phrasal verbphr vGETto not get something good, valuable etc because someone else gets it instead 失去,丧失〔好的或有价值的东西〕
The deal will ensure that shareholders do not lose out financially.
这个协议将确保股东在经济上不会有损失。
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He lost out to Roy Scheider for the lead role.
他当主角的机会被罗伊·施奈德抢走了。
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Workers who don’t take up training may lose out on promotion.
没有接受培训的工人可能会丧失升职机会。
Examples from the Corpus
lose out• It's simple -- unless you make an effort you're going to lose out.• Time and time again, women seem to lose out on promotions and careeropportunities.• In the end we lost out to a French company because they could do the job cheaper.
lose to• Andrew first lost out to Dawe in 1989, when he was dropped after the semi-finalvictory over Warwickshire.• Tierney was nominated for the Oscar, but lost out to Joan Crawford.• Enid Blyton has lost out to Nintendo.• Oblivious should not have tacked here since he loses out toSmart.• In the night with a light fairwind we had again lost out to the Black Stream.• Without decision-support systems, firms will lose out to their competitors.
lose outADVERB➤financially得不到經濟利益PREPOSITION➤on在⋯上失利◇Many of the canal children were constantly on the move, and lost out on regular schooling.很多生活在運河上的孩子經常漂泊不定,無法正常上學。➤to輸給⋯◇Our company lost out to one that could offer a lower price.我們輸給了報價更低的一家公司。
lose out
phrasal verb
lose out ♦︎ miss ♦︎ pass sth upThese words all mean to not get sth you wanted or could/should have.这些词均表示得不到、失去。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to lose out on / miss / pass up a / an chance / opportunity◆to be too good to miss / pass up■ˌlose ˈout
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(lost, lost) (ratherinformal) to not get sth you wanted or feel you should have得不到(想要或觉得应有的东西)◆While the stores make big profits, it's the customer who loses out.商店赚大钱,吃亏的是顾客。◆I just lost out on the first prize.我丢掉了一等奖。■miss [transitive] to not take the opportunity to do sth错过机会◆The sale prices were too good to miss.那次特价优惠真的不可错过。◆It was an opportunity not to be missed.机不可失,时不再来。■ˌpass sth ˈup
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(informal) to choose not take the opportunity to do sth放弃,不要(机会)◆Imagine passing up an offer like that!真想不到居然放弃这样一次大好机会!