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

• China does not qualify, so it will lose out.
  中国不符合该要求，所以将要出局。
• A single chink in our armour at the negotiating table means we could lose out badly.
  谈判中我们的任何一点薄弱环节都意味着我们可能会惨败。
• I'm afraid that he may lose out to larger firms.
  恐怕他会输给大公司。
• 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。
• Did they take advantage of their first three months in college, or did they lose out by spending too much time on Skype?
  他们是否充分利用了大学的前三个月呢？或者他们是否因为花费太多时间在网络电话上而过于松懈了呢？
• 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。
• You can't assume, just because you have experienced a loss at some time in the past, that you are automatically destined to lose out in the future.
  仅仅因为你曾经在过去某个时间经历过这样的损失，所以你总是认为将来总会失败。
• 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。