| 释义 |
miss
1 Missa title used in front of the last name or whole name of a girl or woman who is not marriedThere is a Miss Stevens waiting to see you. Synonyms and related words 1a formalused for talking politely to a girl or young woman whose name you do not knowExcuse me, miss, are you looking for something? Synonyms and related words
Names used for talking to people you don’t know Synonyms and related words
Names used for talking to women or girls 1b Britisha title used by children when talking to a woman teacher Synonyms and related words
Words used by or to young children bang be a love and . . . big 1c used in the title of a woman who has won a beauty competition Synonyms and related words 1d countable informal old-fashioneda girl or young woman, especially one who is rude or badly behavedWhat a sly little miss she is. Synonyms and related words
Women and girls who behave badly
See alsoMrs See alsoMs 2 countable a failure to hit or catch something, or to score in a game Synonyms and related words
Scoring points and goals a clean sheet aggregate all 3 countable a failure, especially of a CD or a film Synonyms and related words 4 a miss is as good as a milea failure remains a failure, even if somebody missed their goal only by a small amountI just missed the plane by five minutes! Indeed, a miss is as good as a mile. Submitted by:
Emran Khoshrouye Ghiasi from Iran, Islamic Republic of on 05/12/2018
miss
1 countable a failure to hit or catch something, or to score in a game Synonyms and related words 2 Missa title used in front of the last name or whole name of a girl or woman who is not marriedThere is a Miss Stevens waiting to see you. Synonyms and related words
Titles dame Esq. Her/Your Ladyship 2a formalused for talking politely to a girl or young woman whose name you do not knowExcuse me, miss, are you looking for something? Synonyms and related words
Names used for talking to people you don’t know Synonyms and related words
Names used for talking to women or girls 2b countable informal old-fashioneda girl or young woman, especially one who is rude or badly behavedWhat a sly little miss she is. Synonyms and related words
Women and girls who behave badly 2c used in the title of a woman who has won a beauty competition Synonyms and related words
Titles dame Esq. Her/Your Ladyship 2d Britisha title used by children when talking to a woman teacher Synonyms and related words
Words used by or to young children bang be a love and . . . big
See alsoMrs. See alsoMs. 3 countable a failure, especially of a CD or a movie Synonyms and related words 4 a miss is as good as a milea failure remains a failure, even if somebody missed their goal only by a small amountI just missed the plane by five minutes! Indeed, a miss is as good as a mile. Submitted by:
Emran Khoshrouye Ghiasi from Iran, Islamic Republic of on 05/12/2018
miss
1 intransitive/transitive to fail to hit or reach something that you aim atThe plane missed the runway in the rain. He aimed a kick at it and missed. Synonyms and related words
To make a mistake, or to do something badly 1a intransitive to fail to catch something that is being thrown or given to youI tried to catch the ball but missed. Synonyms and related words
To fail, or to stop being successful
2 transitive to fail to be present for something, or to not be in a place when someone else is thereWe were late and missed the first part of the concert. I had to miss a week of school. We must have missed each other by about an hour. not miss something for the world (=not want to miss something you enjoy): I wouldn’t miss the annual Christmas party for the world. Synonyms and related words
To not act, or to not do something 3 transitive to be too late for a train, bus etcI’ve got a meeting and I don’t want to miss the train. If you don’t go now you’ll miss the post. Synonyms and related words
Booking on and travelling by transport 4 transitive to fail to notice or understand somethingI missed most of what she said. He caught most of the mistakes but missed a few. miss the point (=not understand what someone means): Sue had missed the point entirely. you can’t miss it (=it is very easy to notice): The house is next to the station – you can’t miss it. Synonyms and related words
To not understand, or to misunderstand misunderstand mistake misinterpret 5 transitive to fail to take advantage of an opportunitymiss a chance/opportunity to do something: She realized she had missed an opportunity to speak to Brian. He seemed unaware of the great chance that he had missed. Synonyms and related words
To miss, or to not take an opportunity 6 transitive to escape something that is unpleasant or uncomfortableIf I leave at eight, I miss the traffic. The accused man narrowly missed a prison sentence. Synonyms and related words
To avoid risks or danger escape retreat skate over/around 7 transitive to feel sad about someone because they are not with you any moreHe was a tower of strength, and we miss him enormously. Synonyms and related words
To be, or to become sad, regretful or upset 7a to wish you still had something or could still do somethingI’m missing our lunchtime drinks on Friday. miss doing something: We miss watching her ride her horse. Synonyms and related words
Lacking and not having something
8 transitive to notice that you do not have something any moreShe only missed the purse when she got home. Synonyms and related words
To notice or recognize something or someone 9 intransitive if an engine misses, it fails to burn the fuel and loses power Synonyms and related words
Engine and machine behaviour backfire burn up come to life 10 transitive if a woman misses her monthly period, it does not happen Synonyms and related words
Menstruation and the menstrual cycle amenorrhoea biological clock the change of life
miss the boat not miss much not/never miss a trick
miss
1 intransitive/transitive to fail to hit or reach something that you aim atThe plane missed the runway in the rain. He aimed a kick at it and missed. Synonyms and related words
To make a mistake, or to do something badly 1a intransitive to fail to catch something that is being thrown or given to youI tried to catch the ball but missed. Synonyms and related words
To fail, or to stop being successful
2 transitive to fail to be present for something, or to not be in a place when someone else is thereWe were late and missed the first part of the concert. I had to miss a week of school. We must have missed each other by about an hour. not miss something for the world (=not want to miss something you enjoy): I wouldn’t miss the annual Christmas party for the world. Synonyms and related words
To not act, or to not do something 3 transitive to be too late for a train, bus, etcI’ve got a meeting and I don’t want to miss the train. Synonyms and related words
Booking on and traveling by transport 4 transitive to fail to notice or understand somethingI missed most of what she said. He caught most of the mistakes but missed a few. miss the point (=not understand what someone means): Sue had missed the point entirely. you can’t miss it (=it is very easy to notice): The house is next to the station – you can’t miss it. Synonyms and related words
To not understand, or to misunderstand misunderstand mistake misinterpret 5 transitive to fail to take advantage of an opportunitymiss a chance/opportunity to do something: She realized she had missed an opportunity to speak to Brian. He seemed unaware of the great chance that he had missed. Synonyms and related words
To miss, or to not take an opportunity 6 transitive to escape something that is unpleasant or uncomfortableIf I leave at eight, I miss the traffic. The accused man narrowly missed a prison sentence. Synonyms and related words
To avoid risks or danger escape retreat skate over/around 7 transitive to feel sad about someone because they are not with you any moreHe was a tower of strength, and we miss him enormously. Synonyms and related words
To be, or to become sad, regretful or upset 7a to wish you still had something or could still do somethingI’m missing our lunchtime drinks on Friday. miss doing something: We miss watching her ride her horse. Synonyms and related words
Lacking and not having something
8 transitive to notice that you do not have something any moreShe missed the purse only when she got home. Synonyms and related words
To notice or recognize something or someone 9 intransitive if an engine misses, it fails to burn the fuel and loses power Synonyms and related words
Engine and machine behavior backfire burn up come to life 10 transitive if a woman misses her monthly period, it does not happen Synonyms and related words
Menstruation and the menstrual cycle amenorrhea amenorrhoea biological clock
miss the boat not miss much not/never miss a trick
|