0 to no longer have something because you do not know where it is -- 丟失,遺失
I've lost my ticket. 我丟了票。
At least 600 staff will lose their jobs if the factory closes. 如果公司關閉,至少將有600名員工失去工作。
She lost her mother (= her mother died) last year. 去年她母親去世了。
to lose confidence/faith 喪失信心/信念
He's losing his hair. 他在掉頭髮。
Four million hours were lost last year through stress-related illnesses. 去年與工作壓力相關的疾病導致了400萬小時工作時間的損失。
Lose the belt and let's see how the dress looks. 把帶子解下來,再看看裙子怎麼樣。
Banks will lose millions of pounds because of new legislation. 銀行將因新法規的實施而虧損數百萬英鎊。
1 to fail to succeed in a game, competition, etc. -- 輸掉(比賽);敗北,失利
Anyone who gambles on the stock exchange has to be prepared to lose money.
"I'm afraid I've lost that wallet you gave me." "Well, never mind, I can easily buy you another one."
I lost my notes so I had to make up the speech as I went along.
He hasn't written to me recently - perhaps he's lost my address.
He moaned with pain before losing consciousness.
Our team lost when we scored an own goal late in the second half.