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| 1 | C/U the state of no longer having something because it has been taken from you or destroyed 丧失；损失 |
| It was an ancient car anyway, so it was no great loss. 不管怎么说这是一辆旧车，所以损失不大。 |
| job losses 失业 |
| +of the loss of the Titanic 泰坦尼克号的沉没 |
| | 1a | used about a natural ability that you do not have any longer （官能的）丧失 | | He suffered hearing loss following an illness. 他得了一场病后就丧失了听觉。 | | +of The loss of his sight was a severe blow. 失明对他是个沉重的打击。 | |
| | 1b | used about a feeling , quality , attitude etc that you stop having （情感、素质、态度等的）丧失 | | +of a loss of confidence 失去信心 | |
| | 1c | used about a part of your body that you do not have any longer because of an accident , illness etc （由于事故、疾病等造成的身体一部分的）丧失 | | a new treatment for hair loss 治疗脱发的新方法 | | +of insurance that also covers loss of limbs or eyes 也包括丧失四肢、双目险的险种 | |
| | 1d | an area that a political party no longer controls after an election （竞选后政党）失去控制的地区 | | Tory losses are mounting up in the south-west. 保守党在西南部控制的势力范围越来越小。 | |
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| 2 | C/U the state of having less of something than before because some of it has gone 丧失；损失 |
| Exercise and weight loss can help lower your blood pressure. 锻炼和减肥有助于降低血压。 |
| +of She was offered compensation for loss of earnings. 她收入上的损失得到了补偿。 |
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| 3 | C/U money that a person , company , organization etc loses when it spends more than it earns 亏损；亏蚀 |
| company losses in excess of £25 million 公司超过2，500万英镑的亏损额 |
| The company reported heavy losses for last year. 该公司报告去年亏损严重。 |
| make a loss They made a net loss of £350 million. 他们净亏损3.5亿英镑。 |
| at a loss The company was sold at a loss of £2 million. 该公司以亏损200万英镑的价格被出售。 |
| make a loss on sth We made a loss on the house sale. 我们售房亏了本。 |
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| 4 | C/U the death of someone 死亡 |
| Many sympathies on your sad loss. 对于你的痛失亲人，我们深表同情。 |
| +of Jean never recovered from the loss of her husband. 琼一直没有从失去丈夫的悲痛中恢复过来。 |
| mourn the loss of sb The hospital is mourning the loss of a pioneering surgeon. 医院在哀悼一位富有开创性的外科医生的去世。 |
| | 4a | the deaths of a lot of people in an accident , war etc 丧生 | | There was only minor damage to property and no loss of life. 只有轻微的财产损失，但无一人丧生。 | | heavy losses (=when a lot of people die) Despite heavy losses, the battalion regrouped and fought on. 重大的人员伤亡 | |
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| 5 | U a feeling of sadness that you have when someone leaves or dies, or when you no longer have something 伤感 |
| a sense of loss We all felt a tremendous sense of loss when Robin left. 罗宾离去后我们都感到极其难过。 |
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| 6 | singular a disadvantage that you have when someone leaves or when you cannot use something any longer （因某人离去或不能再使用某物而造成的）损失 |
| the loss of 12 fully-trained doctors 12名受过全面训练医生的损失 |
| a great loss to If the school closes, it will be a great loss to the community. 学校关闭对该社区而言将是个巨大的损失。 |
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| 7 | C a failure to win a race , competition , fight etc （在赛跑、竞赛或战斗中的）失败，失利 |
| +to Manchester United’ s loss to Liverpool at Anfield last week 上周在安菲尔球场德曼联队对利物浦队比赛的失利 |
| PHRASES |
| - | at a loss for words
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| not knowing what to say , especially because you are very surprised or shocked |
| （尤指由于吃惊或震惊而）不知道说什么好 |
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| - | at a loss (to do sth)
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| confused and not knowing what to do |
| 困惑；茫然；不知所措 |
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| I was at a loss to understand what had happened. 我弄不明白发生了什么事。 |
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| - | it’ s sb’ s loss
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| used for saying that if someone does not do something , they will not get an advantage |
| 这是某人的损失 |
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| - | loss of face
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| the state of no longer being respected by people because of something you have done |
| 没面子；丢脸 |
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| See also | | - cut 1 | | - dead loss | |
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