be at a loss what to do什么意思
sympathy，英 ['sɪmpəθɪ] 、美 ['sɪmpəθi]
"be at a loss what to do"的意思为：不知如何是好，不知所措。
一、sympathy词义：同情；慰问；赞同；复数：sympathies
二、sympathy用法：
1、have sympathy for sb.同情、怜悯....人。
2、feel sympathy for (=have sympathy for) 同情
3、in sympathy with 同情; 赞成; 和...一致
4、out of sympathy with 对...不同情; 不赞成; 对...没有同感, 和...不一致
5、win sympathy of 博得...的同情 ...展开
三、例句：
1、We expressed our sympathy for her loss.
我们对她的损失表示了同情。
2、I have had very little help from doctors and no sympathy whatsoever.
我从医生那儿得到的帮助极少，而且没得到任何同情。
扩展资料：
sympathy的同近义词有：acceptance , feeling , compassion , pity。
1、acceptance，英 [ək'sept(ə)ns] 、美 [ək'sɛptəns] ，表示：接纳；赞同；容忍。
2、feeling，英 ['fiːlɪŋ] 、美 ['filɪŋ] ，表示：感觉，触觉；感情，情绪；同情。
3、compassion，英 [kəm'pæʃ(ə)n] 、美 [kəm'pæʃən] ，表示：同情；怜悯。
4、pity，英 ['pɪtɪ] 、 美 ['pɪtɪ] ，表示：怜悯，同情；遗憾。
参考资料：有道词典—sympathy
名词。同情
have sympathy for sb.同情、怜悯....人。
come out in sympathy
举行同情罢工, 罢工声援
express sympathy for
(对...表示)慰问
feel sympathy for (=have sympathy for)
同情
in sympathy with
同情; 赞成; 和...一致
out of sympathy with
对...不同情; 不赞成; 对...没有同感, 和...不一致
win sympathy of
博得...的同情
2。be at a loss what to do
不知道要干什么。
be at a loss 指不知道的意思,后面接一个宾语从句。本回答被提问者采纳
名词。同情
have sympathy for sb.同情、怜悯....人。
come out in sympathy
举行同情罢工, 罢工声援
express sympathy for
(对...表示)慰问
feel sympathy for (=have sympathy for)
同情
in sympathy with
同情; 赞成; 和...一致
out of sympathy with
对...不同情; 不赞成; 对...没有同感, 和...不一致
win sympathy of
博得...的同情 ...展开1。 sympathy
名词。同情
have sympathy for sb.同情、怜悯....人。
come out in sympathy
举行同情罢工, 罢工声援
express sympathy for
(对...表示)慰问
feel sympathy for (=have sympathy for)
同情
in sympathy with
同情; 赞成; 和...一致
out of sympathy with
对...不同情; 不赞成; 对...没有同感, 和...不一致
win sympathy of
博得...的同情
2。be at a loss what to do
不知道要干什么。
be at a loss 指不知道的意思,后面接一个宾语从句。
have sympathy for sb 同情某人
have sympathy with 支持某事
in sympathy with sth 因...而出现，相继发生
eg：Share prices slipped in sympathy with the German market.
受德国市场影响，股票价格出现下跌。
out of sympathy with sb/sth 不赞成，不支持（某人或事物）本回答被网友采纳
be at a loss
to be confused and uncertain about what to do or say:
for example：
When her son finally left home, Emily felt completely at a loss.
be at a loss to do something
for example：
Detectives are so far at a loss to explain the reason for his death.
He seemed, for once, at a loss for words (=unable to think what to say).
——LONGMAN Dictionary of Contemporary English
be at a loss ：
to not know what to do or say
for example：
[+ to do sth] I'm at a loss to explain his disappearance.
——Cambridge Learner's Dictionary - 2nd edition
IDIOMS at a 'loss：
not knowing what to say or do:
for example：
His comments left me at a loss for words. Ç I’m at a loss what to do next.
——Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 7th edition
at a loss：
If a business produces something at a loss, they sell it at a price which is less than it cost them to produce it or buy it. (BUSINESS)
example： New fashion designs have to be sold off at a loss if sales are poor.
≠ at a profit
9 PHRASE usu v-link PHR, usu PHR for n, PHR to-inf
If you say that you are at a loss, you mean that you do not know what to do in a particular situation.
for example： The government is at a loss to know how to tackle the violence.
——Collins COBUILD Dictionary on CD-ROM 2006
at a loss：
PHRASE If a business produces something at a loss, they sell it at a price which is less than it cost them to produce it or buy it. [BUSINESS]
PHRASE If you say that you are at a loss, you mean that you do not know what to do in a particular situation.
——Collins Cobuild Advanced Dictionary Of American English 2007
at a loss
adv.
困惑, 亏本地
——简明英汉词典
at a loss
失去猎物的踪迹; 困惑, 为难; 亏本地 不知如何是好
——金山词霸
