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

• Governments also lose out on budget revenue that could help fund infrastructure improvements and other public goods and services.
  各国政府也因此遭受预算收入损失，而预算收入可以帮助资助基础设施改造和其它公共品和服务。
• We both lost out
  我们俩都输了。
• I'm afraid that he may lose out to larger firms.
  恐怕他会输给大公司。
• A single chink in our armour at the negotiating table means we could lose out badly.
  谈判中我们的任何一点薄弱环节都意味着我们可能会惨败。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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？
• 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。