lose
英 /luːz/ 美 /luːz/
- v. 丢失；遗失to become unable to find something you had
- v. 失去；减少to stop having something or have less of it
- v. 输掉；失败to fail to win a game or competition
I always lose my keys inside this enormous bag.
我总是在这个大包里找不到钥匙。
Small businesses may lose customers when major retailers offer similar products at significantly lower prices.
大型零售商以低得多的价格提供类似产品时，小企业可能会流失顾客。
搭配
lose weight 体重减轻lose touch 失去联系lose a match 输掉比赛lose your temper 发脾气
辨析提示
过去式和过去分词都是lost；别与loose混淆。
词族
loss (n.)、lost (adj.)、loser (n.)
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