[N-VAR 可变名词]遗失；丧失；失去；减少Loss is the fact of no longer having something or having less of it than before.
[usu with supp]
...loss of sight...
失明
The loss of income for the government is about $250 million a month.
政府收入每月大概减少2.5亿美元。
...hair loss...
脱发
The job losses will reduce the total workforce to 7,000.
职位减少后，在职工人总数将减至7,000人。
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[N-VAR 可变名词]（人命的）丧失Loss of life occurs when people die.
[usu with supp]
...a terrible loss of human life...
伤亡惨重
The allies suffered less than 20 casualties while enemy losses were said to be high.
盟军伤亡人数不到20，而敌军则据说人员损失惨重。
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]（亲人或朋友的）丧故，亡故，逝世 The loss of a relative or friend is their death.
[with supp]
They took the time to talk about the loss of Thomas and how their grief was affecting them.
他们慢慢谈到了托马斯的死和悲痛给他们带来的影响。
...the loss of his mother.
他母亲的亡故
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[N-VAR 可变名词]亏损；亏蚀 If a business makes a loss, it earns less than it spends.
In 1986 Rover made a loss of nine hundred million pounds...
1986年，路虎亏损9亿英镑。
The company said it will stop producing fertilizer in 1990 because of continued losses.
由于持续亏损，该公司说它将在1990年停止生产化肥。
...profit and loss.
盈亏
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]失落；惆怅Loss is the feeling of sadness you experience when someone or something you like is taken away from you.
Talk to others about your feelings of loss and grief...
把自己的失落和悲伤向他人倾诉。
He always woke with a sense of deep sorrow and depressing loss.
他醒来时总是满怀哀愁，抑郁惆怅。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]损失；不幸 A loss is the disadvantage you suffer when a valuable and useful person or thing leaves or is taken away.
[usu sing]
She said his death was a great loss to herself.
她说他的死对自己来说是巨大的损失。
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]（热量、血液、液体等的）流失，散失，减少 The loss of something such as heat, blood, or fluid is the gradual reduction of it or of its level in a system or in someone's body.
[with supp]
...blood loss.
失血
...weight loss.
瘦身
...a rapid loss of heat from the body.
体内热量的迅速散失
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[PHRASE 短语]（经营）亏本地，赔钱地 If a business produces something at a loss, they sell it at a price which is less than it cost them to produce it or buy it.
[PHR after v]
[BUSINESS 商]
New fashion designs have to be sold off at a loss if sales are poor.
新款时装遇上销路不畅就要蚀本卖出。
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[PHRASE 短语]茫然不知所措；不知如何是好 If you say that you are at a loss, you mean that you do not know what to do in a particular situation.
[usu v-link PHR]
I was at a loss for what to do next...
下一步该怎么做，我完全没谱。
The government is at a loss to know how to tackle the violence.
对于如何应对暴力问题，政府现在一筹莫展。
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[PHRASE 短语]及时止损；趁早撒手 If you cut your losses, you stop doing what you were doing in order to prevent the bad situation that you are in becoming worse.
[V inflects]
Directors are right to cut their losses, admit they chose the wrong man and make a change.
董事们当断则断，承认自己选错了人，并且作了人员变更，这样做是正确的。
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[PHRASE 短语]无用的人（或物） If you say that someone or something is a dead loss, you have a low opinion of them because you think they are completely useless or unsuccessful.
[usu v-link PHR]
[disapproval]
[BRIT 英]
[INFORMAL 非正式]
I'd had no experience of organizing anything of that sort. I think I was largely a dead loss.
筹办那类活动我毫无经验。我看我基本是个废物。
Oxford
loss★/lɒs; NAmElɔːs;lɑːs/noun1★[uncountable , countable, usually singular ]the state of no longer having sth or as much of sth; 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。◆loss of blood失血◆weight loss体重减少◆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 earnings(= the money you do not earn because you are prevented from working)收入损失2★[countable ]money that has been lost by a business or an organization 亏损；亏蚀◆The company has announced net lossesof $1.5 million. 公司宣告净亏损 150 万元。◆We made a loss on(= lost money on)the deal. 我们做那笔交易亏了。◆We are now operating at a loss.我们现在是亏本经营。OPP
profit
3★[countable , uncountable ]the death of a person 去世；逝世◆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。◆Enemy troops suffered heavy losses.敌军伤亡惨重。◆The drought has led to widespread loss of life.旱灾导致了许多人的死亡。4★[singular ]the disadvantage that is caused when sb 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◆Her departure is a big lossto the school. 她这一走对学校来说是一个巨大的损失。◆She will be a great lossto the school. 她这一走对学校来说将是一个巨大的损失。◆If he isn't prepared to accept this money, then that's his loss.如果他不打算接受这笔钱，那他就亏了。☞see also
dead loss
5[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IDIOMSat a ˈlossnot 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。cut your ˈlossesto stop doing sth 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losslossesloss/lɒs; NAmElɔːs;lɑːs/
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lossloss /lɒs $ lɒːs/ ●●●S2W1 noun
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1[countable, uncountable] the fact of no longer having something, or of having less of it than you used to have, or the process by which this happensloss of The court awarded Ms Dixon £7,000 for damages and loss of earnings. a disease which causes fever and a loss of appetite This did not explain his apparent loss of interest in his wife. her loss of confidence in herself a certain feeling of loss of control a temporary loss of memory The animal was weak through loss of blood. The company is closing down two of its factories, leading to 430 job losses.Weight loss should be gradual. a type of hearing loss that affects language development2[countable, uncountable] if a business makes a loss, it spends more than it earns: The company made a loss of $250,000 last year. The magazine’s losses totaled almost $5 million. profit and lossrun/operate etc at a loss (=to earn less money from something you sell than it costs you to produce it) Two of the mines are running at a loss. a loss-making rural railway3[countable, uncountable] the death of someoneloss of She must be feeling very lonely after the loss of her husband. I’m sorry to hear of your family’s sad loss (=the death of someone you love). US forces withdrew after suffering heavy losses (=many deaths). The war has led to a tragic loss of life.4be at a loss to be confused and uncertain about what to do or say: When her son finally left home, Emily felt completely at a loss.be at a loss to do something Detectives are so far at a loss to explain the reason for his death. He seemed, for once, at a loss for words (=unable to think what to say).5[uncountable] a feeling of being sad or lonely because someone or something is not there anymore: the deep sense of loss I felt after my divorce6[singular] a disadvantage caused by someone or something leaving or being removedloss to We see your going as a great loss to the company.7that’s/it’s somebody’s loss spoken said when you think someone is being stupid for not taking a good opportunity: Well, if he doesn’t want to come, it’s his loss. → cut your losses
at cut1(29)
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at dead1(10)
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