战争造成了无法计算的损失

6）Their company suffered loss on loss in business last year.

他们公司去年在生意上接二连三地亏本。

7）There were nine losses during the football season.

在橄榄球赛季中有九次败北

【归纳用法】

loss用作名词，主要义项有：（1）丢失；遗失；丧失（2）损失（的数量） (3)亏损 （4）失败：失败的行为或实例。

习惯用语：

at a loss 亏本地；困惑, 不知如何是好

have a (great) loss in (of) 因失去......而遭受极大的损失

make a loss 亏损

make up a loss 弥补损失

suffer losses 遭受损失

throw sb. for a loss 使某人陷入绝境；使某人沮丧; 使某人筋疲力尽

without(any) loss of time 毫不拖延地，立即，马上

loss of face 丢面子

2. respond

【观察思考】

"Where do you want to go?" it asked. Daisy responded immediately. "I'd like to see some endangered wildlife," she said. "你想去哪儿？"戴西立即回答道："我想去看看濒临灭绝的野生动物"她说。

1) She asked where he'd been, but he didn't respond.

她问他到什么地方去了, 他却不回答.

2) Has she responded to your letter?

她有没有回过你的信?

3) The patient is responding well to treatment.

病人对治疗反应良好。

4) She responded to my letter with a phone call.

她收到我的信, 给我回了个电话.