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单词 lose out
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Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
lose out vb informal
  1. (intr, adverb) to be defeated or unsuccessful
  2. lose out onto fail to secure or make use of: we lost out on the sale
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
lose /luz/USA pronunciation   v., lost/lɔst, lɑst/USA pronunciation  los•ing. 
v. 
  1. to come to be without, as through accident:[+ object]They lost all their belongings in the storm.
  2. to fail to keep, as by accident, usually temporarily:[+ object]I just lost a dime under this sofa.
  3. to suffer the taking away of:[+ object]to lose one's job.
  4. to experience the death of (someone):[not: be + ~-ing* ~ + object]He had just lost his wife to cancer.
  5. (of a physician) to fail to preserve the life of (a patient):[+ object]The doctor lost a young patient.
  6. to fail to keep, preserve, or maintain:[+ object]to lose a fortune by gambling.
  7. (of a timepiece) to run slower by:[+ object]The watch loses three minutes a day.
  8. to come to have less (money) than before: [+ object]lost a million dollars on the deal.[no object]We lost on that deal.
  9. to get rid of:[+ object]to lose weight.
  10. to bring to destruction:[+ object* usually: be + lost]Ship and crew were lost.
  11. to have (someone) slip from sight or awareness:[+ object]The detective lost the man she was following.
  12. to stray from:[+ object]to lose one's way.
  13. to waste:[+ object]We have lost enough time waiting.
  14. to fail to gain or win:[+ object]He lost the bet.
  15. to be defeated (in): [+ object]They lost four games in a row.[no object]Our team lost again, 6-0.
  16. to cause the loss of: [+ object + for + object]The delay lost the battle for them.[+ object + object]That delay lost them the battle.
  17. to allow (oneself) to be absorbed in something:[+ oneself]I had lost myself in thought.
  18. [+ object]
    • to fail to hear, understand, comprehend, or see:I've lost you; do you mind going over it again for me?
    • to cause this to happen:I'm afraid you've lost me; do you mind going over it one more time?
  19. lose out, [no object] to suffer defeat or loss:Our company lost out on the deal.
Idioms
  1. Idioms lose it, to fail to maintain one's temper, composure, or control.

    lose is a verb, lost is an adjective, loss is a noun:I lost my keys. The lost sheep was found again. The company announced a small loss for the computer division.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
lose  (lo̅o̅z),USA pronunciation v., lost, los•ing. 
v.t. 
  1. to come to be without (something in one's possession or care), 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.
  2. to fail inadvertently to retain (something) in such a way that it cannot be immediately recovered:I just lost a dime under this sofa.
  3. to suffer the deprivation of:to lose one's job; to lose one's life.
  4. to be bereaved of by death:to lose a sister.
  5. to fail to keep, preserve, or maintain:to lose one's balance; to lose one's figure.
  6. (of a clock or watch) to run slower by:The watch loses three minutes a day.
  7. to give up;
    forfeit the possession of:to lose a fortune at the gaming table.
  8. to get rid of:to lose one's fear of the dark; to lose weight.
  9. to bring to destruction or ruin (usually used passively):Ship and crew were lost.
  10. to condemn to hell;
    damn.
  11. to have slip from sight, hearing, attention, etc.:to lose him in the crowd.
  12. to stray from or become ignorant of (one's way, directions, etc.):to lose one's bearings.
  13. to leave far behind in a pursuit, race, etc.;
    outstrip:She managed to lose the other runners on the final lap of the race.
  14. to use to no purpose;
    waste:to lose time in waiting.
  15. to fail to have, get, catch, etc.;
    miss:to lose a bargain.
  16. to fail to win (a prize, stake, etc.):to lose a bet.
  17. to be defeated in (a game, lawsuit, battle, etc.):He has lost very few cases in his career as a lawyer.
  18. to cause the loss of:The delay lost the battle for them.
  19. to let (oneself ) go astray, miss the way, etc.:We lost ourselves in the woods.
  20. to allow (oneself ) to become absorbed or engrossed in something and oblivious to all else:I had lost myself in thought.
  21. (of a physician) to fail to preserve the life of (a patient).
  22. (of a woman) to fail to be delivered of (a live baby) because of miscarriage, complications in childbirth, etc.

v.i. 
  1. to suffer loss:to lose on a contract.
  2. to suffer defeat or fail to win, as in a contest, race, or game:We played well, but we lost.
  3. to depreciate in effectiveness or in some other essential quality:a classic that loses in translation.
  4. (of a clock, watch, etc.) to run slow.
  5. Idioms lose face. See face (def. 30).
  6. lose out, to suffer defeat or loss;
    fail to obtain something desired:He got through the preliminaries, but lost out in the finals.
  • bef. 900; Middle English losen, Old English -lēosan; replacing Middle English lesen, itself also reflecting Old English -lēosan; cognate with German verlieren, Gothic fraliusan to lose. See loss

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