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)。
- “I keep losing my keys.” (我总丢钥匙。)
- “The team is losing confidence after three defeats.” (三连败后球队信心下滑。)
- “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。)