失

to lose

to miss

to fail

lose

let slip

tree fern

失[shī]

-（失掉;失去）lose:
lostandfound;失而复得
trytosavealittleonlytolosealot;因小失大
-（错过）miss;letslip:
letslipagoodopportunity;loseagoodchance坐失良机
-（没有达到目的）failtoachieveone'send:
begreatlydisappointed大失所望
-（改变）deviatefromthenormal:
turnpale失色
-（违背;背弃）break(apromise);gobackon(one'sword):
breakone'spromise失信
-（没有把握住）failtogetholdof:
haveaslipofthehand;dropaccidentally;losehold(of)失手
-（找不着）getlost:
loseone'sbearings迷失方向
-（错误;过失）mistake;defect;mishap:
fearthattheremaybesomemishap;唯恐有失
Eventhewisearenotalwaysfreefromerror.;Onecan'tbetoocareful.智者千虑，必有一失

战争因军火不足而失败。
The war was lost because of a shortage of munitions.

愚蠢的尝试多半是要失败的。
A feeble attempt is liable to fail.

她看着窗外，为她失去的青春而惋惜。
She looked out of the window, sighing for her lost youth.

小女孩失去了平衡，从平衡木上摔了下来。
The girl lost her balance and fell off the balance beam.

直到失去健康，人们才知道健康的可贵。
People do not know the value of health till they lose it.

警察在一口废弃的井里找到了丢失的财宝。
The police found the lost treasure in an abandoned well.

不要坐失良机。
Don't miss the boat.

对他来说，生活似乎已失去了一切乐趣。
Life seems to have lost most of its savor for him.

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