| 词汇 | lose-lose |
| 释义 | lose-lose adjective[ before noun ] uk /ˌluːzˈluːz/ us /ˌluːzˈluːz/ A lose-lose situation or result is one that is bad for everyone who is involved: 对各方都不好的 He said that going ahead with the strike would be a lose-lose situation for all concerned.他说如果罢工举行的话，对各方来说都无益处。 Compare win-win Expressions used to describe situations all things being equalidiom all's well that ends wellidiom around Robin Hood's barnidiom asynchronous be in someone's shoesidiom dead foot funny half a loaf is better than noneidiom have the wind at your backidiom if it's not one thing, it's anotheridiom in the wrong place at the wrong timeidiom skin the grass is (always) greener (on the other side) idiom wake up and smell the coffeeidiom way/direction the wind blowsidiom what's cooking?idiom what's done is doneidiom what's onidiom wind You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Advantage and disadvantage Examples of lose-loselose-lose To prescribe this reform now as a condition for approval of enlargement is tantamount to creating not a win-win situation, but a lose-lose situation. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English It is not a lose-lose situation, but win-win, because we win for the environment and for innovation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We must grapple with that problem and turn a lose-lose situation into a win-win situation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I acknowledge that this report was always going to be difficult and sympathise with the rapporteur, who is in a lose-lose situation. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English I am afraid that the opposite of win-win is lose-lose, and we must not get ourselves into that situation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That in turn becomes a lose-lose-lose situation, where the student is frustrated, the staff nurse overworked and the patient confused. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Can we dare to believe that there is a way of going from a lose-lose situation back to a win-win situation? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We do not want to lose that credibility because, if we do, it will be a lose-lose situation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is a classic lose-lose situation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is a lose-lose situation for communities. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If one wants to win alone, the result may be lose-lose. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Disputes that are settled by higher authority also may cause resentment and what is called lose-lose consequences. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. They are in a lose-lose situation. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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