to be lost in sth

to be lost in sth
3. (bewildered) 迷惘的；不知所措的；无助的
- They are a lost generation in search of an identity. 他们是迷惘的一代, 一直在找寻自我。
4. to be lost in sth
(be engrossed) 专注于…；全神贯注于…
- He was lost in the contemplation of the landscape. 他专注于欣赏这幅风景画。
5. (not used) 未加利用的；忽视的；错过的
6. (no longer existing) 不再被拥有的；不复存在的
7. (forfeited) 丧失的；失去的
- The riots will also mean lost income for Los Angeles County. 暴乱也意味着洛杉矶县收入受损。
- their lost homeland 他们失去的家园
- a lost job or promotion 丢掉的工作或升迁机会
8. (destroyed) 已毁的；遭难的
9. lost to sb
(no longer available) 不再被某人享有的；不再对某人开放的
- It would be a great tragedy if outdoor education became lost to all but a minority of pupils. 如果户外教育不再面向所有学生, 只针对少数人, 那将是个极大的悲剧。
- All those places in those old photographs were lost to her now. 老照片上的那些地方现在她再也去不了了。
10. lost to sth<文> (impervious) 对…麻木的；对…无动于衷的
- people lost to all sense of shame and artistic decency 毫无廉耻感和艺术情操的人们
11. <过时> [+ woman] 道德败坏的；堕落的
- a Victorian philanthropist helping lost women 维多利亚时期帮助失足妇女的慈善家
12. 【宗】 (damned) 罚入地狱的
13. to be lost on sb
(be incomprehensible to) 不为某人所理解
- The meaning of that was lost on me. 我不明白那句话的意思。
(be ignored by) 为某人所忽视
- My advice was lost on him. 他无视我的建议。
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