| 单词 | lost |
| 释义 | lost (once / 25 pages) 1adjn 2adj The adjective lost describes anything that can't be found, like your favorite pair of sunglasses that you left on a table at the library and never saw again. Beloved hand-knit scarves can be lost, and so can wandering pet goats. A person can get lost in the unfamiliar, winding streets of a strange city. You can also describe someone as lost if they're confused or desperately in need of some kind of help. The origins of the word lost come from the Proto-Indo-European leu, "to loosen, untie, or separate". The meaning "to be defeated," like when you've lost a game or lost a battle, came later, around 1530. WORD FAMILYlost: loster, lostest, losts+/lose: loser, loses, losing, lost/loser: losers/losing: losings USAGE EXAMPLESDuring the 30 weeks of the show, the contestants lost an average of over 125 pounds per person. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) The Indians held a lead for all but the last minute of regulation, according to Walker, and lost their edge in the overtime period. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) Barkley lost seven yards on a third-down run, his worst of the game. Los Angeles Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1 1adj having lost your bearings; confused as to time or place or personal identity Syn confused, disoriented unoriented not having position or goal definitely set or ascertained 2adj perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment she felt lost on the first day of school Syn at sea, baffled, befuddled, bemused, bewildered, confounded, confused, mazed, mixed-up perplexed full of difficulty or confusion or bewilderment 3adj spiritually or physically doomed or destroyed lost souls a lost generation a lost ship the lost platoon Syn|Ant cursed, curst deserving a curse; sometimes used as an intensifier cursed, damned, doomed, unredeemed, unsavedin danger of the eternal punishment of Hell destroyed, ruineddestroyed physically or morally unregenerate, unregeneratednot reformed morally or spiritually saved rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin blessed, blesthighly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace) foundcome upon unexpectedly or after searching blessedenjoying the bliss of heaven ransomedreclaimed by payment of a ransom reclaimed, rescueddelivered from danger ransomed, redeemedsaved from the bondage of sin salvageablecapable of being saved from ruin regeneratereformed spiritually or morally 4adj no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered a lost child lost friends his lost book lost opportunities Syn|Ant mislaid, misplaced lost temporarily; as especially put in an unaccustomed or forgotten place goneno longer retained missingnot able to be found squandered, wastednot used to good advantage stray(of an animal) having no home or having wandered away from home strayingunable to find your way found come upon unexpectedly or after searching recoveredfound after being lost savedrescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin 5adj incapable of being recovered or regained his lost honor Syn irrecoverable, unrecoverable incapable of being recovered or regained 6adj deeply absorbed in thought lost in thought Syn bemused, deep in thought, preoccupied thoughtful exhibiting or characterized by careful thought 7adj unable to function; without help Syn helpless hopeless without hope because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success 8n people who are destined to die soon 2Syn|Hyper doomed people (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively 1adj not gained or won a lost battle a lost prize Syn|Ant confiscate, forfeit, forfeited surrendered as a penalty won not subject to defeat 2adj not caught with the senses or the mind words lost in the din Syn missed incomprehensible, uncomprehensible difficult to understand |
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