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丧失
sàng shī
Meaning
- to lose
- to forfeit
Definition
失去（通常指能力、资格、信心等抽象事物）。
To lose; to forfeit (usually referring to abstract things like ability, qualification, confidence, etc.).
Usage
动词，后面接宾语，常用于书面语，表示不再拥有原本具有的能力、信心、资格等。
Verb, followed by an object, commonly used in written language to indicate the loss of an originally possessed ability, confidence, qualification, etc.
Examples
- 1 他遭遇挫折后，彻底丧失了信心。 (After encountering setbacks, he completely lost his confidence.)
- 2 因长期噪音污染，她逐渐丧失了听力。 (Due to long-term noise pollution, she gradually lost her hearing.)
- 3 这家公司因欺诈行为丧失了客户的信任。 (The company lost the trust of its customers due to fraudulent behavior.)
- 4 在连续的失败中，他丧失了继续奋斗的斗志。 (In continuous failures, he lost the will to keep fighting.)
- 5 那位老人因为疾病丧失了大部分记忆。 (That elderly man lost most of his memory due to illness.)
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