at a loss; don't know what to do
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesidiom
to be at a loss; don't know which course to follow; don't know what to do
Describes a state of confusion when faced with too many choices or conflicting advice. Often used when someone cannot decide who to listen to or which method to adopt.
Miàn面
duì对
zhòng众
duō多
xuǎn选
zé择
，
tā他
gǎn感
dào到
wú无
suǒ所
shì适
cóng从
。
Faced with so many choices, he felt at a loss.
Dà大
jiā家
de的
yì意
jiàn见
bù不
yí一
zhì致
，
ràng让
wǒ我
wú无
suǒ所
shì适
cóng从
。
Everyone's opinions are inconsistent, leaving me at a loss.
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Gāng刚
lái来
dào到
mò陌
shēng生
de的
chéng城
shì市
，
tā他
yǒu有
xiē些
wú无
suǒ所
shì适
cóng从
。
Having just arrived in an unfamiliar city, he was somewhat at a loss.
Zhòng众
shuō说
fēn纷
yún纭
，
shǐ使
chū初
xué学
zhě者
wú无
suǒ所
shì适
cóng从
。
With so many different opinions, beginners are left at a loss.