losses
losses — 名詞
- lossessingular
- lossesesplural
1. The state or fact of no longer possessing something you once had, or of having l
喪失；失去
不再擁有或減少
The state or fact of no longer possessing something you once had, or of having less of it than before — for example, losing your memory, your job, your hearing, or your hair.
Tara felt a sense of loss when her parents sold her childhood home.
Tara 在父母賣掉她小時候住的老家時，感到深深的失落感。
collocation: sense of loss
The factory closure will mean job losses for over two hundred workers.
這家工廠關閉將導致兩百多名工人失業。
plural noun: job losses
Jin's hearing loss was caused by years of working near loud aircraft engines.
Jin 的聽力喪失是因為多年在飛機引擎旁工作所造成的。
After the fire, the Wang family faced the loss of everything they owned.
大火過後，Wang 一家面對的是失去所有家當的現實。
Dr. Lin's bone density scan showed a gradual loss of calcium in her lower spine over the past three years.
林醫師的骨質密度掃描顯示她過去三年腰椎中的鈣質逐漸流失。
- deprivation
More formal and suggests something was taken away unfairly, e.g. 'sleep deprivation'
- forfeiture
Legal term for losing something as a penalty, e.g. forfeiture of property
- gain
Refers to acquiring or increasing something, opposite of losing it
文法句型
loss + of + noun phrase
sense of loss
job losses / memory loss / hearing loss
用法筆記
Common before nouns describing something you can have less of: job loss, memory loss, hearing loss, weight loss, hair loss. The phrase a sense of loss describes the sad feeling that accompanies losing something important.
常見錯誤
2. The disadvantage or harmful effect that results when a skilled person leaves a p
損失；不利
人或事物離去造成的損害
The disadvantage or harmful effect that results when a skilled person leaves a place or when something valuable is no longer available.
Élise's retirement will be a great loss to the hospital she served for thirty years.
Élise 退休對她工作了三十年的醫院來說是一大損失。
pattern: a + [adjective] + loss to + [place]
The loss of the town's only cinema has left teenagers nowhere to go on weekends.
鎮上唯一電影院的關閉，讓青少年週末失去去處。
After the head chef resigned, the restaurant felt his loss in the kitchen every day.
主廚辭職後，廚房裡的每一個環節都讓餐廳感受到他離職帶來的損失。
Hao called the loss of his research grant a serious setback for the whole project.
Hao 說研究經費的損失對整個計畫是一個嚴重的挫折。
- disadvantage
More general; does not carry the emotional weight of loss
- detriment
More formal, often used in legal or written contexts
- asset
Something valuable that brings an advantage
文法句型
a loss to + noun phrase
it would be a loss if...
用法筆記
Usually used in the singular with a or possessive. The focus is on the negative consequence to a group or place, not on the person who left.
3. When a person dies, especially one who was close to you or important to a commun
去世；逝世
某人（尤指親人）的離世
When a person dies, especially one who was close to you or important to a community — the fact that they are no longer alive.
The whole street mourned the loss of the elderly woman who lived on the corner.
整條街的鄰居都哀悼那位住在街角的老太太的離世。
collocation: mourn the loss
Rachid never fully recovered from the loss of his older brother in the car accident.
Rachid 始終未能從哥哥車禍過世的打擊中走出來。
Friends and colleagues gathered to mourn the loss of Dr. Okafor at the memorial service.
親友和同事齊聚在追思會上，悼念 Okafor 醫師的逝世。
The loss of a fifteen-year-old student in the school bus crash affected the entire community in southern Taiwan for months.
一名十五歲學生在校車車禍中喪生，讓台灣南部的整個社區難過了數月之久。
- death
More direct and factual; loss is often preferred out of respect
- bereavement
Formal term for the period of grief after losing someone
文法句型
loss + of + person
suffer the loss of
用法筆記
Softer and more personal than death. When referring to someone's own relative, 'grief' or 'bereavement' may be more precise for the emotional experience; loss focuses on the fact of the person no longer being alive.
常見錯誤
4. The financial situation created when costs exceed revenue, or when the price rec
虧損；虧損額
支出超過收入的財務狀況
The financial situation created when costs exceed revenue, or when the price received for an item falls short of its original purchase price.
The airline reported a loss of sixty million dollars in the last financial quarter.
這家航空公司報告上一季虧損六千萬美元。
pattern: report a loss of + [amount]
After three years of losses, the small bakery finally started to make money.
連續虧損三年之後，這間小麵包店終於開始賺錢了。
plural: years of losses
Investors decided to cut their losses and sell the shares before the price fell further.
投資人決定認賠殺出，在股價進一步下跌前賣掉股票。
The electronics chain reported a third-quarter loss of two million dollars, its fourth unprofitable quarter in a row.
這家電子產品連鎖店通報第三季虧損兩百萬美元，已是連續第四季未能獲利。
Otis calculated the loss from selling his apartment below what he had paid for it.
Otis 算了算低於買價賣掉公寓所造成的虧損。
文法句型
report a loss
make a loss
suffer losses
cut your losses
用法筆記
Common in business and financial contexts. Contrast with profit. Phrases: net loss (after all costs are included), operating loss (from daily business activities), pre-tax loss (before tax is calculated). The investment expression 'cut your losses' means to stop putting more money into something that is failing.
常見錯誤
5. The result of being beaten by an opposing side in a game, sport, or competitive
輸掉；失利
比賽或競爭中落敗
The result of being beaten by an opposing side in a game, sport, or competitive event.
The basketball team had only one loss in their first twenty games of the season.
這支籃球隊在球季前二十場比賽中只吞下一敗。
collocation: have / suffer a loss
Lucas took the chess tournament loss hard because he had trained for months.
Lucas 對西洋棋比賽的失利非常在意，因為他已經苦練了好幾個月。
The boxer's first professional loss came after twelve straight victories in the ring.
這名拳擊手在連勝十二場比賽後，在擂台上嚐到職業生涯的第一敗。
Vinícius blamed the team's loss on poor preparation and bad weather on match day.
Vinícius 把球隊的失利歸咎於準備不足和比賽當天惡劣的天氣。
- defeat
Emphasizes the act of being beaten rather than the fact of not winning
文法句型
suffer a loss
a loss to + [opponent]
... to ... loss
用法筆記
Countable — each loss is a single event. Often used with suffer or endure. In sports reporting, the score is often given as 'a 3–1 loss to [team]'. Distinguish from sense 4 (financial): a sports loss costs no money.
常見錯誤
6. The death of a group of people counted together in a single large-scale event —
罹難；陣亡
事故或災難中的大批死亡
The death of a group of people counted together in a single large-scale event — such as a war, a natural disaster, or a serious accident — measured as a number of fatalities rather than a personal bereavement.
The earthquake caused a terrible loss of life along the coastal towns of the region.
地震在該地區沿海城鎮造成數十人罹難。
collocation: loss of life
Both sides suffered heavy losses during the battle for control of the port city.
雙方為了爭奪這座港口城市而傷亡慘重。
plural: heavy losses
The ferry accident resulted in the loss of over a hundred passengers and crew members.
這起渡輪事故導致超過一百名乘客和船員喪生。
The hurricane caused heavy losses of life across the Caribbean islands, with entire fishing villages washed away.
颶風在加勒比海各島嶼造成重大生命損失，好幾個漁村被沖毀。
- casualties
Includes both deaths and injuries; used in military and disaster reporting
- fatalities
Formal term for deaths, especially in accidents or official reports
文法句型
loss of life
suffer heavy losses
serious loss of life
用法筆記
The fixed phrase loss of life is uncountable and refers to the total number of deaths in an event. In military or disaster reporting, the plural losses counts individual deaths.
常見錯誤
7. A specific object, piece of property, or sum of money treated as a single lost u
遺失物
遺失或被摧毀的物品
A specific object, piece of property, or sum of money treated as a single lost unit — for instance, a stolen painting claimed on an insurance policy or a building destroyed beyond repair in a fire.
The warehouse fire was declared a total loss by the insurance company.
保險公司判定這起火災中的倉庫為全損。
collocation: a total loss
Mia reported the loss of her passport to the embassy and filed a police report.
Mia 向大使館通報護照遺失，並向警方報案。
pattern: report the loss of + [item]
The stolen painting was considered a significant loss to the national art collection.
這幅失竊的畫作被認為是國家藝術收藏的一大損失。
Tax rules let business owners claim the loss of flood-damaged equipment.
稅法允許業主申報在洪水之中損壞設備的損失。
- casualty (insurance)
Insurance term for property that is lost or damaged in an accident
文法句型
a total loss
claim a loss
report a loss
用法筆記
Often used in insurance contexts, where a total loss means the item cannot be repaired or is worth less than the cost of repair. Also used in tax and legal contexts for property that is lost or destroyed.