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loss n.遗失；丧失；损失；失败；失落；死亡 (1) 丢失钱包给她带来了诸多不便。(2) 这名伤员由于失血过多而昏迷不醒。(3) 他的严重的错误导致了重大的损失。(4) 球赛的失败引起了极大的愤慨。(5) 她因丈夫的离世而痛不欲生。 Loss has lots of opposites that help define what it means. It is the opposite of win, gain, found, or earn. You can take a loss in a game or a race or by misplacing or just plain losing something like a cell phone or money. When a business has more expenses than it can cover in sales, that, too, is called a loss. A difficult loss is when a friend, relative, or pet dies.

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英 [lɒs] 美 [lɔːs] (1) The loss of her purse caused her much inconvenience.(2) This wounded soldier was unconscious from his loss of blood.(3) His costly mistake resulted in severe loss.(4) The loss of the football game stirred up much anger.(5) She is inconsolable for the loss of her husband. If you no longer have something, you experience a loss, like the loss of a favorite sock. When something lessens, or gets smaller, that's also a loss, as in weight loss. 1[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。2[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。3[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4[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5[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。6[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。7[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8[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。9[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。10[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。11[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。

英语单词	loss
英美音标	英 [lɒs] 美 [lɔːs]
中文释义	n.遗失；丧失；损失；失败；失落；死亡
英语例句	(1) The loss of her purse caused her much inconvenience. (2) This wounded soldier was unconscious from his loss of blood. (3) His costly mistake resulted in severe loss. (4) The loss of the football game stirred up much anger. (5) She is inconsolable for the loss of her husband.
中文例句	(1) 丢失钱包给她带来了诸多不便。 (2) 这名伤员由于失血过多而昏迷不醒。 (3) 他的严重的错误导致了重大的损失。 (4) 球赛的失败引起了极大的愤慨。 (5) 她因丈夫的离世而痛不欲生。
vocabulary简明	If you no longer have something, you experience a loss, like the loss of a favorite sock. When something lessens, or gets smaller, that's also a loss, as in weight loss.
vocabulary扩展	Loss has lots of opposites that help define what it means. It is the opposite of win, gain, found, or earn. You can take a loss in a game or a race or by misplacing or just plain losing something like a cell phone or money. When a business has more expenses than it can cover in sales, that, too, is called a loss. A difficult loss is when a friend, relative, or pet dies.
柯林斯解释	1 [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。 2 [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。 3 [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 4 [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 5 [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。 6 [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。 7 [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 8 [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。 9 [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。 10 [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。 11 [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。

Loss [Usu Supp Phrase 短语 Experience Business N Var