miss
verbVerb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbspresent simple I / you / we / they miss | |
he / she / it misses | |
past simple missed | |
past participle missed | |
-ing form missing |
- [transitive] miss something/somebody
to be or arrive too late for something 迟到;赶不上;错过 If I don't leave now I'll miss my plane. 现在不走我就赶不上飞机了。 Sorry I'm late—have I missed anything? 对不起,我来晚了。我错过什么了吗? ‘Is Ann there?’ ‘You've just missed her (= she has just left).’ “安在吗?” “她刚走。” You'd better hurry—you don't want to miss the bus. 你最好抓紧时间,你不想赶不上公车吧? If you miss the deadline, you'll have to pay a fine. 如果你错过了最后期限,你将不得不支付罚款。
- [transitive] miss something
to fail to be or go somewhere 不在;不去;错过 She hasn't missed a game all year. 她一年中一场比赛都没错过。 You missed a good party last night (= because you did not go). 你昨晚错过了一次愉快的聚会。 ‘Are you coming to the school play?’ ‘I wouldn't miss it for the world.’ “你来看学生演戏吗?” “我说什么也不能错过呀。”
- [transitive] miss something
to fail to do something 不做;错过 You can't afford to miss meals (= not eat meals) when you're in training. 你在接受训练,可不能不吃饭呀。 You have to miss a turn (= to not play when it is your turn in a game). 你得错过一轮比赛。
- [transitive] miss something
to not take the opportunity to do something 错过机会 The sale prices were too good to miss. 那次价格优惠真的不可错过。 It was an opportunity not to be missed. 机不可失,时不再来。 She missed the opportunity to take part. 她错过了参加的机会。 Jackson never missed a chance to serve as teacher and mentor. 杰克逊从未错过作为老师和导师的机会。 The film is a real missed opportunity—it could have been so much better. 这部电影是一个真正错失的机会——它本可以好得多。
- [transitive, intransitive]
to fail to hit, catch, reach, etc. something 未击中;未得到;未达到;错过 - miss (somebody/something)
How many goals has he missed this season? 这个赛季他射丢了多少个球? The bullet missed her by about six inches. 子弹从她身边飞过,离她大约只有六英寸。 It was a joke that missed its target. 这是一个没有达到目标的笑话。 The company has missed all its targets this year. 该公司今年未能实现所有目标。 She threw a plate at him and only narrowly missed. 她朝他甩出一个盘子,差一点打中他。 - miss doing something
She narrowly missed hitting him. 她差一点没打着他。
Extra ExamplesShe attempted to hit the ball but missed badly. 她试图击球但根本就没碰到球。 Vidal missed a penalty in stoppage time. 维达在补时阶段错失了一个点球。 The bullet missed his head by only a few inches. 子弹飞过时离他的头部只有几英寸。 The bullet somehow missed his heart. 不知为何子弹没有打中他的心脏。 The plane crashed, narrowly missing a hotel. 飞机坠毁了,险些撞上一家旅馆。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- completely
- barely
- just
- …
- by
- miss (somebody/something)
- [transitive] miss something
to fail to hear, see or notice something 未见到;未听到;未觉察 The hotel is the only white building on the road—you can't miss it. 酒店是这条路上唯一的白色建筑,你不会看不见的。 Don't miss next week's issue! 别错过下周那一期! I missed her name. 我没听清她的名字。 No one will want to miss this film. 没有人会想错过这部电影。 Your mother will know who's moved in—she doesn't miss much. 你妈会知道谁搬进来了,很少有她注意不到的。 When you painted your bedroom, you missed a bit (= of the wall) under the window. 你油漆卧室时漏掉了窗户下面的一小块墙壁。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- completely
- easily
- cannot
- [transitive] miss something
to fail to understand something 不理解;不懂 He completely missed the joke. 这个笑话他一点也没听懂。 You're missing the point (= failing to understand the main part) of what I'm saying. 你没明白我的意思。 I think I must have missed something because none of this makes any sense. 我想我一定错过了什么,因为这些都没有任何意义。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- completely
- easily
- cannot
- [transitive]
to feel sad because you can no longer see somebody or do something that you like 怀念;思念 - miss somebody/something
I still miss her a lot. 我仍然很想她。 Your father misses you dreadfully. 你父亲非常惦念你。 She will be greatly missed when she leaves. 她走了以后,人们会非常思念她的。 Anne, who died on 22 July, will be sadly missed by all who knew her. 安妮故于7月22 日,所有认识她的人都将非常怀念她。 What did you miss most when you were in France? 你在法国的时候最怀念的是什么? I'm really going to miss Cheri's cooking. 我真的要错过切丽的厨艺了。 - miss (somebody/something) doing something
I don't miss getting up at six every morning! 我才不想每天早上六点钟起床哩!
Homophones missed | mistmissed mist- missed verb (past tense, past participle of miss)
He missed his daughter when she left home. 他女儿离家时,他很想念她。
- mist noun
They could barely see each other through the thick mist. 透过浓雾,他们几乎看不见对方。
- mist verb
My glasses mist up every time I open the oven door! 每次打开烤箱门,我的眼镜都会起雾!
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- completely
- easily
- cannot
- miss somebody/something
- [transitive] miss somebody/something
to notice that somebody/something is not where they/it should be 发觉丢失;发觉…不在原处 - [transitive]
to avoid something unpleasant synonym escape避开(不愉快的事) - (also misfire)
(of an engine )发动机 to not work correctly because the petrol does not burn at the right time 错过: 由于汽油在正确的时间不能燃烧而无法正常工作
be late迟到
not be/go somewhere不在;不去
not do something不做
not hit, catch, etc.未击中;错过
not hear/see不闻;不见
not understand不懂
feel sad伤心
notice something not there发觉某物不在
avoid something bad避开坏事
of engine发动机
Word Originverb Old English missan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German missen.
Idioms
somebody’s heart misses/skips a beat
used to say that somebody has a sudden feeling of fear, excitement, etc. (表示突然感到恐惧、兴奋等)心里咯噔一下 My heart missed a beat when I saw who it was. 当我看到是谁时,我的心脏漏跳了一拍。
he, she, etc. doesn’t miss a trick
- (informal)
used to say that somebody notices every opportunity to gain an advantage 不失时机;很机敏
hit/miss the mark
to succeed/fail in achieving or guessing something 达到/没有达到目的;猜测正确/错误 He blushed furiously and Robyn knew she had hit the mark. 他满脸通红,萝宾知道自己击中了要害。 The film misses the mark because it just isn't believable. 这部电影没有击中要害,因为它不可信。
miss the boat
miss your guess