50 LOSE: 失去，喪失；忘記；迷失；輸給…

50 LOSE: 失去，喪失；忘記；迷失；輸給…

詞組講解

1. lose face ** 失去顏面，丟面子

解 習語；詞義溯源：失去［臉面（face）］

例 Losing face is the worst thing that can happen to an Asian businessman.

2. lose ground ** 衰退，落后；股市下跌

解 習語；詞義溯源：失去［陣地、基石（ground）］

例 After four years of market share gains, we started losing ground in 1992.

3. lose heart ** 灰心

解 習語；詞義溯源：失去［勇氣、精神（heart）］

例 We lost every game that season, but we never lost heart.

4. lose 〔blow〕 one's cool * 失去理性；沉不住氣

解 俚語；詞義溯源：失去［冷靜（cool）］

例 If you lose your cool, you might say something you'll regret later.

5. lose one's grip ** 沒抓??；失去控制

解 習語；詞義溯源：失去［抓力、控制力（grip）］

例 We were carrying the machine when Pete lost his grip and we dropped it.

Mr. Anderson is 67 years old, and I'm afraid he's losing his grip these days.

6. lose one's head over sb. or sth. / lose one's head ** 失去理智；慌亂

解 習語；詞義溯源：［為（over）］某人或某事而失去了自己的［頭腦（head）］

例 I know I was wrong. I shouldn't have hit her. I just lost my head.

7. lose one's marbles 〔mind〕 * 瘋了；失去理性；失去分辨力

解 俚語；詞義溯源：失去［判斷力、分辨力（marbles）］或［理智（mind）］

例 Are you losing your marbles, Chris? How could you even consider marrying a woman who has three children already?

8. lose one's reason ** （因為生氣而） 失去理性；發(fā)瘋

解 習語；詞義溯源：失去自己的［理性（reason）］

例 The defendant claims that his painful illness caused him to lose his reason.

9. lose one's shirt * 喪失全部財產(chǎn)；身無分文

解 俚語；詞義溯源：失去自己的襯衫

例 Hanjin Construction lost their shirt on that project when Egypt cancelled it.

10. lose one's temper ** 生氣；大發(fā)雷霆

解 習語；詞義溯源：喪失了自己的［脾氣、性情（temper）］

例 Bob loses his temper too quickly. The slightest thing can get him angry.

11. lose one's touch ** 喪失原來的技術

解 習語；詞義溯源：喪失了與某人或某物的［聯(lián)系（touch）］；常指工作能力不如以前

例 Hank used to be our best salesman, but nowadays he seems to have lost his touch.

12. lose one's train of thought ** 被打斷思路

解 習語；詞義溯源：忘記了［一連串的想法（train of thought）］

例 Somebody telephoned me right in the middle of our discussion and made me lose my train of thought.

13. lose oneself in sth. / lose oneself ** 深陷于；熱衷于

解 習語；詞義溯源：迷失于某事中

例 Once he starts painting, he completely loses himself in his work.

14. lose out to sb. or sth. *** （在競爭中）輸給某人或某物

解 短語動詞；詞義溯源：［完全（out）］輸給某人或某事

例 CBX Music lost out to Midland Records for the Michael Bolton contract.

15. lose sight of sb. or sth. ** 看不見；忘記

解 習語；詞義溯源：失去［視力（sight）］而看不到某人或某物

例 I saw the car turn west on Oak Street and then I lost sight of it.

No matter how difficult things get, we must never lose sight of our objective.

16. lose sleep over sb. or sth. ** 擔憂；操心；輾轉反側

解 習語；詞義溯源：［因為（over）］某人或某事而失去［睡眠（sleep）］

例 It's natural to be worried in this situation, but losing sleep over it won't help.

17. lose touch with sb. or sth. ** 失去聯(lián)系

解 習語；詞義溯源：失去與某人或某事的［接觸（touch）］；參照keep in touch with sb.

例 After moving to California, we gradually lost touch with our relatives back in Ohio.

18. lose track of sb. or sth. ** 失去了某人或某物的消息；不留心某人或某物的進展

解 習語；詞義溯源：失去關于某人或某事的［線索、蹤跡（track）］

例 She lost track of how much she was spending, and ran out of money.

參考譯文

1. 丟面子對亞洲商人來說是最糟糕的事情。

2. 我們經(jīng)過四年的市場份額增加后，在1992年開始衰退。

3. 雖然我們那個賽季的比賽都輸了，但我們從未灰心過。

4. 如果你沉不住氣，你可能會說一些將來會后悔的話。

5. 我們正抬著機器，突然皮特沒抓住，機器掉在了地上。

安德森先生67歲了，我擔心他最近在慢慢喪失控制力。

6. 我知道我錯了。我不應該打她。我只是失去了理智。

7. 你瘋了嗎，克里斯？你怎么能打算娶一個已有三個孩子的女人呢？

8. 被告聲稱，疾病帶來的痛苦讓他失去了理智。

9. 由于埃及取消了那個項目，韓錦建筑公司失去了一切。

10. 鮑勃太容易發(fā)脾氣了。再小的一點事情也能讓他生氣。

11. 漢克以前是我們最優(yōu)秀的銷售人員，但是現(xiàn)在他的表現(xiàn)好像大不如前。

12. 我們討論的過程中有人給我打電話，把我的思路打斷了。

13. 他一開始畫畫，就完全沉浸在了作品中。

14. CBX音樂公司輸給了米德蘭德唱片公司，沒有簽到歌手邁克爾·波頓。

15. 我看到那輛車在橡樹大街向西轉彎，然后就看不到它了。

不論事情有多困難，我們都不能忘記我們的目標。

16. 在這種情況下，擔心是正常的，但是太過憂慮是沒有用的。

17. 搬到加利福尼亞州之后，我們逐漸失去了與俄亥俄州的親人的聯(lián)系。

18. 她不注意自己花了多少錢，結果沒錢了。