lose sight of
US /luːz saɪt əv/
UK /luːz saɪt əv/
1.
看不見, 失去蹤影
to forget a distant object or person, or to no longer be able to see it
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The ship sailed away until we lost sight of it.
船開走了，直到我們看不見它。
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As the plane ascended, the city lights began to fade, and soon we lost sight of the ground.
隨著飛機上升，城市燈光開始模糊，很快我們就看不見地面了。
2.
忘記, 忽略
to forget about an important idea or fact because you are too involved in other things
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In all the excitement, we must not lose sight of our main objective.
在所有興奮中，我們絕不能忘記我們的主要目標。
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It's easy to lose sight of the big picture when you're focused on small details.
當你專注於小細節時，很容易忽略大局。