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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

loss [lɔs]
  1. 1. noun [c/u] 丧失
  2. 2. noun (death) 失去
  3. 3. n pl [军] losses 伤亡
    loss of life
    丧生
    to make a loss
    [company+] 亏损
    to sell sth at a loss
    亏本卖某物
    to cut one's losses
    赶紧罢手以免更大损失
    to be at a loss (as to how/why {etc}...)
    (对如何/为何{等}…)不知所措

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

loss [lɒs]
  1. 1. n.[c] 遗失物,损失物
    The car was a total loss.
    汽车完全报废了。
    Loss of livestock left the rancher bankrupt.
    牲畜丢失导致牧场主破产
  2. 2. n.[c/u] 减少下跌
  3. 3. n.[u] 丢失失利失势
    Everyone expected him to win so his loss was a shock.
    每个人期待获胜所以他的失败令人惊讶
  4. 4. n.[u] 损失
    His loss of credibility led to his resignation.
    丧失信誉致使辞职
  5. 5. n.[c] 失去所爱之人
    He sympathized on the loss of their grandfather.
    他对他们失去祖父表示同情
  6. 6. n.[c] 亏损损耗
    The company operated at a loss last year.
    公司去年处于亏损状态
  7. 7. n.[c] [Military] 伤亡被俘人员
  8. 8. n.[c] 去世过世

Collins English-English Dictionary

loss [lɒs]
  1. 1. n the act or an instance of losing
  2. 2. n the disadvantage or deprivation resulting from losing
    a loss of reputation
  3. 3. n the person, thing, or amount lost
    a large loss
  4. 4. n [plural] military personnel lost by death or capture
  5. 5. n [sometimes plural] the amount by which the costs of a business transaction or operation exceed its revenue
  6. 6. n a measure of the power lost in an electrical system expressed as the ratio of or difference between the input power and the output power
  7. 7. n [insurance] an occurrence of something that has been insured against, thus giving rise to a claim by a policyholder
  8. 8. n the amount of the resulting claim
  9. 9. n [Etymology] C14: noun probably formed from lost, past participle of losen to perish, from Old English losian to be destroyed, from los destruction

Examples

You may experience loss of sleep, loss of appetite and consequent weight loss.
你可能会经历失眠、没有食欲以及随之而来的体重减少。
loss of memory {or} memory loss
失忆
They averaged the loss among themselves.
他们平均分担损失。
to recoup a loss
弥补损失
a total loss
(保险的)全部损失
The necessity of new buildings has to be weighed against the loss of green areas it will lead to.
建造新楼是很必要的,但我们也要平衡一下它将带来的绿地流失问题。

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