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lose out
phrasal verb with loseverbuk /luːz/ us /luːz/lost | lost
to not have an advantage that other people have: 处于劣势；吃亏
The new tax means that the vast majority of working people will lose out.征收新税意味着大多数正在工作的人将会受损失。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Advantage and disadvantage
ace
an ace up your sleeveidiom
attraction
be well in thereidiom
be/stay/keep one jump aheadidiom
have it both waysidiom
have something on your sideidiom
have the inside trackidiom
have the odds/cards stacked against youidiom
head start
leg
lock
milk
profit from something
racing start
saving grace
scent bloodidiom
secret weapon
stick
the best of both worldsidiom
lose out | Business English
lose out
phrasal verb with loseverbuk /luːz/uslost | lost
[ I ]
to not have an advantage that others have:
lose out on sthI have lost out on tax-free income from £1,500-worth of shares, which I need now I am retired.
to not get something that you expected or wanted:
Pensioners will lose out not only from tax on pension funds but from the windfall tax.
lose out to sb/sthLondon may be losing out already in the fight for dominance among European exchanges.
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