LOSE/CAN'T FINDto lose something for a short time by putting it in the wrong place 〔因放错地方而〕暂时丢失,一时找不到〔某物〕;把…放在一时记不起的地方SYN mislay
Oh dear, I seem to have misplaced the letter.
哎呀,我好像忘了把信放在什么地方。
Examples from the Corpus
misplace• The papers arrived but were misplaced in the mailroom.• The pricelesstapestry was unharmed, nothing was taken off the altar, nothing was moved or misplaced that he could see.