"lose by" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 以…比分輸

Definition

在比賽或競賽中以某個具體差距、分數或數量輸掉。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

常用於體育或比賽中說明輸了多少，比如“以10分之差輸”。不能用於一般失敗，必須明確指出差距。數字緊接其後：“以一球之差輸”。

Examples

They lose by five points every time.

他們每次都**以**五分之差**輸**。

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

我們不想**以**這麼大的差距**輸**。

She hates to lose by just one point.

她討厭**以**一分之差**輸**。

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

這次我們只**以**兩球之差**輸**，已經有進步了。

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

我簡直不敢相信我們在決賽中**以**極小的差距**輸掉了**。

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

如果我們真的**以**這麼大分差**輸**，至少我們學到了一些東西。