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miss

UK /mɪs/US /mɪs/

词源

源自古英语 'missan',意为‘未能达到或错过’,与德语 'missen' 同源。

verb

❶ 未能抓住、击中或达到目标,或未能看到、听到或注意到某人或某事。

“He missed the ball during the game.”

(他在比赛中没接到球。)

“I missed the bus this morning.”

(我今天早上错过了公交车。)

❶ 因某人或某物不在而感到遗憾或想念。

“I miss my family when I'm away from home.”

(我不在家时会想念家人。)

“She misses her old school friends.”

(她怀念以前学校的同学。)

同义词:long for, yearn for, fail to catch, overlook

noun

❶ 对未婚女性的礼貌称呼,通常用于姓名前。

“Miss Johnson is our new teacher.”

(约翰逊小姐是我们的新老师。)

“The letter was addressed to Miss Smith.”

(这封信是寄给史密斯小姐的。)

❶ 未击中、失败或遗漏的情况。

“The shot was a near miss.”

(这一枪差一点就击中了。)

“After three misses, he finally scored.”

(三次失误后,他终于得分了。)

同义词:failure, error, young woman, title

常见短语

miss out — 错过机会或未能参与某事,通常带有遗憾的意味。

“Don't miss out on the early bird discount.”

(别错过早鸟优惠。)

hit or miss — 形容某事可能成功也可能失败,结果不确定。

“The weather forecast is hit or miss this week.”

(本周的天气预报时准时不准。)