失去：She tost a teg i/i a car crash.她在一次车祸中失去 了—条腿〇◊ to tose your hafr/teeth (= as a result of getting old)脱发；掉牙◊ He’s tost his job.他失业了。◊ Some families lost everything (= all they owned) in the 刀ood.有一些家庭的财产在洪水中损失得精光。◊ They lost both their sons (= they were killed) in the war. 的两个儿子都被战争夺去了生命。oTTiesWpivastostat sea (= it sank).那条船沉没了 | ◊ Many people tost their Kves (= were killed)•有4多乂丧生,。3 丨VN]〜sth (to sb) to have sth taken away by sb/sth 被…夺去：The company has lost a lot of business to its competitors. ^ 司的许泰生意都被对手夺走了。4 [VN] to have to give up sth; to fail to keep sth 被迫放弃；失去：y〇u wfH kwe your deposit i/you canceZ fhe order.如果撤销订单，保证 金将不手退还。◊ Sit down or youlZiose your seat.坐下 吧，要不这个座位就没啦。

►                HAVE LESS 减少 5 [VN] to have less and less of sth, espe­cially until you no longer have any of it 降低； 减少； 渐 渐丧失：He tost /lis nerve at the Zast minute在最侖 一亥![失去了勇气。◊ S/ie seemed to have tost interest in /ood. M好像对#物不感兴趣了。◊ At that moment he tosthis bakmce and/dL他在那一瞬间失去平衡摔倒了。

◊ J’ve 〖ost ten pounds since / started this diet.这次节食开 始以来我体重减了十磅。◊ The train was 〖osfngspeed. 火车当时正在减速。

►                NOT UNDERSTAND/HEAR W 不懂；听不见 6 [VN] to fail to

get, hear or understand sth不明白；听不见；弄不懂： Ms words were Zost (=■ could not be heard) in the applause•他的讲话让掌声淹没了。7 [VN]  to be

no longer understood by sb 使# 不懂：隹不理解：I’m a_/hzfdyou’ve tost me there.很抱歉，你把我弄糊涂了。

►                ESCAPE it:;丨;丨 8 [VN】 to escape from sb/sth 逃避；逃脱

evade, shake off ： We managed to lose our pursuers in the darkness, ic ill ii M Bf't' T it 赶者。

►                NOT WIN 未贏 9 〜（sth) (to sb) | ~ (sth) (by sth) to be

defeated; to fail to win a competition, a court case, an argument, etc.被打败；输掉（比赛、诉讼案件、辩论 等）：[VN] to Zose a game/a mce/an eZectiori/a battle/

a war输掉比赛/赛跑/选举/战役/战争◊ [V] We 〖ost to a stronger team•我们输给了一支实力更强的队。◊ He Zost by iess than votes.他以相差不到100张选票

败北。

►                NOT KEEP 米保留 10 ~ (sth) (on sth/by doing sth) | ~ sb

sth to fail to keep sth you want or need, especially money; to cause sb to fail to keep sth (使）失g (所需 要的东西，尤指钱）：[VN] 77ie business is losing money. 这家公司正在兮损。◊ Poetry aZvvays 〖oses something in transhtt'on.诗歌一经翻译总会失去某些东西。◊ you have nothing to 〖ose by teHfng t/ie truth.你讲真话是不 会吃亏的。◊ [V] We Zost on that deai.我们易做亏 了。◊ [VNN] His cardessness Zost hi’m the job.他粗枝夫 叶，丢了工作。

►                TIME 时间 11 [VN] to waste time or an opportunity 浪费

(时间）；_ 过（机会）：We 〖ost twenty minutes changing a tyre.我们&轮胎耽误了二十分钟。〇«1//77— t/iere’s no time to lose/ 快点，一一抓紧时间吧！ ◊ He Zost no time fn setting out/or London.也赶焱起_去了'伦 敦。12 if a watch or clock loses or loses time, it goes too slowly or becomes a particular amount of time behind the correct time (钟、表.)’走慢，慢（若干时 间）：[VN】 TTiis docfc 〖oses two minutes a day.这时钟每 天慢两各钟。[also V] E33 gain

Most idioms containing lose are at the entries for the nouns and adjectives in the idioms, for example lose your bearings is at bearing.大多知含 lose 的习 语，都可在该等习语中的名词及形容词相关词条找到，如 lose your bearings 在词条 bearing 下■ 〇  'lose it

(informal) to be unable to stop yourself from crying, iaughing, etc.; to become crazy 凑不住（哭、笑等）； 变得疯狂：Then s/ii2 just iost ft and started s-creaming•然 后‘再也控制不住，炎叫起来。UlUi^l lose yourself in sth to become so interested in sth that it takes all your attention 沉迷.于；专心致志于，lose 'out (on sth) {informal) to not get sth you wanted or feel you should have得不剗（需要或觉得应有的东西>:While the stores make big profits, it!s the customer who loses out 商店賺大钱，而吃亏的是顾客。，丨ose ‘out to sb/sth (informal) to not get business, etc. that you expected or

| 1199      lost

used to get because sb/sth else has taken it 被…取代： Small businesses are losing out to the large chains. /Jn ^

店被大型的连锁店抢了生意。

loser /'lu:za(r)/ noun 1 a person who is defeated in a competition (比赛的）输者，败者：winners ancHosers 贏家与输家 _◊ He’s a go〇4/bad toser (= he accepts defeat well/badly).他是个输得起的/输不起的人。2 a person who is regularly unsuccessful, especially when you have a low opinion of them屡屡失败的人（尤指评 价较低者）：She’s one  kwers.她是个生活的失

败者。◊ He’s a born loser.他生来就是个失败者。

3 a person who suffers because of a particular action, decision，etc.(因某行为、决定等的）受损害者：TTze reaZ iosers in aZZ 〇/ this are the students•在这一切中真正 受损害的是学生。 l〇SS /Ids; NAmElois/ noun 1 [U, C, usually sing ] the state of no longer having sth or as much of sth; the process that leads to this 丧失；损 失；丢失：J want to report the ioss 〇/a pacfcage.我要报 告丢失了 一个包裹。◊ ioss 〇/Wood 失 ◊ weight Zoss 体重减少◊ The ciosure 〇/ the /actory wiH 〖ead to a number o/job tosses.工厂倒闭会摄许多人失业。◊ When she died J ivasjiiHed with a sense ojkws.她去也后我心里 充满了失落感。◊ ioss 〇/earnings (= the money you do not earn because you are prevented from working).收 入损失 2 [C] money that has been lost by a business or an organization 亏.损；亏蚀： T7ie company has announced net iosses 〇/ 紅5 miHion•公司宣告冷亏损 150 万元。◊ We made a [oss on (= lost money on) the deai.我们做那笔交易亏了.。◊ We are now operating at a toss.我们现在是亏本经营。EEQ profit 3 [C, u] the death of a person 去世；逝世：rhe Zoss 〇/ his wi/e was a great b〖ow to him.他—子去世对他是个巨大的打击。◊ Enemy troops suj5fered heayy Zosses.敌军伤亡惨重。◊ The drought has Zed to wfdespreadioss o/H/e•旱灾导致 了:许多人的死亡。4 [sing.] the disadvantage that is caused when sb leaves or when a useful or valuable object is taken away; a person who causes a disadvan­tage by leaving (某人离开或珍贵物品被取走造成的） 损 失；因离去而造成损失者：ffer departure is a big 〖oss to thesc/zo〇〖.她这一走对学校来说是一个巨大的损失。◊ She wiH be a great ioss to the schooi•她这一走对学校来 说将是一个巨大的损失。.◊// he isn ’t prepared to accept this money, then that’s /iis toss•如果他禾打算接受岑笔 ■钱，那他政亏了。一 see also dead loss 5 k) a failure to win a contest 失败；输；■失利：BraziTs 2-2 to Argenti/ia 巴西对阿舍廷 1:2 办落败 iTgrai at a loss not knowing what to say or do 不知所措；困惑：His comments Ze/it me at a toss/or words.他的评论让我不知 说什么才好。◊ at a Zoss what to do next•我对下一步 做弁么心里没谱。cut your ’losses to stop doing sth that is not successful before the situation becomes even worse f成功就住手（免得情况更糟）；趁早罢手 'loss adjuster (6r£) (NAmE insurance adjuster) noun a person who works for an insurance company and whose job is to calculate how much money sb should receive after they have lost sth or had sth damaged (保险公司的）损失理算人

'loss-leader noun an item that a shop/store sells at a very low price to attract customers 为f召徕顾客而低价出

售的商品

loss.less /’1ds13s; AMmf ‘bis-/ c/办（torhn/cfl/ 术语） involving no loss of data or electrical energy (数据’或 电能）无-的，无损耗的EH3 lossy _loss_making (of a company or business 公司或生意） not making a profit; losing money 不贏利的；亏损 lossy /‘lr»si; *b:si/        术语)involving the

loss of data or electrical, energy (..对_雇或电能）有损 的，有损耗的Pm LOSSLESS l〇St ^ /lost; NAmE loist/ adj. t unable to find your way; not knowing where you are 迷路的；迷失的：We ahvays get丨ost m London.我们在 伦敦老是迷路。◊ We’re compietdy iost.我们完全迷路 了 2 that cannot be found or brought back 失去的； 丢失的；丧失的;无法恢复的：J’mstiHZoofcing/orthat iost _A7e.我还在找那份丢失的档案。◊ Four cheque must