A man who loses his job tries to keep his head above water until he finds a new job.

VOA: special.2009.05.10

So just to give an example, if he goes through the hard pass and you defend the hard pass, he loses one of those battalions going over the mountains and the other one because he meets you.

举个例子吧,如果入侵者与你在崎岖之途上狭路相逢,他在翻越山岭时损失一营,与你交战再损失一营

耶鲁公开课 - 博弈论课程节选

All right. Now, suppose everyone agrees to the lottery, they have the lottery, the cabin boy loses, and he changes his mind.

好吧，假设每个人都赞同抽签，抽签结果是派克输了，但他改主意了。

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As President Obama loses ground in the debate on overhauling health care, he is using his weekly Internet address to challenge what he calls "phony claims" by his critics.

VOA: standard.2009.08.22

If he gets too heavy, then they audience loses its patience in the suspense says.

如果他太沉重，观众就会失去,对悬念的耐心。

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