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lost

UK //lɒst//US //lɔːst//

词源

源自古英语losian(丢失),与古诺尔斯语los(损失)同源,最终源自原始日耳曼语*lausaz(松开的)。

adjective

❶ 指物品或人因找不到方向或位置而处于迷失状态,常用于描述迷路、遗失物品等情况。

“I got lost in the forest and couldn't find my way back.”

(我在森林里迷路了,找不到回去的路。)

“She looked lost in the unfamiliar city.”

(她在这个陌生的城市里显得很迷茫。)

❶ 形容时间、机会等被浪费或错过,带有遗憾的意味。

“It's a lost opportunity that we didn't invest earlier.”

(我们没有早点投资,这是个错失的机会。)

“Don't feel sad about the lost time.”

(不要为逝去的时间感到难过。)

同义词:missing, gone, misplaced, absent, vanished

verb

❶ lose的过去式和过去分词,表示失去某物或某人,或未能赢得比赛等。

“He lost his wallet on the bus yesterday.”

(他昨天在公交车上丢了钱包。)

“Our team lost the game by two points.”

(我们队以两分之差输掉了比赛。)

同义词:mislaid, forfeited, failed, squandered

常见短语

lost and found — 指公共场所的失物招领处,人们可以在此寻找遗失物品或上交捡到的东西。

“I retrieved my umbrella from the lost and found office.”

(我从失物招领处找回了雨伞。)

lost in thought — 形容人陷入沉思的状态,对外界事物没有注意到。

“She was lost in thought and didn't hear the doorbell.”

(她陷入沉思,没听到门铃声。)