to lose sb sth

to lose sb sth
9. to lose yourself in sth
(become absorbed) 全神贯注于某事；专心于某事
- Michael held on to her arm, losing himself in the music. 迈克尔紧紧地抓着她的胳膊, 完全沉浸在音乐中。
10. [+ opportunity] 错过；未能抓住
- They did not lose the opportunity to say what they thought of events. 他们抓住机会说出自己对这些事件的看法。
- If you don't do it soon you're going to lose the opportunity. 如果你不抓紧做的话, 就会错过这个机会。
11. to lose your life
(die) 丧命；死
- the ferry disaster in 1987, in which 192 people lost their lives 1987年致使192人丧生的渡船遇难
12. (suffer loss of) [+ person] 失去；遭受…的损失
- He had just lost his wife. 他刚刚失去了妻子。
- My Grandma lost her brother in the war. 我祖母在战争中失去了自己的哥哥。
13. [+ time] 浪费
- You lose valuable time if you wait. 别等了, 省得浪费你宝贵的时间。
- They claim that police lost valuable time in the early part of the investigation. 他们声称警察在一开始调查时浪费了宝贵时间。
- Six hours were lost in all. 一共浪费了6个小时的时间。
14. (shake off) 摆脱；把…甩开一段距离
- He managed to lose his pursuers in the maze of streets. 他想方设法在迷宫般的街道上摆脱了追踪者。
15. (lose track of) 跟丢；失去…的线索
- We lost him in the crowd. 我们在人群中把他跟丢了。
16. to lose sb sth
(cause to lose) 使某人失去某物
- My own stupidity lost me the match. 自身的愚钝使我输掉了比赛。
- His economic mismanagement has lost him the support of the general public. 他在经济上的管理不善使他失去了广大民众的支持。
17. (fail to catch) 看不见；听不到；认识不到；不理解
- I lost the gist of his speech. 我抓不住他演讲的要点。
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