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单词 misplace
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Definition of misplace in English:

misplace

verb mɪsˈpleɪsmɪsˈpleɪs
[with object]
  • 1Put (an object) in the wrong place and so lose it temporarily.

    I'm sure the jewellery has just been misplaced, and not stolen
    Example sentencesExamples
    • I was afraid I might have outright lost it rather than just misplaced it, so that's a relief.
    • And later, he believes, someone tried to prevent him from filing his nomination by misplacing his file.
    • Is there anyone reading this who hasn't been guilty at some point of misplacing their keys, losing track of the time or forgetting someone's name?
    • For one thing, it's hard to lose or misplace a dog on your desk, and it's even harder to flatten one accidentally under a coffee cup.
    • So Miss Jones misplaced some important correspondence.
    • Everyone misplaces things but a person with dementia may put things in unusual places like the iron in the fridge.
    • The losses often occur over many years, and since they initially seem harmless - who hasn't forgotten to pay a bill or misplaced the car keys?
    • Of course, New Zealand citizenship's a must, but I seem to have misplaced my passport…
    • Normally, jewelry and I were a rare combination, seeing as I would either lose it in two weeks or accidentally misplace it somewhere in my vast room.
    • It cannot be denied that land applications under various categories have either been routinely delayed or the paper work misplaced or lost, on several occasions.
    • Now I'm worried I may have misplaced the guy's number.
    • I mean, did you lose your wedding ring, maybe misplace it, can't find it?
    • This ensures that all required material is ordered and nothing is misplaced or lost.
    • I'm sure I'm not the only parent who misplaced the letter before it was even opened, and almost missed the final deadline for sending in the form.
    • Kate, they keep saying they lost track of them, like they misplaced them the way you would your keys or your wallet.
    • Tape storage can go missing for a variety of reasons, including someone just misplacing the tape cartridges or losing them.
    • I seem to have misplaced my invitation to the party.
    • All too often, photographs, documents and stories are misplaced or lost and the memories of families or cultures are left with gaping holes.
    • However, it is so tiny that it can easily be misplaced.
    • Instead I've somehow lost or misplaced the information.
    Synonyms
    lose, mislay, put in the wrong place, lose track of, miss, drop, forget, be unable to find, be unable to lay one's hands on, forget the whereabouts of, forget where one has put something
  • 2Position incorrectly.

    Crewe came back into the game when Strachan misplaced a pass in the midfield
    Example sentencesExamples
    • This kid is amazing although he has recently had a sudden dip in form which has concerned me such as his game foe England against Greece in which he misplaced too many passes.
    • In the game White plays an overly direct plan of attack, misplacing all his major pieces on the kingside.
    • It doesn't take confidence to win a tackle but it does take a strong-minded player to keep demanding the ball even when he has misplaced his previous pass.
    • The captain Antonio Conte misplaced a pass four minutes before the interval and, worse still for the Italians, had given Giggs a clear run.
    • While Kennedy was a nervy presence alongside Stanislav Varga, misplacing the odd pass across the back, and twice committing errors that could have been punished by McSwegan, Pearson was more impressive.
    • Josep ‘Pep’ Guardiola is not merely a great player, the pivot between defence and attack, a man who hardly ever misplaces a pass and always seems to know where the loose ball is going to drop; Pep is also a Catalan.
    • He rolled a feeble shot 10 yards wide of goal and then misplaced a pass to Cole.
    • The Rangers captain struggles to disguise disgust with himself when he misplaces a pass and can look disdainfully in the direction of malfunctioning teammates too.
    • As the game wore on and Arsenal continued to misplace passes, the crowd's frustration grew.
    • Alan Thompson misplaced a pass, Shota Arveladze, a substitute, seized on the error and passed to Nacho Novo.
    • It remains a mystery how he managed to misplace 17 passes for England against Albania, a performance that effectively ended an international career which peaked at Euro 96.
    • The procedure is technically difficult; risks include tangling up the suture or misplacing an anchor.
    • Ryan Giggs was trying too hard to cause trouble on his own, running past three players but trying to beat a fourth rather than pass, and then minutes later misplacing an ambitious pass out to Blake.
    • Twice Cheadle defenders misplaced passes to Hoyle who sent Longley through on both occasions.
    • The Albanians didn't do a lot of attacking and Rio spent most of the time defending closer to the half way line than the box and I don't think he misplaced a pass all game.
    • He misplaced a pass in midfield and Sergio sent Victor racing clear for 35 yards before he ripped a shot past Williams.
    • No problem Jose, next time he misplaces a pass I'll pretend it was pin-point accuracy itself.
    • He misplaced a pass at the very start and was in a foul mood with himself throughout a toiling performance.
    • If they get abused every time they misplace a pass it means the next time the ball comes their way they will welcome it as much as a dose of flu.
    • Henrik Larsson misplaced a pass and gifted Hibs a winning goal on his Celtic debut.

Derivatives

  • misplacement

  • noun ˌmɪsˈpleɪsm(ə)ntˌmɪsˈpleɪsmənt
    • System backup tapes, which are small, portable, and typically stored outside the data center for off-site disaster recovery purposes, may be susceptible to unauthorized access, data theft, misplacement, or corruption.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • In addition to performance limitations, backups and recovery procedures fail due to failure of tape drives and cartridges, misplacement of cartridges, and accidental destruction of media.
      • Removal and reposition were possible in case of misplacement.
      • The repeated misplacement of secret disks at Los Alamos National Laboratory has shut down the nuclear weapons center for the last six weeks.
      • So far, there does not appear to be any deliberate tampering with the ballots, only some inadvertent misplacement of ballots has been discovered.

Rhymes

abase, ace, apace, backspace, base, bass, brace, case, chase, dace, efface, embrace, encase, enchase, enlace, face, grace, interlace, interspace, in-your-face, lace, mace, outface, outpace, pace, place, plaice, race, space, Thrace, trace, upper case
 
 

Definition of misplace in US English:

misplace

verbmɪsˈpleɪsmisˈplās
[with object]usually be misplaced
  • Put in the wrong place and lose temporarily because of this; mislay.

    I'm sure the jewelry has just been misplaced, and not stolen
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Instead I've somehow lost or misplaced the information.
    • For one thing, it's hard to lose or misplace a dog on your desk, and it's even harder to flatten one accidentally under a coffee cup.
    • Everyone misplaces things but a person with dementia may put things in unusual places like the iron in the fridge.
    • I was afraid I might have outright lost it rather than just misplaced it, so that's a relief.
    • Of course, New Zealand citizenship's a must, but I seem to have misplaced my passport…
    • Is there anyone reading this who hasn't been guilty at some point of misplacing their keys, losing track of the time or forgetting someone's name?
    • All too often, photographs, documents and stories are misplaced or lost and the memories of families or cultures are left with gaping holes.
    • And later, he believes, someone tried to prevent him from filing his nomination by misplacing his file.
    • I mean, did you lose your wedding ring, maybe misplace it, can't find it?
    • I'm sure I'm not the only parent who misplaced the letter before it was even opened, and almost missed the final deadline for sending in the form.
    • Tape storage can go missing for a variety of reasons, including someone just misplacing the tape cartridges or losing them.
    • Kate, they keep saying they lost track of them, like they misplaced them the way you would your keys or your wallet.
    • I seem to have misplaced my invitation to the party.
    • Normally, jewelry and I were a rare combination, seeing as I would either lose it in two weeks or accidentally misplace it somewhere in my vast room.
    • The losses often occur over many years, and since they initially seem harmless - who hasn't forgotten to pay a bill or misplaced the car keys?
    • Now I'm worried I may have misplaced the guy's number.
    • It cannot be denied that land applications under various categories have either been routinely delayed or the paper work misplaced or lost, on several occasions.
    • This ensures that all required material is ordered and nothing is misplaced or lost.
    • So Miss Jones misplaced some important correspondence.
    • However, it is so tiny that it can easily be misplaced.
    Synonyms
    lose, mislay, put in the wrong place, lose track of, miss, drop, forget, be unable to find, be unable to lay one's hands on, forget the whereabouts of, forget where one has put something
 
 
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