lost

adjective

/lɒst/

/lɔːst/

Idioms

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unable to find your way; not knowing where you are
- We always get lost in London.
- We're completely lost.
- We got lost in the woods.
- I was tired, hungry and hopelessly lost.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- get
adverb
- completely
- hopelessly
See full entry
that cannot be found or brought back
- I'm still looking for that lost file.
- a lost cat/dog/pet
- Your invitation must have got lost in the post.
- Report all instances of lost or stolen cards immediately.
- Along with flight delays, lost luggage is the most common cause for passenger complaint.
- Without a form of backup, this data would be lost forever.
see also long-lost
[usually before noun] that cannot be obtained; that cannot be found or created again
- Piracy is costing film studios millions in lost revenues.
- The strike cost them thousands of pounds in lost business.
- lost sales/profits/earnings
- She's trying to recapture her lost youth.
- a poignant and bittersweet tale of lost love
- He regretted the lost (= wasted) opportunity to apologize to her.
- the lost art of letter-writing
[not usually before noun] unable to deal successfully with a particular situation
- I felt so lost after my mother died.
- lost without somebody/something We would be lost without your help.
- He's a lost soul (= a person who does not seem to know what to do, and seems unhappy).
Extra Examples
- I felt lost without my watch.
- She looked rather lost and lonely, standing in a corner by herself.
Topics Difficulty and failureb2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- feel
- look
- …
adverb
- completely
- totally
- very
- …
See full entry
[not before noun] unable to understand something because it is too complicated
- They spoke so quickly I just got lost.
- Hang on a minute—I'm lost.
- I was a little lost at first but quickly caught on to what was happening in this elaborate series.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- feel
- look
- …
adverb
- completely
- totally
- very
- …
See full entry

Idioms

all is not lost

there is still some hope of making a bad situation better
- All is not lost—we still haven’t tried the banks for a loan.

be lost for words

to be so surprised, confused, etc. that you do not know what to sayTopics Feelingsc1

be lost in something

to be giving all your attention to something so that you do not notice what is happening around you
- to be lost in thought

be lost on somebody

to be not understood or noticed by somebody
- His jokes were completely lost on most of the students.

be lost to the world

to be giving all your attention to something so that you do not notice what is happening around you
- When he’s listening to music he’s lost to the world.

get lost

(informal) a rude way of telling somebody to go away, or of refusing something
- Tell him to get lost.
- ‘Lend us the car, won’t you?’ ‘Get lost!’

give somebody up for lost

(formal) to stop expecting to find somebody alive

make up for lost time

to do something quickly or very often because you wish you had started doing it sooner
- I’ll have to work hard now to make up for lost time.

there’s little/no love lost between A and B

they do not like each other
- There's no love lost between her and her in-laws.

单词	lost
释义	lost adjective /lɒst/ /lɔːst/ Idioms jump to other results unable to find your way; not knowing where you are We always get lost in London. We're completely lost. We got lost in the woods. I was tired, hungry and hopelessly lost. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be get adverb completely hopelessly See full entry that cannot be found or brought back I'm still looking for that lost file. a lost cat/dog/pet Your invitation must have got lost in the post. Report all instances of lost or stolen cards immediately. Along with flight delays, lost luggage is the most common cause for passenger complaint. Without a form of backup, this data would be lost forever. see also long-lost [usually before noun] that cannot be obtained; that cannot be found or created again Piracy is costing film studios millions in lost revenues. The strike cost them thousands of pounds in lost business. lost sales/profits/earnings She's trying to recapture her lost youth. a poignant and bittersweet tale of lost love He regretted the lost (= wasted) opportunity to apologize to her. the lost art of letter-writing [not usually before noun] unable to deal successfully with a particular situation I felt so lost after my mother died. lost without somebody/something We would be lost without your help. He's a lost soul (= a person who does not seem to know what to do, and seems unhappy). Extra Examples I felt lost without my watch. She looked rather lost and lonely, standing in a corner by herself. Topics Difficulty and failureb2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be feel look … adverb completely totally very … See full entry [not before noun] unable to understand something because it is too complicated They spoke so quickly I just got lost. Hang on a minute—I'm lost. I was a little lost at first but quickly caught on to what was happening in this elaborate series. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be feel look … adverb completely totally very … See full entry Idioms all is not lost there is still some hope of making a bad situation better All is not lost—we still haven’t tried the banks for a loan. be lost for words to be so surprised, confused, etc. that you do not know what to sayTopics Feelingsc1 be lost in something to be giving all your attention to something so that you do not notice what is happening around you to be lost in thought be lost on somebody to be not understood or noticed by somebody His jokes were completely lost on most of the students. be lost to the world to be giving all your attention to something so that you do not notice what is happening around you When he’s listening to music he’s lost to the world. get lost (informal) a rude way of telling somebody to go away, or of refusing something Tell him to get lost. ‘Lend us the car, won’t you?’ ‘Get lost!’ give somebody up for lost (formal) to stop expecting to find somebody alive make up for lost time to do something quickly or very often because you wish you had started doing it sooner I’ll have to work hard now to make up for lost time. there’s little/no love lost between A and B they do not like each other There's no love lost between her and her in-laws. lost verb /lɒst/ /lɔːst/ jump to other results past tense, past participle of lose
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