| 词组 | miss |
| 释义 | Contents overview missmiss: (verb) meanings and structuresmiss: (verb) meanings and structures (verb) meanings and structures 52911117missing: (adjective)missing: (adjective) (adjective) 529.511118529 miss1'fail to contact', 'be late for'Miss often expresses the idea of failing to contact somebody/something, or being late for somebody/something.How could he miss an easy goal like that?The station's about five minutes' walk, straight ahead. You can't miss it.If you don't hurry we'll miss the train. (not … lose the train.)You've just missed her – she went home five minutes ago.An -ing form can be used after miss.I got in too late and missed seeing the news on TV.2'be sorry to be without'We can use miss to say that we are sorry because we are no longer with somebody, or no longer have something.Will you miss me when I'm away?He's not happy in the country – he misses city life.Note that regret is not used in the same way. Compare:I miss working with you. (= I'm sorry I'm no longer with you.)I regret working with you. (= I'm sorry I was with you.)3'notice the absence of'Another meaning of miss is 'notice that somebody/something is not there'.The child ran away in the morning, but nobody missed her for hours.4miss not usedMiss is not used simply to say that somebody has not got something.In some of the villages they haven't got electricity. (not … they miss electricity.)In a formal style, the verb or noun lack can be used to express this idea.… they lack electricity.I am sorry that lack of time prevents me from giving more details.5missingMissing is often used as an adjective, meaning 'lost'.When did you realise that the money was missing?The missing children were found at their aunt's house.We can use missing after a noun. This often happens in clauses beginning with there is.There's a page missing from this book.In an informal style, a structure with have … missing is also possible.We've got some plates missing – do you think Luke's borrowed them?He had several teeth missing.Previous Next |
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