lose
🇺🇸
/luːz/
🇬🇧
/luːz/
verb
A1
Fail to keep track of something or someone.
She lost her keys and couldn't find them anywhere.
她丟了她的鑰匙，到處都找不到。
A1
Have something taken away, often due to unforeseen circumstances.
He lost his job unexpectedly.
他出乎意料地失去了工作。
A1
Give up possession of something, often unwillingly.
They lost their home in the fire.
他們在火災中失去了家園。
A1
Experience a decrease in something, especially with age.
She's lost her memory over the years.
這些年來，她失去了記憶。
A1
Lose the quality or ability to do something, especially gradually.
He lost his ability to speak after the accident.
事故後，他失去了說話的能力。
A1
Be defeated or fail to win.
They lost the game but gained respect.
他們輸了比賽，但贏得了尊重。
A1
Fail to keep or make a financial loss.
Investing in that startup, he stood to lose a lot of money.
投資於那家初創公司，他可能會損失很多錢。
R
Not catch or understand something that was said or done.
In the noise, I lost what you were saying.
在噪音中，我聽不清你在說什麼。
R
Become confused or unable to follow something.
With all the technical terms, I lost you at 'algorithm'.
所有的專業術語，我在'算法'這個詞上就跟不上了。
R
Escape from someone or something by moving away quickly.
We lost the followers by taking a sudden turn.
我們突然轉彎，把追隨者甩掉了。
R
Waste time or an opportunity.
We lost an hour waiting for the bus.
我們等公車等了一個小時。
R
A watch or clock that is running slow.
My watch loses five minutes every day.
我的錶每天慢五分鐘。
translation
遺失, 失去, 放棄, 減少, 喪失, 輸掉, 虧損, 沒聽懂, 困惑, 擺脫, 浪費, 走慢
詞形變化
3rd Present
loses
Past
lost
Perfect
lost
Progressive
losing