loss
名詞
定義 loss 名詞
- B2Countable(可數名詞)Uncountable(不可數名詞)
The state of no longer possessing something or having a reduced amount of something.
喪失；失去；遺失
Many parents experience a sense of loss when their children move out.
許多父母在孩子搬出去時會經歷一種失落感。
He experienced a gradual decline in his memory.
他經歷了記憶力的逐漸衰退。
If the factory shuts down, a considerable number of jobs will be lost.
如果工廠關閉，將會失去相當多的工作機會。
- C2Singular(單數)
A disadvantage resulting from someone's departure or the removal of something.
損失；失去
Your departure would represent a significant loss to the department.
你的離開將對部門造成重大損失。
- B2Countable(可數名詞)Uncountable(不可數名詞)
The death of an individual.
死亡；逝世
They have not recovered from the grief of losing their son.
他們還沒有從失去兒子的悲痛中恢復過來。
- C1Countable(可數名詞)
A situation where a business's expenses exceed its revenue.
虧損
The company reported a pre-tax loss of three million dollars.
公司報告了三百萬美元的稅前虧損。
片語 loss 名詞
- loss of life
An instance or event in which multiple people die.
死亡，喪生
• The serious factory explosion resulted in a significant loss of life.
嚴重的工廠爆炸導致了重大的人員傷亡。
成語
- One man's loss is another man's gain
This idiom is used to describe a situation where one person's misfortune or loss becomes a benefit or advantage for another person.
此消彼長
• One company's failure resulted in their competitor taking over the market; it's a case of one man's loss is another man's gain.
一家公司的失敗導致其競爭對手接管了市場；這正是一人失，另一人得的例子。
- be at a loss
To be uncertain about what to do or say; to be in a state of bewilderment or confusion.
不知所措
• She was at a loss for what to say when asked the complex question.
當被問到這個複雜的問題時，她不知該說什麼。
- one man's loss is another man's gain
This idiom is used to describe a situation where one person's misfortune or loss becomes another person's advantage or gain.
一人失意，一人得志
• One company's failure can be a great opportunity for another, showing that one man's loss is another man's gain.
一家公司的失敗可能是另一家公司的好機會，這正顯示了一人的損失是另一人的獲利。