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

• Without the shield of single-market rules, London could lose out to rival EU centres.
  失去统一市场庇护的伦敦可能会在欧盟金融中心的竞争中败下阵来。
• We both lost out
  我们俩都输了。
• Global trade makes countries as a whole richer, even if some people in those countries lose out.
  即便这些国家中有些人遭遇损失，但整体来看全球贸易让所有国家变得更为富有。
• 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。
• I'm afraid that he may lose out to larger firms.
  恐怕他会输给大公司。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Individual companies would lose out; but overall, the global economy would benefit.
  个别公司可能会因此出局，但整体而言，全球经济将会受益。
• 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？