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单词 misgive
释义 mis·give
\(ˈ)mis|giv, -i|skiv\ verb
Etymology: mis- (I) + give
transitive verb
: to suggest doubt or fear to : make suspicious or apprehensive
 < I began to dread that she might not be coming, that her heart might misgive her — Llewelyn Powys >
 < his mind misgave him that his own indiscretion had been inexcusable — Margaret Kennedy >
intransitive verb
1. : to be fearful or apprehensive : have misgivings
 < fetch me the handkerchief: my mind misgives — Shakespeare >
2. chiefly Scotland
 a. : to go wrong : miscarry
 b. of a gun : misfire
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