Van de Rijt said he's not convinced that losing out gives people a psychological boost.

范·德·瑞特说，他不认为失败会给人们带来心理上的刺激。

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Small businesses are losing out to the large chains.

小商店被大型的连锁店抢了生意。

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Why are red squirrels losing out in competition with grey squirrels?

为什么红松鼠会在比赛中输给灰松鼠呢？

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"So it is not just one person losing their job out there, it is entire companies that don't exist any more."

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I think it's whether or not the prisoner's cooperate in the sentence they have, and if they kind of rat out the other person, then they can have less; but if both rat out, then they like end up losing large scale.

我记得是,两个囚犯面对审判的时候有如下选择,如果他们中有人供出了对方,他它会减刑,要是他们都供出了对方就要受重刑

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For him, the process of evolution involved new species gaining ground and others losing out.

BBC: Why such a fuss about extinction?

The largest names in the business seem to be losing out to their smaller competitors.

FORBES: Imported Beers Corona And Heineken, Along With Sam Adams, Beating Big Names Like Bud And Coors

Bombardier announced 1, 400 job cuts after losing out on the Thameslink deal in June.

BBC: Bombardier handed ?188m Southern contract