lost adj.迷路的；丢失的；错过的；失败的；不知所措的；摧毁的；被杀死的；忘我的；不能理解的动词lose的过去式和过去分词形式
详细释义
Noun:
a defeated cause or a cause for which defeat is inevitable
双语例句
用作名词 (n.)
His attempt to row across the Atlantic in a bath was a lost cause right from the start. 他用澡盆横渡大西洋的企图从一开始就是注定要失败的。
If there are serious defects or mistakes in taking the situation as a whole and its various stages into account,the war is sure to be lost. 如果全局和各阶段的关照有了重要的缺点或错误，那个战争是一定要失败的。
