miss1 /mɪs/ ●●● S1 W2 verb 1 not do STH 不做某事 [transitiveT]NOT DO something to not go somewhere or do something, especially when you want to but cannot 错过〔想去的地方或想做的事〕 I’m absolutely starving – I missed lunch. 我饿坏了——我没吃上午饭。
He missed 20 games after breaking a bone in his wrist. 由于手腕骨折,他错过了20场比赛。
She was upset at missing all the excitement. 精彩部分都错过了,她很失望。
miss doing something He had missed being elected by a single vote. 他因一票之差没有当选。
2 not hit/catch 未击中/抓住 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]CATCH# to fail to hit or catch an object that is close to you, or to fail to hit a distant object that you are aiming at 未击中;未接住 Every time she missed the ball she became more angry. 她总是接不到球,越来越生气。
He fired, missed and loaded again. 他开枪,没有打中,又上了子弹。
The bullet narrowly missed her heart. 子弹差点击中她的心脏。
3 feel sad about SB 思念某人 [transitiveT]ALONE to feel sad because someone you love is not with you 思念,想念,怀念〔某人〕 She missed her family badly. 她非常想念她的家人。
John will be sorely missed by his family and friends. 约翰会让他的家人和朋友非常想念。
4 feel sad about STH 留恋某事物NOT HAVE [transitiveT] to feel sad because you do not have something or cannot do something you had or did before 留恋,思恋〔某事物〕 I miss the car, but the bus system is good. 我想念开车的感觉,但是体验一下公交也不错。
miss doing something Ben knew he would miss working with Sabrina. 本知道他会怀念和萨布丽娜一起工作的时光。
n GrammarMiss is followed by an -ing form, not an infinitive. You say: I miss seeing you every day.
✗Don’t say: I miss to see you every day. 5 too late 太迟 [transitiveT]LATE to be too late for something 未赶上 We got there late and missed the beginning of the movie. 我们迟到了,错过了电影的开头。
miss the train/bus etc I overslept and missed the train. 我睡过头,误了火车。
6 miss a chance/opportunity CHANCE/OPPORTUNITYto fail to use an opportunity to do something 错过机会 He certainly wasn’t going to miss the chance of making some extra money. 他当然不会错过挣些外快的机会。
Don’t miss the chance to see the breathtaking Dolomite Mountains. 不要错过欣赏多洛米蒂山壮丽景色的机会。
The opportunity was too good to miss so we left immediately. 机会难得,不容错过,所以我们立刻就出发了。
miss a chance/opportunity• He didn't miss an opportunity.• The missed opportunities and hidden costs for Zappo were enormous.• History was being catalogued here, the missed opportunities, blunders, and outright mistakes.• It was a missed opportunity that they might never regain.• However, though I had missed a chance, the advantages were now all on my side and distinctly in my favour.• The snakes are sometimes hard to find, so the Webers never miss a chance to make a kill.• Now, as many times before, the City is missing a chance to put the system right.• It would be unforgivable to miss this opportunity to travel.• He must not miss a chance when it comes through being preoccupied with something else. 7 not see/hear 没有看到/听到 [transitiveT]NOTICE# to not see, hear, or notice something, especially when it is difficult to notice 未看到;未听到;未注意到 Maeve’s sharp eyes missed nothing. 梅芙眼尖,什么都逃不过她的眼睛。
Perhaps there’s something the police have missed. 也许还有警察没有注意到的东西。
It’s a huge hotel on the corner. You can’t miss it (=it is very easy to notice or recognize). 它就在拐角处,是个大酒店。你不会找不到的。
You don’t miss much, do you (=you are good at noticing things)? 很少有你注意不到的,对吧?
John didn’t miss a trick (=noticed every opportunity to get an advantage) when it came to cutting costs. 约翰从不错过任何降低成本的机会。
8. miss the point UNDERSTAND#to not understand the main point of what someone is saying 没有领会意思miss the point• More importantly, it misses the point.• She paused at the door so I would not miss the point.• I soon realised that he had completely missed the point.• Both these reactions miss the point.• It's always easier for some one else to see where you've missed the point.• But that completely misses the point about the way the academic mind works.• As usual, the Treasury misses the point entirely.• He's so caught up in the rules that he's missing the point of the game, which is just to have fun.• It should be obvious, however, that he is here simply missing the point of theism.• Alas, the critics were liable to miss the point or deliberately find fault with it.• You're both missing the point, which is to get more people to use public transportation. 9 something is not to be missed used to say that someone should do something while they have the opportunity 某事不容错过 A journey on one of the steam trains is certainly not to be missed! 乘蒸汽火车旅行,这当然不能错过!
something is not to be missed• A tour of our wonderful capital city is not to be missed.• It is not to be missed.• Make a note of it: The Dish is not to be missed.• This show will be even better than the last one and is not to be missed!• During the day, the Acropolis is not to be missed and souvenirs can be bartered for in the Flea market. 10 avoid STH 避免某事 [transitiveT]AVOID to avoid something bad or unpleasant 避开,躲开〔不好或讨厌的事〕 If we leave now we should miss the traffic. 如果我们现在走,就能避开拥挤的交通。
miss doing something As he crossed the street, a bus just missed hitting him. 他过马路时,一辆巴士差一点撞上他。
They narrowly missed being killed in the fire. 他们险些在那场火灾中丧命。
11 I wouldn’t miss it for the world spokenWANT used to say that you really want to go to an event, see something etc 我无论如何也不想错过 ‘Come to the party.’ ‘I will. I wouldn’t miss it for the world.’ “来参加聚会吧。”“我会的,我说什么也不会错过的。”
12 notice STH isn’t there 注意到某物不在 [transitiveT]NOTICE to notice that something or someone is not in the place you expect them to be 发现〔某物或某人〕不在应在之处 I didn’t miss my wallet till it came to paying the bill. 直到付账时我才发现钱包没了。
13 miss the mark to not achieve something you were trying to do 没有达到目标 Their efforts to improve quality have somewhat missed the mark. 他们努力提高质量,但没有达到目标。
14 miss the boat informalCHANCE/OPPORTUNITY to fail to take an opportunity that will give you an advantage 坐失良机;错过机会 You’ll miss the boat if you don’t buy shares now. 如果你现在不买股票,你会坐失良机的。
miss the boat• Buy your shares in the company now or you'll miss the boat.• Sorry, I missed the boat.• True to form, he missed the boat.• He didn't get his application in early enough so he missed the boat.• Now Celtic may have missed the boat!• On certain policy issues, politicians also miss the boat.• Customers were worried about missing the boat by not buying any stocks.• But Carlsbad itself is missing the boat in another respect.• And there was this old comic called Jack Daw, who'd missed the boat on account of booze.• And feminism has missed the boat, Roiphe says, by focusing on the wrong things.• Frankly, he's missed the boat with Rosa. 15 without missing a beat CALMif you do something without missing a beat, you do it without showing that you are surprised or shocked 不露声色地;镇定地 She handled all of their questions without missing a beat. 她镇定地回答他们的所有问题。
without missing a beat• Cuomo answered the reporters' questions without missing a beat.• They can present, explain, and deliver our solutions without missing a beat.• Woody Harrelson came in for the late Nicholas Colasanto without missing a beat. 16 somebody’s heart misses a beat SURPRISEDused to say that someone is very excited, surprised, or frightened 〔因激动、惊讶或害怕〕某人心跳停了一拍 Glancing up at Rick’s face, she felt her heart miss a beat. 抬头一看里克的脸,她感到自己的心都停跳了一拍。
somebody’s heart misses a beat• When Caroline smiled at Eddie, his heart missed a beat. 17. engine 发动机 [intransitiveI]TE if an engine misses, it stops working for a very short time and then starts again 短时熄火 18 miss out phrasal verbphr v a) GETto not have the chance to do something that you enjoy and that would be good for you 错失机会 Some children miss out because their parents can’t afford to pay for school trips. 一些孩子因为父母负担不起学校组织的旅行而失去了参加的机会。
on Prepare food in advance to ensure you don’t miss out on the fun! 事先预备好食物,确保你不会错过好玩的机会!
b) miss somebody/something ↔ out British EnglishBrEINCLUDE to not include someone or something 不包括某人/某物,漏掉某人/某物 Make sure you don’t miss any details out. 你要确保不漏掉任何细节。
n You use
fail to when talking about not doing something that you should have done:
Some students failed to pay attention in class.
Don't use
miss in this meaning.
miss out• Those are the people I'm inviting. Did I miss anyone out?• Where were you last night? You missed out.• Get to the sales early to avoid missing out on all the best bargains.• She was so busy studying at university that she missed out on all the fun.• You missed out several important facts. miss• Jo spotted a mistake that everyone else had missed.• Darrow fired several shots at the receptionist but missed.• Vanderbilt had a chance to take the lead, but Freije missed a jumper from the baseline.• Terry's illness caused him to miss a whole month of school.• It was great living in Prague, but I really missed all my friends.• Well, some years I missed, but then other years I came twice.• White says those answered correctly by low-scoring students but missed by the high scorers are eliminated.• He fired, missed, fired, missed.• What did he say? I missed it.• Did you miss me when I was in Hawaii?• I miss Mom, don't you?• By the time we got there we'd missed the beginning of the movie.• I missed the bus and had to wait half an hour for the next one.• Sorry to let you down like this, and miss the drinks and the lunch and the first bit of p.m.• It's easy to miss the entrance - the sign is hidden behind a tree.• She missed the exit and had to turn around.• It tastes so great, you won't miss the fat.• Two inspections missed the fault in the engine that led to the crash.• I think I've missed the last bus.• Let's hurry back so we don't miss the start of the game.• You'd better hurry or you'll miss the start of the show.• And now for the stories - the places missed, the villages seen, the friendly locals.• The Colts missed their first seven attempts at the goal.• Lets hope it's the last one of those type of chances that he missed this season.• I can think of so many things I'll really miss when I leave.• When are you coming home? I miss you.• It was real windy up there and if you missed your footing you didn't get a second chance. miss doing something• Michelle's going to miss living in New York.
miss the train/bus etc• And don't miss the train.• I had to go - I had a meeting in town and I didn't want to miss the train.• On one occasion when he was late for work I questioned him and he said he had missed the bus.• They missed the train connection in Glasgow which meant that they could not be at the hotel by seven o'clock.• I suppose to a 12-year-old kid, missing the bus is a pretty big deal.• You may miss the train unless you go at once.• Their own daughter had lingered at home and missed the bus which she normally would have taken to her job last Sunday. narrowly missed• She narrowly missed adding to the silverware in both the mixed and women's doubles too.• Engineer, David Ramsay, narrowly missed being on the flight.• That, and the narrowly missed encounter with Richard Blake after the intervening four years.• One girl had a lucky escape when a fence post narrowly missed her head.• Mrs Hayward needed emergency surgery after the bullet narrowly missed her heart.• Two or three weeks ago, a crossbow quarrel narrowly missed my face as we crossed the Lawnmarket.• It narrowly missed one of the occupants who was sitting in the front room.• In 1924 they narrowly missed relegation.