（尤指公共场所的）失物招领处；失物招领处所管理的“失物招领”部门或区域，用于登记、保管并归还遗失物品。（也可作形容词用，如 lost-and-found office。）
/ˌlɔːst ən ˈfaʊnd/
I turned in the keys at the lost-and-found.
我把钥匙交到了失物招领处。
After the concert, she went to the lost-and-found to see whether anyone had returned her scarf, but the desk was already closed for the night.
音乐会结束后，她去失物招领处看看有没有人捡到并归还她的围巾，但柜台当晚已经关门了。
由 lost（丢失的）和 found（被找到的）组合而成，字面意思是“丢失与找回”，引申为集中处理遗失物品的地点或部门。作为复合名词，这种构词方式常见于英语中，用连字符连接以表达固定概念。
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