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amiss adj.有毛病的；出差错的；有缺点的；不合适的adv.有毛病地；出差错地；不合适地 (1) 一个孩子几天不吃东西一定是有什么毛病了。(2) 他事事不如意，运气真不好。(3) 他事事不如意，运气真不好。(4) 有什么不对头吗？(5) 自他主管这所学校以来,还从未出过问题。(6) 准是出了什么差错，他没来这里接我们。(7) 说几句开场白会很合适的。(8) 如果有什么不妥，他们会重新考虑这件事的。 The word amiss can be used as an adverb, as in the sentence, "I spoke amiss." Or you could use it as an adjective, as when you think something is wrong or missing — "Something in the room is amiss." Either way, amiss refers to something that is wrong, off the mark, or "missed" (note the connection). Once in a while, the word amiss can imply that something fishy or foul has taken place. In Hamlet, when Marcellus said, "Something is rotten in the state of Denmark," he might as well have said, "Something in Denmark is amiss."

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英 [ə'mɪs] 美 [ə'mɪs] (1) Something is amiss when a boy does not eat for days.(2) Everything goes amiss with him,he has certainly bad luck.(3) Everything goes amiss with him. He has certainly bad luck.(4) Is there anything amiss?(5) Nothing has ever gone amiss since he took charge of the school.(6) Something must have gone amiss. He's not here to meet us.(7) A few words of introduction may not come amiss.(8) If anything fell out amiss,they would reconsider it. When things are out of their proper places or not happening the way they should, we say they are amiss. And remember, amiss is as good as a mile. 1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]不对的；不正常的；错误的 If you say that something is amiss, you mean there is something wrong.   [v-link ADJ]Their instincts warned them something was amiss...他们直觉上感到有什么地方不对劲儿。Something is radically amiss in our health care system.我们的保健制度存在重大缺陷。2[PHRASE 短语]会起作用；会称心如意；不会出错 If you say that something would not go amiss or would not come amiss, you mean that it would be pleasant and useful.   [V inflects]  [BRIT 英]A bit of charm and humour would not go amiss...人有点吸引力和幽默感总是好的。The cracks are showing in the walls and a lick of paint would not come amiss.墙面开始出现裂缝了，刷一点油漆就能补好。

英语单词	amiss
英美音标	英 [ə'mɪs] 美 [ə'mɪs]
中文释义	adj.有毛病的；出差错的；有缺点的；不合适的 adv.有毛病地；出差错地；不合适地
英语例句	(1) Something is amiss when a boy does not eat for days. (2) Everything goes amiss with him,he has certainly bad luck. (3) Everything goes amiss with him. He has certainly bad luck. (4) Is there anything amiss? (5) Nothing has ever gone amiss since he took charge of the school. (6) Something must have gone amiss. He's not here to meet us. (7) A few words of introduction may not come amiss. (8) If anything fell out amiss,they would reconsider it.
中文例句	(1) 一个孩子几天不吃东西一定是有什么毛病了。 (2) 他事事不如意，运气真不好。 (3) 他事事不如意，运气真不好。 (4) 有什么不对头吗？ (5) 自他主管这所学校以来,还从未出过问题。 (6) 准是出了什么差错，他没来这里接我们。 (7) 说几句开场白会很合适的。 (8) 如果有什么不妥，他们会重新考虑这件事的。
vocabulary简明	When things are out of their proper places or not happening the way they should, we say they are amiss. And remember, amiss is as good as a mile.
vocabulary扩展	The word amiss can be used as an adverb, as in the sentence, "I spoke amiss." Or you could use it as an adjective, as when you think something is wrong or missing — "Something in the room is amiss." Either way, amiss refers to something that is wrong, off the mark, or "missed" (note the connection). Once in a while, the word amiss can imply that something fishy or foul has taken place. In Hamlet, when Marcellus said, "Something is rotten in the state of Denmark," he might as well have said, "Something in Denmark is amiss."
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]不对的；不正常的；错误的 If you say that something is amiss, you mean there is something wrong. [v-link ADJ] Their instincts warned them something was amiss... 他们直觉上感到有什么地方不对劲儿。 Something is radically amiss in our health care system. 我们的保健制度存在重大缺陷。 2 [PHRASE 短语]会起作用；会称心如意；不会出错 If you say that something would not go amiss or would not come amiss, you mean that it would be pleasant and useful. [V inflects] [BRIT 英] A bit of charm and humour would not go amiss... 人有点吸引力和幽默感总是好的。 The cracks are showing in the walls and a lick of paint would not come amiss. 墙面开始出现裂缝了，刷一点油漆就能补好。

Amiss Bad Luck 他事事不如意，运气真不好 Word 英 ə'Mɪs] 美 ə'Mɪs