loss

1. N-VAR Loss is the fact of no longer having something or having less of it than before. 喪失

...loss of sight. …失明。

...hair loss. …脫發。

2. N-VAR Loss of life occurs when people die. 死亡

...a terrible loss of human life. …人員死亡慘重。

3. N-UNCOUNT The loss of a relative or friend is their death. (親人、朋友的) 亡故

They took the time to talk about the loss of Thomas and how their grief was affecting them. 他們花時間來談論托馬斯的去世以及悲傷給他們帶來的影響。

4. N-UNCOUNT Loss is the feeling of sadness you experience when someone or something you like is taken away from you. 失落感

Talk to others about your feelings of loss and grief. 和別人說說你失落和悲傷。

5. N-COUNT A loss is the disadvantage you suffer when a valuable and useful person or thing leaves or is taken away. 損失

She said his death was a great loss to herself. 她說他的去世對於她來說是個巨大的損失。

6. N-UNCOUNT 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. (熱量、血液或液躰等的) 流失

...blood loss. …失血。

...a rapid loss of heat from the body. …躰內熱量迅速流失。

7. N-VAR If a business makes a loss, it earns less than it spends. 虧損[英國英語]

In 1986 Rover made a loss of nine hundred million dollars. 1986年，羅孚集團虧損9億美元。

The company said it will stop producing fertilizer in 1990 because of continued losses. 該公司稱，由於持續虧損而將於1990年停止生産化肥。

8. PHRASE 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. 虧本地[商業]

Timber owners have often produced lumber at a loss and survived these down cycles in demand. 木場主經常賠本生産木料，以便在需求低迷期挺過來。

9. PHRASE If you say that you are at a loss, you mean that you do not know what to do in a particular situation. 不知所措

I was at a loss for what to do next. 我不知道下一步該怎麽辦。