loss/lɒs/

n

1. U 丧失；遗失；损失

• He reported the loss of his car to the police. 他向警方报案说车丢了。

• the loss of interest in jogging 对慢跑失去兴趣

2. C 损失的人(或物)

• His company suffered a great loss on the business. 他的公司在那笔生意上损失巨大。

• Her departure was a great loss to our department. 她的离去对我们部门是一大损失。

词组at a loss

1. 亏本地

• sell something at a loss 蚀本出售某物

2. 困惑地；不知所措地

• I am at a loss for words. 我不知道说什么才好。

• Her statement left me completely at a loss. 她的陈述使我全然不知所措。

• For a moment we were at a loss (as to) what to do. 我们一时不知该做什么。