loss

noun

1. the act of losing someone or something

e.g. everyone expected him to win so his loss was a shock

2. the disadvantage that results from losing something

e.g. his loss of credibility led to his resignation
losing him is no great deprivation

Synonym: deprivation

3. the experience of losing a loved one

e.g. he sympathized on the loss of their grandfather

4. euphemistic expressions for death

e.g. thousands mourned his passing

Synonym: passingdepartureexitexpirationgoingrelease

5. military personnel lost by death or capture

Synonym: personnel casualty

6. the amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue

e.g. the company operated at a loss last year
the company operated in the red last year

Synonym: red inkred

7. something that is lost

e.g. the car was a total loss
loss of livestock left the rancher bankrupt

8. gradual decline in amount or activity

e.g. weight loss
a serious loss of business

1. 遗失；丧失；失去；减少
Loss is the fact of no longer having something or having less of it than before.

e.g. ...loss of sight...
失明
e.g. The loss of income for the government is about $250 million a month.
政府收入每月大概减少2.5亿美元。

2. （人命的）丧失
Loss of life occurs when people die.

loss的意思

e.g. ...a terrible loss of human life...
伤亡惨重
e.g. The allies suffered less than 20 casualties while enemy losses were said to be high.
盟军伤亡人数不到20，而敌军则据说人员损失惨重。

3. （亲人或朋友的）丧故，亡故，逝世
The loss of a relative or friend is their death.

e.g. They took the time to talk about the loss of Thomas and how their grief was affecting them.
他们慢慢谈到了托马斯的死和悲痛给他们带来的影响。
e.g. ...the loss of his mother.
他母亲的亡故

4. 亏损；亏蚀
If a business makes a loss, it earns less than it spends.

e.g. In 1986 Rover made a loss of nine hundred million pounds...
1986年，路虎亏损9亿英镑。
e.g. The company said it will stop producing fertilizer in 1990 because of continued losses.
由于持续亏损，该公司说它将在1990年停止生产化肥。

5. 失落；惆怅
Loss is the feeling of sadness you experience when someone or something you like is taken away from you.

e.g. Talk to others about your feelings of loss and grief...
把自己的失落和悲伤向他人倾诉。
e.g. He always woke with a sense of deep sorrow and depressing loss.
他醒来时总是满怀哀愁，抑郁惆怅。

6. 损失；不幸
A loss is the disadvantage you suffer when a valuable and useful person or thing leaves or is taken away.

loss的意思

e.g. She said his death was a great loss to herself.
她说他的死对自己来说是巨大的损失。

7. （热量、血液、液体等的）流失，散失，减少
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.

e.g. ...blood loss.
失血
e.g. ...weight loss.
瘦身

8. （经营）亏本地，赔钱地
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.

e.g. New fashion designs have to be sold off at a loss if sales are poor.
新款时装遇上销路不畅就要蚀本卖出。

9. 茫然不知所措；不知如何是好
If you say that you are at a loss, you mean that you do not know what to do in a particular situation.

e.g. I was at a loss for what to do next...
下一步该怎么做，我完全没谱。
e.g. The government is at a loss to know how to tackle the violence.
对于如何应对暴力问题，政府现在一筹莫展。

10. 及时止损；趁早撒手
If you cut your losses, you stop doing what you were doing in order to prevent the bad situation that you are in becoming worse.

e.g. Directors are right to cut their losses, admit they chose the wrong man and make a change.
董事们当断则断，承认自己选错了人，并且作了人员变更，这样做是正确的。

11. 无用的人（或物）
If you say that someone or something is a dead loss, you have a low opinion of them because you think they are completely useless or unsuccessful.

e.g. I'd had no experience of organizing anything of that sort. I think I was largely a dead loss.
筹办那类活动我毫无经验。我看我基本是个废物。

1. loss在线翻译

1. 损耗：②联想记忆:丢失(lose)就是损耗(loss)②联想记忆:丢失(lose)就是损耗(loss)②联想记忆:丢失(lose)就是损耗(loss)②联想记忆:丢失(lose)就是损耗(loss)③联想记忆:他谴责(blame)我把他往火焰(flame)上推,把他烧成了瘸腿的(lame)人.

2. 失落：简介 失落(Loss)是生命进展过程中自然发展的现象,人生所经历的失落,小至掉了物品,大至失去所爱的人,在在充斥於生活中,却鲜少有系统化的定义及分类(Weenolsen,1988).

3. loss：service level of service system; 损失率