lose out

英 [luːz aʊt]

美 [luːz aʊt]

失败; 受损; 吃亏

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 失败；受损；吃亏
  If youlose out, you suffer a loss or disadvantage because you have not succeeded in what you were doing.
  1. We both lost out...
     我们俩都输了。
  2. Laura lost out to Tom...
     劳拉输给了汤姆。
  3. Women have lost out in this new pay flexibility...
     在这一新的薪资弹性化政策中吃亏的是女性。
  4. Egypt has lost out on revenues from the Suez Canal.
     埃及在苏伊士运河上的收益上受了损。

双语例句

• If not, you're going to lose out to the TV shows, movies, games, and Web applications that make their functions clear and obvious.
  如果没有，那么您将在与具有清晰且突出的功能的电视剧、电影、游戏和Web应用程序的竞争中失败。
• No matter how long you leave your money undisturbed you're bound to lose out eventually.
  不论你多长时间不动用你的钱，你最后肯定要输掉的。
• If a customer falls for a fake, they obviously lose out.
  如果消费者买到假货，显然受损的是他们。
• So you are not going to see people giving yachts away I've never lost$ 2bn overnight, but if you do lose out, I'm sure it gives you a cold sweat.
  所以你不会看到人们放弃游艇我从没有在一夜之间损失20亿美元，但你若真的赔了，我确信这会让你一身冷汗。
• We both lost out
  我们俩都输了。
• He or she will become your crutch and you will lose out on meeting other people and potential friends.
  他或她可能会成为你的感情支柱，于是你便失去了结识他人和潜在朋友的机会。
• Will the Americans lose out to the Japanese in computers?
  在计算机行业上，美国人会输给日本人吗？
• Avoid cashing in a policy early as you could lose out heavily
  不要提早兑现保单，那样你可能会损失惨重。
• New Delhi has to manage its relationships with Beijing and Washington wisely so it does not lose out.
  新德里必须明智地处理其与中美两国之间的关系，以免陷于不利。
• I'm afraid that he may lose out to larger firms.
  恐怕他会输给大公司。