| 释义 |
link1 /lingk/ noun- A ring of a chain, chain mail, etc
- Anything that connects (also figurative)
- A unit in a communications system
- The 1/100th part of the surveyor's chain, 7.92 inches (approx 20cm)
- A segment or unit in a connected series
- A winding of a river (Scot)
- A cuff link
- A hyperlink (computing)
- A connection (computing)
transitive verb (often with up) to connect or join up intransitive verb- To be or become connected (often with up)
- To go arm in arm
ORIGIN: Prob from an ON form cognate with OE hlencan (pl) armour; Icel hlekkr, Ger Gelenk a joint linkˈable adjective linkˈage noun - An act or mode of linking
- The fact of being linked
- A system of links, a connection
- A chemical bond
- Product of magnetic flux by number of coils (elec)
- A system of lines pivoted together, describing definite curves (mathematics)
- A tendency of genes, or characters, to be inherited together because the genes are on the same chromosome (biology)
linkˈer noun (computing) A program enabling two or more different machine-language segments to be treated as a unit linked list noun (computing) A list in which each item contains both data and a pointer to the next (and sometimes the previous) item linked verse noun A form of Japanese verse alternating three lines of respectively 3, 7 and 5 syllables with two lines of 7 and 7 syllables, different poets supplying succeeding verses link man noun A person who provides a connection, eg by passing on information, or by holding together separate items of eg a broadcast programme linkˈ-moˈtion noun - The reversing gear of a steam-engine
- A system of pieces moving as a linkage
link'span noun A ramp attached to a pier to assist the loading of vehicles onto ferry-boats linkˈ-up noun A connection, union linkˈwork noun missing link - Any point or fact needed to complete a series or a chain of thought or argument
- An intermediate form in the evolution of man from his ape ancestors
miss1 /mis/ transitive verb (or intransitive verb archaic, with of)- To fail to hit, reach, find, meet, touch, catch, get, have, take advantage of, attend, observe or see
- To avoid (a specified danger)
- To fail (to do; archaic)
- To leave out, omit
- To discover the absence of
- To feel the loss or absence of
- To think of (an absent person or thing) longingly, or (a former time) nostalgically
- To do without (Shakespeare)
intransitive verb- To fail to hit or obtain
- To fail
- To go wrong (obsolete)
- To miss fire
noun- The fact or condition or an act or occasion of missing
- Failure to hit the mark
- Loss
- (the source of or reason for) a feeling of loss or absence
- Wrongdoing (Shakespeare)
ORIGIN: OE missan; Du missen to miss missˈable adjective missˈing adjective - Not to be found
- Not in the expected place
- Lacking
- Of unascertained fate (military)
missˈingly adverb (Shakespeare) With a sense of loss missing link noun - A hypothetical extinct creature thought to be intermediate between man and the anthropoid apes
- Any one thing required to complete a series
give (something) a miss - To allow an opponent to score by intentionally missing (billiards)
- To leave out, omit or avoid something
go missing - To disappear, esp unexpectedly and inexplicably
- To be mislaid
miss fire To fail to go off or explode (cf misfire) miss oneself (Scot) To miss out on an enjoyable experience miss one's tip (slang) To fail in one's plan or attempt miss out - To omit
- (also with on) to fail to experience or benefit (from)
miss stays (nautical) To fail in going about from one tack to another miss the bus or boat (informal) To lose one's opportunity near miss see under near |