lose the plot

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词形变化

loses the plot 三单 loses the plot losing the plot lost the plot losing the plot 现在分词 lost the plot 过去式 lost the plot 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To cease to behave in a consistent or rational manner.

    英国 非正式 习语
  2. 2.

    To lose sight of an important objective or principle; to act contrarily to one's own interests through concentrating on relatively unimportant matters.

    英国 非正式 习语

    2011, House of Lords Select Committee on Economic Affairs, 2nd Report of Session 2010-11: Auditors: Market Concentration and Their Role, Volume II: Evidence, page 19, [Professor Fearnley:] If I can perhaps be a little unkind about my profession — which is fair enough I suppose — I think the accountancy profession, along with other professions, loses the plot from time to time and has to be pulled back from what it was doing before.

  3. 3.

    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see lose, plot.