lose
失去,损失,丧失,失去了
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Definitions
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lost, los·ing.
- : to come to be without, through accident, theft, etc., so that there is little or no prospect of recovery: I'm sure I've merely misplaced my hat, not lost it.
- : to fail inadvertently to retain in such a way that it cannot be immediately recovered: I just lost a dime under this sofa.
- : to suffer the deprivation of: to lose one's job; to lose one's life.
- : to be bereaved of by death: to lose a sister.
- : to fail to keep, preserve, or maintain: to lose one's balance; to lose one's figure.
- : to run slower by: The watch loses three minutes a day.
- : to give up; forfeit the possession of: to lose a fortune at the gaming table.
- : to get rid of: to lose one's fear of the dark; to lose weight; She needs to lose those bangs!
- : to bring to destruction or ruin: Ship and crew were lost.
- : to condemn to hell; damn.
- : to have slip from sight, hearing, attention, etc.: to lose him in the crowd.
- : to stray from or become ignorant of: to lose one's bearings.
- : to leave far behind in a pursuit, race, etc.; outstrip: She managed to lose the other runners on the final lap of the race.
- : to use to no purpose; waste: to lose time in waiting.
- : to fail to have, get, catch, etc.; miss: to lose a bargain.
- : to fail to win: to lose a bet.
- : to be defeated in: He has lost very few cases in his career as a lawyer.
- : to cause the loss of: The delay lost the battle for them.
- : to let go astray, miss the way, etc.: We lost ourselves in the woods.
- : to allow to become absorbed or engrossed in something and oblivious to all else: I had lost myself in thought.
- : to fail to preserve the life of: The doctor came out of the operating room and sadly said, “So sorry. We lost him.”
- : to fail to be delivered of because of miscarriage, complications in childbirth, etc.
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lost, los·ing.
- : to suffer loss: to lose on a contract.
- : to suffer defeat or fail to win, as in a contest, race, or game: We played well, but we lost.
- : to depreciate in effectiveness or in some other essential quality: a classic that loses in translation.
- : to run slow.
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- : lose out, to suffer defeat or loss; fail to obtain something desired: He got through the preliminaries, but lost out in the finals.
Phrases
- lose face
- lose ground
- lose heart
- lose it
- lose no time
- lose one's bearings
- lose one's buttons
- lose one's cool
- lose oneself in
- lose one's grip
- lose one's head
- lose one's hear to
- lose one's lunch
- lose one's marbles
- lose one's mind
- lose one's nerve
- lose one's shirt
- lose one's temper
- lose one's touch
- lose out
- lose sight of
- lose sleep over
- lose the thread
- lose time
- lose touch
- lose track
- get (lose) one's bearings
- keep (lose) one's cool
- keep (lose) track
- win some, lose some
Synonyms & Antonyms
Examples
The Cornhuskers, who returned to play Saturday, have relied on quick turnarounds between matchups in the hopes of making up their lost games.
His name was lost among the dozens of teenagers chasing the dream of playing abroad, kids contracted by first-tier clubs and toiling in the developmental flights.
With their NCAA tournament hopes flickering, the Terrapins lost, 73-65, at Xfinity Center after allowing the Buckeyes to control the game in the second half.
For the most part, as soon as one team started losing, players on that team would begin to quit, with AI players taking their position.
TNT, which broadcasts the All-Star Game, would lose big in this scenario, and Silver might face criticism for bowing to the stars’ complaints.
A lot of people ring in the New Year with vows to lose weight and exercise.
Specifically, the pilots got themselves into a high altitude stall, where the wings lose the capacity to provide lift.
The problem, says UC Davis physiologist and nutritionist Linda Bacon, is that very few people can lose weight and keep it off.
“I guess it was their first incident where they lose a plane,” said Dobersberger, the travel agent.
If anything, it would lose money gently, elegantly, hopefully not very much at one time.
There was not a moment to lose, for one well-directed shot might exterminate half of us.
That he might lose his head and 'introduce an element of sex' was conscience confessing that it had been already introduced.
Speaking with a certain dignity and using the language of the court, he said that they had not a moment to lose.
Fearing to lose his way, he bawls over the banister, and through the corridors, “Is any one there?”
When Tim hesitates he loses his temper as a sensible man should lose it—he buries it, and his indomitable good humor wins.