mislay
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++mis·lay /ˌmɪsˈleɪ/ verb (past tense and past participle mislaid /-ˈleɪd/) [transitive] LOSE/CAN'T FINDto put something somewhere, then forget where you put it 乱放 SYN lose, misplace I’ve mislaid my glasses again. 我又忘记把眼镜丢在什么地方了。 Sometimes students’ work does get lost or mislaid. 有时学生确实会把作业弄丢或忘记放在哪里。→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
mislay• I look for my pocket dictionary but I find that it has been mislaid.• Why, yesterday I mislaid a sock and I simply don't care.• Where invoices recorded on the statement have not been received or have been mislaid, copies will be required from the supplier.• I enclose a copy of the letter in case you did not receive the original or have mislaid it.• mislaid linoleum• I seem to have temporarily mislaid my keys. Have you seen them anywhere?• I have some others, but have mislaid my memoranda.• If your bank card is lost, mislaid or stolen, call our Card Hotline number.• Ben mislaid the tape he needed for his English class.• One of the drawbacks to being of mature years is the tendency to forget or mislay things - like keys.mis·lay verbChineseSyllable
it somewhere, something then where you put to forget put Corpus
mislay
mis‧lay /ˌmɪsˈleɪ/
verb (past tense and past participle mislaid /-ˈleɪd/) [transitive]
to put something somewhere, then forget where you put it
SYN lose, misplace:
I’ve mislaid my glasses again.
Sometimes students’ work does get lost or mislaid.
mis‧lay /ˌmɪsˈleɪ/
verb (past tense and past participle mislaid /-ˈleɪd/) [transitive]to put something somewhere, then forget where you put it
SYN lose, misplace:
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