1[countableC, uncountableU]LOSE/NOT HAVE ANYMORE the fact of no longer having something, or of having less of it than you used to have, or the process by which this happens 失去,丧失
loss of
The court awarded Ms Dixon £7,000 for damages and loss of earnings.
法院判给狄克逊女士7,000英镑,赔偿她所受的损害和收入损失。
a disease which causes fever and a loss of appetite
引起发烧和食欲不振的一种疾病
This did not explain his apparent loss of interest in his wife.
这不能解释他为什么明显对妻子失去了兴趣。
her loss of confidence in herself
她对自己信心的丧失
a certain feeling of loss of control
一种失去控制的感觉
a temporary loss of memory
暂时的失忆
The animal was weak through loss of blood.
这个动物因为失血而身体虚弱。
The company is closing down two of its factories, leading to 430 job losses.
公司要关闭其中的两家工厂,这将造成430人失业。
Weight loss should be gradual.
减肥应该循序渐进。
a type of hearing loss that affects language development
一种会影响语言能力发展的听力丧失
2[countableC, uncountableU]BBMONEY if a business makes a loss, it spends more than it earns 亏损,损失
The company made a loss of $250,000 last year.
公司去年亏损了25万美元。
The magazine’s losses totaled almost $5 million.
这家杂志一共损失了将近500万美元。
profit and loss
盈亏
run/operate etc at a loss (=to earn less money from something you sell than it costs you to produce it) 亏本经营
Two of the mines are running at a loss.
其中两个矿在亏本经营。
a loss-making rural railway
亏损经营的乡村铁路线
3[countableC, uncountableU]DIE the death of someone 死亡,去世
loss of
She must be feeling very lonely after the loss of her husband.
丈夫过世以后她一定感到非常寂寞。
I’m sorry to hear of your family’s sad loss (=the death of someone you love).
听说你们家痛失亲人,我感到非常难过。
US forces withdrew after suffering heavy losses (=many deaths).
美军遭受重大伤亡后撤退了。
The war has led to a tragic loss of life.
这场战争伤亡惨重。
4be at a lossEXPRESSto be confused and uncertain about what to do or say 困惑,不知所措
When her son finally left home, Emily felt completely at a loss.
儿子终于离开了家,埃米莉怅然若失。
be at a loss to do something
Detectives are so far at a loss to explain the reason for his death.
到目前为止,警探仍非常困惑,无法解释他的死亡原因。
He seemed, for once, at a loss for words (=unable to think what to say).
就这一次,他好像哑口无言了。
Examples from the Corpus
be at a loss• Lord said he was at a loss to find room to play his shots in the first two games.• He was at a loss to explain to himself why he found it so appealing.• Her performances were legendary, and I am at a loss to describe them now.• I am at a loss to understand all this.• I was at a loss with you being so beautiful and intelligent and all that.• Still, you will not be at a loss for conversation with such an unusualchoice.• With the provisionsstored away, Robbie was at a loss for occupation.
5[uncountableU]FEEL HAPPY/FRIGHTENED/BORED ETC a feeling of being sad or lonely because someone or something is not there anymore 失落感
the deep sense of loss I felt after my divorce
我离婚后产生的深深的失落感
6[singular]DISADVANTAGE a disadvantage caused by someone or something leaving or being removed 〔因某人的离去或某物的挪移而造成的〕损失
loss to
We see your going as a great loss to the company.
我们认为你的离去是公司的重大损失。
7that’s/it’s somebody’s lossspokenEFFECT/INFLUENCE said when you think someone is being stupid for not taking a good opportunity 那是某人的损失
Well, if he doesn’t want to come, it’s his loss.
好吧,如果他不愿意来,那是他自己的损失。
Examples from the Corpus
that’s/it’s somebody’s loss• If they don't find me interestingthat's their loss.
sad loss• On the way back to the rendezvous the next morning, however, they suffered a sad loss.• For Doctor Who this was a sad loss.• Waterpolo suffered another sad loss last week with the sudden death of Donegall's Eddie Neill.
sense of loss• But after a sighting there is also a sense of loss, anti you must stand bereft, searching the emptysky.• Loveless is at her most touching, expressing a sense of loss while maintaining an optimism about the future.• I can't help feeling a sense of loss and betrayal.• More than the economic backwardness and resentment at being made into the nationalsymbol of anti-communist resistance is a sense of loss.• She looked at the man sitting opposite her, and was suffused with a sense of loss.• He looks back on his youth with an overwhelmingsense of loss.• No one stands out, although some emerge from the group in briefsolos to express their personalsense of loss.• What makes them interesting is that they keep going in spite of their terror and their sense of loss.• Religiousbeliefs help some people to make ultimatesense of loss and death.