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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

失利 [shīlì]
  1. 1. verb lose

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

失利 [shīlì]
  1. 1. suffer a setback (or defeat)
    军事上的失利
    military reverses
    在这场乒乓球比赛中我方第一盘失利
    Our side lost the first game of the table-tennis match.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

失利 [shīlì]
  1. 1. 战争、竞赛中失败的委婉说法。

Examples

军事上的失利
military reverses 失利
在这场乒乓球比赛中我方第一盘失利
Our side lost the first game of the table-tennis match. 失利
今天的球赛真激烈,原本失利一方竟然把比分扳平了。
The match today was exciting. Though that team lagged behind at first, they came back and the match ended up a draw. 扳平
喜爱的球队失利, 他禁不住跌足捶胸。
He couldn't help stamping on the ground when his favorite ball team fell behind. 跌足
由于临场发挥失利, 他没能拿到金牌, 令人扼腕叹息。
What a pity that, due to underperforming, he failed to win the gold medal. 扼腕
上次比赛失利后, 他发愤图强, 总算重新夺冠。
After his last loss in a match, he determined to improve himself and regain the championship finally. 发愤图强
由于考试失利, 他这些天对谁都没好气。
He is in a bad temper with everybody these days due to fhis failure on the examination. 没好气
他父亲官场失利, 现在全家都沦落成破落户了。
His father suffered a setback in official circles, and now the whole family is impoverished. 破落户
他虽然赛场失利, 但在大赛中积累了临阵经验, 也算是失之东隅, 收之桑榆吧。
Although defeated in the match, he accumulated practical experience in the grand contest. It can be said that he lost at sunrise but gained at sunset. 失之东隅,收之桑榆
比比失利 比比

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