lose out
phrasal verb with lose verb uk/luːz/ us/luːz/ lost | lost
处于劣势；吃亏
to not have an advantage that other people have
The new tax means that the vast majority of working people will lose out. 征收新税意味着大多数正在工作的人将会受损失。
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