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

• We both lost out
  我们俩都输了。
• 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。
• 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 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。
• 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。
• 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？
• 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。
• 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。
• They at least did not lose out in the struggle to keep up with inflation.
  他们在促使工资跟上通货膨胀的努力方面至少没有白费劲。
• Initially, the country managers resisted, fearing some of their local financial clients might lose out.
  最初，中国和印度的管理人员对此有抵制，他们担心此举可能会导致当地的金融行业客户流失。