| 单词 | miss |
| 释义 | miss 1. v. & n. --v 1. tr. (also absol.) fail to hit, reach, find, catch, etc. (an object or goal). 2. tr. fail to catch (a bus, train, etc.). 3. tr. fail to experience, see, or attend (an occurrence or event). 4. tr. fail to meet (a person); fail to keep (an appointment). 5. tr. fail to seize (an opportunity etc.) (I missed my chance). 6. tr. fail to hear or understand (I'm sorry, I missed what you said). 7. tr. a regret the loss or absence of (a person or thing) (did you miss me while I was away?). b notice the loss or absence of (an object) (bound to miss the key if it isn't there). 8. tr. avoid (go early to miss the traffic). 9. tr. = miss out 1. 10. intr. (of an engine etc.) fail, misfire. --n 1. a failure to hit, reach, attain, connect, etc. 2. colloq. = MISCARRIAGE 1. Phrases and idioms be missing not have (see also MISSING adj.). give (a thing) a miss avoid, leave alone (gave the party a miss). miss the boat (or bus) lose an opportunity. miss fire (of a gun) fail to go off or hit the mark (cf. MISFIRE). a miss is as good as a mile the fact of failure or escape is not affected by the narrowness of the margin. miss out 1. omit, leave out (missed out my name from the list). 2. (usu. foll. by on) colloq. fail to get or experience (always misses out on the good times). not miss much be alert. not miss a trick never fail to seize an opportunity, advantage, etc. Derivatives missable adj. Etymology: OE missan f. Gmc 2. n. 1. a girl or unmarried woman. 2. (Miss) a the title of an unmarried woman or girl, or of a married woman retaining her maiden name for professional purposes. b the title of a beauty queen (Miss World). 3. usu. derog. or joc. a girl, esp. a schoolgirl, with implications of silliness etc. 4. the title used to address a female schoolteacher, shop assistant, etc. Derivatives missish adj. (in sense 3). Etymology: abbr. of MISTRESS |
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