(lost, lost/lɒst; NAmElɑːst; lɔːst/) [] lose (sth) (on sth) | lose sb sthto fail to keep money; to cause sb to fail to keep money亏损；赔钱◆The business is losing money.这家企业正在亏损。◆The firm has lost $176 million in the past six quarters.这家公司在过去的六个季度里亏了 1.76 亿元。◆We lost on that deal.我们那笔交易做亏了。 [] lose sth (to sb) | lose sb sthto have sth taken away by sb; to fail to keep sth被（某人）夺去；失去◆Singapore has lost business to ports in Malaysia.新加坡的港口生意被马来西亚港口夺去了。◆You will lose your deposit if you cancel the order.如果你取消订单，将会损失保证金。◆He lost his job as a result of the incident.由于这一事件，他丢了工作。 [] (about a currency, share price, etc.) to fall to a lower level or price（指货币、股价等）减少，下跌◆The FTSE 100 lost a quarter of its value last year.《金融时报》 100 企业的价值去年下跌了四分之一。◆Royal Dutch Petroleum lost 0.3 per cent.荷兰皇家石油公司的股价下跌了 0.3%。OPPgain ➡ see note at increase ●lose ˈfaceto be less respected or look stupid because of sth you have done丢脸➡loss of face at loss , save (sb's) face at save ●lose ˈgroundto fall in value价值下跌◆Tokyo shares lost ground on Wednesday.东京股价周三下跌了。●lose your ˈshirt () to lose everything you have失去一切；损失惨重◆If you just put your money in the bank, at least you can't lose your shirt.如果你只把钱存入银行，至少你不会失去一切。●ˌlose ˈout (on sth)to not get sth that you expected or wanted失败；输掉；得不到（希望或想要的东西）◆Thousands of investors lost out on the plans.成千上万的投资者在这些计划中亏了本。◆The firm has lost out on yet another important contract.这家公司又失去了另一个重要的合同。●ˌlose ˈout to sb/sthto not get sth that you expected to get or used to get, because someone else has taken it被（某人）取代而失去◆They lost out to a rival group in the bidding war.在投标大战中，他们输给了竞争对手集团。