/lu:z ||; luz/verb (past tense past participle lost /lɒst; US lɔ:st ||; lɔst/) give/lose ground (to sb/sth)→GROUND¹ keep/lose your cool→COOL³ keep/lose count (of sth)→COUNT² keep/lose your temper→TEMPER keep/lose track of sb/sth→TRACK¹ lose your bearings to become confused about where you are 迷失方向 lose face to lose the respect of other people 丢脸 lose your head to become confused or very excited 慌乱；冲动；昏了头 lose heart to stop believing that you will be successful in sth you are trying to do 失去信心；灰心；泄气 lose it(spoken 口语) to go crazy or suddenly become unable to control your emotions 发疯；突然情绪失控 lose your life to be killed 丧生；遇害 lose sight of sb/sth to no longer be able to see sb/sth 再也看不见: We eventually lost sight of the animal in some trees. 那动物进了树丛，我们再也看不见了。 (figurative 比喻) We mustn't lose sight of our original aim. 我们决不可忘记原先的目的。 lose your touch to lose a special skill or ability 失去某种特别技巧或能力 lose touch (with sb/sth) to no longer have contact (with sb/sth) （与…）失去联系，不再接触: I've lost touch with a lot of my old school friends. 我已经跟许多老同学失去联系。 a losing battle a competition, fight, etc in which it seems that you will not be successful 看来要失利的一仗或比赛 win/lose the toss→TOSS lose out (on sth/to sb)(informal 非正式) to be at a disadvantage 处于不利情况: If a teacher pays too much attention to the bright students, the others lose out. 如果老师过分重视聪明学生，其他学生就会被忽视。