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单词 lost-and-found
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Definition of lost-and-found in English:

lost-and-found

noun
North American
  • A place where lost items are stored to await retrieval by their owners; a lost property.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • I asked the librarian, but she told me no one had checked it into the lost and found.
    • Well, apparently the dress came from lost and found, and the rest Morella had bought for her daughter.
    • Every year, 3,000 handsets are turned in to the station's lost and found, says manager Mike Nolan.
    • I managed to find a local telephone number for British Airways lost and found at Heathrow Airport.
    • How often people forget stuff in their rooms: Mary says she brings at least one item down to the lost and found every day.
    • If lost and found items are sent to the front desk, place them in a drawer so they won't be distracting.
    • She picked it up with the cloth, saying she would take it to lost and found.
    • She looked around for where the lost and found was.
    • The Swindon Branch operates a lost and found register to assist those who are concerned about a stray or whose cat has disappeared.
    • If hours spread into days, check the lost and found Cats and Dogs sections in this Newspaper.
    • Sure, the money was okay, and I got to keep stuff from the lost and found if it stayed there for three weeks.
    • Sarah smiled expecting ratty old jeans and a tee shirt from the lost and found, but was once again surprised.
    • He deliberately walked by the office on his way to class, and dropped the bracelet into the lost and found box.
    • To the exception of finally finding my glasses in the lost and found box in the office, that day had just been, simply horrible.
    • The receptionist rummaged through the lost and found box and smiled.
    • Let's just say that two weeks later, I'm still trying to get my jacket sent to me from their lost and found.
    • A few might be solicitous enough to turn it over to the lost and found counter.
    • Iowa State no longer has a central lost and found center.
    • I just got an email saying my student ID / access card has been handed into lost and found, so it's back onto the bus and out to uni to pick it up.
    • We had run an ad the paper advertising this found cat in hopes someone who was missing her would read the lost and found section.
 
 

Definition of lost-and-found in US English:

lost-and-found

noun
North American
  • A place where lost items are stored to await retrieval by their owners.

    British term lost property
    Example sentencesExamples
    • He deliberately walked by the office on his way to class, and dropped the bracelet into the lost and found box.
    • Every year, 3,000 handsets are turned in to the station's lost and found, says manager Mike Nolan.
    • She picked it up with the cloth, saying she would take it to lost and found.
    • She looked around for where the lost and found was.
    • To the exception of finally finding my glasses in the lost and found box in the office, that day had just been, simply horrible.
    • I managed to find a local telephone number for British Airways lost and found at Heathrow Airport.
    • If hours spread into days, check the lost and found Cats and Dogs sections in this Newspaper.
    • Let's just say that two weeks later, I'm still trying to get my jacket sent to me from their lost and found.
    • A few might be solicitous enough to turn it over to the lost and found counter.
    • Iowa State no longer has a central lost and found center.
    • Sure, the money was okay, and I got to keep stuff from the lost and found if it stayed there for three weeks.
    • The receptionist rummaged through the lost and found box and smiled.
    • The Swindon Branch operates a lost and found register to assist those who are concerned about a stray or whose cat has disappeared.
    • If lost and found items are sent to the front desk, place them in a drawer so they won't be distracting.
    • I just got an email saying my student ID / access card has been handed into lost and found, so it's back onto the bus and out to uni to pick it up.
    • I asked the librarian, but she told me no one had checked it into the lost and found.
    • Sarah smiled expecting ratty old jeans and a tee shirt from the lost and found, but was once again surprised.
    • How often people forget stuff in their rooms: Mary says she brings at least one item down to the lost and found every day.
    • We had run an ad the paper advertising this found cat in hopes someone who was missing her would read the lost and found section.
    • Well, apparently the dress came from lost and found, and the rest Morella had bought for her daughter.
 
 
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