プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第4版)の解説
そん【損】
❶〔利益を失うこと〕(a) loss ((of))
損をする
lose／suffer a loss
損と得
losses and gains
それでは私の丸損だ
That would be a complete [《口》 dead] loss 「for me [on my part].
損な買い物をした
It was a bad bargain.
１万円損をして売る
sell at a loss of ten thousand yen
彼に損をかけた
I caused him a loss.
その企画で100万円の損をした
I lost a million yen on that project.
わざわざ来たのに彼女に会えないなんて，損したな
I came specially to see her but couldn't. It was a wasted trip.
❷〔不利〕
いやと言えない人は損な性格だ
People who can't say no tend to come out on the losing end.
そんなことで君の損にはならないだろう
You 「won't be the loser [will lose nothing] by it.／You won't come out any the worse for it.
彼は背が低いので損をしている
The fact that he is short works against him.
字が下手だとずいぶん損だ
Bad handwriting is a great handicap.
いつも僕は損な役回りさ
I am always playing 「a loser's part [the part of a loser].
損して得取れ
Lose a dime and win a dollar.