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L0255200 (lôs, lŏs)n.1. The act or an instance of losing: nine losses during the football season.2. a. One that is lost: wrote their flooded house off as a loss.b. The condition of being deprived or bereaved of something or someone: Her loss was made easier by the support of her friends.c. The amount of something lost: selling at a 50 percent loss.3. The harm or suffering caused by losing or being lost: The doctor's retirement is a great loss to the community.4. losses People lost in wartime; casualties.5. Destruction: The war caused incalculable loss.6. Electricity The power decrease caused by resistance in a circuit, circuit element, or device.7. The amount of a claim on an insurer by an insured.Idiom: at a loss1. Below cost: sold the merchandise at a loss.2. Perplexed; puzzled: I am at a loss to understand those remarks.

[Middle English los, from Old English; see lose.]

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	at a loss - filled with bewilderment; "at a loss to understand those remarks"; "puzzled that she left without saying goodbye"nonplused, nonplussed, puzzledperplexed - full of difficulty or confusion or bewilderment; "perplexed language"; "perplexed state of the world"
Adv.	1.	at a loss - below cost; "sold the car at a loss"

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lose

(luːz) – past tense, past participle lost (lost) – verb1. to stop having; to have no longer. She has lost interest in her work; I have lost my watch; He lost hold of the rope.丧失2. to have taken away from one (by death, accident etc). She lost her father last year; The ship was lost in the storm; He has lost his job.失去3. to put (something) where it cannot be found. My secretary has lost your letter.丢失4. not to win. I always lose at cards; She lost the race.输去5. to waste or use more (time) than is necessary. He lost no time in informing the police of the crime.白费ˈloser noun a person who loses. The losers congratulated the winners.输者loss (los) noun1. the act or fact of losing. suffering from loss of memory; the loss (= death) of our friend.丧失2. something which is lost. It was only after he was dead that we realized what a loss he was.损失3. the amount (especially of money) which is lost. a loss of 500 pounds.亏损lost adjective1. missing; no longer to be found. a lost ticket.失去的2. not won. The game is lost.输掉的3. wasted; not used properly. a lost opportunity.错过的4. no longer knowing where one is, or in which direction to go. I don't know whether to turn left or right – I'm lost.迷途的at a loss not knowing what to do, say etc. He was at a loss for words to express his gratitude.不知所措a bad/good loser someone who behaves badly or well when he loses a game etc. 输不起的人，输得起的人 lose oneself in to have all one's attention taken up by. to lose oneself in a book.专心于lose one's memory to stop being able to remember things. 丧失记忆lose out to suffer loss or be at a disadvantage. 输掉lost in having one's attention wholly taken up by. She was lost in thought.沉湎于lost on wasted, having no effect, on. The joke was lost on her.对...不起作用

to lose (not loose) the match.

at a loss

1. Totally perplexed. I'm at a loss as to how they lost that game after having a five-goal lead. Can anyone decipher what he means? I'm at a loss.2. Below cost or without profiting. I think the store is going to close soon—it's been selling items at a loss for a long time. Most restaurants operate at a loss for a long time before they start turning a profit.See also: loss

at a loss (for words)

Fig. unable to speak; speechless or befuddled. I was so surprised that I was at a loss for words. Tom was terribly confused—really at a loss.See also: loss

at a loss

1. Below cost, as in The store was doing so badly that it was selling merchandise at a loss. 2. Puzzled, perplexed, in a state of uncertainty, as in When his letters were returned unopened, John was at a loss as to what to do next. This usage was originally applied to hounds who had lost the scent or track of their prey. [Mid-1600s] 3. at a loss for words. Unable or uncertain as to what to say. For example, Father's tirade left us all at a loss for words. [Late 1600s] See also: loss

at a loss

COMMON If you are at a loss, you do not know what to do or say in a particular situation. These women are at a loss to know where to go for help. With over 190 different recipes for more than 100 varieties of pasta, Rosa is never at a loss for something to cook.See also: loss

at a ˈloss

(informal) uncertain about what to do or how to do something: We’re at a loss to know what to do with all this food from the party yesterday. ♢ I was completely at a loss. I couldn’t understand the instructions.See also: loss

at a loss

1. Below cost: sold the merchandise at a loss.2. Perplexed; puzzled: I am at a loss to understand those remarks.See also: loss

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