[shī diào]
（原有的不再具有） lose
lose contact with
失掉聯系
lose popular support
失掉民心
be stripped of power
失掉權力
lose confidence
失掉信心
miss a chance
失掉機會
fail to grasp a good opportunity to engage the enemy
失掉戰機
He has missed a chance of promotion again.
他又一次失掉了晉升的機會。