(1)失去，喪失(no longer have because of death，accident，bad weather，etc;fail to keep or maintain)[T+n]：～one's job/one's life 失業(yè)/喪生;～a leg in an accident 在事故中失去一條腿;～one's hair/one's teeth/one's good looks 脫發(fā)/掉牙/失去美貌;She lost her father last year/during the war. 她的父親去年去世了/在戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)中她失去了父親?！玱ne's confidence/one's composure/one's balance/one's patience失去信心/鎮(zhèn)靜/平衡/耐心;～one's temper/one's voice發(fā)脾氣/失語(yǔ)(嗓子啞了);～weight 減輕體重;～interest in sb/sth 對(duì)某人/某物失去興趣;～one's eyesight/memory/health喪失視力/記憶/健康;～one's mind發(fā)瘋;～control of oneself 控制不住自己;～colour 退色，臉色變得蒼白;～one's footing 沒(méi)站穩(wěn)摔倒了;They also lost about 230 square miles of territory. 他們還失去了大約230平方英里的領(lǐng)土。
?(2)使毀滅(bring to destruction)[T+n，通常pass]：That ship was lost in the storm. 那條船在暴風(fēng)雨中沉沒(méi)了。Both planes were lost in the crash. 兩架飛機(jī)都被撞毀了。
?(3)丟失，找不到(become unable to find)[T+n]：～one's keys/one's purse/one's watch丟了鑰匙/錢包/手表;～one's way/one's bearing 迷了路/迷失了方向;His bicycle was/got lost outside the school. 他的自行車在校門外丟了。A few books have been lost from the library. 圖書(shū)館丟失了幾本書(shū)?！挤础?find;
?(4)沒(méi)趕上，錯(cuò)過(guò)(fail to catch or use)[T+n]：～one's train 沒(méi)趕上火車;～a good chance 錯(cuò)過(guò)一個(gè)好機(jī)會(huì);〖同〗miss;
?(5)看(聽(tīng))不見(jiàn)，不懂，忘記(fail to see，hear or understand;fail to keep in sight or memory)[T+n]：They lost each other in the crowds. 他們倆在人群中走散了。What he said was lost in the applause. 他的話被熱烈的掌聲淹沒(méi)了。I lost not a word of his speech. 他的講話我全都聽(tīng)清楚了。I've just lost his name. 我一下忘了他的名字。
?(6)輸?shù)?，未能獲勝(fail to gain or win)[I，I+prep(to)，T+n，T+n+prep(to)]：They lost by 10 points. 他們輸了10分。Our team lost to them by three points. 我隊(duì)以三分之差輸給了他們?！玜 match/a game/a battle/the war 輸?shù)粢粓?chǎng)比賽/比賽/戰(zhàn)斗/戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng);～a prize/a motion沒(méi)有得獎(jiǎng)/動(dòng)議沒(méi)有通過(guò);～a case/a lawsuit 輸?shù)粢粓?chǎng)官司;～an argument/a debate 在辯論中失敗;We lost the match to them. 在那場(chǎng)比賽中我們輸給了他們。His errors lost him the match. 他的失誤使他輸了那場(chǎng)比賽?！挤础絯in;
?(7)損失，受損，失去(cause to no longer have or not to get)[I，I+prep(on)，T+n，T+n+prep(by)，D+n+n]：The shipping line lost considerably. 這家航運(yùn)公司受到相當(dāng)大的損失。How much did he～on the transaction? 這筆交易使他受到多少虧損?We lost $3000 when we sold the house. 在出售那所房子時(shí)我們損失了3000美元。He lost $100 by betting on a horse race. 他賭賽馬損失了100美元。The young man's arrogance lost him his friends/carelessness lost him the job. 那個(gè)年輕人因傲慢而失去了朋友/因粗心大意而失去了工作。A bad cold lost me some time. 一次重感冒耽誤了我一些時(shí)間?！挤础絞ain;
?(8)浪費(fèi)(spend uselessly;waste)[T+n]：～time doing sth 浪費(fèi)時(shí)間做某事;～one's labour 浪費(fèi)力氣;There is not a moment to～. 刻不容緩。Lost time is never found again. 時(shí)間一去不復(fù)返。
?(9)(鐘表)走得慢((of a clock or a watch) go too slowly by a certain number of minutes)[I，T+n]：This watch never～s/～s one minute a day. 這只表從來(lái)不慢/每天慢一分鐘。〖反〗gain;
?be lost 不知如何是好：He's lost without glasses.不戴眼鏡他就不知如何是好。
?be lost in 1)消失：be lost in darkness 消失在黑暗中; 2)陷入(沉思等)，被吸引：be lost in thought 陷入沉思;be lost in astonishment/admiration/wonder 不勝驚訝/羨慕/驚異;3)迷路：We were lost in the forest. 我們?cè)谏掷锩月妨恕?br>?be lost to 失去，沒(méi)有：be lost to shame/all sense of humour 恬不知恥/一點(diǎn)兒幽默感也沒(méi)有;
?be lost on (upon) 不起作用，沒(méi)被注意：The advice was lost on them. 勸告對(duì)他們不起作用。The joke was lost upon the audience. 那個(gè)笑話對(duì)聽(tīng)眾沒(méi)有產(chǎn)生效果。
?lose face 丟臉(面子)：He tried to conceal his mistake so as not to～face. 他極力要掩飾自己的錯(cuò)誤以便不丟面子。
?lose ground 后撤，失利，情況惡化：Soldiers/The patient began to～ground. 士兵們開(kāi)始后撤/病人情況開(kāi)始惡化。
?lose heart 灰心，喪氣：Don't～heart，whatever happens. 無(wú)論發(fā)生什么事都不要灰心喪氣。
?lose no time (in)立即：We shall～no time in beginning work. 我們將立即開(kāi)始工作。
?lose one's grip 不能控制局面，失去力量、能力：His mind has lost its grip. 他的腦子不太靈了。
?lose one's head 驚慌失措，失去控制：When the fire broke out，people lost their heads and ran in all directions. 火災(zāi)發(fā)生時(shí)，人們驚慌失措，四處亂跑。
?lose one's heart to 愛(ài)上，喜歡上：She lost her heart to the soldier. 她愛(ài)上了那個(gè)士兵。
?lose one's tongue 緊張得說(shuō)不出話來(lái)：He would always～his tongue when he was introduced to strangers. 每當(dāng)介紹他認(rèn)識(shí)陌生人時(shí)，他都緊張得說(shuō)不出話來(lái)。
?lose oneself 迷失方向：We lost ourselves in the woods. 我們?cè)跇?shù)林里迷了路。
?lose oneself in 1)聚精會(huì)神于，陷入：She lost herself in a book. 她聚精會(huì)神地看書(shū)。2)消失：The pickpocket lost himself in the crowd and escaped the police. 那個(gè)小偷消失在人群中，沒(méi)有被警察抓住。
?lose one's nerve 喪失勇氣，驚慌：To the very last he never lost his nerve. 直到最后他也從未喪失過(guò)勇氣。
?lose sight of 1)看不見(jiàn)了：The plane flew so fast that he lost sight of it at once. 飛機(jī)飛得很快，他很快就看不見(jiàn)了。2)忘記，忽略：He never lost sight of the fact that he had been born in the slums. 他從來(lái)也沒(méi)有忘記過(guò)他出生在貧民窟。
?lose one's shirt 失去一切，輸?shù)镁?infml)：He lost his shirt in gambling. 他賭博輸了個(gè)精光。
?lose touch/contact with 和……失去聯(lián)系：The pilot lost touch/contact with the control tower. 飛行員與指揮塔失去了聯(lián)系。
?lose track (of)失去聯(lián)系，不知情況或下落：He's lost all track of her since they left school. 自從學(xué)校畢業(yè)以后他就不知道她的下落了。
?lose out(v adv)失敗，輸給，競(jìng)爭(zhēng)不過(guò)(vi)：He got through the preliminaries，but lost out in the final. 他通過(guò)了預(yù)賽，但是在決賽中被淘汰。Some workers have lost out to robots in the factory. 在這家工廠一些工人已被機(jī)器人取代。
?→lost adj 丟(喪)失的;迷路的;不知所措的;′loser n 失敗者;loss n