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To not get something good that other people get, or that you should have got. Two little patterns carry it: the winner takes 'to' ('lose out to bigger companies') and the thing you miss takes 'on' ('lose out on the fun'). No object on its own.
吃虧、錯失機會
原始詞典資料2 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
lose outverb
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To be at a disadvantage.
- People who do not speak a second language find that they lose out when looking for a job.
- I think you will lose out on the exchange rate if you move to dollars now.
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To be defeated (by).
- I went for a job interview, but I lost out to a younger guy.
- Chelsea had two players sent off and lost out to a Heidar Helguson penalty in a heated west London derby.
資料來源:英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。