vt.

1. 失，丢失，丧失
   Carl's father lost his job last month.

   卡尔的父亲上个月失业了。

2. 使失去[O1]
   A bad cold had lost me some time.

   一场重感冒使我失去了一些时间。

3. 输去；未赢得
   He has lost his case.

   他的官司打输了。

4. 损失（金钱）[（+on）]
   We lost a lot of money on that deal.

   我们在那笔交易上亏损了许多钱。

5. 迷失；使迷路
   She got lost in the forest.

   她在森林里迷了路。

6. 听不见；看不见；抓不住；错过
   She had to walk to the station and so lost her train.

   她只能步行去车站，因而没赶上火车。

7. 浪费，白费
   Louise lost no time in returning to Cincinnati.

   路易丝没有耽搁，马上回到辛辛那提。

8. 使沉湎于[（+in）]
   The boy soon lost himself in the book.

   这男孩不久便专心地看起书来。

9. 使迷糊不清
10. （钟表）慢
    My watch loses a minute a day.

    我的表一天慢一分钟。

vi.

1. 输掉，失败[（+by/to）]
   Cambridge lost to Oxford.

   剑桥队输给了牛津队。

2. 受损失；赔钱[（+on）]
   We lost on that transaction.

   我们在那笔交易上赔了钱。

3. （钟、表）走慢
   Your watch is losing.

   你的表走慢了。

v.

1. be deprived of or cease to have or retain.
   ▸be deprived of (a relative or friend) through their death.
   ▸(of a pregnant woman) miscarry (a baby).
   ▸ (be lost) be destroyed or killed.
   ▸decrease in (body weight).
   ▸(of a clock) become slow by (a specified amount of time).
   ▸ (lose it) informal lose control of one's temper or emotions.
2. become unable to find.
   ▸ (often lose one's or the way) become unable to follow (the right route).
   ▸evade or shake off (a pursuer).
   ▸N. Amer. informal get rid of.
   ▸ (lose oneself in/be lost in) be or become deeply absorbed in.
3. fail to win (a game or contest).
4. earn less (money) than one is spending.
5. waste or fail to take advantage of:
   he may have lost his chance.
6. (lose out) be disadvantaged.