1. C 丧失，遗失　 the act or an example of losing or failing to keep sth
2. S 损耗，亏损　 sth that is lost;waste

　absorb ～　接受损失
　afford ～　承担损失
　bear a ～　蒙受损失
　cause a ～　造成损失
　cover a ～　弥补损失，掩盖损失
　cut a ～　赶紧脱手以免多受损失
　face a ～　面临损失
　get over the ～　从损失中恢复过来
　have a ～　受损失
　hide sb's ～　隐瞒损失
　make a ～　对…造成损失
　make up a ～　弥补损失
　recover ～es　弥补损失
　repair a ～　补救损失
　report ～　报道损失
　share a ～ with　同…分担损失
　show a ～　表明损失
　stand a ～　忍受一次损失
　suffer ～　忍受损失之苦
　suffer from a ～　遭受损失
　turn ～ into gain　转失为得，扭亏为盈
　actual ～　实际损失
　complete ～　完全丧失，一无所知
　dead ～　全部亏损
　further ～　更多的损失
　great ～　巨大伤亡
　heavy ～　重大的伤亡
　material ～　物质损失
　national ～　国家的损失
　real～　真正的损失
　sad ～　悲惨的损失
　small ～　小损失
　terrible ～　可怕的损失
　total ～　总的损失
　crop ～　歉收
　energy ～　能量损耗
　heat ～　热量丧失
　memory ～　失去了记忆力
　weight ～　重量的减少
　at a ～　不知所措，蒙受损失
　sell sth at a ～　折本出售某物
　throw sb for a ～　〈美口〉使某人苦恼，陷入绝境
　～ in　在…方面的亏损〔伤亡〕
　～ in business　营业损失
　～ of a battle　战败
　～ of face　丢脸，失面子
　～ of health　健康损失
　～ of speed　失速
　～ of weight　失重
　～ on the enemy　敌人遭受了重大损失
　～ to nation　国家的损失
　～ to sb　对某人是一大损失

　The loss of the last game by their team surprised us.　他们队输掉最后一场比赛使我们很吃惊。
　She wept bitter tears over the loss of her lover.　她为失去了恋人而痛心。
　The loss of his wife was a great blow to him.　妻子去世对他打击很大。
　He was taken ill through grief at the loss of his wife.　他因丧妻而悲伤成病。
　Blindness is the loss of the sensation of sight.　失明就是丧失视觉。
　The car was so badly damaged that it had to be abandoned as a total loss.　汽车损坏严重，只好彻底报废。
　The loss of her bike caused her much inconvenience.　丢失自行车给她带来了极大的不便。
　My brother and I are responsible for the loss.　我和我弟弟对这次损失负责。
　You are accountable to him for the great loss.　你应为此巨大损失对他负责。
　The insurance policy guarantees us all from loss.　保险单保证我们大家免遭损失。
　He is not thoughtful of personal gain and loss.　他不顾个人的得失。
　The loss of this contract would be very serious.　未能签成这一合同关系重大。
　Their losses had been enormous.　他们的损失巨大。
　We must recover our losses somehow.　我们必须设法挽回损失。
　My losses are nothing to yours.　我的损失和你的比起来算不了什么。

 ♣ at a loss
1. 不知所措 not knowing what to do or say
　He found himself at a loss for words of consolation.　他简直想不出安慰的话来。
　She is at a loss to recollect my name.　她一下子记不起我的名字来。
2. 亏本 lose money in business
　They must sell the goods at a loss.　他们必须亏本出售商品。
 ♣ loss to
　对…是一损失　decrease;damage
　He's given up his job, it's a great loss to the firm.　他放弃了工作，这对于公司来说是个大损失。
　Her resignation will be a great loss to the company.　她的离职将是这家公司的重大损失。
　His death was a great loss to the country.　他的逝世对这个国家是一大损失。
　The sense of loss we felt at his death was very great.　对于我们来说，他的死是个巨大的损失。
　It was a great loss to us all.　这是我们极大的损失。
　It will end in a great financial loss to us.　它将造成我们财政上的巨大损失。
 ♣ throw for a loss
　使…惊异不安，使…发愁　not yet recovered from a fright;still badly shaken
　It threw Jim for a loss when he failed the test.　吉姆没能通过考试，他感到很苦恼。

 ♣ 下面两个句子的意思相同：
　

　［同义词］ deprivation, mislaying, misplacement, misplacing
　［词源］　中古英语los（丧失，损失）