lost UK [lɒst] US [lɑ:st] adjective PLACE UNKNOWN 不明地方 ESSENTIAL ■not knowing where you are and how to get to a place 迷路的,走失的•I got lost in the London Underground.我在伦敦地铁里迷路了。 •You look lost - can I help you?你好像迷路了——我能帮你吗? ESSENTIAL ■If something is lost, no one knows where it is 丢失的,失踪的•Things tend to get lost when you move house.搬家时东西常常会不知去向。 •Lost: black cat with white paws.寻物启事:黑猫,白爪。 •Mikey turned up with the lost book.米基带着丢失的那本书来了。 Common Learner Errors lost or loss?Warning: do not confuse the adjective lost with the noun loss : ✗ I am still upset about the lost of my diary.I am still upset about the loss of my diary. UK [lɒst] US [lɑ:st] adjective CONFUSED 迷惘的 ■not knowing what to do in a new situation 不知所措的,迷惘的•It was his first day in the office and he seemed a bit lost.他那天是第一次来办公室上班,看上去有点不知所措。 UK [lɒst] US [lɑ:st] adjective ATTENTION 注意 ■giving so much attention to what you are doing that you are not conscious of anything else that is happening around you 投入的,沉迷的•Ann was completely lost in her book.安完全沉浸在她的书里了。 UK [lɒst] US [lɑ:st] adjective be lost for words ■to be so shocked, surprised, full of admiration etc that you cannot speak (因感到震惊、惊讶、震撼等)说不出话来•Mary was lost for words when she was awarded the prize.玛丽被授予该奖项的时候激动得说不出话来。 UK [lɒst] US [lɑ:st] adjective be lost on sb ■If a joke or remark is lost on someone, they do not understand it. (笑话或评价)对(某人)没有产生效果,未被(某人)理解 UK [lɒst] US [lɑ:st] adjective be lost without sb/sth ■to be unable to live or work without someone or something 离不开…,离开…将无法生活(或工作 )•I'm lost without my computer.我离了电脑甚么都做不成。 •I'd be lost without you.没有你我就没法子工作了。 UK [lɒst] US [lɑ:st] adjective Get lost! informal ■used to tell someone forcefully and quite rudely to go away 滚开!•Tell him to get lost!叫他滚开! UK [lɒst] US [lɑ:st] adjective lost in the shuffle US Australian ■If something or someone gets lost in the shuffle, they do not get the attention they deserve 未得到应有的重视;被忽视•Refugee children in the big camps just get lost in the shuffle and are sometimes left without food.难民营里的儿童没有得到应有的重视,有时甚至连吃的都没有。 |