lost
🇺🇸
/lɔːst/
🇬🇧
/lɒst/
not knowing where you are
I was lost in the big city and couldn't find my way back to the hotel.
我在大城市裡迷路了,找不到回飯店的路。
something that cannot be found
My lost keys were finally found under the sofa.
我遺失的鑰匙終於在沙發下面找到了。
something that cannot be gotten back
The company had lost profits because of the bad weather.
由於惡劣天氣,公司損失了利潤。
not knowing what to do
After losing her job, she felt completely lost and didn't know what to do next.
失去工作後,她感到完全迷茫,不知道接下來該做什麼。
not understanding something
The math problem was so hard that I was completely lost after the first step.
這道數學題太難了,我在第一步之後就完全糊塗了。
past tense of lose
He lost his wallet yesterday but found it today.
他昨天丟了錢包,但今天找到了。