missing

adjective

/ˈmɪsɪŋ/

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that cannot be found or that is not in its usual place; that has been removed, lost or destroyed找不到的；不在的；丢失的 synonym lost
- I never found the missing piece.我一直没找到丢了的那件。
- Cases with missing data are excluded from the report.缺少数据的病例不包括在报告中。
- My gloves have been missing for ages.我的手套已经丢了很久了。
- Two files have gone missing.两份档案不见了。
- (especially British English) Our cat's gone missing again.我们的猫又走丢了。
- The book has two pages missing.这本书缺了两页。
- The book has two missing pages,这本书缺了两页，
- missing from something He didn't notice there was anything missing from his room until later on.后来他才注意到他的屋里丢了东西。
Extra Examples
- a 5 000-piece jigsaw with one piece missing一块缺失的5 000块拼图
- The file was missing from its place.文件不在原来的地方了。
- The eighth rung of the ladder was missing altogether.梯子的第八蹬横木完全不见了。
- The missing painting was never recovered.丢失的画一直没有找到。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- go
- discover somebody
- …
adverb
- completely
- entirely
- totally
- …
preposition
- from
phrases
- missing in action
- missing, presumed dead
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(of a person人) not at home; not found找不到的；不在的；丢失的
- a missing four-year-old girl一个失踪的四岁女孩
- They still hoped to find their missing son.他们仍然希望找到他们丢失的儿子。
- a woman who went missing three months ago3 个月前失踪的女人
- Posters of missing persons lined the walls.墙上贴满了失踪人员的海报。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- go
- discover somebody
- …
adverb
- completely
- entirely
- totally
- …
preposition
- from
phrases
- missing in action
- missing, presumed dead
See full entry
(of a person人) not present after an accident, battle, etc. but not known to have been killed失踪的
- He was reported missing, presumed dead.有报道说他失踪了，并推定已经丧生。
- Many soldiers were listed as missing in action.许多士兵都被列在战斗失踪人员名单上。
- It was six hours before the seamen were discovered missing.6 小时后才发现水手们失踪了。
see also MIA
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- go
- discover somebody
- …
adverb
- completely
- entirely
- totally
- …
preposition
- from
phrases
- missing in action
- missing, presumed dead
See full entry
not included, often when it should have been缺少的；未被包括在内的
- Fill in the missing words in this text.填出文中空缺的单词。
- missing from something There were several candidates missing from the list.有几名候选人没有出现在名单中。
- What is missing from the production is any sense of emotional commitment.制作中缺少的是任何情感承诺感。
Extra Examples
- The spirit of fair play is sadly missing from the sport these days.如今的体育运动缺少公平竞争精神，令人遗憾。
- The study of housework as work is a topic entirely missing from sociology.把家务劳动作为工作来研究是社会学中完全未触及过的一个课题。
- a quality that's largely missing in young people today如今的年轻人身上基本缺失的品质
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- go
- discover somebody
- …
adverb
- completely
- entirely
- totally
- …
preposition
- from
phrases
- missing in action
- missing, presumed dead
See full entry