miss1
vt.
- 未擊中;未得到;未達到;未看到;未聽到;未領會[+v-ing]
He
missed my meaning.
他沒有領會我的意思。
The hunter fired at the deer but
missed it.
獵人向鹿開了槍,但未打中。
- 未履行;未出席;未趕上,錯過[+v-ing]
She
missed going to the party on Saturday.
星期六她沒能出席聚會。
- 逃過,免於[+v-ing]
- 想念,惦記[+v-ing]
I know how you
miss your mother.
我了解你多麼地想念你的母親。
- 發覺沒有,覺得遺失
She did not
miss her necklace until she arrived home.
直到回到家裡她才發現丟失了項鍊。
- 遺漏;省去[(+out)]
vi.
- 未擊中;打偏
Aim carefully or you'll
miss.
仔細瞄準,否則會擊不中的。
n.[C]
- 未中;得不到;達不到
He hit the target three times without a
miss.
他三發三中。
- 失敗
- 省略;避免
片語
A miss is as good as a mile.
- 死裡逃生總是生。
- 小錯大錯終是錯。
give sth. a miss
- 避開某物;略去某物
The last line is not clear, let's
give it a miss.
最後一行不清楚,咱們跳過不看吧。
miss out
- 失敗
He
missed out at the third round.
他在第三局中打輸了。
辨析
miss1
v.
- fail to hit, reach, or come into contact with.
- fail to notice, hear, or understand.
▸fail to attend, watch, or participate in.
▸be too late to catch (a passenger vehicle).
▸avoid or escape.
-
(miss someone/something out)
Brit. fail to include; omit.
- notice the loss or absence of.
▸feel regret or sadness at the absence of.
- (of an engine or vehicle) misfire.
n.
an instance of missing something.
▸a record or film that is unsuccessful.
Phrase
- give something a miss
Brit. informal decide not to do or have something. - miss the boat
(or bus)
informal be too slow to take advantage of something. - not miss a trick
informal never fail to take advantage of a situation.
Derivative
Etymology
OE missan, of Gmc origin.
miss2
n.
-
(Miss)
a title prefixed to the name of an unmarried woman or girl.
▸the title of a beauty queen:
Miss World.
▸used to address a female shop assistant, teacher, etc.
- a girl or young woman, especially one regarded as silly.
Derivative
Etymology
C17: abbrev. of mistress.