"defeated," c. 1300; "wasted, spent in vain," c. 1500; also "no longer to be found" (1520s), from past participle of lose. Lost Cause in reference to the Southern U.S. bid for independence is from the title of E.A. Pollard's history of the CSA and the rebellion (1866). Lost Generation in reference to the period 1914-18 first attested 1926 in Hemingway's "The Sun Also Rises," where he credits it to Gertrude Stein. Lost-and-found as the name of a department where misplaced articles are brought or sought is by 1907.
双语例句
1. Friendship means understanding, not agreement. It means forgiveness, not forgetting.It means the memories last, even if contact is lost.
友情是理解，不是妥协；是原谅，不是遗忘。即使不联系，感情依然在。
来自金山词霸 每日一句
2. He missed the catch and the match was lost.
他没有接住球，比赛输了。
来自柯林斯例句
3. He lost two stone in weight during his time there.
他在那儿的时候体重下降了2英石。
来自柯林斯例句
4. The victim suffered a dreadful injury and lost a lot of blood.
受害者受了重伤，大量失血。
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5. The armed forces have launched offensives to recapture lost ground.
