lost
adjective
uk/lɒst/us/lɑːst/lostadjective(PLACE UNKNOWN)
A2
notknowingwhere you are and how to get to aplace:
迷路的，走失的Igotlost in the New Yorksubwaysystem.我在纽约地铁里迷路了。
Youlooklost - can Ihelpyou?你好像迷路了——我能帮你吗？
B1
If something is lost, no oneknowswhere it is:
丢失的，失踪的Thingstendtogetlost when youmove.搬家时东西常常会不知去向。
Lost:blackcatwithwhitepaws.寻猫启事：黑猫，白爪。
Mikeyturnedup with the lostbook.米基带着丢失的那本书来了。
- Stick to themainroadsand you won't get lost.
- When you got lost in theforestyou must have been veryfrightened.
- Hegazedpensivelyat theglassinfrontof him, lost inthought.
- Mylettermust have got lost in thepost.
- After threedayslost in themountains, all theclimbersarrivedhomesafeandsound.
Losing and loss
- astray
- black hole
- disappear
- forfeit
- get to
- haemorrhage
- kiss
- lose
- loseyourwayidiom
- loss
- mislay
- misplace
- misroute
- miss
- say
- slip throughsomeone'sfingersidiom
- unaccounted for
- walkabout
- wave
- wave/say goodbye tosomethingidiom
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Unavailable and inaccessible
lostadjective(CONFUSED)
C1
notconfidentand notknowingwhat to do in aparticularsituation:
不知所措的，迷惘的It was his firstdayin theofficeand heseemeda little lost.他那天是第一次来办公室上班，看上去有点儿不知所措。
Paying attention and being careful
- attention span
- attentiveness
- be good, and if you can't be good, be carefulidiom
- be on (your) guardidiom
- cared-for
- guard
- handle/treatsomeonewith kid glovesidiom
- hang
- hang on/uponsomething
- have a careidiom
- religion
- revolve aroundsomeone/something
- safety
- safety firstidiom
- see pastsomething
- singleness
- sit
- the/a glare ofsomethingidiom
- zero
- Zoom
lostadjective(ATTENTION)
be lost insomething
giving so muchattentionto what you are doing that you are notconsciousof anythingelsethat ishappeningaround you:
投入的，沉迷的Ann wascompletelylost in herbook.安完全沉浸在她的书里了。
Unaware
- be in the darkidiom
- be on another planetidiom
- benighted
- blind spot
- blindly
- blindness
- foggy
- Goodness/God/Heaven/Christ knowsidiom
- illiterate
- in blissful ignoranceidiom
- innumeracy
- innumerate
- insensate
- misunderstand
- stump
- unacquainted
- unattuned
- unawakened
- unaware
- unawareness
Idioms
be lost for words
be lost onsomeone
be lost withoutsomeone/something
get lost!
lost in the shuffle