lose

🇬🇧 UK/lu:z/🇺🇸 US
NGSL 1kA2

Definitions

v.

To cease to have; to fail to keep; to be defeated in a competition.

失去;遗失;输掉;丢失

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
loseother
=lose

Common Collocations

  • 1.lose weight减肥
  • 2.lose money赔钱
  • 3.lose focus失焦

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    He lost his keys somewhere in the house yesterday.

  • 2.

    The team lost the championship game by just one point.

  • 3.

    If we don't act now, we will lose this business opportunity.

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