loss

loss
noun
  1. [mass noun]the fact or process of losing something or someone
    遗失；丧失；损失
    avoiding loss of time.
    不要空耗时间。
    [count noun]funding cuts will lead to job losses.
    削减经费会导致失业。
    [in combination]loss-making industries.
    亏损行业。
    ■the state or feeling of grief when deprived of someone or something of value
    痛失
    I feel a terrible sense of loss.
    我感到强烈的失去的痛苦。
    ■[in sing.]a person who or thing that is badly missed when lost
    心肝宝贝
    he will be a great loss to many people.
    他将会是许多人的心肝宝贝。
常用词组
at a loss
  1. puzzled or uncertain what to think, say, or do
    不知所措
    [with infinitive]she became popular, and was at a loss to know why.
    她变得颇受欢迎，却不知为何如此。
    he was at a loss for words.
    他不知该说些什么。
  2. making less money than is spent buying, operating, or producing something
    亏本地
    a railway running at a loss.
    亏损经营的铁路。
语源
  1. Old English los 'destruction', of Germanic origin; related to Old Norse los 'breaking up of the ranks of an army' and loose; later probably a back-formation from lost, past participle of lose
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