1. to suffer the painful loss of (a loved one etc)2. to miss out on (an opportunity)3. to fail to gain (victory etc)
1. gains and losses2. success and failure3. merits and demerits
1. to go deaf; to lose one's hearing2. deafness; hearing loss
report the loss to the authorities concerned
1. to unbalance2. an imbalance
1. (of skills etc) to die out2. lost3. extinct
1. to lose one's splendor2. to lose luster3. to be eclipsed4. to be overshadowed+1 条 1. (military) (of a city etc) to fall into enemy hands2. (fig.) to take a turn for the worse
1. to miss narrowly2. to let a great opportunity slip
to cause a loss of (decorum, dignity etc) (used in fixed expressions)
to lose one's virginity; to lose one's chastity
1. to blunder2. to miscalculate3. miscalculation4. unwise (move)+1 条 1. destitute and homeless (idiom); forced from one's home and wandering about2. displaced
1. reckless person2. hothead
to lose sth and then regain it (idiom)
aphasia or aphemia (loss of language)
owner of sth lost or stolen
1. slip of the tongue2. indiscretion3. to blurt out a secret
1. absent-minded2. to lose spirit3. despondent
1. inappropriate2. improper
1. to lose color2. to turn pale
得不偿失 得不償失 dé bù cháng shī HSK 7–9 the gains do not make up for the losses (idiom)
1. to lack fidelity2. (signal) distortion
can be regarded as; qualifies as (something positive)
to report the loss of something
to miscalculate; to misjudge
1. to make a (careless) mistake2. oversight
1. old and in a state of disrepair (idiom)2. dilapidated
to show disrespect; I'm awfully sorry – please forgive me
to worry about personal gains and losses
to lose power and influence
1. to lose territory2. lost territory
to give a false picture of the situation
1. to lose favor2. in disfavor3. disgraced
一失足成千古恨 yī shī zú chéng qiān gǔ hèn a single slip may cause everlasting sorrow (idiom)
1. lit. the horse loses its front hooves2. fig. sudden failure through miscalculation or inattentiveness
to save a little only to lose a lot (idiom)
to turn pale with fright (idiom)
1. to fail in observing or supervising2. to miss3. to let sth slip through
1. lit. to attend to one thing and lose sight of another (idiom)2. fig. to be unable to manage two or more things at once3. cannot pay attention to one thing without neglecting the other
if you say too much, you're bound to slip up at some point (idiom)
1. disharmony2. to become estranged
to sit and waste a good opportunity (idiom); to lose the chance