lose

lose out

To fail to achieve or receive an expected gain.

輸掉，失敗：未能達到或收到預定的目的

have nothing to lose

be in a situation that is so bad that even if an action or undertaking is unsuccessful it cannot make it any worse

一無所有

lose face

come to be less highly respected

丟面子

he was trying to work out how he could go back home without losing face.

他在設法找出不失面子回家的辦法。

lose heart

become discouraged

灰心，氣餒

lose one's heart to

lose height

(of an aircraft) descend to a lower level in flight

（飛機）降低飛行高度

lose one's mind (或 one's marbles)

(informal)go insane

(非正式)失去理智

lose sleep

[usu. with negative]worry about something

擔心，憂慮

no one is losing any sleep over what he thinks of us.

沒人在意他怎樣看我們。

lose one's (或 the way)

become lost; fail to reach one's destination

迷路

you can't lose

used to express the conviction that someone must inevitably profit from an action or undertaking

包賺，包你得益

we're offering them for only ￡2.50—you can't lose!.

我們以 2.5英鎊的價格提供商品，包你得益！。

lose out on

To miss (an opportunity, for example).

錯過（機會）

lose time

To operate too slowly. Used of a timepiece.

（鐘表）走慢：運轉得太慢。用于計時器

To delay advancement.

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