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单词 miscarry
释义 mis·carry
\(|)mis+\ intransitive verb
Etymology: Middle English miscarien, from mis- (I) + carien to carry — more at carry
1. obsolete : to come to harm : become lost or destroyed : die, perish
 < the great soldier who miscarried at sea — Shakespeare >
 < my ships have all miscarried, my creditors grow cruel — Shakespeare >
2. : to suffer miscarriage : become delivered of an abortion
 < miscarried several times before her first child was born >
3.
 a. : to go wrong : fail of an effect : come to nothing
  < an election conducted by means of paper ballots can miscarry — Allen Walker >
  < instances, all too many, in which justice has miscarried — B.N.Cardozo >
 b. : to fail in one's intention : be unsuccessful
  < even the most gifted actor will miscarry if he neglects to take direction >
4. : to fail to reach the intended destination : go to the wrong destination
 < decided that the letter must have miscarried >
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