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Losing

“Losing” 是 “lose” 的现在分词/动名词,指“失去拥有物、输掉比赛、体重下降、迷路”等。作名词时可指“失败的一方”或“损失”(the losing side)。

  1. “I keep losing my keys.” (我总丢钥匙。)
  2. “The team is losing confidence after three defeats.” (三连败后球队信心下滑。)
  3. “Losing weight slowly is often healthier.” (缓慢减重往往更健康。)

“Lose” 源自古英语 “losian”(毁灭、失去),“losing” 为现在分词;注意 lose/losing 与 loose(松的)拼写不同。

“-ing” 为现在分词/动名词后缀。

体育报道常用 “losing streak”(连败);职场里 “losing face” 虽偏中式英语,但 “save face” 更地道,学习者应注意搭配来源。

  • 固定搭配: “losing touch” (失去联系), “losing track of” (跟丢;忘记), “losing patience” (失去耐心)
  • 原形: lose;过去式/过去分词: lost

lose 去 e 加 ing → losing:一个 o 的 lose,别写成 loose(两个 o)。

“While losing his way in the fog, he feared losing the match too. Losing time, he asked for directions.” (在雾中迷路时,他也担心输掉比赛。眼看要耽误时间,他只好问路。)