70) lose / loss:
1. lose
v. lost lost ；get
lost 迷路 ；比較：〔Get lost ! 滾蛋！〕
be lost in + n. 熱衷於 (=lose oneself
in..= be wrapped up in + V-ing)
Tom was lost in collecting
matchboxes. Tom熱衷於收集火柴盒。
*lose
+ obj之慣用成語：
~ weight變瘦；~ one’s temper/ reason/ head/ heart to/ balance/ way/ tongue (動怒/發狂/衝動/愛上/平衡/迷路/說不出話）；~
control失去控制；~ ground失去上風
2. loss
n. 失去；損失： (常見慣用語)
the ~ of health 失去健康；the ~ of a game 比賽輸了；the ~
of eyesight失明；** the gain and ~ of a
business 生意的盈虧
Exercise is a key factor in adding weight ~ and also keeps to
sustain good health.
運動不但是減輕體重，也是維護健康的主要因素。
The nation felt a profound sense of ~.
全國感到極深的失落感。
人 be at a ~ 茫然 = be mixed
up = be confused = be perplexed= be bewildered
We were at a loss what to do
next. 我們不知道下一步該怎麼做。
She is at a ~ for words. 她困惑得說不出話來。
71) lunch / luncheon/ /lounge /launch:
1. lunch n. 普通一般午餐；There is no free ~.天下沒有白吃的午餐。
2. luncheon
n. 正式的午宴
A ~ was held in honor of the king at the
White House. 在白宮舉行一項午宴以國王為主賓。
比較：supper
n. 一般晚餐 dinner n. 正式晚餐；diner n. 用餐者
banquet n.國(盛)宴；brunch n. = breakfast
+ lunch 早+午餐 (如廣東人
之飲茶) buffet (法文) n. 自助餐 = all U (you) can eat 吃到飽
3. lounge n. 休閑室；~ chair 休閑椅；涼椅
Smoke from blazing barbecues fills the air
and spectators lunch and lounge in
lawn chairs as they watch
friends and family descend into a drop zone.
來自烤肉的煙霧瀰漫空中，在一旁觀看的人們坐在草地上悠閒
地用午餐，另一面注視其友人及家人走下到低窪地去。
(註：lunch 與lounge 均作動詞)
4. launch
n.
vt. 發動; 發射；發行；~
an attack on the enemy 對敵人
發動攻擊；~ a rocket, a space shuttle 發射火箭，太空梭；~ a campaign 發起
一項運動
a. Evans pushes the button that
~ chemicals that paint the sky and amaze the crowd.
Evans 按了按鈕，它啟動了化學品 (指fireworks 煙火)，這些化學品把天空漆成五顏六色，並使觀眾們驚嘆。
b. When this publication ~ed a decade ago,
many of you were weighing the options of
~ ing your Web-site. 十年前當本刊物發行時，你們許多人在衡量，是否該選擇創始你們的網站。
~ n.
a. NASA readies for ~, (n.) and holds its breath. 美國太空總署屏息
以待，準備發射。
b. Shuttle ~ is delayed until late next
week. 太空梭的發射延後到下周
。
Justin Lai
08/22/2013
校友全聯會-英語漫談
AACHW13
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