to lose
01
失去, 被剥夺
to be deprived of or stop having someone or something
Transitive: to lose sth
例子
The town lost power during the blackout.
小镇在停电期间失去了电力。
1.1
失去, 使失去
to fail or cause someone to fail to get someone or something
Ditransitive: to lose sb sth
例子
His overconfidence could lose him the election.
他的过度自信可能会让他在选举中失败。
1.2
失去, 浪费
to waste or fail to have good use of time or an opportunity
Transitive: to lose time or opportunity
例子
She lost valuable hours waiting for the delayed flight.
她在等待延误的航班时浪费了宝贵的时间。
1.3
失去, 减少
to experience a reduction or decrease in the quantity or amount of something
Transitive: to lose sth
例子
She 's been working hard to lose excess body fat.
她一直在努力减掉多余的体脂。
02
丢失, 遗失
to not know the location of a thing or person and be unable to find it
Transitive: to lose sb/sth
例子
She lost her wallet on the way home from work.
她在下班回家的路上丢失了钱包。
2.1
迷失, 沉浸
to become so immersed in one's thoughts, fantasies, or imagination that one temporarily disconnects from the present reality
Transitive: to lose oneself in sth
例子
While gazing at the stars, he lost himself in contemplation of the universe.
凝视星空时，他在对宇宙的沉思中迷失了自己。
2.2
逃脱, 摆脱
to escape from or get rid of someone or something
Transitive: to lose sb
例子
I lost my stalker by taking a different route home.
我通过走不同的路线回家甩掉了我的跟踪者。
2.3
失去, 不理解
to fail to understand, hear, or see
Transitive: to lose sth
例子
I lost track of the conversation amid the noise.
在噪音中，我失去了对话的线索。
2.4
失去, 使困惑
to cause someone to become confused and be no longer able to understand or follow an explanation or argument
Transitive: to lose sb
例子
She delved into complex theories, and she lost me after a few sentences.
她深入研究了复杂的理论，几句话后就让我迷失了。
2.5
迷失, 迷路
to become directionally confused or disoriented, or unable to find one's intended path, direction, or location
Transitive: to lose one's way
例子
The heavy snowfall made it difficult to see, and we lost our way.
大雪使得能见度很低，我们迷路了。
2.6
迷失, 偏离
to deviate or stray from a particular belief or ideology one once followed
Transitive: to lose one's ideological path
例子
She used to be a dedicated environmentalist, but she has lost her way in recent years.
她曾经是一位 dedicated 的环保主义者，但近年来她迷失了方向。
03
输, 失败
to not win in a race, fight, game, etc.
Intransitive: to lose to an opponent
Transitive: to lose a competition
例子
They lost the soccer game in overtime.
他们在加时赛中输了足球比赛。
3.1
使输掉, 导致失败
to cause someone to not win in a race, fight, game, etc.
Ditransitive: to lose sb a competition
Transitive: to lose a competition for sb
例子
His missed penalty kick lost the game for his team.
他错失的点球让他的球队输掉了比赛。
04
失去, 被剥夺
to be deprived of someone because they are no longer alive
Transitive: to lose sb
例子
They lost their daughter in a tragic accident.
他们在一场悲惨的事故中失去了女儿。
4.1
失去, 流产
(of a pregnant person) to suffer the loss of a baby through miscarriage or during childbirth
Transitive: to lose a baby
例子
The couple grieved deeply when they lost their child to a miscarriage.
这对夫妇因流产失去孩子时深感悲痛。
4.2
失去, 去世
to suffer death or to pass away
Transitive: to lose one's life
例子
Many soldiers lost their lives during the war.
许多士兵在战争中失去了生命。
05
亏损, 亏本
to earn less than one's expenditure, especially in business
Transitive: to lose money
例子
The store is losing money during the slow season.
这家店在淡季期间正在亏损。
06
删除, 去掉
to remove a particular part or feature of something that is considered unnecessary or unwanted
Transitive: to lose a part of something
例子
You can lose the extra details in the report to keep it focused on the main points.
你可以去掉报告中的额外细节，以保持对要点的关注。
07
走慢, 失去时间
(of clocks or watches) to operate slower than what is normal and to show time behind the correct time
Transitive: to lose time
例子
This timer is reliable; it wo n't lose a second.
这个计时器很可靠; 它不会慢一秒。
