| 单词 | miss |
| 释义 | miss (once / 68 pages) 1vn 2v 3n To miss is to fail to do or sense something, or to be without. If you miss all your free throws, your basketball team probably won't miss you if you skip a game. The verb form of miss stems from the Old English missan “fail to hit what was aimed at,” while the noun form of miss, meaning a term of honor to a young woman is just the abbreviated form of mistress, which used to be a title of respect. You might not miss the days when every unmarried woman had to be called "Miss." WORD FAMILYmiss: missed, misses, missing+/missed: misseder/missing: missinger, missingest, missingly USAGE EXAMPLESA search continued Tuesday for those still missing. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) Over the next two years, he was hospitalized about 50 times, and he missed much of fourth and fifth grade. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) “They missed some easy shots,” Wall said, “but we stuck with the game plan.” Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) 1 1v fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind I missed that remark She missed his point Syn|Hypo lose overlook look past, fail to notice 2v fail to attend an event or activity I missed the concert He missed school for a week Ant|Hypo|Hyper attend, go to be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc. cut, skip intentionally fail to attend bunk off, play hookyplay truant from work or school fail, neglect fail to do something; leave something undone 3v fail to reach or get to She missed her train Hyper fail, go wrong, miscarry be unsuccessful 4v fail to reach The arrow missed the target Ant|Hypo collide with, hit, impinge on, run into, strike hit against; come into sudden contact with strikedeliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon overshoot shoot beyond or over (a target) undershootshoot short of or below (a target) 5v leave undone or leave out How could I miss that typo? The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten Syn|Ant|Hypo drop, leave out, neglect, omit, overleap, overlook, pretermit attend to, take to heart get down to; pay attention to; take seriously forget forget to do something jump, pass over, skip, skip overbypass 6v fail to experience Fortunately, I missed the hurricane Syn|Hyper escape avoid stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something 7n a failure to hit (or meet or find etc) 2Syn|Hyper misfire failure an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose 1v feel or suffer from the lack of He misses his mother Hypo|Hyper regret feel sad about the loss or absence of desire, want feel or have a desire for; want strongly 2v be without There is something missing in my jewelry box! Syn|Ant|Hypo lack feature, have have as a feature have, have got, holdhave or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense have, own, possesshave ownership or possession of want be without, lack; be deficient in excludelack or fail to include 3v be absent 3The child had been missing for a week n a young woman Syn|Exp|Hypo|Hyper fille, girl, missy, young lady, young woman Io (Greek mythology) a maiden seduced by Zeus; when Hera was about to discover them together Zeus turned her into a white heifer babe, baby, sister (slang) sometimes used as a term of address for attractive young women bellea young woman who is the most charming and beautiful of several rivals bimboa young woman indulged by rich and powerful older men chachka, tchotchke, tchotchkeleh, tsatske, tshatshke(Yiddish) an attractive, unconventional woman chita dismissive term for a girl who is immature or who lacks respect colleenan Irish girl bird, chick, dame, doll, skirt, wenchinformal terms for a (young) woman flappera young woman in the 1920s who flaunted her unconventional conduct and dress galalliterative term for girl (or woman) gaminea girl of impish appeal Gibson girlthe idealized American girl of the 1890s as pictured by C. D. Gibson jeune fille, lass, lassie, young girla girl or young woman who is unmarried maid, maidenan unmarried girl (especially a virgin) May queen, queen of the Maythe girl chosen queen of a May Day festival mill-girla girl who works in a mill party girlan attractive young woman hired to attend parties and entertain men peria beautiful and graceful girl ring girla young woman who holds up cards indicating the number of the next round at prize fights rosebud(a literary reference to) a pretty young girl sex bomb, sex kitten, sexpota young woman who is thought to have sex appeal shop girla young female shop assistant soubrettea pert or flirtatious young girl sweater girla girl with an attractive bust who wears tight sweaters hoyden, romp, tomboya girl who behaves in a boyish manner valley girla girl who grew up in the tract housing in the San Fernando Valley working girla young woman who is employed bobby-socker, bobbysoxeran adolescent girl wearing bobby socks (common in the 1940s) damoiselle, damosel, damozel, damsel, demoisellea young unmarried woman Lolitaa sexually precocious young girl adult female, woman an adult female person (as opposed to a man) Miss (once / 25 pages) n WORD FAMILY Miss: Misses USAGE EXAMPLESThese days Miss Cartwright spends some of her time doing sci-fi autograph conventions, where she meets fans from around the world. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) The honor of Miss Golden Globe is also an openly nepotistic one. New York Times(Dec 30, 2016) We may finally end the long reign of terror inflicted on us by former Miss USAs, federal judges from Indiana, and Gold Star parents. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) n a form of address for an unmarried woman Hyper form of address, title, title of respect an identifying appellation signifying status or function: e.g. `Mr.' or `General' |
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