Loss
[lɒs] or [lɔs]
解釋/意思:
(noun.) the act of losing someone or something; 'everyone expected him to win so his loss was a shock'.
(noun.) the disadvantage that results from losing something; 'his loss of credibility led to his resignation'; 'losing him is no great deprivation'.
(noun.) the experience of losing a loved one; 'he sympathized on the loss of their grandfather'.
(noun.) the amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue; 'the company operated at a loss last year'; 'the company operated in the red last year'.
(noun.) something that is lost; 'the car was a total loss'; 'loss of livestock left the rancher bankrupt'.
(noun.) gradual decline in amount or activity; 'weight loss'; 'a serious loss of business'.
整理:蒂娜--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(v. t.) The act of losing; failure; destruction; privation; as, the loss of property; loss of money by gaming; loss of health or reputation.
(v. t.) The state of losing or having lost; the privation, defect, misfortune, harm, etc., which ensues from losing.
(v. t.) That which is lost or from which one has parted; waste; -- opposed to gain or increase; as, the loss of liquor by leakage was considerable.
(v. t.) The state of being lost or destroyed; especially, the wreck or foundering of a ship or other vessel.
(v. t.) Failure to gain or win; as, loss of a race or battle.
(v. t.) Failure to use advantageously; as, loss of time.
(v. t.) Killed, wounded, and captured persons, or captured property.
(v. t.) Destruction or diminution of value, if brought about in a manner provided for in the insurance contract (as destruction by fire or wreck, damage by water or smoke), or the death or injury of an insured person; also, the sum paid or payable therefor; as, the losses of the company this year amount to a million of dollars.
吉米編輯
同義詞及近義詞：
n. [1]. Privation, deprivation, bereavement.[2]. Forfeiture, failure to win.[3]. Destruction, overthrow, damage, detriment, ruin.[4]. Waste, squandering.
赛勒斯錄入
同義詞及反義詞：
SYN:Mislaying, dropping, forfeiture, missing, privation, waste, detriment, damage
ANT:Preservation, recovery, earning, satisfaction, restoration, economy,augmentation, advantage, gain
哈蒂編輯
娱乐性解釋/意思：
n. Privation of that which we had or had not. Thus in the latter sense it is said of a defeated candidate that he 'lost his election '; and of that eminent man the poet Gilder that he has 'lost his mind. ' It is in the former and more legitimate sense that the word is used in the famous epitaph:
錄入:鲁道夫
例句/造句/用法:
- Seriously hoping that all our difficulties may be settled without the loss of another life, I subscribe myself, etc. 尤利西斯·格蘭特. U．S．格蘭特的個人回憶錄.
- Capitalists and manufacturers had been rendered so conservative by the large loss of money in the Roxbury Company, that they were disinclined to have anything further to do with it. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世紀發明進展.
- The enemy's loss was probably greater. 尤利西斯·格蘭特. U．S．格蘭特的個人回憶錄.
- What with loss of sleep, arduous exercise, and a full belly, Tarzan of the Apes slept the sun around, awakening about noon of the following day. 愛德格·賴斯·巴勒斯. 人猿泰山.
- As soon as the loss of the wagons and horses was generally known, all the owners came upon me for the valuation which I had given bond to pay. 本傑明·佛蘭克林. 佛蘭克林自傳.
- His loss is deeply felt in the flourishing colony. 威廉·梅克比斯·薩克雷. 名利場.
- He was determined to make a fortune out of cotton-spinning, and he did, in spite of the loss of his patents, and the rivals who were always pursuing him. 魯伯特·薩金特·荷蘭. 歷史性發明.
- You need be at no loss to guess why, my dear. 查理斯·狄更斯. 小杜麗.
- I am at a loss to--' 'Do not say that, my dear madam,' interrupted Mr Dorrit. 查理斯·狄更斯. 小杜麗.
- To these pangs were added the loss of Perdita, lost through my own accursed self-will and conceit. 瑪麗·雪萊. 最後一個人.
- Her idea was my refuge in disappointment and distress, and made some amends to me, even for the loss of my friend. 查理斯·狄更斯. 大衛·科波菲爾.
- I have been a little hard on her, perhaps, in my own thoughts--I have almost hoped that the loss of the Diamond might be traced to _her_. 威爾基·柯林斯. 月亮寶石.
- He died of grief for the loss, and shame for the infamy. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 維萊特.
- Schofield's loss, as officially reported, was 189 killed, 1,033 wounded, and 1,104 captured and missing. 尤利西斯·格蘭特. U．S．格蘭特的個人回憶錄.
- Our total loss (not including Burnside's) in all these engagements amounted to 757 killed, 4,529 wounded and 330 missing. 尤利西斯·格蘭特. U．S．格蘭特的個人回憶錄.
- Our losses in the Wilderness were very severe. 尤利西斯·格蘭特. U．S．格蘭特的個人回憶錄.
- About his losses, maybe; or the little retirement in the country that he's just left, eh? 查理斯·狄更斯. 霧都孤兒.
- Indeed, the advantages other than those of relative losses, were on the Confederate side. 尤利西斯·格蘭特. U．S．格蘭特的個人回憶錄.
- Lee brought additional troops and artillery against Parke even after this was done, and made several assaults with very heavy losses. 尤利西斯·格蘭特. U．S．格蘭特的個人回憶錄.
- The Germans suffered enormous losses and were held, after pushing in the French lines for some miles. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
- The losses were quite heavy on both sides. 尤利西斯·格蘭特. U．S．格蘭特的個人回憶錄.
- Its price, therefore, besides compensating all occasional losses, must afford something like the profit of insurance. 亞當·斯密. 國富論.
- What is called gross profit, comprehends frequently not only this surplus, but what is retained for compensating such extraordinary losses. 亞當·斯密. 國富論.
- Many of these losses were due to the utter incompetence of the higher command. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
- The Confederate assaults were made with such a disregard of losses on their own side that our line of tents soon fell into their hands. 尤利西斯·格蘭特. U．S．格蘭特的個人回憶錄.
- Thirty or forty years ago, before losses and chancery suits came upon it, it was a thriving place; but now it is a desolate island indeed. 查理斯·狄更斯. 霧都孤兒.
- Him Arthur now showed, with pains and care, the state of their gains and losses, responsibilities and prospects. 查理斯·狄更斯. 小杜麗.
- His losses were very heavy for that period of the war. 尤利西斯·格蘭特. U．S．格蘭特的個人回憶錄.
- Losses under this system have grown so small as to be almost incapable of mathematical calculation. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世紀發明.
- The French losses were as great or greater. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
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