loss學測 L2KK [ˈlɔs] | /ˈlɔs/
喪失;失去·傷亡;折損·減少;流失·虧損(金錢)
常考字,情感與財務兩用法易混淆
The loss of her cat left the house feeling empty and quiet.
失去愛貓,讓這個家變得空蕩安靜。
一個畫面:東西一點一滴流失
消失人或物不見了,遍尋不著
流失數量或人數逐漸減少
虧空支出超過收入,錢變少
義項
愛貓不見B2noun喪失;失去
The loss of her cat made her cry every day.
失去愛貓讓她每天都哭。
a great lossa sudden loss
戰場傷亡B2noun傷亡;折損
The war caused the loss of many soldiers.
戰爭造成許多士兵傷亡。
heavy lossesloss of life
顧客流失B2noun減少;流失
The loss of customers hurt the shop this year.
顧客流失讓這家店今年生意變差。
loss of customershearing loss
帳本虧空B1noun虧損(金錢)
The shop had a big loss last year.
這家店去年虧損很大。
a big lossprofit and loss
片語
at a loss不知所措 →不知道該怎麼辦
loss of life人命傷亡 →造成人員死亡
profit and loss盈虧損益 →公司賺賠的紀錄
cut your losses認賠停損 →及早停損避免更慘
hearing loss聽力減退 →耳朵聽不清楚
你會不會這樣說?
The company suffered a big ___ last year. (loss / lose)
看答案
loss
loss 是名詞,lose 是動詞,此處需要名詞。
「The loss of customers hurt the shop this year.」這裡的 loss 最接近哪個意思?(A) 死亡 (B) 減少流失 (C) 金錢虧損
看答案
(B)
此句描述顧客人數減少,對應「減少;流失」義項。
字族
lose 失去;輸掉(動詞)・lost 迷失的;遺失的・loser 失敗者;輸家