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。
• I'm afraid that he may lose out to larger firms.
  恐怕他会输给大公司。
• 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？
• 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。
• Generally, Singaporeans are kiasu& they fear to lose out.
  新加坡人普遍存在着怕输心理。
• Having learnt a lesson, China's leaders do not want to lose out on the information revolution.
  中国领导人得到了教训，不想在信息革命中再次失败。
• Keep improving one's superior position in the chosen discipline so as not to lose out to a competitor.
  在某一已选择的准则上持续改进，以免落后于竞争者。
• Laura lost out to Tom
  劳拉输给了汤姆。
• We will lose out badly later on.
  我们以后可能栽大跟头。