| 单词 | missing |
| 释义 | missing (mɪsɪŋ ) 1. adjective [usually verb-link ADJECTIVE] A2 If something is missing, it is not in its usual place, and you cannot find it. It was only an hour or so later that I discovered that my gun was missing. The playing cards had gone missing. Synonyms: lost, misplaced, not present, gone 2. adjective A2 If a part of something is missing, it has been removed or has come off, and has not been replaced. Three buttons were missing from his shirt. 3. adjective [usually verb-link ADJECTIVE] If you say that something is missing, you mean that it has not been included, and you think that it should have been. What is missing, however, is an internal, artistic cohesion. She had given me an incomplete list. One name was missing from it. Synonyms: absent, lacking, left out, not present 4. adjective B2 Someone who is missing cannot be found, and it is not known whether they are alive or dead. Five people died in the explosion, and one person is still missing. missing in action phrase If a member of the armed forces is missing in action, they have not returned from a battle, their body has not been found, and they are not thought to have been captured. Idioms: without missing a beat without pausing or hesitating She was asked point-blank whether she should bow out. But, without missing a beat, she replied: `I do not believe it is appropriate for me to withdraw my nomination.' Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: missing gene The missing gene uses the virus to hitchhike around. The Sun The researchers used zebrafish to study the effects of the missing gene. The Sun A virus was injected into his retina to deliver a missing gene. The Sun In this case we're using a mouse retrovirus to deliver the missing gene to your cells. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Doctors can then begin to understand what the 18 missing genes contribute. Times, Sunday Times Officers have not revealed where he found the sock, or whether its description exactly matched the missing item. The Sun All of the missing items from the collection were ultimately found. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Piglet magically enters their dreams and begins to help them find their missing items. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The school estimated the total value of missing items at nearly $12,000. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 She lifts the floorboards, and finds missing items, including dollhouse furniture. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 We have found our great-aunt's granddaughter here, which fills in a missing part of our family tree. Times, Sunday Times Plastic surgeons tried to re-attach the missing part but were instead forced to cut a deeper hole. The Sun This showed that people concentrated on the section bordering the missing part, overwhelmingly supporting the case for restoring the whole work. Times, Sunday Times She's like the missing part of me. Times, Sunday Times This was the missing part of his tax answer. Times, Sunday Times In one, to identify from five options a missing piece in a geometric shape, they scored eight per cent fewer marks. The Sun It was like the last missing piece of the jigsaw. Times, Sunday Times You start to ponder what missing piece has led them to risk such exposure and potential shame. Times, Sunday Times He has been the missing piece of the jigsaw, a striker with bulk and mobility. Times, Sunday Times You can also buy or sell the missing piece from your collection in the second-hand shop. Times, Sunday Times Distressed families already in touch with the helpline called again, in case their missing relative might figure in the investigation. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Screaming mobs thronged underpasses, convinced that secret underground prisons inside the walls held their missing relatives. Times, Sunday Times In both cases the missing relatives are found and their stories are amazing. Times, Sunday Times People would go to turn in documents found, or to try to locate missing relatives. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Does she know more about the missing soldier than she's letting on? The Sun He returned to sea to search for the missing soldier and found his empty boat. Times, Sunday Times One veered up into the heavens, a symbolic representation of the missing soldier. Times, Sunday Times Sarge asks you to find his 5 missing soldiers. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They do not name parts of battlefields for missing soldiers. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 On the right there’s a gap like a missing tooth. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 No matter how sparkling your detective abilities, a tattoo or missing tooth would disqualify you from the service. Times, Sunday Times But in the shiny stadia of 2018, every empty seat looks like a missing tooth on the mouth of a supermodel. The Sun Details are sketchy, but witnesses agree that the surfer knocked down his first challenger, who was later found by police wandering around looking for a missing tooth. Times, Sunday Times Stained, crooked or missing teeth were people's biggest bugbears. The Sun Translations: Chinese: 失踪的 Japanese: あるべき所にない |
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