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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

丧失 [sàngshī]
  1. 1. verb lose
    丧失尊严
    lose one's dignity

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

丧失 [sàngshī]
  1. 1. lose; forfeit; lapse
    丧失信心
    lose confidence
    丧失时机
    miss the opportunity
    丧失立场
    depart from the correct stand
  2. 2. deprivation

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

丧失 [sàngshī]
  1. 1. 丢掉;失去
    听力完全丧失
    不可丧失斗志。
  2. 2. 跟"丢失"不同。"丢失"的对象多指具体物品。

Examples

他下肢瘫痪,两腿丧失机能。
His lower body was paralyzed, so he lost the use of his legs.
丧失警惕
drop one's guard; be off one's guard
丧失劳动力
lose one's ability to work; be rendered unfit for physical labour; be incapacitated; be disabled
丧失理智
lose one's reason; lose one's senses
丧失立场
depart from the correct stand
丧失时机
miss the opportunity
丧失战机
miss the opportunity to win a battle
罹病数载,他已经丧失活下去的信心了。
Suffering from disease for years, he has already lost the will to live.
有的时候,太过闲逸的生活很容易让人丧失斗志。
Sometimes leading an easy life can make one forget to struggle.

Collocations

丧失勇气
to lose courage
丧失信心
to lose one's confidence
完全丧失
to completely lose
丧失殆尽
totally lost
人性的丧失
utterly inhuman
丧失的国土
to lose one's land

Word Decomposition


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