| 单词 | lost |
| 释义 | adjective | verb lostlost1 /lɔst/ ●●● S2 W2 adjective 1CANNOT FIND YOUR WAY not knowing where you are or which way to go: A couple of tourists who were lost asked for directions. We got lost driving around the city.2CANNOT BE FOUND something that is lost is something you had but cannot now find SYN missing: a lost dog The invitation must have gotten lost in the mail.3WASTED lost time or opportunities have not been used in the way that would have given you the greatest advantage SYN wasted: It’ll be impossible to make up the lost time. Several good business opportunities have been lost.4NOT CONFIDENT not feeling confident or knowing what to do or how to behave: She’d come to the party alone and looked a little lost.feel lost He felt completely lost when his wife died. I’d be lost without all your help.5get lost (in something) to be forgotten or not noticed in a complicated process or busy time: It’s easy for your main points to get lost in the middle of a long essay.lost in the crowd/shuffle (=not noticed in a large group or busy situation)6Get lost! spoken used to tell someone in an impolite way to go away or stop annoying you7DESTROYED/KILLED destroyed, ruined, or killed: Several ships were lost at sea in the storm. More than 250 troops were lost in battle (=killed in the war).8NOT WON a lost game, battle, etc. was not won9NOT NOTICING [not before noun] thinking so hard about something or being so interested in something that you do not notice what is happening around you: lost in Amy lay on her bed totally lost in her book. For a moment she seemed lost in thought.10CONFUSED completely confused by a complicated explanation: “Did you understand him?” “No, I’m completely lost.”11be lost on somebody if something is lost on someone, he or she does not understand or does not want to accept it: The joke was lost on Chris. All my warnings were completely lost on Beth.12a lost cause something that has no chance of succeeding: Trying to make it to the playoffs at this point is a lost cause.13lost soul often humorous someone who does not seem to know what he or she should do14NOT EXISTING not existing or owned anymore: the lost dreams of her youth → see also give somebody up for dead/lost etc. at give up (7), there is no love lost between somebody and somebody at love2 (9), make up for lost time at make up for (2)WORD CHOICE: lost, missing• Use lost to describe someone who is not sure where he or she is, and who is unable to find the place he or she wants to go: We were lost in the woods.• You can also use lost when you cannot find something that you had before: The boys were looking for a lost ball.• Use missing to describe someone or something that is not in the place you expect him or it to be in, especially when the situation is serious: One of the paintings was missing from the museum. Police continue to search for the missing children. adjective | verb lostlost2 verb the past tense and past participle of lose |
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