lose

1.lose no time in ...ing通常做“赶快去…”解，但也可能作“不白费时间在…”解。在有可能被人误解的场合，该避免这说法。该说法里的in有时被省去。例如：I lost no time (in) following up the idea.

2.注意下面各句的意思：

• The opportunity was lost to him. （他失去了机会。）
• The victory was lost to them. （他们得不到胜利。）
• Now his daughter was lost to him for ever. （现在他永远失去了女儿。）

lost to...通常并不作“被…夺去”解，假定A和B两国打仗，A国的某城被B国占领，通常说The city was lost to A，很少说The city was lost to B。在有可能被人误解的场合该避免用lost to。

3.lose有时有双宾语。例如：His laziness lost him his job. （他的懒惰使他失去了职位。）

4.lose是一时的动作，所以不可说He has lost his pen for a week，该说He lost his pen a week ago或It is a week since he lost his pen。但也有人说For a long time he lost the use of his left arm等句。