[shī diào]
（原有的不再具有） lose
lose contact with
失掉联系
lose popular support
失掉民心
be stripped of power
失掉权力
lose confidence
失掉信心
miss a chance
失掉机会
fail to grasp a good opportunity to engage the enemy
失掉战机
He has missed a chance of promotion again.
他又一次失掉了晋升的机会。