Word · Frequency #329
lost
失去;丢失;弄丢
lost is the past of lose (irregular).
fail to keep or maintain; cease to have something
- 1.
To cease to have (something) in one's possession or capability.
失去(某物)或丧失(能力)。
- 2.
To wander from; to miss, so as not to be able to find; to go astray from.
走离,错过而找不到,迷失。
- 3.
To become a defeated competitor in (a game, competition, trial, etc).
在比赛、竞争、审判等中落败。
- 4.
To be defeated (in a game, competition, contest, etc.)
(在游戏、竞赛、比赛等中)失败。
- 5.
To be unable to follow or trace (somebody or something) any longer.
无法再跟上或追踪(某人或某物)。
- 6.
To cause (somebody) to be unable to follow or trace one any longer.
使(某人)无法再跟上或追踪自己。
- 7.
To cease exhibiting; to overcome (a behavior or emotion).
不再表现出;克服(某种行为或情绪)。
- 8.
Of a clock, to run slower than expected.
(时钟)走得比预期慢。
- 9.
To fail to catch with the mind or senses; to miss.
未能用头脑或感官捕捉到,漏掉,错过。
输;输掉;失败;失去(某人);痛失;看不见;忽略;失去(某物)或丧失(能力)。;走离,错过而找不到,迷失。
In use
I always lose my keys when I am in a hurry.
She lost her phone at the beach yesterday.
If you don't want to lose your job, please arrive on time.
lose + noun phrase
I lost my keys.
我丢了钥匙。
lose to + noun phrase
用于比赛或竞争中失败。
Our team lost to theirs.
我们队输给了他们。
lose + noun phrase + to + noun phrase
表示失去某物,被另一方获得。
He lost his job to a machine.
他把工作输给了机器。
Connections
Collocations
- lose weight
- 减肥
- She is trying to lose weight by exercising.她正试图通过锻炼来减肥。
- lose money
- 亏钱
- The company lost money last year.这家公司去年亏钱了。
- lose a game
- 输掉比赛
- They lost the game by one point.他们以一分之差输掉了比赛。
- lose one's temper
- 发脾气
- He lost his temper when the news came.当消息传来时,他发火了。
- lose sight of
- 看不见;忽略
- We must not lose sight of our goal.我们决不能忽略我们的目标。
- lose touch
- 失去联系
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想记住:lose 发音类似'露丝',想象一个叫露丝的人经常丢失东西。
Context & Register
常用义项'丢失/失去',适用于日常对话和正式书面语,语域中性。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words like 'choose', 'whose', 'booze' rhyme with 'lose' (ending /-uːz/). Words like 'loose', 'noose', 'goose' share the same spelling pattern '-oose' but are pronounced with /-uːs/, a different sound.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇,值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 5,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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