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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++miss·ing /ˈmɪsɪŋ/ ●●○ adjective 1 LOSE/CAN'T FINDsomething that is missing is not in its usual place, so that you cannot find it 找不到的，丢失的 We found the missing piece of the jigsaw under the chair. 我们在椅子下面找到了那块丢失的拼图。 The keys have been missing for ages. 钥匙早已丢失了。missing from Two bottles were missing from the drugs cupboard. 药柜里少了两瓶药。go missing British English The scissors have gone missing again. 剪刀又不见了。2 NOT HAVEif part of something is missing, it is no longer attached or has been destroyed 缺掉的，缺少的，缺损的 Two of her front teeth were missing. 她的两颗门牙没有了。 The last page of the diary was missing. 日记的最后一页不见了。missing from There’s a button missing from your shirt. 你的衬衫掉了个扣子。3 DISAPPEARsomeone who is missing has disappeared, and no one knows if they are alive or dead 下落不明的，失踪的 Two crew members survived, but two are still missing. 两名船员生还，但仍有两人下落不明。go missing British English Nearly 100,000 young people go missing in Britain each year. 每年英国有将近十万年轻人下落不明。 When Lily did not come home, her parents called the police to report her missing. 莉莉没回家，她的父母向警察报告她失踪了。4 INCLUDE#not present or not included in something 漏掉的，遗漏的missing from Why is my name missing from the list? 为什么名单上漏掉了我的名字？ Something was missing from her life. 她的生活缺了点什么。5. missing in action a soldier who is missing in action has not returned after a battle and their body has not been found 战斗中失踪的Examples from the Corpus
missing• There's a screw missing.• Even little boys have gone missing.• She was surprised, and not a little worried, to find Petion missing.• Some of the puzzle pieces are missing.• Suddenly he looked around and realized one of the children was missing.• The baby was born with a finger missing.• Therapeutic studies on intestinal M avium complex infection are missing and an effective therapy for cryptosporidiosis is not available at present.• When they returned to finish the work after a weekend break, they found parts of the posts missing and broken.• Windows missing and doors off the hinges.• The first few minutes of the film were somehow missing, but he watched it through to the end.• The painting, which has been missing for almost half a century, only turned up when the owner of the house died.• She's been missing for three days now, and we're very worried.• Three buttons were missing from his shirt.• Police are 'very concerned' for the safety of a teenager who's been missing from home for three days.• Two pages were missing from my copy of the report.• Oh no! The last page is missing from the book!• A small sum of money went missing from the office last night.• A missing half wandered somewhere else, arriving much later.• One of my earrings is missing - have you seen it?• Can you spot the missing number in this series?• The man had reported his girlfriend missing three days after she disappeared.go missing• Then eight-year-old Sarah Payne went missing.• Security was tightened up at the embassy after a number of important files went missing.• It is hardly surprising that it is beginning to go missing.• Some of my aunt's jewellery has gone missing.• The alarm was raised when she went missing after Christmas celebrations.• Nineteen were killed and two went missing and are presumed dead.• Five hours later officers admitted the £9,000 Bedford Astra had gone missing before they had checked it for fingerprints.• He's a strange man -- sometimes he goes missing for days and doesn't tell a soul.• Stock has been going missing from the stock room, and we're trying to find out who is responsible.• It's pretty odd, isn't it, one of Dora's clubs going missing like that.report ... missing• Daytona Beach Police started searching for Seay on Dec. 23,1988, when she was reported missing.• No one reported the victim missing.• There were no reports of anyone missing.• We will report you missing and they will forget all about you after a while.• It is understood he was reported missing from a dependency unit at South Cleveland hospital earlier in the day.• It is believed he had been reported missing from Winwick Hospital, Warrington, on Saturday.• Divers alert: A major rescue operation was launched yesterday after two divers were reported missing off Redcar.• Kathleen Wade was reported missing on the morning of September 20,1986.miss·ing adjectiveChineseSyllable
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miss‧ing /ˈmɪsɪŋ/
adjective1. something that is missing is not in its usual place, so that you cannot find it:
We found the missing piece of the jigsaw under the chair.
The keys have been missing for ages.
missing from
Two bottles were missing from the drugs cupboard.
go missing British English:
The scissors have gone missing again.
2. if part of something is missing, it is no longer attached or has been destroyed:
Two of her front teeth were missing.
The last page of the diary was missing.
missing from
There’s a button missing from your shirt.
3. someone who is missing has disappeared, and no one knows if they are alive or dead:
Two crew members survived, but two are still missing.
go missing British English:
Nearly 100,000 young people go missing in Britain each year.
When Lily did not come home, her parents called the police to report her missing.
4. not present or not included in something
missing from
Why is my name missing from the list?
Something was missing from her life.
5. missing in action a soldier who is missing in action has not returned after a battle and their body has not been found
miss‧ing /ˈmɪsɪŋ/
adjective1. something that is missing is not in its usual place, so that you cannot find it: missing from
go missing British English:
2. if part of something is missing, it is no longer attached or has been destroyed:
missing from
3. someone who is missing has disappeared, and no one knows if they are alive or dead:
go missing British English:
4. not present or not included in something
missing from
5. missing in action a soldier who is missing in action has not returned after a battle and their body has not been found
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