miss
/mɪs; mɪs/
n
1 failure to hit, catch or reach sth aimed at 未击中; 未抓住; 未达到目标
*score ten hits and one miss 共计击中十次, 未击中一次
* The ball's gone right past him that was a bad miss, ie one he ought to have stopped, caught, etc. 那球就在他旁边经过--这一失误太不应该.
2 (idm 习语) give sb/sth a `miss (infml 口)
(a) omit sb/sth 略去、省掉或排除某人[某事物]
*I think I'll give the fish course a miss. 我就不要鱼那道菜了吧.
(b) not do sth, not go somewhere, not see sb, etc as one is in the habit of doing (与往常相反)不做某事、不去某处、不见某人等
*give yoga, the cinema, my boy-friend a miss tonight 今晚权且不练瑜伽、不看电影、不见男朋友. a ,miss is as ,good as a `mile (saying 谚)
(a) an escape by a narrow margin (from danger, defeat, etc) is just as successful as an escape by a wide margin 九死一生总是生.
(b) a failure by a narrow margin (to achieve success, etc) is just as disappointing as a failure by a wide margin 功败垂成终是败. a near miss => near1.
/mɪs; mɪs/
n
1 Miss
(a) (title used with the name of an unmarried woman or kept by a married woman eg for professional reasons 用作未婚女子姓名之前的称谓语或已婚女子(如因职业关系)持有的称谓语)
*Miss (Gloria) Kelly (格洛丽亚·)凯利小姐
* the Miss Hills 希尔家的小姐们
* (fml 文) the Misses Hill 希尔家的小姐们. Cf 参看 Mrs, Ms.
(b) (title given to the winner of a beauty contest in the specified country, town, etc 选美会上优胜者的头衔)
*Miss England 英格兰小姐
* Miss Brighton 布赖顿小姐
* the Miss World contest 世界小姐选美比赛.
2 Miss
(a) (used as a polite form of address to a young woman, eg by taxi-drivers, hotel staff, etc 用作对年轻女子的尊称(如为计程车司机、旅馆服务员等所使用))
*I'll take your luggage to your room, Miss. 小姐, 我把您的行李送到您的房间去. Cf 参看 madam.
(b) (used as a form of address by schoolchildren to awoman teacher 小学生对女教师的称呼)
*Good morning, Miss! 老师, 您早! Cf 参看 sir 1.
3 (joc or derog 谑或贬) young girl or schoolgirl; young unmarried woman 年轻女子; 女学生; 年轻未婚女子
*She's a saucy little miss! 她是个黄毛丫头!
/mɪs; mɪs/
v
1 [I, Tn, Tg] fail to hit, catch, reach, etc (sth aimed at) 未击中, 未抓住, 未达到(目标)
*He shot at the bird but missed. 他打鸟未打中.
* miss the target, mark, goal, etc 未射中靶子、目标、球门等
* The goalkeeper just missed (stopping) the ball. 守门员只差一点儿就能把球接住了.
* miss one's footing, ie slip or stumble, eg while climbing 失足(如攀登时打滑或跌倒)
* The plane missed the runway by several yards. 飞机偏离跑道几码远.
2 [Tn, Tw] fail to see, hear, understand, etc (sb/sth) 未看见(某人[某事物]); 未听见(某人[某事物])的声音; 未明白(某人[某事物]) 的意思
*The house is on the corner; you can't miss it. 那房子就在拐角处; 你不会找不到的.
* I'm sorry, I missed that/what you said. 对不起, 我没听见那件事[你说的话].
* He missed the point of my joke. 他没有听懂我讲的笑话.
3 [Tn, Tg] fail to be present at (sth); arrive too late for (sth) 未出席, 未赶上(某事物)
*miss a meeting, a class, an appointment, etc 未参加会议、未上课、未赴约
* He missed the 9.30 train. 他没赶上9点30分的火车.
* We only missed (seeing) each other by five minutes. 我们只因五分钟之差而未能见面.
4 [Tn, Tg] fail to take advantage of (sth) 未能利用(某事物)
*miss the chance/opportunity of doing sth 失掉或错过做某事的时机[机会]
* Don't miss our bargain offers! 本店大减价, 勿失良机!
5 (a) [Tn] notice the absence or loss of (sb/sth) 发现(某人[某事物])不在或遗失
*When did you first miss your purse? 你什么时候发现丢了钱包的?
* He's so rich that he wouldn't miss 100. 他很有钱, 丢了100英镑也不在意.
* We seem to be missing two chairs. 我们好像少了两把椅子.
(b) [Tn, Tg, Tsg] feel regret at the absence or loss of (sb/sth) 因(某人[某事物])不在或遗失而感到惋惜
*Old Smith won't be missed, eg when he is away, retires, dies, etc. 谁也不会因老史密斯不在而感到遗憾.
* I miss you bringing me cups of tea in the mornings! 我常怀念早晨你给我送茶的情景!
6 [Tn, Tg] avoid or escape (sth) 避免, 躲避(某事物)
*If you go early you'll miss the traffic. 你早些走就能避开交通拥挤时间.
* We only just missed having a nasty accident. 我们险些出了严重事故.
7 [I] (of an engine) misfire (指发动机)发动不起来.
8 (idm 习语) hit/miss the mark => mark1. ,miss the `boat/`bus (infml 口) be too slow to take an opportunity 错过机会
*If we don't offer a good price for the house now, we'll probably miss the boat altogether, ie It will be sold to someone else. 这所房子, 现在我们不给个高价, 可能就要失去机会了(可能要卖给别人了). not `miss much; not miss a `trick (infml 口) be very aware or alert 非常机警或警觉
*Jill will find out your secret she never misses a trick! 吉尔会发现你的秘密的--她很警觉! (be) too good to `miss (be) too attractive or profitable to reject 很吸引人或很有利而无法拒绝或放弃
*The offer of a year abroad with all expenses paid seemed too good to miss. 免付一切费用出国一年的优待未免太诱人了, 实在难以放弃.
9 (phr v) miss sb/sth out not include sb/sth 不包括某人[某事物]
*I'll miss out the sweet course, ie not take it at a meal. 我不吃那道甜食了.
* We'll miss out (eg not sing) the last two verses. 最後两句歌词我们不唱了.
* The printers have missed out a whole line here. 排版工人在这里漏掉了一整行. miss `out (on sth) (infml 口) lose an opportunity to benefit from sth or enjoy oneself 失去获得利益或获得乐趣的机会
*If I don't go to the party, I shall feel I'm missing out. 我要是不去参加聚会一定觉得损失很大.