loss
翻譯
損失, 喪失, 失敗
例句
The company reported a financial loss.
公司報告了財務虧損。
The loss of his dog was very sad.
失去他的狗是非常可悲的。
Her death was a great loss to us all.
她的去世對我們所有人來說都是一個巨大的損失。
文法模式
a loss of ((sth.)) (某事物的)損失 The company suffered a loss of revenue.
at a loss 不知所措 I'm at a loss for words.
近義詞
同義詞: defeat (失敗), deficit (赤字), deprivation (剝奪); 反義詞: gain (獲得), profit (利潤), win (勝利)
詞源
源自古英語 'los' (毀滅，損失)，與動詞 'losian' (失去) 相關。
記憶技巧
想像結尾的 'ss' 音，就像有東西嘶嘶作響地消失了。