The flashcard defines "miss" as a title or form of address for a girl or unmarried woman ('Miss'). It also covers verb and noun uses, including failing to hit, catch, or reach something; failing to notice or understand; failing to take an opportunity; missing transportation or events; and feeling sad about someone's absence. Additionally, it means to avoid something unpleasant or to be late for something.
The flashcard defines "miss" as a title or form of address for a girl or unmarried woman ('Miss'). It also covers verb and noun uses, including failing to hit, catch, or reach something; failing to notice or understand; failing to take an opportunity; missing transportation or events; and feeling sad about someone's absence. Additionally, it means to avoid something unpleasant or to be late for something.
[N-TITLE 头衔名词]小姐(用于女孩或未婚女子的姓名前面) You use Miss in front of the name of a girl or unmarried woman when you are speaking to her or referring to her.
It was nice talking to you, Miss Giroux...
吉鲁小姐,和您谈话很愉快。
Miss Singleton didn't call back, did she?...
辛格尔顿小姐没有回电话,是吗?
The club was run by Miss Ivy Streeter.
这家俱乐部是由艾薇·斯特里特小姐经营的。
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[N-VOC 称呼名词]小姐(一些学校里孩子对女教师的称呼) In some schools, children address their women teachers as Miss .
[mainly BRIT 主英]
'Chivers!' — 'Yes, Miss?'
“奇弗斯!”——“什么事,老师?”
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[N-VOC 称呼名词]女士,小姐(有时用于称呼年轻女子) People sometimes address young women as Miss .
[OLD-FASHIONED 过时]
'I wouldn't know about that, Miss,' the woman said, backing away.
“我不想知道那件事情,小姐,”这个女人一边后退一边说。
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[N-TITLE 头衔名词]小姐,皇后(用于地名或地区前,表示某地选美比赛中的冠军)Miss is used in front of the name of a place or region to refer to the young woman who has been chosen in a competition as the most beautiful woman there.
Kappy was named Miss Hawaii in 1954.
卡皮被选为1954年的夏威夷小姐。
...two former Miss Scotlands.
两名前苏格兰小姐
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Miss Right→see:
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[VERB 动词]打偏;未击中 If you miss something, you fail to hit it, for example when you have thrown something at it or you have shot a bullet at it.
[V n]
[V]
She hurled the ashtray across the room, narrowly missing my head...
她用力把烟灰缸从房间那头扔过来,差点砸到我的脑袋。
When I'd missed a few times, he suggested I rest the rifle on a rock to steady it.
好几次我都没打中,于是他建议我把步枪放在岩石上面以稳定枪托。
Miss is also a noun.
After more misses, they finally put two arrows into the lion's chest.
又射偏了几次之后,他们终于把两支箭射入了狮子的胸膛。
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[VERB 动词](体育运动中)未射中,未打进 In sport, if you miss a shot, you fail to get the ball in the goal, net, or hole.
[V n]
[Also V]
He scored four of the goals but missed a penalty.
他4次射门得分,却罚失了1粒点球。
Miss is also a noun.
Striker Alan Smith was guilty of two glaring misses.
前锋艾伦·史密斯两次严重失误,将球射偏。
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[VERB 动词]未注意到;未觉察到;忽略掉 If you miss something, you fail to notice it.
[V n]
From this vantage point he watched, his searching eye never missing a detail...
他从这个有利的地点观察,目光敏锐,不放过任何一个细节。
It's the first thing you see as you come round the corner. You can't miss it...
你转过拐角后第一眼就会看到它,不会错过的。
Sergeant Cobbins was an experienced officer and didn't miss much.
科宾斯巡佐是一位经验丰富的警官,很少有东西从他眼皮底下溜走。
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[VERB 动词]不理解,没有领会(意义或重要性) If you miss the meaning or importance of something, you fail to understand or appreciate it.
[V n]
Tambov had slightly missed the point...
坦波夫有点不得要领。
She seems to have missed the joke.
她好像没有听懂这个笑话。
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[VERB 动词]错过,失掉(机会) If you miss a chance or opportunity, you fail to take advantage of it.
[V n]
Williams knew that she had missed her chance of victory...
威廉姆斯知道她已经失掉了夺取胜利的机会。
It was too good an opportunity to miss.
这个机会太好了,不容错过。
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[VERB 动词]思念;怀念 If you miss someone who is no longer with you or who has died, you feel sad and wish that they were still with you.
[V n]
Your mama and I are gonna miss you at Christmas...
我和你妈妈过圣诞节的时候会想念你的。
He was a gentle, sensitive, lovable man who will be missed by a host of friends.
他是一个温和、体贴而且可爱的人,许多朋友都会想念他的。
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[VERB 动词]惦念;留恋 If you miss something, you feel sad because you no longer have it or are no longer doing or experiencing it.
[V n/-ing]
I could happily move back into a flat if it wasn't for the fact that I'd miss my garden...
要不是惦念我的花园,我会高高兴兴地搬回公寓。
He missed having good friends.
他怀念曾经拥有好朋友的时光。
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[VERB 动词]未赶上(飞机、火车等) If you miss something such as a plane or train, you arrive too late to catch it.
[V n]
I had already missed my flight, and the next one wasn't until the following morning...
我已经错过了我的航班,下一班飞机得等到明天早晨。
He missed the last bus home.
他没有赶上回家的末班公交车。
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[VERB 动词]没有参加(会议、活动等) If you miss something such as a meeting or an activity, you do not go to it or take part in it.
[V n]
It's a pity Makku and I had to miss our lesson last week...
很遗憾我和马库上周不得不缺课。
You won't be missing much on TV tonight apart from the usual repeats...
除了通常的重播节目,今晚的电视节目你不会错过多少的。
'Are you coming to the show?' — 'I wouldn't miss it for the world.'
“你会去看演出吗?”——“我说什么都不会错过的。”
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[PHRASE 短语]决定不做;决定不参加 If you give something a miss, you decide not to do it or not to go to it.
[V inflects]
[BRIT 英]
[INFORMAL 非正式]
Do you mind if I give it a miss?
如果我决定不去,你会介意吗?
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See also:
missing
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hit and miss
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near miss. to miss the boat
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boat
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trick
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相关词组:
miss out
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miss★/mɪs; NAmEmɪs/
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missmissesmissedmissingverb★not hit, catch, etc. 未击中;错过1★[transitive , intransitive ]to fail to hit, catch, reach, etc. sth 未击中;未得到;未达到;错过miss(sb/sth) ◆How many goals has he missed this season?这个赛季他射丢了多少个球?◆The bullet missed her by about six inches.子弹从她身边飞过,离她大约只有六吋。◆She threw a plate at him and only narrowly missed.她朝他甩出一个盘子,差一点打中他。missdoing sth ◆She narrowly missed hitting him.她差一点没打着他。not hear/see 不闻;不见2★[transitive ]misssth to fail to hear, see or notice sth 未见到;未听到;未觉察◆The hotel is the only white building on the road— you can't miss it.酒店是这条路上唯一的白色建筑,你不会看不见的。◆Don't miss next week's issue!别错过下周那一期!◆I missed her name.我没听清她的名字。◆Your mother will know who's moved in—she doesn't miss much.你妈会知道谁搬进来了,很少有她注意不到的。not understand 不懂3★[transitive ]misssth to fail to understand sth 不理解;不懂◆He completely missed the joke.这个笑话他一点也没听懂。◆You're missing the point(= failing to understand the main part)of what I'm saying. 你没明白我的意思。not be/go somewhere 不在;不去4★[transitive ]misssth to fail to be or go somewhere 不在;不去;错过◆She hasn't missed a game all year.她一年中一场比赛都没错过。◆You missed a good party last night (= because you did not go).你昨晚错过了一场愉快的聚会。◆‘Are you coming to the school play?’ ‘ I wouldn't miss it for the world.’ “你来看学生演戏吗?”“我说什么也不能错过呀。”not do sth 不做5★[transitive ]misssth to fail to do sth 不做;错过◆You can't afford to miss meals (= not eat meals)when you're in training. 你在接受训练,可不能不吃饭呀。◆to miss a turn (= to not play when it is your turn in a game)错过一轮比赛6★[transitive ]miss(doing) sth to not take the opportunity to do sth 错过机会◆The sale prices were too good to miss.那次价格优惠真的不可错过。◆It was an opportunity not to be missed.机不可失,时不再来。be late 迟到7★[transitive ]misssth/sb |missdoing sth to be or arrive too late for sth 迟到;赶不上;错过◆If I don't leave now I'll miss my plane.现在不走我就赶不上飞机了。◆Sorry I'm late—have I missed anything?对不起,我来晚了。我错过什么了吗?◆‘Is Ann there?’ ‘You've just missed her (= she has just left).’ “安在吗?”“她刚走。”feel sad 伤心8★[transitive ]to feel sad because you can no longer see sb or do sth that you like 怀念;思念misssb/sth ◆She will be greatly missed when she leaves.她走了以后,人们会非常思念她的。◆What did you miss most when you were in France?你在法国的时候最怀念的是什么?miss(sb/sth) doing sth ◆I don't miss getting up at six every morning!我才不想每天早上六点钟起床哩!notice sth not there 发觉某物不在9[transitive ]misssb/sth to notice that sb/sth is not where they/it should be 发觉丢失;发觉…不在原处◆When did you first miss the necklace?你最早发觉项链不见了是什么时候?◆We seem to be missing some students this morning.今天早上我们好像有几位同学没到。avoid sth bad 避开坏事10[transitive ]to avoid sth unpleasant 避开(不愉快的事)SYN
escape
misssth ◆If you go now you should miss the crowds.你如果现在走就可以避开人群。missdoing sth ◆He fell and just missed knocking the whole display over.他摔了一跤,差一点把全部展品碰翻。of engine 发动机11=
misfire
(2 )IDIOMShe, she, etc. doesn't miss a ˈtrick( informal) used to say that sb notices every opportunity to gain an advantage 不失时机;很机敏ˌmiss the ˈboat( informal) to be unable to take advantage of sth because you are too late 错失良机◆If you don't buy now, you may find that you've missed the boat.你如果现在不买,你会错失良机的。ˌmiss your ˈguess( NAmE) ( informal) to make a mistake 做错;犯错◆Unless I miss my guess, your computer needs a new hard drive.我的判断没错的话,你的电脑需要更换一个新的硬盘驱动器。☞more at
heart
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mark
n.PHRASAL VERBS★ˌmiss sb/sth↔ˈout( BrE) to fail to include sb/sth in sth 不包括…在内;遗漏SYN
omit
◆I'll just read through the form again to make sure I haven't missed anything out.我要再看一遍这份表格,免得漏掉什么。ˌmiss ˈout (on sth)to fail to benefit from sth useful or enjoyable by not taking part in it 错失获利(或取乐等)的机会◆Of course I'm coming—I don't want to miss out on all the fun!我当然要来,我可不想错失好玩的机会。noun★title/form of address 称谓1★Missused before the family name, or the first and family name, of a woman who is not married, in order to speak or write to her politely (用于未婚女子姓氏或姓名前,以示礼貌)小姐,女士◆That's all, thank you, Miss Lipman.就这些,谢谢,李普曼小姐。☞compare
Mrs
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Ms
2Missa title given to the winner of a beauty contest in a particular country, town, etc. (选美比赛优胜者的头衔)小姐◆Miss Brighton布赖顿小姐◆the Miss World contest世界小姐选美比赛3Miss( informal) used especially by men to address a young woman when they do not know her name (称呼不知姓名的年轻女子)小姐◆Will that be all, Miss?就这些吗,小姐?4Miss( BrE) ( informal) used as a form of address by children in some schools to a woman teacher, whether she is married or not (学生对女教师的称呼)◆Good morning, Miss!老师早!☞compare
sir
5( old-fashioned) a girl or young woman 少女;年轻女子not hit, catch, etc. 未击中;错过6a failure to hit, catch or reach sth 未击中;未得到;未到达;错过◆He scored two goals and had another two near misses.他攻进两球,另有两球也险些破门。IDIOMSgive sth a ˈmiss( informal) ( especially BrE) to decide not to do sth, eat sth, etc. 不予理睬;不理会;决定不做◆I think I'll give badminton a miss tonight.我今晚不想打羽毛球了。a ˌmiss is as ˌgood as a ˈmile( saying) there is no real difference between only just failing in sth and failing in it badly because the result is still the same 错误再小也是错;功败垂成仍为败miss/mɪs; NAmEmɪs/
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1not do something [transitive] to not go somewhere or do something, especially when you want to but cannot: I’m absolutely starving – I missed lunch. He missed 20 games after breaking a bone in his wrist. She was upset at missing all the excitement.miss doing something He had missed being elected by a single vote.2not hit/catch [intransitive, transitive] to fail to hit or catch an object that is close to you, or to fail to hit a distant object that you are aiming at: Every time she missed the ball she became more angry. He fired, missed and loaded again. The bullet narrowly missed her heart.3feel sad about somebody [transitive] to feel sad because someone you love is not with you: She missed her family badly. Will you miss me? John will be sorely missed by his family and friends.4feel sad about something [transitive] to feel sad because you do not have something or cannot do something you had or did before: I miss the car, but the bus system is good.miss doing something Ben knew he would miss working with Sabrina.GRAMMARMiss is followed by an -ing form, not an infinitive. You say: · I miss seeing you every day.✗Don’t say: I miss to see you every day.Grammar guide ‒ VERBS5too late [transitive] to be too late for something: We got there late and missed the beginning of the movie.miss the train/bus etc I overslept and missed the train.6miss a chance/opportunity to fail to use an opportunity to do something: He certainly wasn’t going to miss the chance of making some extra money. Don’t miss the chance to see the breathtaking Dolomite Mountains. The opportunity was too good to miss so we left immediately.7not see/hear [transitive] to not see, hear, or notice something, especially when it is difficult to notice: Maeve’s sharp eyes missed nothing. Perhaps there’s something the police have missed. It’s a huge hotel on the corner. You can’t miss it (=it is very easy to notice or recognize).You don’t miss much, do you (=you are good at noticing things)? John didn’t miss a trick (=noticed every opportunity to get an advantage) when it came to cutting costs.8miss the point to not understand the main point of what someone is saying9something is not to be missed used to say that someone should do something while they have the opportunity: A journey on one of the steam trains is certainly not to be missed!10avoid something [transitive] to avoid something bad or unpleasant: If we leave now we should miss the traffic.miss doing something As he crossed the street, a bus just missed hitting him. They narrowly missed being killed in the fire.11I wouldn’t miss it for the world spoken used to say that you really want to go to an event, see something etc: ‘Come to the party.’ ‘I will. I wouldn’t miss it for the world.’12notice something isn’t there [transitive] to notice that something or someone is not in the place you expect them to be: I didn’t miss my wallet till it came to paying the bill.13miss the mark to not achieve something you were trying to do: Their efforts to improve quality have somewhat missed the mark.14miss the boat informal to fail to take an opportunity that will give you an advantage: You’ll miss the boat if you don’t buy shares now.15without missing a beat if you do something without missing a beat, you do it without showing that you are surprised or shocked: She handled all of their questions without missing a beat.16somebody’s heart misses a beat used to say that someone is very excited, surprised, or frightened: Glancing up at Rick’s face, she felt her heart miss a beat.17engine [intransitive] if an engine misses, it stops working for a very short time and then starts againmiss out phrasal verb1to not have the chance to do something that you enjoy and that would be good for you: Some children miss out because their parents can’t afford to pay for school trips.miss out on Prepare food in advance to ensure you don’t miss out on the fun!2miss somebody/something ↔ out British English to not include someone or something: Make sure you don’t miss any details out.USAGE: Miss, fail toYou use fail to when talking about not doing something that you should have done: · Some students failed to pay attention in class. Don't use miss in this meaning.
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1Miss used in front of the family name of a woman who is not married to address her politely, to write to her, or to talk about her → Mrs, Mr: I’d like to make an appointment with Miss Taylor. ► Some unmarried women prefer to be addressed as Ms because it does not draw attention to whether or not they are married.2Miss Italy/Ohio/World etc used to refer to a woman who represents a country, city etc in a beauty competition3young woman spoken used as a polite way of speaking to a young woman when you do not know her name → madam, sir: Excuse me, miss, you’ve dropped your umbrella.4teacher British English spoken used by children when speaking to a female teacher, whether she is married or not → sir: I know the answer, Miss.5give something a miss British English informal to decide not to do something: I’d better give the coffee a miss. I’m due at a meeting in half an hour.6not hit/catch [countable] an occasion when you fail to hit, catch, or hold something: Will he score a goal this time? No, no it’s a miss.7young girl [countable] British English spoken a young girl, especially one who has been bad or rude: She’s a cheeky little miss. →
hit-and-miss
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at near2(6)
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[mɪs]missed, missing, misses
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missed[56976] misses[6018] missing[92612]
错过(55%),想念(38%),漏掉(7%)
n.女士,小姐,年轻未婚女子
vt.错过,想念,缺(勤)
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