爽然若失shuǎng rán ruò shībe at a loss;experience a feeling of emptiness;it dawns upon sb that he has been wrong; not know what to do(/think)/……又聽煥之這樣說，對于他自己專辦學校不問其他的信念，不禁～了。(葉圣陶《倪煥之》276) …now that he heard Huanzhi speaking in this manner,he could not help being suddenly overwhelmed by the realization of his mistake in becoming engrossed with the running of the school to the exclusion of other convictions. 爽然若失shuǎnɡ rán ruò shī爽然：猶豫不決、拿不定主意的樣子；失：失去。形容主意不定，無所依托。be at a loss, not know what to think, not know what to do |