere lost lastyearthroughstress-relatedillnesses. There is notimeto be lost insecuringthedeal. [IorT]tospendmoremoneythan youreceive,failtokeepmoneythat you had, orcausealossofmoney: Theairlinelost £40m from astrikeat theairportin thesummer. Companies mustcompensateemployeeswho losefinanciallybecause of amisleading,inaccurate, orunfairreference. lose sb sthWe cannotcontinuewith anareaofbusinessthat is losing us millions. lose sth on sthHe lost $50000 on thestockmarket. Thecompanyhaslostmoneyover the last fewyears. [T]to go down inpriceorvalue: The company'sshareslost 10.75p to 416p . The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 107.42pointsin the past twodays. lose face to lose therespectof otherpeoplebecause of something you have done: Bothcompaniesaredenyingresponsibilityfor thecrisis, as neitherwantsto loseface. lose ground tobecomelesspopular,fallinvalue, or be given lesssupport: California stilltopsthe 50statesintechexportsbut is losingground. Thestockstartedlosinggroundwith therestof themarketin midmorning andcloseddown 18p. lose sight of sth toforgetabout animportantideaorfactbecause you arethinkingabout other things: Intheirattemptstoincreaseprofits, they have lostsightof theimportanceofcustomersatisfaction. lose your shirtinformal It would bewrongtosuggestthat allinvestorshave losttheirshirts. Examplesofloselose Only nine subjects actively refused to participate in the study; the others were lost to follow-up or failed to return the consent form.From theCambridge English Corpus Such a perception prompts people to ask whether something valuable is lost when non-market modes of interaction are replaced by market ones.From theCambridge English Corpus In addition, 5 participants died, 5 participants reported being too ill to participate, and 3 were lost due to relocation or other reasons.From theCambridge English Corpus It remains to be seen why (43) loses its validity for long times.From theCambridge English Corpus Many of the pages are blank; others were removed and subsequently have been lost.From theCambridge English Corpus Although a second piano part has not survived, one feels again that a real opportunity to prompt further research has been lost.From theCambridge English Corpus The editors have striven to give the floor to competing points of view without losing technical focus.From theCambridge English Corpus But there is a danger that the basic weaknesses of these approaches get lost in a daze of technical sophistication.From theCambridge English Corpus If the mirroring is too accurate, the perception itself can become a source of fear, and it loses its symbolic potential.From theCambridge English Corpus Those for pure loss systems include basically the probability for a new arrival to be lost.From theCambridge English Corpus But if coherence leads to not treating people as equals, as we argue, then local coherence loses its normative force.From theCambridge English Corpus There is empirical support for the ' use it orloseit ' mechanism for both the structural and the functional aspects of social relations.From theCambridge English Corpus Ultimately, though, corpus-based empiricism must notlosetouch with the theoretical linguistic tradition in the study of linguistic change.From theCambridge English Corpus They lost virtually all their cattle and were left with the choice of abandoning the lobola system or finding a new lobola currency.From theCambridge English Corpus The economy virtually shuddered to a halt and the modest growth that had been achieved was lost.From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. 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