lose an election; suffer electoral defeat
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to lose an election; to be defeated in an election
formalSpecifically refers to failing to win a political election or competitive selection process. Commonly used in news reports and formal political discourse.
Yǐ以
wēi微
ruò弱
de的
piào票
shù数
bài败
xuǎn选
。
He lost the election by a narrow margin of votes.
Zhè这
wèi位
hòu候
xuǎn选
rén人
zài在
qù去
nián年
de的
shì市
zhǎng长
xuǎn选
jǔ举
zhōng中
bài败
xuǎn选
。
This candidate lost in last year's mayoral election.
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Jǐn尽
guǎn管
jìng竞
xuǎn选
zī资
jīn金
chōng充
zú足
，
gāi该
zhèng政
dǎng党
réng仍
rán然
zài在
dà大
xuǎn选
zhōng中
bài败
xuǎn选
。
Despite ample campaign funding, the party still lost in the general election.
Bài败
xuǎn选
de的
hòu候
xuǎn选
rén人
fā发
biǎo表
le了
jiǎn简
duǎn短
shēng声
míng明
，
chéng承
rèn认
xuǎn选
jǔ举
jié结
guǒ果
。
The defeated candidate issued a brief statement acknowledging the election results.