5ADJ 迷惘的;無目標的;無方向的 If you describe a person or group of people as lost, you think that they do not have a clear idea of what they want to do or achieve. 迷惘的;無目標的;無方向的
They are a lost generation in search of an identity.
他們屬於迷惘的一代,想要找尋自我。
6ADJ 喪失的;不複存在的 If you describe something as lost, you mean that you no longer have it or it no longer exists. 喪失的;不複存在的
...their lost homeland.
他們失去的祖國
...a lost job or promotion.
失去的工作或晉升機會
The sense of community is lost.
社區意識不複存在。
The riots will also mean lost income for Los Angeles County.
8ADJ [usually verb-link ADJ]浪費掉的;錯過的 If something is lost, it is not used properly and is considered wasted. 浪費掉的;錯過的
Fox is not bitter about the lost opportunity to compete in the Games.
福克斯並沒有對錯過了參賽機會感到不忿。
The advantage is lost.
錯失優勢。
9PHRASE 滾開;走開 If you tell someone to get lost, you are telling them in a very rude way to go away. 滾開;走開 [rude]
10PHRASE 未被…理解(或注意) If advice or a comment is lost on someone, they do not understand it or they pay no attention to it. 未被…理解(或注意)
The meaning of that was lost on me.
那意思我沒聽懂。
This was a neighborhood where clearly you could be murdered for a pack of cigarettes, a fact that was not lost on me.
顯然,在這個街區你可能會因爲一包香煙而遭人殺害。這個事實我不是沒注意到。
11PHRASE [VERB inflects]陷入沉思 If you are lost in thought, you give all your attention to what you are thinking about and do not notice what is going on around you. 陷入沉思
She was silent for a while, lost in thought, staring at the books littering the room.
一時間她默不作聲,直想得入了神,雙眼直愣愣地盯着房間裏扔得到處都是的書。
12PHRASE [VERB inflects]沒有…就不開心;沒有…就不知所措 If you say that you would be lost without someone or something, you mean that you would be unhappy or unable to work properly without them. 沒有…就不開心;沒有…就不知所措