loss
noun OPAL WOPAL S
/lɒs/
/lɔːs/
Idioms - [uncountable, countable, usually singular] the state of no longer having something or as much of something; the process that leads to this
丧失；损失；丢失 - I want to report the loss of a package.
我要报告丢失了一个包裹。 - Insure your instrument against loss or damage.
给你的仪器投保以防丢失或损坏。 - weight loss
体重减少 - hearing/memory loss
听力/记忆丧失 - The closure of the factory will lead to a number of job losses.
工厂倒闭会使许多人失业。 - When she died I was filled with a sense of loss.
她去世后我心里充满了失落感。 - loss of something He suffered a loss of confidence.
他丧失了信心。 - loss of earnings/income (= the money you do not earn because you are prevented from working)
收入损失 - The loss of her job was a terrible blow.
失去工作是一个可怕的打击。
- She suffered a significant loss of hearing after the operation.
她自手术后听力便大大下降了。 - The knife hit an artery, causing significant blood loss.
刀子刺中了一条动脉，引起了严重失血。 - She could have died from shock or loss of blood.
她可能死于休克或失血。 - They form a barrier to prevent water loss.
它们形成了一道屏障来防止水分流失。 - a gradual loss of hope
希望的逐渐丧失 - loss of appetite
没有胃口 - the dramatic loss of farmland to urban growth
城市扩张造成的农田巨量缩减
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- appreciable
- considerable
- significant
- …
- suffer
- cause
- prevent
- …
- loss of
- no great loss
- be at a loss
- I want to report the loss of a package.
- [countable] money that has been lost by a business or an organization
亏损；亏蚀 - The company has announced net losses of $1.5 million.
公司宣布净亏损 150 万美元。 - The banks incurred huge losses.
银行遭受了巨大的损失。 - loss on something We made a loss on (= lost money on) the deal.
我们做那笔交易亏了。
Topics Moneyb2, Businessb2- It took the company five years to recoup its losses.
公司用了 5 年才赚回亏损额。 - No bank would be willing to underwrite such a loss.
没有哪家银行愿意承担这样的亏损。 - The business sustained losses of €20 million.
这家公司蒙受了 2,000 万欧元的亏损。 - The company took a big loss of 28%.
该公司遭受了 28% 的巨额亏损。 - The fund may not be large enough to absorb these losses.
这笔资金数额不够大，没法抵消这些亏损。 - We can offset the loss against next year's budget.
我们可以用明年的预算抵消亏损。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- catastrophic
- enormous
- heavy
- …
- incur
- make
- suffer
- …
- at a loss
- loss on
- The company has announced net losses of $1.5 million.
- [countable, uncountable] the death of a person
去世；逝世 - He is mourning the loss of his wife.
他在哀悼妻子的去世。 - the tragic loss of a child
失去一个孩子的悲剧 - Enemy troops suffered heavy losses.
敌军伤亡惨重。 - The drought caused widespread loss of life.
干旱造成了广泛的生命损失。
- Our country had sustained a tremendous loss of innocent life.
我们国家有大量无辜平民丧生。 - The loss of his wife was a great blow to him.
他妻子去世对他是个巨大的打击。 - The family has suffered a terrible loss.
这个家庭减员严重。 - the devastating losses of the war
战争造成的毁灭性伤亡
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- enormous
- great
- terrible
- …
- suffer
- sustain
- take
- …
- loss to
- a sense of loss
- He is mourning the loss of his wife.
- [singular] the disadvantage that is caused when somebody leaves, or when a useful or valuable object is taken away; a person who causes a disadvantage by leaving
（某人离开或珍贵物品被取走造成的）损失；因离去而造成损失者 - a loss to somebody/something Her departure is a big loss to the school.
她这一走对学校来说是一个巨大的损失。 - She will be a great loss to the company.
她将是公司的一大损失。 - She wouldn't be able to attend the lecture, which was no great loss.
她没能去听讲座，其实也没有什么损失。 - His death is a sad loss to all who knew him.
他的去世让所有认识他的人都痛惜不已。
- His passing is a tremendous loss for all of us.
他的辞世是我们所有人的巨大损失。 - Her suicide was a terrible loss to the music world.
她的自杀是音乐界的重大损失。
- a loss to somebody/something Her departure is a big loss to the school.
- [countable] a failure to win a contest
失败；输；失利 - Brazil’s 2–1 loss to Argentina
巴西对阿根廷 1:2 的落败
- Brazil’s 2–1 loss to Argentina
词源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.
Idioms
at a loss
- not knowing what to say or do
不知所措；困惑 - His comments left me at a loss for words.
他的评论让我不知说什么才好。 - I'm at a loss what to do next.
我对下一步做什么心里没谱。 - We are at a loss to understand his actions.
我们对他的行动迷惑不解。
- His comments left me at a loss for words.
- in a way that loses you money
不知所措；困惑 - We are now operating at a loss.
我们现在是亏本经营。
- We are now operating at a loss.
be somebody's loss
- used to say that if somebody chooses not to do something, they will not obtain a benefit they could have had
损失： 曾经说过，如果某人选择不做某事，他们将无法获得原本可以得到的收益- If people can't appreciate how great this film is, it's their loss.
如果人们不能欣赏这部电影有多棒，那是他们的损失。 - I can see you don't trust me. Well, that's your loss
我看得出你不信任我。那是你的损失
- If people can't appreciate how great this film is, it's their loss.
cut your losses
- to stop doing something that is not successful before the situation becomes even worse
不成功就住手（免得情况更糟）；趁早罢手 - I decided to cut my losses and move back to England.
我决定减少损失，搬回英国。 - He decided to cut his losses and sell the shares before they sank further.
他决定在股票继续下跌之前卖出，以减少亏损。
- I decided to cut my losses and move back to England.
loss of face
- the state of being less respected by other people or looking stupid because of something you have done
去世；逝世 - Failure to pass the exams means a massive loss of face for the students and their parents.
未能通过考试意味着学生及其父母的巨大损失。
- Failure to pass the exams means a massive loss of face for the students and their parents.