at a loss

途方に暮れて、困惑して

戸惑いや驚きで、何をしたり言ったりすればよいか分からない。

やさしい英語で： Unable to decide what to do or say because you are confused or surprised.

• I’m at a loss for words.
• His strange reply left us at a loss.
• We were at a loss to explain the missing money.

使い方： be at a loss for something (I was at a loss for words.); be at a loss to do something (We are at a loss to explain the delay.); be at a loss as to what/how… (She was at a loss as to what to do next.)

類義語： puzzled, unsure, bewildered

よく使う表現： be at a loss, remain at a loss

損をして、赤字で

買う費用や作る費用より安い金額で。

やさしい英語で： For less money than something cost to buy or produce.

• We sold the car at a loss.
• The shop has been operating at a loss since January.
• Would you sell your shares at a loss?

使い方： sell something at a loss (They sold the car at a loss.); operate at a loss (The factory operated at a loss for three years.)

類義語： below cost

反対語： at a profit

よく使う表現： sell at a loss, operate at a loss