1. | 迷路的；迷失的unable to find your way; not knowing where you are |
We always get lost in London. 我们在伦敦老是迷路。 | |
We're completely lost. 我们完全迷路了。 |
2. | 失去的；丢失的；丧失的；无法恢复的that cannot be found or brought back |
I'm still looking for that lost file. 我还在找那份丢失的档案。 | |
Your cheque must have got lost in the post. 你的支票一定是邮寄中遗失的。 |
3. | [ubn] 得不到的；无法再找到的；无法再造的that cannot be obtained; that cannot be found or created again |
The strike cost them thousands of pounds in lost business . 罢工使他们失去了几千英镑的生意。 | |
She's trying to recapture her lost youth . 她在努力追回逝去的青春。 | |
He regretted the lost(= wasted) opportunity to apologize to her. 他后悔错过了向她道歉的机会。 |
4. | [nbn] 不知所措；一筹莫展unable to deal successfully with a particular situation |
We would be lost without your help. 我们没有你的帮助就会一筹莫展。 | |
I felt so lost after my mother died. 我母亲去世后我觉得茫然无措。 | |
He's a lost soul(= a person who does not seem to know what to do, and seems unhappy) . 他是个迷惘的人。 |
5. | [nbn] 弄不懂；困惑unable to understand sth because it is too complicated |
They spoke so quickly I just got lost. 他们说得太快，我跟不上了。 | |
Hang on a minute─I'm lost. 等一下，我没弄明白。 |
