at a loss

基本解释

Children’s films might be made at a loss to sell action figures—but how do you finance The Godfather?
儿童电影也许能通过销售活动人偶来弥补亏损——但是你又如何筹措《教父》的资金呢？
I love so many of the photos I took from this adventure, but this one for whatever reason ... puts me at a loss for words!
我喜爱很多从这次冒险中所摄取的照片，但是下面的一张，不管什么原因..., 使我无言可对！
I can, if I wish, continue to produce at full capacity and sell at a loss,losing one dollar for every hundred or more lost by the monopoly.
如果我愿意，我可以继续开足马力亏本销售，我每损失一美元，垄断巨头将要损失一百美元或者更多。

One reporter questioned whether the artificial turf at San Jose's Ricardo Saprissa Stadium was a major factor in that loss.
And if you were suddenly stripped of your ability to make generalizations, you'd be at a loss.
如果你突然失去了,归纳的能力，你就会一头无绪。
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It comes from personal experience that raises a question at least about whether all values can be translated without loss into utilitarian terms.
是亲身见闻所引起的疑问,是否所有的价值都可以完好无损地,转换为功利主义的形式。
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