loss

名词 loss:

1. the act of losing
2. something that is lost
3. the amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue
   同义词：red ink, red
4. gradual decline in amount or activity
5. the disadvantage that results from losing something
   同义词：deprivation
6. military personnel lost by death or capture
   同义词：personnel casualty
7. the experience of losing a loved one
8. euphemistic expressions for death
   同义词：passing, departure, exit, expiration, going, release

1. His costly mistake resulted in severe loss.
   他的严重的错误导致了重大的损失。
2. This wounded soldier was unconscious from his loss of blood.
   这名伤员由于失血过多而昏迷不醒。
3. It was a great loss to us all.
   这对我们所有人来说都是一个巨大的损失。
4. Loss of independencewas a high price to pay for peace.
   以丧失独立来换取和平是极高的代价。
5. I'm at a loss what to do next.
   我不知道下一步怎么办。
6. The loss of her purse caused her much inconvenience.
   丢失钱包给她带来了诸多不便。

loss

n.（名词）
The act or an instance of losing:
失败：失败的行为或实例：
例句：
nine losses during the football season.
在橄榄球赛季中九次败北

One that is lost:
失去的东西：
例句：
wrote their flooded house off as a loss.
作为损失，记下他们被洪水淹没的房子

The condition of being deprived or bereaved of something or someone:
损失，丧失：被夺走或剥夺了某物或某人的状况：
例句：
mourning their loss.
为他们的损失而悲哀

The amount of something lost:
损失的数量：
例句：
selling at a 50 percent loss.
以半价的损失出售

The harm or suffering caused by losing or being lost.
（失去的）痛苦：由于丧失或被丧失而造成的伤害或痛苦
losses People lost in wartime; casualties.
losses 死伤者：战争中的人员损失；人身伤亡
Destruction:
毁灭：
例句：
The war caused incalculable loss.
战争造成了无法计算的损失

Electricity The power decrease caused by resistance in a circuit, circuit element, or device.
【电学】 损耗：由电路、电路元件或电路装置内的电阻造成的电力下降
The amount of a claim on an insurer by an insured.
险损赔偿额：保险人从承保人获得的赔偿数量

<习惯用语>at a loss
Below cost:
低于成本的：
例句：
sold the merchandise at a loss.
赔本卖出货物

Perplexed; puzzled:
迷惑的；不解的：
例句：
I am at a loss to understand those remarks.
我不理解那些话

来源：
Middle English los
中古英语 los
from Old English * see lose
源自 古英语 *参见 lose