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miss1

verb mɪsmɪs
[with object]

  • 1Fail to hit, reach, or come into contact with (something aimed at)

    未击中；未够到；未接触到

    a laser-guided bomb had missed its target

    一激光制导炸弹未命中目标。

    no object he shot twice at the cashier, but missed both times

    他朝出纳员开了两枪，但都未打中。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • A beam of red-hot light seared past her, missing by mere inches.
    • Post-action photos told the Japanese they had missed the American carriers, the weapon they knew was the key to war at sea.
    • The enemy bombs missed the target and the naval base was saved.
    • Even if a Japanese bomb missed its target, it was likely to find something worth blowing up.
    • Most of his flyswatter punches missed their mark or were blocked.
    • Add to this eight passes that missed the receiver altogether and twice being in front of the kicker at the kick off.
    • If the target is missed to the right, the drier boards allow the ball to hook more, also sending the ball to the pocket.
    • You know how the crowd gasps when a player misses an important putt?
    • But one of our spies told us that our bombs seemed to be missing their targets a lot lately, more than he could account for.
    • You were quite lucky it was deep enough to reach your heart but missed it entirely.
    • She lashed out at him now, her arms and legs flailing wildly, her kicks and punches missing their target by a considerable margin.
    • For some reason the attackers in the south appear to be very poor shots, and seem mostly to miss the target, failing to inflict any real damage.
    • Dale almost pulled a goal back on the hour when Kennedy took a wild swing at the back pass, missing it completely only for the ball to bobble wide to safety.
    • Twice the big Englishman was presented with a gaping goal and the perfect ball but twice he somehow contrived to miss the target.
    • As Henry went to leave the room, Jack reached for him but missed Henry's arm.
    • His throwing of the ball is sensational and rarely misses the target intended.
    • The dust cleared to reveal the his punch missed Daniel's head by a hair and Daniel's hand had grabbed his face.
    • She started throwing wild punches but missed every time as he maneuvered around them.
    • But unfortunately for him, the bomb missed the target and exploded on the street.
    1. 1.1 Pass by without touching; chance not to hit.
      未碰到；碰巧未击中
      the plane narrowly missed the control tower
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Although the plane narrowly missed the Relais Bleu hotel, it completely destroyed the Hotelissmo next door.
      • The driver lost control and barrelled off the road narrowly missing one of the other jeeps as he did.
      • Poverty is the most commonly cited cause for India's missing women, but it's not the only one.
      • The beat-up old car speeds through, the driver not caring for the innocent children as he narrowly misses them all.
      • How he missed the parked car on the way in, I do not know.
      • The horse in its flight narrowly missed two telephone poles, but knocked over the bucket of water with which a woman was cleaning the front steps of her house.
      • First his family sought refuge in an abandoned building, narrowly missing two land mines.
      • Pedestrians in Tooting had a lucky escape after a car veered off the road and crashed into a shop, narrowly missing them.
      • So, my husband swerved to miss the vehicle in front.
      • He said a woman driver narrowly escaped injury when a bin containing about 500 kg of rubbish just missed her car.
      • A disabled driver says he is lucky to be alive after a pellet shot through his windscreen, narrowly missing his head.
      • I was flung out of control, and was narrowly missed a huge chunk of rock.
      • He somehow got around me and the truck and missed an oncoming car by a whisker.
      • A two-inch nut shattered the window and showered glass into the vehicle as it pulled up outside the school, narrowly missing pupils.
      • Several windows have been smashed with what is believed to be an airgun; and on one occasion shards of glass narrowly missed one of the tenants.
      • For every time you bump into people in the street, there must be ten times as many when you just narrowly miss each other.
      • I still had 15 rounds in my ammunition belt and I was lucky that the shrapnel missed it.
      • The bullet narrowly missed her spine and passed through her body before lodging in Scott's left thigh.
      • Police were also called to a building in Northgate in Wakefield city centre after the wind blew off part of the roof, narrowly missing a pedestrian.
      • One car ended up in a field after skidding off the road and up a bank, narrowly missing a tree and telegraph pole.
      Synonyms
      fail to hit, be wide of, go wide of, fall short of
    2. 1.2 Fail to catch (something thrown or dropped)
      未抓住
      Mandy missed the catch, and flung the ball back crossly
      no object Callison tried for a catch and missed
      Example sentencesExamples
      • I even scored on the next play when the first baseman missed the throw from third.
      • Havlat scored into an open net after Swedish defenseman Marcus Ragnarsson missed a pass in his end.
      • Krista misses the bullet pass and the pro-sized foot ball ricochets off the far fence and into the gutter.
      • Apparently, a ways back, one of their players was bit by the wolf after missing a pass and rolling out of bounds.
      • After a few more passes, she missed the ball, and it bounced off behind her.
      • Thomas missed a back pass from Danny Brewster and Morris simply rolled the ball over the line from an angle.
      Synonyms
      fail to catch, drop, fumble, fluff, bungle, mishandle, misfield, mishit

  • 2Fail to notice, hear, or understand.

    未注意到；未听到；未理解

    the villa is impossible to miss—it's right by the road

    不可能看不到这栋别墅——它就在路边。

    these questions miss the point
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Both referee Dunn and his linesman missed the contact and Henry was furious.
    • For some reason I miss the turn off for the country train arrivals.
    • We miss the point that the point of listening is just to listen.
    • Don't miss the point of this: it's to scare anyone out of uttering any criticism.
    • I closed my left eye and roamed the streets with my rifle, not missing a single movement over hours of watching.
    • Much of the debate around online, even alternative online, media in Australia continues to miss the point.
    • Now that this fact has sporadically appeared in media coverage, many people are still missing a very important point.
    • But scientists involved in the studies say such interpretations of their research miss the point.
    • Was it possible that Israeli intelligence could have missed something as important as this?
    • But these sorts of arguments miss the point, which is that these guys are doing what we want them to.
    • I thought that I had missed something and therefore contacted Caldera for a quick product update.
    • The body of a man found in a canal is that of a missing student, police confirmed today.
    • I stand by every word - I really do think the Tories have made a stupid mistake, and that they still miss the point about what they need to do.
    • Diana barely listened and missed the knowing looks passed between Emily and Virginia.
    • But the commentary has also largely missed what seems to me a deeper point.
    • For you to not take any of that seriously is to completely miss the point.
    • What Matt said in his last statement contains some good points but a lot of folks still miss the point about globalization.
    • The critics who protest that he hasn't consulted the most recent speculations on the origins of life miss the point.
    • To dwell on this, however, would be to miss the point.
    • Because we miss these things in passing, we come to think they are not there, or are not important.
    • But pitying her as an icon of suffering would miss the point.
    Synonyms
    fail to hear, fail to take in, mishear, misunderstand
    fail to see/notice, overlook, pass over, forget
    1. 2.1 Fail to attend, participate in, or watch (something one is expected to do or habitually does)
      未出席；未参加；未观看
      Teague looks certain to miss England's match against Fiji
      Example sentencesExamples
      • University courses are routinely recorded and put online for students who miss class or for those who cannot afford to attend full time.
      • He is expected to miss the remainder of the British flat season.
      • He's expected to miss the rest of the playoffs due to arthroscopic surgery.
      • On top of this, he also breaks his promise of no contact after Terry misses her date at the Empire State Building.
      • Earlier today, headteachers warned they would take a tough line on pupils who missed school to attend the demonstration.
      • Those who miss any of the episodes can watch them on Fridays.
      • He was expected to miss the first two matches, against Sri Lanka on Thursday and India on Saturday, but it looks as though he may face an even longer lay-off.
      • I fell asleep and missed it, after watching the whole series up to now.
      • This way the student who misses class for a field trip or a university sponsored event is not penalized as long as said student is regular in attendance the rest of the semester.
      • As a recent survey of seven universities shows, 80 per cent of students say they are not to blame if they miss classes.
      • Sutton will be without their try-scoring machine, winger Will Newman, who is expected to miss the rest of the season with a knee injury.
      • Students who miss classes will often borrow another student's notes, presumably on the assumption that any notes are better than none.
      • Students who miss a class for any reason are required to complete all in-class assignments for that day outside of class.
      • This time slot allows leaders to attend without missing other important sessions during the week.
      • I'll ask how a student who misses class follows up on the absence.
      • The class meets five times all semester and supposedly if you miss one class you fail.
      • Now school officials are faced with the task of tracking down students who missed classes.
      • Though this student had missed a few classes, she cited no health or family crisis.
      • However, those students who miss classes will forfeit their right to a grant.
      • The whole school would come out and participate in what was an excuse to miss class.
      Synonyms
      fail to attend, be too late for, absent oneself from, be absent from, play truant from, take French leave from, cut, skip, omit
      British informal skive off
    2. 2.2 Be too late to catch (a passenger vehicle or the post)
      未赶上（车，邮班）
      we'll miss the train if he doesn't hurry

      假如他不快点，我们就赶不上火车了。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • The morning started with groans - Neil about his face and jaw, me because I'd missed my bus to Edinburgh and didn't feel very clever.
      • He talked of how the Kottayam bus stand reminded him of his mimicry days, since he even used to sleep there, after having missed the last bus to Kochi.
      • The scheme includes a pledge that if a passenger misses a bus because it is running more than one minute early they will be able to claim back a free ticket.
      • Just a few days ago, he didn't offer a ride to a teenage church member who missed his school bus.
      • Although Clifton Bridge is not on the route he is likely to have taken to catch his bus, he often went to stay with a friend in Clifton if he missed the last bus home.
      • ‘Only yesterday I nearly missed the ferry and had to pedal like a lunatic to get on,’ he laughed.
      • I ended up missing my bus so i decided to go to the library and do some math.
      • For the last week I've found myself in a bit of bother getting to work on time because I keep missing my bus.
      • Dozing off, he wakes up to find that he has missed the latest bus.
      • Because she missed the shuttle bus home, he brought her to his dorm, thinking it would not be safe to let a young woman spend a whole night in a bar.
      • For example, there might be occasions when an executive had been late at the airport and narrowly missed a flight.
      • My cohort whispered a few things conspiratorially to me about how if I had missed the ferry, all I'd have to do is pay them to let me go, and then I was out.
      • I had just missed the direct bus, but one with an easy transfer soon came along.
      • I ran back up the hill to the bus stop, but there was no bus; I decided to walk to the next stop and missed a bus when I was half-way between the two stops.
      • This unnamed reporter found that he had just missed the mail boat carrying letters from America to Britain.
      • As a consequence, he missed his helicopter ride to Bolton.
      • Well, if you let me see your ticket, I'll make sure you two girls get on the right train so you don't miss your ferry.
      • I kept most of them in 5 minutes or so, but they were all whining about missing their buses so I had to let them go.
      • I arrived at the Sofia bus station early Friday evening with a Bulgarian friend of mine and, of course, missed the first bus.
      • I had just missed some vehicles which were going to Mporokoso and so I had to jump on a private light truck.
      Synonyms
      be too late for, fail to catch/get
    3. 2.3 Fail to see or have a meeting with (someone)
      未看到；未能与…会面
      ‘Potter's been here this morning?’ ‘You've just missed him.’

      “波特今天早上来过吗？”“你刚好与他错过。”

      Example sentencesExamples
      • It seemed everyone was going to be late to work, miss a big meeting, miss a guest coming in from out of town.
      Synonyms
      notice the absence of, find missing
    4. 2.4 Not be able to experience or fail to take advantage of (an opportunity or chance)
      未能体验；错过（机会，机遇），失却
      don't miss the chance to visit the breathtaking Dolomites

      不要错过去险峻的多洛米蒂山的机会。

      no object he failed to recover from a leg injury and missed out on a trip to Barcelona

      他腿受伤未复元，错过了去巴塞罗那的旅游。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Youngsters won't want to miss a chance to meet Father Christmas and pass on that top-secret information: what they want for Christmas.
      • He rarely misses an opportunity to remind me of in the fact that he is some years my junior!
      • The First Minister never misses an opportunity to talk about what he calls ‘the great game’.
      • If they moved away, they lost rights to cheaper education and missed out on job opportunities.
      • Our lives are too brief to miss out on such delights.
      • Labor missed the opportunity to cope with and prepare for globalization in the early 1970's when it began.
      • With the technology and experience at our disposal, it would be unforgivable to miss this historic opportunity.
      • It's a shame you Brits are missing out on this one.
      • The anti-war protests had been organised as an opportunity for those who missed out on the 1.5 million strong march in London last month.
      • Looking back, are there any opportunities you missed out on that you can see now but didn't realize then?
      • But I think people are really missing an opportunity here.
      • If you don't know who your high value customers are, you may be missing opportunities.
      • Yet the vice president's real missed opportunity came in the Democratic-trending Northeast.
      • She's fiercely proud of her roots there and never misses an opportunity to promote her native place.
      • Of course there's one place that never misses an opportunity to party!
      • I urge you to not to miss the chance to experience one of the world's premier guitarists up close at a local venue.
      • Would you be willing to share the details with all of us who love your humor but miss these chances to experience it first hand?
      • Essentially, Bruce is discontented with nearly everything in his life, and rarely misses an opportunity to complain about it.
      • They'd missed out on the steam engine and virtually every other scientific and industrial advance.
      • He never misses the opportunity to put across the views of grass roots farmers to the major decision makers.
      Synonyms
      fail to take advantage of, fail to seize/grasp/take, let slip, let go/pass, forfeit, pass up, lose out on, overlook, disregard
    5. 2.5 Avoid; escape.
      避开；逃脱，幸免于
      Christmas shoppers go out early to miss the crowds

      圣诞节购物者早出家门以避开拥挤人群。

      Synonyms
      avoid, beat, evade, escape, dodge, sidestep, elude, get round, circumvent, steer clear of, give a wide berth to, find a way round, bypass, skirt, cheat, duck
    6. 2.6 (of a woman) fail to have (a monthly period)
      （妇女）未按时来经
      how many periods have you missed?
      no object I think I'm pregnant—this is the second time I've missed
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The embryo has actually implanted before the woman misses her first period.
      • When she had missed her period later that month she knew instantly that it was because she was pregnant.
      • My boyfriend and I decided to use condoms, and they worked well until a few months later when I missed my period.
      • While not a sure sign that you're pregnant, missing a period can sometimes be a key symptom in telling if you're pregnant.
      • When the following month came and went, she missed her period again.
      • However, by the time a woman has missed her first period, she is already two weeks pregnant, so it's best to prepare for a pregnancy before trying to conceive.
      • I did not miss my periods, so I am definitely not pregnant.
      • An eighteen year old girl tells her Mother that she has missed her period for the past two months.
      • You miss your menstrual period and confirm with a doctor that you're pregnant.
      • A month later, when she missed her period, she knew he'd left something behind.
      • Check with your doctor if your periods are more than 35 days apart or if you miss several periods.
      • I asked her what the problem was, and she told me that she had missed her period, and had checked herself out with a pregnancy kit, and that it had proved positive.
      • Philip had dumped her after finding out she missed her period for the month.
      • She had missed her monthly and Elizabeth was now very sure that a baby was on the way.
      • Today's pregnancy tests can confirm a pregnancy even before a woman has missed her period, and most women wanting abortion care want it as soon as possible.
      • Pregnancy tests are very accurate and can usually detect pregnancy from the time a woman misses her first period - approximately two weeks after conception.
      • Thuy knew right away that she was pregnant, and she did not hesitate but went to the hospital just a week after she had missed her period.
      • An eighteen-year-old girl goes to see her mum and tells her that she has missed her period for two months.
      • Well there is nothing cool about a young girl missing a period and finding herself pregnant before she's had the chance to grow up herself.
      • At this four-week point, the woman may miss her first period, and may have a positive pregnancy test.
      Synonyms
      leave out, exclude, fail to include, except, miss, miss off, fail to mention, pass over, skip
      British informal give something a miss

  • 3Notice the loss or absence of.

    发觉遗失；发觉…不在（或缺少）

    he's rich—he won't miss the money

    他很富——他不少那点钱。

    she slipped away when she thought she wouldn't be missed

    她以为没人会注意她不在场就溜走了。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • We hadn't missed the money we were paying the lawn service, but we noticed it when we stopped.
    • That's the thing the media has never asked: didn't you miss the money?
    • Jim Lauchlan's absence was not missed as Sean Hessey also kept it tight in the middle.
    • so king is out of pocket. like thatcher he is probably wealthy enough not to miss the money, but for a short period of time he has lost again!
    • I traced it on his computer, I can get into it with a bit of effort, and because he's dead he'll never miss the money and sound the alarm.
    Synonyms
    notice the absence of, find missing
    1. 3.1 Feel regret or sadness at no longer being able to enjoy the presence of.
      惦念；想念
      she misses all her old friends

      她惦念所有的老朋友。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • He will be sadly missed by his devoted family and many friends.
      • She will be sadly missed by her family, neighbours and friends.
      • A generous and good natured person, she was a lovely neighbour and friend and she will be very sadly missed by her family and close friends.
      • He was a great character and a marvellous storyteller and will be sadly missed by his family, neighbours and many friends.
      • He will be sadly missed and deeply mourned by his sorrowing family.
      • She will be sadly missed by her family and close friends.
      • She will be sadly missed by her family, relatives and friends.
      • He will be sadly missed by his family, numerous nieces and nephews, and many, many friends he has made throughout the years.
      • People miss their families, that's just natural - but it is part of Army life.
      • He will be sadly missed by his family and all who knew him.
      • Personally, I would miss my girls too much if I gave it up.
      • Old stock of the area, he will be sadly missed by family members and friends.
      • I haven't seen him since August, when he ended it and I miss the jerk.
      • Brian will be sadly missed by his family and close friends.
      • He was a loving member of our family and will be sorely missed by both family and friends.
      • He will be sadly missed by his family, relatives and friends.
      • Both men will be sadly missed by their families and friends.
      • He will be sadly missed and greatly mourned by his sorrowing family and friends.
      • She is sorely missed by her family, her colleagues, and her friends throughout the world.
      • He will be sadly missed by his family and many friends.
      Synonyms
      pine for, yearn for, ache for, long for, long to see, regret the absence/loss of, feel the loss of, feel nostalgic for, need
    2. 3.2 Feel regret or sadness at no longer being able to go to, do, or have.
      惦念；想念
      I still miss France and I wish I could go back

      我怀念法国，希望能再去。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Melanie held him in her embrace, savoring the feel of her arms around him, a feel she'd missed the last month.
      • I really, really miss the smell of bread baking.
      • She didn't mind that, but she sorely missed just being by herself, alone with her thoughts.
      • Tell them I miss having a supportive crowd, and I miss the laughs.
      • I enjoy it when you touch me, but I'm not sure if that's just because I miss physical contact.
      • Several times throughout the night I wished I could become a hermit, before realizing how I would miss human contact.
      • I miss eye contact, facial expressions and seeing the natural world in all its glorious colour and detail.
      • I miss contact with the German woman who printed and distributed 5 copies of my essays to her friends.
      • We hope that she's alive, but we really miss just seeing her, knowing what's going on.
      • Definitely, because although he likes his job with England there are only about eight or nine games a year and I think he misses the day-to-day contact you get from club football.
      • I put my hand on his chest and pushed him away from me a little, immediately missing the contact.
      • Ok, I missed the bread and coffee but it still went down well.
      • Rangers fans cannot be expected to miss something they have never had.
      • I had missed seeing the familiar faces and how everyone called each other neighbor.
      • Yes, I still craved my bread and missed my orange juice.
      • She missed seeing his bright smile that would bring one to everyone's face.
      • Harry twisted his hands together in his lap, already missing the contact.
      • I miss those summer nights escaping from the heat in my back office at Lakeview.
      • I must say that though I miss the contact with friends, I'm not really missing my London life at the moment.
      • I'll miss the day-to-day contact with students.
      Synonyms
      pine for, yearn for, ache for, long for, long to see, regret the absence of, regret the loss of, feel the loss of, feel nostalgic for, need

  • 4no object (of an engine or motor vehicle) undergo failure of ignition in one or more cylinders.

    （引擎，机动车）不发火，缺火，失火

    the motor began missing and investigation found a cracked cylinder head
    Example sentencesExamples
    • I was just looking for the entry form in the paper when the plane's engine started missing and spluttering.
    • A Barnes technician could even hear the engine missing over his cellphone.
noun mɪsmɪs

  • 1A failure to hit, catch, or reach something.

    不中；漏抓；不及

    the penalty miss cost us the game

    点球射失使我们输了比赛。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • He also had to hold his hands up afterwards to a glaring miss late in the game.
    • After Brewster had been fouled on the edge of the box, Sauzee stepped up, determined to banish the memory of his penalty miss.
    • Town paid the penalty for those misses on 60 minutes when a Fleetwood corner was met by a cavalry charge of attackers with Philip Thompson getting in first to head home.
    • It was also an innings of great catches and easy misses.
    • With a second miss by Howarth it was 10-0 to Boroughmuir.
    • The penalty miss was met with silence - apart from the French visitors, who were in ecstasy.
    • Scartaglin were left to regret five or six good scoring chances which they had in the first half in particular and these misses ultimately cost them the game.
    • Tyrone took heart from the miss and finished as strongly as they started.
    • After the penalty miss, he twice put the ball wide from close range before eventually finding the net in the 87th minute.
    • Many of the misses were from frees including a penalty.
    • It was a dreadful miss and certainly proved a costly one.
    • And then Ulster paid the penalty for those misses when the Saints again paid a rare visit upfield for Grayson to level with an angled kick.
    • Waddle is often remembered for his penalty miss in Turin and that criminally overshadows a tremendous performance by the former sausage factory worker in the game.
    • However, Byrom then atoned for his penalty miss by drilling home a 25 yard free kick to make the score 3-1.
    • Alas, one of the biggest came in the 1994 World Cup final, when his penalty miss handed the trophy to Brazil.
    • He had been listless, short of stamina and unable to make his mark on the match, all of which is more troubling than his miss in the penalty shoot-out.
    • Ten minutes from the end King made up for his dreadful miss with a terrific right-foot curler which sailed into the top corner.
    • Dundee should have gone on to win handsomely, but for two truly dreadful misses.
    • However, they left it late to make their mark and were also thankful for a penalty miss by Arnold at a crucial stage.
    • The Hearts captain, who later backed John Robertson to be Levein's successor, is prepared to pay a penalty himself for the miss.
    • The penalty miss in this game was obviously the turning point.
    Synonyms
    failure, omission, slip, blunder, error, mistake, fiasco
    informal flop
    1. 1.1 An unsuccessful record or film.
      失败（尤指唱片或电影不成功）
      it is the public who decide whether a film is a hit or a miss

      是公众决定电影的成或败。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • There are a few misses here too, though the biggest problem is that the LP's uniformity, which makes some tracks seem less than engaging.
      • A filmmaker with as many misses as hits, like all great producers, Korda knew that to get ahead in the film business, you had to spend other people's money.
      • With the band stretching out into extended jams with re-arranged tempos and rhythms, the misses occur much less often than you might imagine.
      • None of this means Hollywood studios will stop trying to make hit movies and make misses instead.
      • Having had her share of flops and misses, the dimpled actress is finally calling the shots and choosing the films she wants to.

Phrases

  • give something a miss

    • informal Decide not to do or have something.

      〈英，非正式〉不予理会；不要

      we decided to give the popcorn a miss

      我们决定不吃爆米花。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • They spawn in February and it's best to give them a miss for a few months after that, until about June when they start to fatten up again.
      • Even though the 19-year-old hearthrob has dedicated the tour to his fans as a thank - you for their support, he will be giving his home city a miss because it does not have a big enough venue.
      • I would give them a miss in future despite their apparent value for money.
      • We decided to give this area a miss, as it all seemed a bit confusing, and opted instead for a glide along the companionway at the side of the car-deck, with blue light flooding in from now glassless windows.
      • The Americans decided to give the island a miss.
      • It's not somewhere you'd want to find yourself after dark (and maybe you'd feel safer giving it a miss during the day too).
      • The Melbourne organisers have put together a men's challenge event to replace this week's world championship, but with considerably less prize money and no ranking points, the big players are understandably giving it a miss.
      • Missing from the equation is Grandpa, who probably decided to give this movie a miss and stay in bed.
      • I've considered giving the machine a miss, but I think that would be a cop out and I wouldn't feel right about that.
      • But, after waiting ten minutes without seeing any sign of a sweets menu, we decided to give it a miss.
      Synonyms
      avoid, keep away from, stay away from, steer clear of, circumvent, give a wide berth to, keep at arm's length, fight shy of

  • miss a beat

    • 1(of the heart) temporarily fail or appear to fail to beat.

      （心脏）跳动（似乎）暂停

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Whilst they weren't exactly throwing things about my heart missed a beat with every bang and crunch.
      • Every morning, I nervously check the mail, every morning, my heart misses a beat.
      • Shuddering at this, my heart missing a beat or two, my breathing becoming heavier, there's an even nastier surprise still waiting for me.
      • Suddenly he stiffened and his heart missed a beat.
      • I've never had a fanciable doctor who made my heart miss a beat.
      • Paula, a Waterside community nurse and mum to two-year-old Eamon, has got used to her heart missing a beat when the phone rings.
      • Nevertheless, it was difficult to stop my heart from missing a beat or two when I read the headline: Small plane crashes into Florida building.
      • With a tearing sound a wide gash was introduced on the surface of the wonderful cloth and with it her heart missed a beat.
      • A typical pacemaker sends small electrical charges to the right atrium of the heart, which receives blood, and the right ventricle, which pumps it into the lungs, if the device senses the heart has missed a beat or is beating too slowly.
      • She would say her heart would miss a beat when she heard of an idea from me.

    • 2usually with negativeHesitate or falter, especially in demanding circumstances or when making a transition from one activity to another.

      〈非正式〉（尤指在严峻情况或活动间的过渡期间）犹豫，踌躇

      the Swiss handle metres of snow without missing a beat

      瑞士人对付数米深积雪毫不在乎。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • The first was the variety of the programme, and the way the choir switched from accessible classical music to Broadway, spirituals, jazz and carols, and from high seriousness to sophisticated comedy, without missing a beat.
      • I swear, for the most part, people just passed by, glanced his way, then continued walking wherever they were going, not missing a beat.
      • ‘Because it makes me look pretty,’ said Bourne, without missing a beat.
      • It's the lightness of touch that I'll miss, the sureness with which a Frasier script could go from drawing-room comedy to sheer farce to tragedy without missing a beat.
      • Without missing a beat, he moved on to the next table…
      • He juggles a complex cast with consummate ease, moving the story from the tense to the surreal - often within the same story - without missing a beat.
      • However, Burns seems to feel that she made the transition to film without missing a beat, even to the point of acting as post-production supervisor.
      • Just the other day, when I was looking a little rumpled, Joe looked and me and, without missing a beat, told me, ‘Steve, you look like a bush man!’
      • In the first days, anti-globalization protesters made new signs and became the anti-war movement without missing a beat.
      • She is supremely confident that he can't fail to notice her and sure enough a crack appears in his concentration and the music shifts noticeable to a simpler tune without missing a beat.

  • miss the boat (or bus)

    • informal Be too slow to take advantage of an opportunity.

      未能体验；错过（机会，机遇），失却

      people who've been holding off buying anything in case prices drop further could find they've missed the boat

      那些想价格会继续下跌而推迟购买的人会发现已经错失了机会。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • The telecom industry is still missing the boat and does not realize we can talk with anybody everywhere almost for free.
      • Because it is now so easy to work together virtually, not doing so is not only missing an opportunity, it is missing the boat.
      • I really do think the politicians are missing the boat here.
      • Rather, they are deeply concerned they may have missed the boat, in relation to the opportunities opened up by the new global economic order.
      • Summer is a time for rest and relaxation, and you could be completely missing the boat.
      • Life is passing you by and you are in danger of missing the bus, as they say.
      • If a dealer isn't using that advantage in the marketplace, then he's missing the boat.
      • ‘Unless we understand the financial arrangement, and not look at the student loan program in isolation from the funding arrangement, then we're really missing the boat,’ she said.
      • With Premiership crowds at record levels, Leeds are missing the boat.
      • Like many other aspects of the industry, they are missing the boat on technological advances that you all need to be a part of.

  • a miss is as good as a mile

    • proverb The fact of failure or escape is not affected by the narrowness of the margin.

      〈谚〉失败再小，终究是失败；错误再小，总归是错误

      Example sentencesExamples
      • She did an amazing presentation of Nokia's CSR approach and a knock-your-socks-off interview and was in the final two but a miss is as good as a mile.
      • The frequency of near-misses and the infrequency of real disasters - Chernobyl being the only one we know about for sure - signifies either that nuclear power is an intolerably dangerous technology and we're living on borrowed time, or that ‘defense in depth’ works and a miss is as good as a mile.

  • not miss a trick

    • informal Never fail to take advantage of a situation.

      〈非正式〉（行动过慢而）错过机会

      despite his great wealth, John didn't miss a trick when it came to cutting costs
      Example sentencesExamples
      • He is not as demonstrative, but he did not miss a trick.
      • Spurway does not miss a trick when it comes to publicity.
      • It was the year Argentina invaded the Falkands and not long after the Iranian embassy siege and Telfer, a master of applied metaphor, a keen student of history and a man who saw rugby as another branch of warfare, did not miss a trick.
      • He did not miss a trick.
      • In the trade you would say he does not miss a trick.

Phrasal Verbs

  • miss someone/something out

    • Fail to include someone or something; omit.

      漏掉；略去，省掉

      I'm sure Guy will fill in any bits I missed out

      我确信盖伊会补充我的遗漏之处。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Suddenly I realised he'd missed someone out, a girl who looked only a little older than me and whose desk was at the back of the room tucked into the corner.
      • I have problems with my cognitive reasoning which means when I am tired and stressed I start to miss words out from everyday conversation but it does not mean I am stupid.
      • All of a sudden you're missing letters out all over the place!
      • People say they have been missed out for more than a month - and items left for collection end up being blown around the roads.
      • Whilst this is an intelligent and well-argued proposal, I couldn't help thinking that something had been missed out.
      • The waiters were clumsy to the extent of walking in to people and dropping things, and forgetful, missing people out when pouring wine.
      • A careful introduction to the questions is needed, and respondents should be given the choice to miss them out altogether if they feel uncomfortable.
      • You probably started on 1st January, tried really hard for a week, got a bit bored, missed a day out, then gave up before February started.
      • I knew I had missed something out in this opinion, now I realise that I didn't mention sex education.
      • I am sure I have forgotten someone, please let me know if I missed you out.
      • It doesn't fit together, it does miss tracks out and it is muddled up.
      • Eight trains a day will go from the timetable, some services will stop short of their original destination, and some stations will be missed out from routes.
      • An estimate of how many crimes have been missed out (methodology approved by the Home Office) is available here.
      • When we were at the event and they got to the top ten I thought we had been missed out, so it was a surprise for us to come fourth.
      • By the middle of last week I was beginning to wonder if they'd missed me out, but oh no.
      • The sentences do not sound any worse if the word is missed out.
      • It should come at 8.10 am but sometimes it goes a different way and misses me out completely.
      • If I made a mistake, or missed someone out, please let me know.
      • In fact it took nine months of doing nothing before I could really ride again, and in total I missed a whole year out.
      • If I have missed your blog out, having promised you a link, please drop me a line and I'll sort it out.

Derivatives

  • missable

    • adjective
    • I'm about as missable as, oooh, an office block, say.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The lyrics are missable, and the first two minutes serve only as a good warm up to the bridge.
      • This is quality drama, intelligent, witty and interesting, but hardly sold at all, easily missable and lost on a digital channel.
      • Nor were any of the full-back's seven successful kicks particularly difficult, the conversion of his own try being the only one at any sort of missable angle.
      • I mean, I am pretty missable, but Kate, we need time apart!

Origin

Old English missan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German missen.

  • To miss, meaning ‘to fail to hit’, goes back to Old English. On the surface of it the proverb a miss is as good as a mile is puzzling. The original longer form, from the early 17th century, is clearer: an inch in a miss is as good as an ell (an ell is an old measure of distance, see bow). As a title for a young girl or an unmarried woman miss is a shortening of mistress (Middle English), which itself is from the same Old French root as master (see magistrate).

Rhymes

abyss, amiss, bis, bliss, Chris, Diss, hiss, kiss, Majlis, reminisce, sis, Swiss, this, vis

miss2

noun mɪsmɪs

  • 1MissA title prefixed to the name of an unmarried woman or girl, or to that of a married woman retaining her maiden name for professional purposes.

    用在未婚女子姓名前，或出于职业原因保留原姓名的已婚女子姓名前作为称呼小姐

    Miss Hazel Armstrong

    黑兹尔·阿姆斯特朗小姐。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • He accepts meeting Miss A outside work but denied any improper conduct took place.
    • Good morning, Misses Wessons and Mister Linwood.
    • The New York Times, for example, stopped using titles like Mrs and Miss with the names of women.
    • Hello Mister and Misses customer, how may I help you two today?
    • Some organisations decide to give all women the title Miss unless they are known to be married and prefer the more traditional Mrs.
    • Roy held his hand out to Sydney again, ‘Excuse me, I didn't catch you're name before, Miss…?’
    • Myself and a girl named Blanche Jackson used to tend Miss Appleby's garden in Millfield Road.
    • Whoever it was had called her Adaela before; they knew her name and used it familiarly, without any prefix of Lady, or even Miss or Mistress.
    • The best part about tomorrow will be when Miss (name withheld to protect the innocent) comes to collect her brand new convertible car.
    • When I came to the ‘title’ field I asked was it Mrs., Miss or Ms. She laughed and said ‘It's Doctor, actually’.
    1. 1.1 Used in the title of the winner in a beauty contest.
      用于选美比赛获奖者称号小姐
      Miss World

      世界小姐。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • The NIEC School of Business 2006 beauty pageant takes place at the New Savoy Hotel in Ndola tomorrow with seven entrants vying for the Miss NIEC title.
      • It is unfortunate that Laxmi Pandit had to give up her Miss India-World 2004 title following the controversy over her marital status.
      • Regular readers will remember the picture of a well-known city face with a Miss York beauty queen.
      • Miss World Beach Beauty and Miss World Sports have been crowned.
      • The Miss Photogenic and Miss Teen Tourism titles went to Cape town's Chantal Le Roux and Armenia's Mery Esajan.
      • In it she played Gracie Hart, a scruffy FBI agent, who went undercover at a Miss United States beauty pageant.
      • Currently, the top ten in the ‘People's Choice’ category are Misses Albania, Australia, Brazil, India, Macedonia, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Thailand and Venezuela.
      • Added this year was the Miss Muscle Beach Beauty Pageant.
      • Last year, foreign students were not allowed to take part in Miss UNAM, the university's annual beauty pageant.
      • Former Miss Cork Catríona Supple went on to win the Miss Ireland title in 2002.
      • She is a life member of the local Veterans of Foreign Wars, Toastmaster, and even a judge for the Miss Texas / Miss Abilene Beauty Pageant.
      • The Miss Artificial Beauty contest, aka Miss Plastic Surgery is over.
      • Surely, the organisers who knew well in advance that there was a tie for the Miss personality and a Viewers Choice Winner should have prepared themselves better.
      • A Miss Congeniality Beauty Pageant will be held on 30 September at the Waterford Crystal Social Centre, Cork Road, from 8 till late.
      • Thursday gone, Christine Straw won the Miss Jamaica Universe 2004 title!
      • And on that note, don't write about world peace or what you want to do about the AIDS virus; this isn't a Miss Teen USA or beauty pageant.
      • Neha was also titled as Miss Photogenic and Miss Fresh Face.
      • The crowning ceremony for Miss January and February is held in the casino - Misses March to December get selected at a later event - and Sir Freddy Laker, who lives on the island, arrives to anoint the winners.
      • The club will organise a Miss Kasama beauty contest to be officiated by First Lady Maureen Mwanawasa at Kasama Golf Club.
      • Imagine, in Botswana they are having a beauty contest to choose Miss HIV!
    2. 1.2 Used as a polite form of address to a young woman or to a waitress or female shop assistant.
      用作对年轻女子、女服务员、女店员的礼貌称呼小姐
      ‘Where will you be staying in England, miss?’ asked the Immigration man

      “小姐，您在英国将住在什么地方？”移民局官员问道。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • How long have you been out here in the rain, Miss?
      • I'm sorry about what happened to your father, Miss.
      • If you'd rather not endure my company, Miss, I espied a friend of mine on my way to this coach and can most certainly impose upon him.
      • Hello, my name's Belinda and what would you like to have today Sir, Miss?
      • Sorry about the inconvenience, Miss, but for now we don't know who you are or what you're doing with them.
      • I haven't any idea, and he isn't giving me anything to go off of, Miss.
      • ‘I would not worry, Miss,’ he said with a shaky smile.
      • I would remind you to think only of your own affairs, Miss!
      • Excuse me, Miss, but where did you get those pants?
      • ‘Thanks a lot, Miss,’ the driver said rather cheerfully and drove off.
      • Why don't you return at another time, Miss, A time when there are no appointments?
      • Just then, she saw a pair of black leather boots step in front of her, as a somewhat amused male voice asked, ‘Are you all right, Miss?’
      • As you wish, Miss, If you want to get down, that is what you'll get.
      • The security guard addressed her repeatedly with an annoying ‘You okay, Miss?’
      • Would you like me to carry this in for you, Miss?
      • I gave her my best get-away-from-me face and asked, ‘How may I help you, Miss?’
      • ‘Hello there Miss, what can I get you,’ the girl asked cheerfully.
      • I'm sorry, Miss, but I have no intention of ever letting you find out.
      • ‘Sir Marcus has ordered that you are to be taken back to Broadshire Manor at once, Miss,’ the driver explained.
      • ‘I'm sorry, Miss, but you can't be here,’ she told me as she started to drag me back towards the barriers.
    3. 1.3British Used by children in addressing a female teacher.
      〈主英〉 用于小孩对女性教师的称呼老师
      please, Miss, can I be excused hockey?

      老师，请问我可以不玩曲棍球吗？

      Example sentencesExamples
      • My impertinent classmate chimed in: ‘What, Miss, is a good mark for a parachute packer?’
      • "Oh, I'm sure he did, Miss", Jenny replied solemnly, but her grin only grew wider.
      • Thursday brought awkward questions from the kids, such as ‘Why do we have wars, Miss?’
      • It's all about education, education, education - and by the way, Miss, the dog ate my homework?
      • To those who stay, all instructors will be addressed as Mister or Miss.

  • 2A girl or young woman, especially one regarded as silly or headstrong.

    〈常贬或幽默〉傻姑娘

    there was none of the country bumpkin about this young miss

    这傻姑娘身上毫无乡巴佬的土气。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • I spoke only half in jest when I said that the young miss might tell us something of history.
    • It is at this site that I found the young miss pictured here.
    • A very young miss handed him a bouquet of flowers, which he accepted with a broad smile.
    • This young miss was eliminated on Eliminations night once more.
    • I turn to the birthday boy's niece: a carefully made up young miss in a matching pink crocheted cap and poncho.
    • Anyway, if the young miss above should visit, she'd fit right in!
    • ‘Well hello, young miss,’ a man who looked to be in his late years greeted with a smile.
    • I believe that you had better get back to your mistress, young miss.
    • Then with a smile, he looked over at her and said, ‘Young miss, would you explain it to me?’
    • But now, young miss, we need to get you back on your feet and get you moving.
    Synonyms
    young woman, young lady, girl, schoolgirl, slip of a girl
    girlie, missy, lass, maiden, maid
    nymphet, belle, baby doll
    Scottish lassie
    Irish colleen
    informal babe, chick, bit, doll, teenybopper
    British informal popsy, bird, bint, poppet
    North American informal broad, dame, patootie
    Irish informal mot
    Australian/New Zealand informal sheila
    dated, informal filly, baggage
    North American dated, informal bobby-soxer
    literary damsel, nymph
    archaic or humorous wench

Origin

Mid 17th century: abbreviation of mistress.

miss3

noun mɪsmɪs
informal

  • A miscarriage.

    〈非正式〉流产；失败

    she had a miss, that time, lost the baby
verb.1
phr.
phr.v.
noun.1
noun.2

miss1

verbmismɪs
[with object]

  • 1Fail to hit, reach, or come into contact with (something aimed at)

    未击中；未够到；未接触到

    a laser-guided bomb had missed its target

    一激光制导炸弹未命中目标。

    no object he was given two free throws, but missed both times
    Example sentencesExamples
    • A beam of red-hot light seared past her, missing by mere inches.
    • She started throwing wild punches but missed every time as he maneuvered around them.
    • Twice the big Englishman was presented with a gaping goal and the perfect ball but twice he somehow contrived to miss the target.
    • But unfortunately for him, the bomb missed the target and exploded on the street.
    • But one of our spies told us that our bombs seemed to be missing their targets a lot lately, more than he could account for.
    • For some reason the attackers in the south appear to be very poor shots, and seem mostly to miss the target, failing to inflict any real damage.
    • You know how the crowd gasps when a player misses an important putt?
    • As Henry went to leave the room, Jack reached for him but missed Henry's arm.
    • Add to this eight passes that missed the receiver altogether and twice being in front of the kicker at the kick off.
    • His throwing of the ball is sensational and rarely misses the target intended.
    • The enemy bombs missed the target and the naval base was saved.
    • Even if a Japanese bomb missed its target, it was likely to find something worth blowing up.
    • She lashed out at him now, her arms and legs flailing wildly, her kicks and punches missing their target by a considerable margin.
    • Dale almost pulled a goal back on the hour when Kennedy took a wild swing at the back pass, missing it completely only for the ball to bobble wide to safety.
    • The dust cleared to reveal the his punch missed Daniel's head by a hair and Daniel's hand had grabbed his face.
    • You were quite lucky it was deep enough to reach your heart but missed it entirely.
    • If the target is missed to the right, the drier boards allow the ball to hook more, also sending the ball to the pocket.
    • Post-action photos told the Japanese they had missed the American carriers, the weapon they knew was the key to war at sea.
    • Most of his flyswatter punches missed their mark or were blocked.
    1. 1.1 Pass by without touching; chance not to hit.
      未碰到；碰巧未击中
      a piece of shrapnel missed him by inches

      一块炮弹片差几英寸就击中他了。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • A disabled driver says he is lucky to be alive after a pellet shot through his windscreen, narrowly missing his head.
      • How he missed the parked car on the way in, I do not know.
      • Poverty is the most commonly cited cause for India's missing women, but it's not the only one.
      • The horse in its flight narrowly missed two telephone poles, but knocked over the bucket of water with which a woman was cleaning the front steps of her house.
      • A two-inch nut shattered the window and showered glass into the vehicle as it pulled up outside the school, narrowly missing pupils.
      • The bullet narrowly missed her spine and passed through her body before lodging in Scott's left thigh.
      • Several windows have been smashed with what is believed to be an airgun; and on one occasion shards of glass narrowly missed one of the tenants.
      • First his family sought refuge in an abandoned building, narrowly missing two land mines.
      • For every time you bump into people in the street, there must be ten times as many when you just narrowly miss each other.
      • He said a woman driver narrowly escaped injury when a bin containing about 500 kg of rubbish just missed her car.
      • The driver lost control and barrelled off the road narrowly missing one of the other jeeps as he did.
      • The beat-up old car speeds through, the driver not caring for the innocent children as he narrowly misses them all.
      • Police were also called to a building in Northgate in Wakefield city centre after the wind blew off part of the roof, narrowly missing a pedestrian.
      • Pedestrians in Tooting had a lucky escape after a car veered off the road and crashed into a shop, narrowly missing them.
      • He somehow got around me and the truck and missed an oncoming car by a whisker.
      • I was flung out of control, and was narrowly missed a huge chunk of rock.
      • I still had 15 rounds in my ammunition belt and I was lucky that the shrapnel missed it.
      • One car ended up in a field after skidding off the road and up a bank, narrowly missing a tree and telegraph pole.
      • Although the plane narrowly missed the Relais Bleu hotel, it completely destroyed the Hotelissmo next door.
      • So, my husband swerved to miss the vehicle in front.
      Synonyms
      fail to hit, be wide of, go wide of, fall short of
    2. 1.2 Fail to catch (something thrown or dropped).
      未抓住
      Example sentencesExamples
      • After a few more passes, she missed the ball, and it bounced off behind her.
      • I even scored on the next play when the first baseman missed the throw from third.
      • Thomas missed a back pass from Danny Brewster and Morris simply rolled the ball over the line from an angle.
      • Apparently, a ways back, one of their players was bit by the wolf after missing a pass and rolling out of bounds.
      • Krista misses the bullet pass and the pro-sized foot ball ricochets off the far fence and into the gutter.
      • Havlat scored into an open net after Swedish defenseman Marcus Ragnarsson missed a pass in his end.
      Synonyms
      fail to catch, drop, fumble, fluff, bungle, mishandle, misfield, mishit

  • 2Fail to notice, hear, or understand.

    未注意到；未听到；未理解

    the villa is impossible to miss—it's right by the road

    不可能看不到这栋别墅——它就在路边。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • To dwell on this, however, would be to miss the point.
    • The body of a man found in a canal is that of a missing student, police confirmed today.
    • The critics who protest that he hasn't consulted the most recent speculations on the origins of life miss the point.
    • But pitying her as an icon of suffering would miss the point.
    • Much of the debate around online, even alternative online, media in Australia continues to miss the point.
    • What Matt said in his last statement contains some good points but a lot of folks still miss the point about globalization.
    • Both referee Dunn and his linesman missed the contact and Henry was furious.
    • But scientists involved in the studies say such interpretations of their research miss the point.
    • But these sorts of arguments miss the point, which is that these guys are doing what we want them to.
    • Don't miss the point of this: it's to scare anyone out of uttering any criticism.
    • Because we miss these things in passing, we come to think they are not there, or are not important.
    • For some reason I miss the turn off for the country train arrivals.
    • I thought that I had missed something and therefore contacted Caldera for a quick product update.
    • For you to not take any of that seriously is to completely miss the point.
    • We miss the point that the point of listening is just to listen.
    • I stand by every word - I really do think the Tories have made a stupid mistake, and that they still miss the point about what they need to do.
    • Diana barely listened and missed the knowing looks passed between Emily and Virginia.
    • I closed my left eye and roamed the streets with my rifle, not missing a single movement over hours of watching.
    • But the commentary has also largely missed what seems to me a deeper point.
    • Now that this fact has sporadically appeared in media coverage, many people are still missing a very important point.
    • Was it possible that Israeli intelligence could have missed something as important as this?
    Synonyms
    fail to hear, fail to take in, mishear, misunderstand
    fail to notice, fail to see, overlook, pass over, forget
    1. 2.1 Fail to attend, participate in, or watch (something one is expected to do or habitually does)
      未出席；未参加；未观看
      teachers were supposed to report those students who missed class that day

      老师应该上报那天缺课的学生。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Earlier today, headteachers warned they would take a tough line on pupils who missed school to attend the demonstration.
      • University courses are routinely recorded and put online for students who miss class or for those who cannot afford to attend full time.
      • This time slot allows leaders to attend without missing other important sessions during the week.
      • I'll ask how a student who misses class follows up on the absence.
      • I fell asleep and missed it, after watching the whole series up to now.
      • Those who miss any of the episodes can watch them on Fridays.
      • Sutton will be without their try-scoring machine, winger Will Newman, who is expected to miss the rest of the season with a knee injury.
      • Students who miss classes will often borrow another student's notes, presumably on the assumption that any notes are better than none.
      • Students who miss a class for any reason are required to complete all in-class assignments for that day outside of class.
      • He's expected to miss the rest of the playoffs due to arthroscopic surgery.
      • Now school officials are faced with the task of tracking down students who missed classes.
      • As a recent survey of seven universities shows, 80 per cent of students say they are not to blame if they miss classes.
      • Though this student had missed a few classes, she cited no health or family crisis.
      • This way the student who misses class for a field trip or a university sponsored event is not penalized as long as said student is regular in attendance the rest of the semester.
      • He is expected to miss the remainder of the British flat season.
      • However, those students who miss classes will forfeit their right to a grant.
      • He was expected to miss the first two matches, against Sri Lanka on Thursday and India on Saturday, but it looks as though he may face an even longer lay-off.
      • The class meets five times all semester and supposedly if you miss one class you fail.
      • The whole school would come out and participate in what was an excuse to miss class.
      • On top of this, he also breaks his promise of no contact after Terry misses her date at the Empire State Building.
      Synonyms
      fail to attend, be too late for, absent oneself from, be absent from, play truant from, take french leave from, cut, skip, omit
    2. 2.2 Be too late to catch (a passenger vehicle, etc.)
      未赶上（车，邮班）
      we'll miss the train if he doesn't hurry

      假如他不快点，我们就赶不上火车了。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • I kept most of them in 5 minutes or so, but they were all whining about missing their buses so I had to let them go.
      • As a consequence, he missed his helicopter ride to Bolton.
      • My cohort whispered a few things conspiratorially to me about how if I had missed the ferry, all I'd have to do is pay them to let me go, and then I was out.
      • This unnamed reporter found that he had just missed the mail boat carrying letters from America to Britain.
      • I ended up missing my bus so i decided to go to the library and do some math.
      • I arrived at the Sofia bus station early Friday evening with a Bulgarian friend of mine and, of course, missed the first bus.
      • The morning started with groans - Neil about his face and jaw, me because I'd missed my bus to Edinburgh and didn't feel very clever.
      • The scheme includes a pledge that if a passenger misses a bus because it is running more than one minute early they will be able to claim back a free ticket.
      • He talked of how the Kottayam bus stand reminded him of his mimicry days, since he even used to sleep there, after having missed the last bus to Kochi.
      • Although Clifton Bridge is not on the route he is likely to have taken to catch his bus, he often went to stay with a friend in Clifton if he missed the last bus home.
      • ‘Only yesterday I nearly missed the ferry and had to pedal like a lunatic to get on,’ he laughed.
      • Because she missed the shuttle bus home, he brought her to his dorm, thinking it would not be safe to let a young woman spend a whole night in a bar.
      • I ran back up the hill to the bus stop, but there was no bus; I decided to walk to the next stop and missed a bus when I was half-way between the two stops.
      • Dozing off, he wakes up to find that he has missed the latest bus.
      • I had just missed the direct bus, but one with an easy transfer soon came along.
      • Well, if you let me see your ticket, I'll make sure you two girls get on the right train so you don't miss your ferry.
      • For the last week I've found myself in a bit of bother getting to work on time because I keep missing my bus.
      • For example, there might be occasions when an executive had been late at the airport and narrowly missed a flight.
      • I had just missed some vehicles which were going to Mporokoso and so I had to jump on a private light truck.
      • Just a few days ago, he didn't offer a ride to a teenage church member who missed his school bus.
      Synonyms
      be too late for, fail to catch, fail to get
    3. 2.3 Fail to see or have a meeting with (someone)
      未看到；未能与…会面
      “Potter's been here this morning?” “You've just missed him.”

      “波特今天早上来过吗？”“你刚好与他错过。”

      Example sentencesExamples
      • It seemed everyone was going to be late to work, miss a big meeting, miss a guest coming in from out of town.
      Synonyms
      notice the absence of, find missing
    4. 2.4 Not be able to experience or fail to take advantage of (an opportunity or chance)
      未能体验；错过（机会，机遇），失却
      don't miss the chance to visit the breathtaking Dolomites

      不要错过去险峻的多洛米蒂山的机会。

      no object he failed to recover from a leg injury and missed out on a trip to Barcelona

      他腿受伤未复元，错过了去巴塞罗那的旅游。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • The First Minister never misses an opportunity to talk about what he calls ‘the great game’.
      • He never misses the opportunity to put across the views of grass roots farmers to the major decision makers.
      • She's fiercely proud of her roots there and never misses an opportunity to promote her native place.
      • Looking back, are there any opportunities you missed out on that you can see now but didn't realize then?
      • Labor missed the opportunity to cope with and prepare for globalization in the early 1970's when it began.
      • Youngsters won't want to miss a chance to meet Father Christmas and pass on that top-secret information: what they want for Christmas.
      • Of course there's one place that never misses an opportunity to party!
      • The anti-war protests had been organised as an opportunity for those who missed out on the 1.5 million strong march in London last month.
      • If you don't know who your high value customers are, you may be missing opportunities.
      • Would you be willing to share the details with all of us who love your humor but miss these chances to experience it first hand?
      • It's a shame you Brits are missing out on this one.
      • I urge you to not to miss the chance to experience one of the world's premier guitarists up close at a local venue.
      • Essentially, Bruce is discontented with nearly everything in his life, and rarely misses an opportunity to complain about it.
      • He rarely misses an opportunity to remind me of in the fact that he is some years my junior!
      • They'd missed out on the steam engine and virtually every other scientific and industrial advance.
      • But I think people are really missing an opportunity here.
      • Yet the vice president's real missed opportunity came in the Democratic-trending Northeast.
      • Our lives are too brief to miss out on such delights.
      • If they moved away, they lost rights to cheaper education and missed out on job opportunities.
      • With the technology and experience at our disposal, it would be unforgivable to miss this historic opportunity.
      Synonyms
      fail to take advantage of, fail to grasp, fail to seize, fail to take, let slip, let go, let pass, forfeit, pass up, lose out on, overlook, disregard
    5. 2.5 Avoid; escape.
      避开；逃脱，幸免于
      smart Christmas shoppers go out early to miss the crowds

      圣诞节购物者早出家门以避开拥挤人群。

      Synonyms
      avoid, beat, evade, escape, dodge, sidestep, elude, get round, circumvent, steer clear of, give a wide berth to, find a way round, bypass, skirt, cheat, duck
    6. 2.6 (of a woman) fail to have (a monthly period).
      （妇女）未按时来经
      Example sentencesExamples
      • I asked her what the problem was, and she told me that she had missed her period, and had checked herself out with a pregnancy kit, and that it had proved positive.
      • She had missed her monthly and Elizabeth was now very sure that a baby was on the way.
      • I did not miss my periods, so I am definitely not pregnant.
      • A month later, when she missed her period, she knew he'd left something behind.
      • The embryo has actually implanted before the woman misses her first period.
      • However, by the time a woman has missed her first period, she is already two weeks pregnant, so it's best to prepare for a pregnancy before trying to conceive.
      • My boyfriend and I decided to use condoms, and they worked well until a few months later when I missed my period.
      • An eighteen-year-old girl goes to see her mum and tells her that she has missed her period for two months.
      • You miss your menstrual period and confirm with a doctor that you're pregnant.
      • Check with your doctor if your periods are more than 35 days apart or if you miss several periods.
      • Thuy knew right away that she was pregnant, and she did not hesitate but went to the hospital just a week after she had missed her period.
      • When she had missed her period later that month she knew instantly that it was because she was pregnant.
      • Pregnancy tests are very accurate and can usually detect pregnancy from the time a woman misses her first period - approximately two weeks after conception.
      • Today's pregnancy tests can confirm a pregnancy even before a woman has missed her period, and most women wanting abortion care want it as soon as possible.
      • An eighteen year old girl tells her Mother that she has missed her period for the past two months.
      • Well there is nothing cool about a young girl missing a period and finding herself pregnant before she's had the chance to grow up herself.
      • When the following month came and went, she missed her period again.
      • While not a sure sign that you're pregnant, missing a period can sometimes be a key symptom in telling if you're pregnant.
      • Philip had dumped her after finding out she missed her period for the month.
      • At this four-week point, the woman may miss her first period, and may have a positive pregnancy test.
      Synonyms
      leave out, exclude, fail to include, except, miss, miss off, fail to mention, pass over, skip

  • 3Notice the loss or absence of.

    发觉遗失；发觉…不在（或缺少）

    he's rich—he won't miss the money

    他很富——他不少那点钱。

    she slipped away when she thought she wouldn't be missed

    她以为没人会注意她不在场就溜走了。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • I traced it on his computer, I can get into it with a bit of effort, and because he's dead he'll never miss the money and sound the alarm.
    • That's the thing the media has never asked: didn't you miss the money?
    • Jim Lauchlan's absence was not missed as Sean Hessey also kept it tight in the middle.
    • We hadn't missed the money we were paying the lawn service, but we noticed it when we stopped.
    • so king is out of pocket. like thatcher he is probably wealthy enough not to miss the money, but for a short period of time he has lost again!
    Synonyms
    notice the absence of, find missing
    1. 3.1 Feel regret or sadness at no longer being able to enjoy the presence of.
      惦念；想念
      she misses all her old friends

      她惦念所有的老朋友。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • People miss their families, that's just natural - but it is part of Army life.
      • She will be sadly missed by her family and close friends.
      • Personally, I would miss my girls too much if I gave it up.
      • Brian will be sadly missed by his family and close friends.
      • A generous and good natured person, she was a lovely neighbour and friend and she will be very sadly missed by her family and close friends.
      • I haven't seen him since August, when he ended it and I miss the jerk.
      • He will be sadly missed by his family and all who knew him.
      • He will be sadly missed and greatly mourned by his sorrowing family and friends.
      • Old stock of the area, he will be sadly missed by family members and friends.
      • He was a loving member of our family and will be sorely missed by both family and friends.
      • She will be sadly missed by her family, neighbours and friends.
      • He will be sadly missed by his family and many friends.
      • He will be sadly missed and deeply mourned by his sorrowing family.
      • He will be sadly missed by his devoted family and many friends.
      • Both men will be sadly missed by their families and friends.
      • He will be sadly missed by his family, numerous nieces and nephews, and many, many friends he has made throughout the years.
      • She will be sadly missed by her family, relatives and friends.
      • She is sorely missed by her family, her colleagues, and her friends throughout the world.
      • He was a great character and a marvellous storyteller and will be sadly missed by his family, neighbours and many friends.
      • He will be sadly missed by his family, relatives and friends.
      Synonyms
      pine for, yearn for, ache for, long for, long to see, regret the absence of, regret the loss of, feel the loss of, feel nostalgic for, need
    2. 3.2 Feel regret or sadness at no longer being able to go to, do, or have.
      惦念；想念
      I still miss France and I wish I could go back

      我怀念法国，希望能再去。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • She missed seeing his bright smile that would bring one to everyone's face.
      • I miss those summer nights escaping from the heat in my back office at Lakeview.
      • I miss contact with the German woman who printed and distributed 5 copies of my essays to her friends.
      • I'll miss the day-to-day contact with students.
      • I put my hand on his chest and pushed him away from me a little, immediately missing the contact.
      • Ok, I missed the bread and coffee but it still went down well.
      • Tell them I miss having a supportive crowd, and I miss the laughs.
      • I must say that though I miss the contact with friends, I'm not really missing my London life at the moment.
      • I really, really miss the smell of bread baking.
      • Several times throughout the night I wished I could become a hermit, before realizing how I would miss human contact.
      • Rangers fans cannot be expected to miss something they have never had.
      • She didn't mind that, but she sorely missed just being by herself, alone with her thoughts.
      • I had missed seeing the familiar faces and how everyone called each other neighbor.
      • Definitely, because although he likes his job with England there are only about eight or nine games a year and I think he misses the day-to-day contact you get from club football.
      • We hope that she's alive, but we really miss just seeing her, knowing what's going on.
      • Harry twisted his hands together in his lap, already missing the contact.
      • Yes, I still craved my bread and missed my orange juice.
      • I enjoy it when you touch me, but I'm not sure if that's just because I miss physical contact.
      • Melanie held him in her embrace, savoring the feel of her arms around him, a feel she'd missed the last month.
      • I miss eye contact, facial expressions and seeing the natural world in all its glorious colour and detail.
      Synonyms
      pine for, yearn for, ache for, long for, long to see, regret the absence of, regret the loss of, feel the loss of, feel nostalgic for, need

  • 4no object (of an engine or motor vehicle) undergo failure of ignition in one or more cylinders.

    （引擎，机动车）不发火，缺火，失火

    Example sentencesExamples
    • I was just looking for the entry form in the paper when the plane's engine started missing and spluttering.
    • A Barnes technician could even hear the engine missing over his cellphone.
nounmismɪs

  • 1A failure to hit, catch, or reach something.

    不中；漏抓；不及

    Elster's stunning catch in the third inning made up for his dreadful miss in the first
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The penalty miss was met with silence - apart from the French visitors, who were in ecstasy.
    • And then Ulster paid the penalty for those misses when the Saints again paid a rare visit upfield for Grayson to level with an angled kick.
    • After the penalty miss, he twice put the ball wide from close range before eventually finding the net in the 87th minute.
    • However, they left it late to make their mark and were also thankful for a penalty miss by Arnold at a crucial stage.
    • Dundee should have gone on to win handsomely, but for two truly dreadful misses.
    • He also had to hold his hands up afterwards to a glaring miss late in the game.
    • Ten minutes from the end King made up for his dreadful miss with a terrific right-foot curler which sailed into the top corner.
    • Many of the misses were from frees including a penalty.
    • The penalty miss in this game was obviously the turning point.
    • Tyrone took heart from the miss and finished as strongly as they started.
    • Scartaglin were left to regret five or six good scoring chances which they had in the first half in particular and these misses ultimately cost them the game.
    • Waddle is often remembered for his penalty miss in Turin and that criminally overshadows a tremendous performance by the former sausage factory worker in the game.
    • He had been listless, short of stamina and unable to make his mark on the match, all of which is more troubling than his miss in the penalty shoot-out.
    • It was also an innings of great catches and easy misses.
    • However, Byrom then atoned for his penalty miss by drilling home a 25 yard free kick to make the score 3-1.
    • Town paid the penalty for those misses on 60 minutes when a Fleetwood corner was met by a cavalry charge of attackers with Philip Thompson getting in first to head home.
    • Alas, one of the biggest came in the 1994 World Cup final, when his penalty miss handed the trophy to Brazil.
    • The Hearts captain, who later backed John Robertson to be Levein's successor, is prepared to pay a penalty himself for the miss.
    • It was a dreadful miss and certainly proved a costly one.
    • After Brewster had been fouled on the edge of the box, Sauzee stepped up, determined to banish the memory of his penalty miss.
    • With a second miss by Howarth it was 10-0 to Boroughmuir.
    Synonyms
    failure, omission, slip, blunder, error, mistake, fiasco
    1. 1.1 A failure, especially an unsuccessful movie, television show, recording, etc.
      失败（尤指唱片或电影不成功）
      audiences will decide whether Brando's latest flick is a hit or a miss
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Having had her share of flops and misses, the dimpled actress is finally calling the shots and choosing the films she wants to.
      • There are a few misses here too, though the biggest problem is that the LP's uniformity, which makes some tracks seem less than engaging.
      • None of this means Hollywood studios will stop trying to make hit movies and make misses instead.
      • With the band stretching out into extended jams with re-arranged tempos and rhythms, the misses occur much less often than you might imagine.
      • A filmmaker with as many misses as hits, like all great producers, Korda knew that to get ahead in the film business, you had to spend other people's money.

Phrases

  • give something a miss

    • informal Decide not to do or have something.

      〈英，非正式〉不予理会；不要

      we decided to give the popcorn a miss

      我们决定不吃爆米花。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • It's not somewhere you'd want to find yourself after dark (and maybe you'd feel safer giving it a miss during the day too).
      • I would give them a miss in future despite their apparent value for money.
      • I've considered giving the machine a miss, but I think that would be a cop out and I wouldn't feel right about that.
      • Missing from the equation is Grandpa, who probably decided to give this movie a miss and stay in bed.
      • We decided to give this area a miss, as it all seemed a bit confusing, and opted instead for a glide along the companionway at the side of the car-deck, with blue light flooding in from now glassless windows.
      • Even though the 19-year-old hearthrob has dedicated the tour to his fans as a thank - you for their support, he will be giving his home city a miss because it does not have a big enough venue.
      • They spawn in February and it's best to give them a miss for a few months after that, until about June when they start to fatten up again.
      • But, after waiting ten minutes without seeing any sign of a sweets menu, we decided to give it a miss.
      • The Americans decided to give the island a miss.
      • The Melbourne organisers have put together a men's challenge event to replace this week's world championship, but with considerably less prize money and no ranking points, the big players are understandably giving it a miss.
      Synonyms
      avoid, keep away from, stay away from, steer clear of, circumvent, give a wide berth to, keep at arm's length, fight shy of

  • miss a beat

    • 1(of the heart) temporarily fail or appear to fail to beat.

      （心脏）跳动（似乎）暂停

      Example sentencesExamples
      • She would say her heart would miss a beat when she heard of an idea from me.
      • Shuddering at this, my heart missing a beat or two, my breathing becoming heavier, there's an even nastier surprise still waiting for me.
      • Whilst they weren't exactly throwing things about my heart missed a beat with every bang and crunch.
      • Paula, a Waterside community nurse and mum to two-year-old Eamon, has got used to her heart missing a beat when the phone rings.
      • Every morning, I nervously check the mail, every morning, my heart misses a beat.
      • Nevertheless, it was difficult to stop my heart from missing a beat or two when I read the headline: Small plane crashes into Florida building.
      • I've never had a fanciable doctor who made my heart miss a beat.
      • Suddenly he stiffened and his heart missed a beat.
      • A typical pacemaker sends small electrical charges to the right atrium of the heart, which receives blood, and the right ventricle, which pumps it into the lungs, if the device senses the heart has missed a beat or is beating too slowly.
      • With a tearing sound a wide gash was introduced on the surface of the wonderful cloth and with it her heart missed a beat.

    • 2usually with negativeHesitate or falter, especially in demanding circumstances or when making a transition from one activity to another.

      〈非正式〉（尤指在严峻情况或活动间的过渡期间）犹豫，踌躇

      his speech segued from child-care subsidies to nuclear disarmament, without missing a beat
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The first was the variety of the programme, and the way the choir switched from accessible classical music to Broadway, spirituals, jazz and carols, and from high seriousness to sophisticated comedy, without missing a beat.
      • Just the other day, when I was looking a little rumpled, Joe looked and me and, without missing a beat, told me, ‘Steve, you look like a bush man!’
      • ‘Because it makes me look pretty,’ said Bourne, without missing a beat.
      • However, Burns seems to feel that she made the transition to film without missing a beat, even to the point of acting as post-production supervisor.
      • She is supremely confident that he can't fail to notice her and sure enough a crack appears in his concentration and the music shifts noticeable to a simpler tune without missing a beat.
      • It's the lightness of touch that I'll miss, the sureness with which a Frasier script could go from drawing-room comedy to sheer farce to tragedy without missing a beat.
      • Without missing a beat, he moved on to the next table…
      • I swear, for the most part, people just passed by, glanced his way, then continued walking wherever they were going, not missing a beat.
      • In the first days, anti-globalization protesters made new signs and became the anti-war movement without missing a beat.
      • He juggles a complex cast with consummate ease, moving the story from the tense to the surreal - often within the same story - without missing a beat.

  • miss the boat (or bus)

    • informal Be too slow to take advantage of an opportunity.

      未能体验；错过（机会，机遇），失却

      the company missed the boat with its first attempt at a computer line five years ago
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Rather, they are deeply concerned they may have missed the boat, in relation to the opportunities opened up by the new global economic order.
      • Because it is now so easy to work together virtually, not doing so is not only missing an opportunity, it is missing the boat.
      • Like many other aspects of the industry, they are missing the boat on technological advances that you all need to be a part of.
      • Summer is a time for rest and relaxation, and you could be completely missing the boat.
      • ‘Unless we understand the financial arrangement, and not look at the student loan program in isolation from the funding arrangement, then we're really missing the boat,’ she said.
      • With Premiership crowds at record levels, Leeds are missing the boat.
      • I really do think the politicians are missing the boat here.
      • If a dealer isn't using that advantage in the marketplace, then he's missing the boat.
      • Life is passing you by and you are in danger of missing the bus, as they say.
      • The telecom industry is still missing the boat and does not realize we can talk with anybody everywhere almost for free.

  • a miss is as good as a mile

    • proverb The fact of failure or escape is not affected by the narrowness of the margin.

      〈谚〉失败再小，终究是失败；错误再小，总归是错误

      Example sentencesExamples
      • She did an amazing presentation of Nokia's CSR approach and a knock-your-socks-off interview and was in the final two but a miss is as good as a mile.
      • The frequency of near-misses and the infrequency of real disasters - Chernobyl being the only one we know about for sure - signifies either that nuclear power is an intolerably dangerous technology and we're living on borrowed time, or that ‘defense in depth’ works and a miss is as good as a mile.

  • not miss a trick

    • informal Never fail to take advantage of a situation.

      〈非正式〉（行动过慢而）错过机会

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Spurway does not miss a trick when it comes to publicity.
      • It was the year Argentina invaded the Falkands and not long after the Iranian embassy siege and Telfer, a master of applied metaphor, a keen student of history and a man who saw rugby as another branch of warfare, did not miss a trick.
      • He is not as demonstrative, but he did not miss a trick.
      • In the trade you would say he does not miss a trick.
      • He did not miss a trick.

Phrasal Verbs

  • miss someone/something out

    • Fail to include someone or something; omit.

      漏掉；略去，省掉

      if we miss a few things in the first draft, we can add them later
      Example sentencesExamples
      • If I made a mistake, or missed someone out, please let me know.
      • People say they have been missed out for more than a month - and items left for collection end up being blown around the roads.
      • The waiters were clumsy to the extent of walking in to people and dropping things, and forgetful, missing people out when pouring wine.
      • An estimate of how many crimes have been missed out (methodology approved by the Home Office) is available here.
      • Whilst this is an intelligent and well-argued proposal, I couldn't help thinking that something had been missed out.
      • I am sure I have forgotten someone, please let me know if I missed you out.
      • When we were at the event and they got to the top ten I thought we had been missed out, so it was a surprise for us to come fourth.
      • I have problems with my cognitive reasoning which means when I am tired and stressed I start to miss words out from everyday conversation but it does not mean I am stupid.
      • The sentences do not sound any worse if the word is missed out.
      • You probably started on 1st January, tried really hard for a week, got a bit bored, missed a day out, then gave up before February started.
      • It should come at 8.10 am but sometimes it goes a different way and misses me out completely.
      • In fact it took nine months of doing nothing before I could really ride again, and in total I missed a whole year out.
      • Suddenly I realised he'd missed someone out, a girl who looked only a little older than me and whose desk was at the back of the room tucked into the corner.
      • Eight trains a day will go from the timetable, some services will stop short of their original destination, and some stations will be missed out from routes.
      • All of a sudden you're missing letters out all over the place!
      • I knew I had missed something out in this opinion, now I realise that I didn't mention sex education.
      • By the middle of last week I was beginning to wonder if they'd missed me out, but oh no.
      • A careful introduction to the questions is needed, and respondents should be given the choice to miss them out altogether if they feel uncomfortable.
      • If I have missed your blog out, having promised you a link, please drop me a line and I'll sort it out.
      • It doesn't fit together, it does miss tracks out and it is muddled up.

Origin

Old English missan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German missen.

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nounmismɪs

  • 1MissA title prefixed to the name of an unmarried woman or girl, or to that of a married woman retaining her maiden name for professional purposes.

    用在未婚女子姓名前，或出于职业原因保留原姓名的已婚女子姓名前作为称呼小姐

    Miss Hazel Armstrong

    黑兹尔·阿姆斯特朗小姐。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Whoever it was had called her Adaela before; they knew her name and used it familiarly, without any prefix of Lady, or even Miss or Mistress.
    • Hello Mister and Misses customer, how may I help you two today?
    • The best part about tomorrow will be when Miss (name withheld to protect the innocent) comes to collect her brand new convertible car.
    • He accepts meeting Miss A outside work but denied any improper conduct took place.
    • When I came to the ‘title’ field I asked was it Mrs., Miss or Ms. She laughed and said ‘It's Doctor, actually’.
    • Roy held his hand out to Sydney again, ‘Excuse me, I didn't catch you're name before, Miss…?’
    • The New York Times, for example, stopped using titles like Mrs and Miss with the names of women.
    • Myself and a girl named Blanche Jackson used to tend Miss Appleby's garden in Millfield Road.
    • Good morning, Misses Wessons and Mister Linwood.
    • Some organisations decide to give all women the title Miss unless they are known to be married and prefer the more traditional Mrs.
    1. 1.1 Used in the title of the winner in a beauty contest.
      用于选美比赛获奖者称号小姐
      Miss World

      世界小姐。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Added this year was the Miss Muscle Beach Beauty Pageant.
      • Neha was also titled as Miss Photogenic and Miss Fresh Face.
      • Last year, foreign students were not allowed to take part in Miss UNAM, the university's annual beauty pageant.
      • The NIEC School of Business 2006 beauty pageant takes place at the New Savoy Hotel in Ndola tomorrow with seven entrants vying for the Miss NIEC title.
      • Thursday gone, Christine Straw won the Miss Jamaica Universe 2004 title!
      • Regular readers will remember the picture of a well-known city face with a Miss York beauty queen.
      • The club will organise a Miss Kasama beauty contest to be officiated by First Lady Maureen Mwanawasa at Kasama Golf Club.
      • The crowning ceremony for Miss January and February is held in the casino - Misses March to December get selected at a later event - and Sir Freddy Laker, who lives on the island, arrives to anoint the winners.
      • The Miss Artificial Beauty contest, aka Miss Plastic Surgery is over.
      • Imagine, in Botswana they are having a beauty contest to choose Miss HIV!
      • Miss World Beach Beauty and Miss World Sports have been crowned.
      • And on that note, don't write about world peace or what you want to do about the AIDS virus; this isn't a Miss Teen USA or beauty pageant.
      • The Miss Photogenic and Miss Teen Tourism titles went to Cape town's Chantal Le Roux and Armenia's Mery Esajan.
      • She is a life member of the local Veterans of Foreign Wars, Toastmaster, and even a judge for the Miss Texas / Miss Abilene Beauty Pageant.
      • In it she played Gracie Hart, a scruffy FBI agent, who went undercover at a Miss United States beauty pageant.
      • A Miss Congeniality Beauty Pageant will be held on 30 September at the Waterford Crystal Social Centre, Cork Road, from 8 till late.
      • Former Miss Cork Catríona Supple went on to win the Miss Ireland title in 2002.
      • It is unfortunate that Laxmi Pandit had to give up her Miss India-World 2004 title following the controversy over her marital status.
      • Surely, the organisers who knew well in advance that there was a tie for the Miss personality and a Viewers Choice Winner should have prepared themselves better.
      • Currently, the top ten in the ‘People's Choice’ category are Misses Albania, Australia, Brazil, India, Macedonia, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Thailand and Venezuela.
    2. 1.2 Used as a polite form of address to a young woman or to a waitress, etc.
      用作对年轻女子、女服务员、女店员的礼貌称呼小姐
      where will you be staying in England, miss?

      “小姐，您在英国将住在什么地方？”移民局官员问道。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • ‘I'm sorry, Miss, but you can't be here,’ she told me as she started to drag me back towards the barriers.
      • If you'd rather not endure my company, Miss, I espied a friend of mine on my way to this coach and can most certainly impose upon him.
      • Excuse me, Miss, but where did you get those pants?
      • Why don't you return at another time, Miss, A time when there are no appointments?
      • Hello, my name's Belinda and what would you like to have today Sir, Miss?
      • ‘Hello there Miss, what can I get you,’ the girl asked cheerfully.
      • How long have you been out here in the rain, Miss?
      • The security guard addressed her repeatedly with an annoying ‘You okay, Miss?’
      • Just then, she saw a pair of black leather boots step in front of her, as a somewhat amused male voice asked, ‘Are you all right, Miss?’
      • I'm sorry, Miss, but I have no intention of ever letting you find out.
      • I haven't any idea, and he isn't giving me anything to go off of, Miss.
      • ‘Sir Marcus has ordered that you are to be taken back to Broadshire Manor at once, Miss,’ the driver explained.
      • I'm sorry about what happened to your father, Miss.
      • I would remind you to think only of your own affairs, Miss!
      • Sorry about the inconvenience, Miss, but for now we don't know who you are or what you're doing with them.
      • As you wish, Miss, If you want to get down, that is what you'll get.
      • Would you like me to carry this in for you, Miss?
      • I gave her my best get-away-from-me face and asked, ‘How may I help you, Miss?’
      • ‘Thanks a lot, Miss,’ the driver said rather cheerfully and drove off.
      • ‘I would not worry, Miss,’ he said with a shaky smile.
    3. 1.3British Used by children in addressing a female teacher.
      〈主英〉 用于小孩对女性教师的称呼老师
      please, Miss, can I be excused?

      老师，请问我可以不玩曲棍球吗？

      Example sentencesExamples
      • My impertinent classmate chimed in: ‘What, Miss, is a good mark for a parachute packer?’
      • It's all about education, education, education - and by the way, Miss, the dog ate my homework?
      • Thursday brought awkward questions from the kids, such as ‘Why do we have wars, Miss?’
      • "Oh, I'm sure he did, Miss", Jenny replied solemnly, but her grin only grew wider.
      • To those who stay, all instructors will be addressed as Mister or Miss.

  • 2A girl or young woman, especially one regarded as silly or headstrong.

    〈常贬或幽默〉傻姑娘

    there was none of the country bumpkin about this young miss

    这傻姑娘身上毫无乡巴佬的土气。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • I turn to the birthday boy's niece: a carefully made up young miss in a matching pink crocheted cap and poncho.
    • ‘Well hello, young miss,’ a man who looked to be in his late years greeted with a smile.
    • This young miss was eliminated on Eliminations night once more.
    • It is at this site that I found the young miss pictured here.
    • Then with a smile, he looked over at her and said, ‘Young miss, would you explain it to me?’
    • I spoke only half in jest when I said that the young miss might tell us something of history.
    • Anyway, if the young miss above should visit, she'd fit right in!
    • A very young miss handed him a bouquet of flowers, which he accepted with a broad smile.
    • I believe that you had better get back to your mistress, young miss.
    • But now, young miss, we need to get you back on your feet and get you moving.
    Synonyms
    young woman, young lady, girl, schoolgirl, slip of a girl

  • 3missesA range of standard sizes, usually 8 to 20, in women's clothing.

Origin

Mid 17th century: abbreviation of mistress.

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nounmismɪs
informal

  • A miscarriage.

    〈非正式〉流产；失败

    she had a miss, that time, lost the baby
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