lose out

US /luːz aʊt/
UK /luːz aʊt/
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1.

失去, 吃虧

to be at a disadvantage; to not get something good or to suffer a loss because of something

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If you don't invest now, you might lose out on future profits.
如果你現在不投資,你可能會失去未來的利潤。
Smaller businesses often lose out to larger corporations.
小企業常常輸給大公司。