(1)丧(丢)失(act or fact of losing)[U]：mourn the～of sb 为失去某人而哀痛;report the～of one's car to the police 向警方报告丢失了汽车;suffer no～of life 无人丧生;distinct～in vigour 明显丧失活力;～of money 丢钱;～of blood/eyesight 失血/明;～of face 丢脸：～of time/power 浪费时间/丧失权力;heat/power～热/电源损耗;L～of health is worse than～of wealth. 丧失健康比丧失财富更糟糕。She was upset at her～of memory/job. 她因记忆丧失/失业而烦躁不安。

(2)损失，亏损，伤亡(thing，money or person that is lost)[C]：inflict heavy～es on the enemy 使敌人遭到重大伤亡;incur a great～of life and property 招致生命财产的重大损失;suffer/sustain/take heavy/great～es 遭受重大损失;make up/offset/recoup a～弥补/抵销/补偿损失;bear a～of a million dollars 承受100万美元的亏损;an irreparable/irreplaceable/irretrievable/irredeemable～无法弥补/无法补偿/无法弥补/无法挽回的损失;a light/severe/tremendous～轻微/严重/巨大的损失; an enormous～ 巨大的损失;sell at a～亏本出售;～es in business 营业亏损;～es in men and in equipment 人员及设备方面的损失;Our～es by the fire amounted to $10，000. 火灾给我们造成的损失达一万美元。

(3)损失，不利(suffering or disadvantage caused by losing sb or sth)[U，a～]：His death means (is) a great～to science/the nation. 他的逝世对科学界/这个国家是一重大损失。That is my～. 受损失的是我。

(4)输，失败(failure to win or gain)[C]：This game is their first～. 这次比赛是他们第一次输球。hand sb a～击败某人;the～of a prize 未获奖;

at a loss 不知所措，茫然：I am at a～what to do/how to reply. 我不知所措/如何回答是好。He found himself at a～for words of consolation. 他简直想不出说什么安慰的话来。

cut one's losses 赶紧停止以免多受损失：I think the best thing you and I can do is to cut our～es and depart. 我认为你我最好分手以免遭受更大的损失。

a dead loss 毫无用处的人或物：We'd better fire Smith—he's a dead～. 我们最好解雇史密斯——他毫无用处。

throw sb for a loss 使某人惊异不安或苦恼：It threw Jim for a～when he failed the test. 考试不及格使吉姆很不安。He was thrown for a～when he lost his job. 失业使他非常苦恼。

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