"lose by" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 以…比分输

Definition

在比赛或竞赛中以某个具体差距、分数或数量输掉。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

常用于体育或比赛中说明输了多少，比如“以10分之差输”。不能用于一般失败，必须具体说明差距。数值紧跟其后：“以一球之差输”。

Examples

They lose by five points every time.

他们每次都**以**五分之差**输**。

We didn't want to lose by such a big margin.

我们不想**以**这么大的差距**输**。

She hates to lose by just one point.

她讨厌**以**一分之差**输**。

We managed to lose by only two goals this time, which is an improvement.

这次我们只**以**两球之差**输**，已经有进步了。

I can’t believe we lost by a hair in the finals.

我简直不敢相信我们在决赛中**以**极小的差距**输掉了**。

If we have to lose by that much, at least we learned something.

如果我们真的**以**这么大分差**输**，至少我们学到了一些东西。