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missing link


.missing 'link
n[C]
a piece of information that you need in order to solve a problem
 Could this be the missing link in the search for a cure for cancer?
the missing link
an animal which was a stage in the development of humans from apes, whose bones have not yet been found
1. But divorce destroys the stability, security, and continuity that children need: it results in poverty for many women and children; it damages the natural link between father and children and replaces it with one of regulated, arranged visits;
    但是离婚摧毁了孩子所需要的稳定感、安全感、整体感,造成了很多妇女儿童的贫困,破坏了父亲与子女间的自然联系,代之以人为安排的定期探视。

2. The Titanic turned just in time, narrowly missing the immense wall of ice which rose over 100 feet out of the water beside her.
    "泰坦尼克"这个弯拐得及时,紧贴着高出海面100英尺的巨大的冰墙擦过去。

3. The inspector then asked the old lady to try to check what was missing by the next day and advised her not to stay alone in the flat for a few nights.
    巡官请老妇人在次日之前设法查清丢了些什么,并劝她几夜之内不要独自一人在公寓过夜。

4. This step was taken in 1898 by Italian biologists, who provided the last missing link in man´s search for the cause of malaria.
    1898年,意大利的生物学家采取了这一步,并为人类寻找疟疾起因的探索补上了所缺的最后一环。

5. These trails will link a dozen neighborhoods and the downtown business areas.
    这些小道将把十几个居民区和市中心的商业区连接起来。

6. The company's formula for success is to hold prices down by controlling every link in the rose chain.
    该公司成功的秘诀是通过其销售链的每一个环节降低成本。

7. There, he believes, most of the missing vessels — and their crews — may still be on display for study by these higher intelligences.
    他相信大部分失踪的船只和船员可能依然被陈列在那里,供那些高级智能生命研究。

8. He spent a miserable day in bed thinking of all the fun he was missing.
    他在床上郁郁不乐地躺了一天,想着他错过的种种欢乐。

9. All this seems to me to link them with life, and the origins of things.
    在我看来,所有这些使他们与生命和万物之源联系在了一起。

10. As no pumas had been reported missing from any zoo in the country,
    由于全国动物园没有一家报告丢了美洲狮,

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