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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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？
• I'm afraid that he may lose out to larger firms.
  恐怕他会输给大公司。
• Laura lost out to Tom
  劳拉输给了汤姆。
• Why should anyone else lose out.
  为什么没有其他人出去。
• 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。
• 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？
• 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。