missed
past simple and past participle ofmiss
单词 | missed |
释义 | missed past simple and past participle ofmiss miss verb uk/mɪs/us/mɪs/missverb(NOT DO)B1[T] tofailto do orexperiencesomething, often somethingplannedorexpected, or toavoiddoing orexperiencingsomething: I missed thestartof theclassbecause mybuswas late. Often I miss(= do noteat)breakfastand have an earlylunchinstead. You shouldleaveearly if youwantto miss therushhour. [+ -ing verb]I only just missed beingrunover by abusthismorning. to avoid doing something
A2[T] toarrivetoo late to get on abus,train, oraircraft: You'll missyourflightif you don'thurryup. A2[T] to not go to something: Students who miss a lot ofschoolcanfindit hard tocatchup. I'mtryingtofindanexcusefor missing theofficeparty. B1[T] to notseeorhearsomething or someone: I missed thebeginningof the show. Herlatestmovieistoo good tomiss(= itcertainlyshould beseen). I wassorryI missed you at Pat'sparty- I must havearrivedafter youleft. [T] to notnoticesomeone or something: You don't miss much, do you? Nobodyelsenoticedthatmistake. Myofficeis first on therightwith abrightreddoor. Youcan'tmissit(= it is veryeasytofind).
Avoiding action
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Late Absent Forgetting and forgetfulness missverb(FEEL SAD)A2[T] tofeelsadthat apersonor thing is notpresent: I really missed her when she went away. She will besadlymissed by all whoknewher. I still miss myoldcar. What did you miss mostabouthomewhen you werelivingin France? [+ -ing verb]I haven't missed smokinglike Iexpectedto.
Sadness and regret
missverb(NOT HIT)B2[IorT] tofailtohitsomething, or toavoidhittingsomething: Thebulletmissed hisheartby acoupleofcentimetres. Iswervedtoavoidthe othercarand only just missed atree. Hethrewabookat me, but he/it missed.
Failing and doing badly
missverb(NOTICE)[T] tonoticethat something islostorabsent: He didn't miss hiswalletuntil thewaiterbroughtthebill. Losing and loss
GrammarMiss We use miss as a verb to mean ‘not hit or reach something’:…Idiomsmiss a chance/opportunity miss the boat miss the mark miss the point not miss a beat not miss a trick not miss much Phrasal verbsmisssomeone/somethingout miss out Examplesofmissedmissed In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. The outcome of the visits was, therefore, closely related to the nature of themissedappointment. From theCambridge English Corpus As only one point in each site was sampled the effects of within woodland turnover, particularly in the larger sites, would have beenmissed. From theCambridge English Corpus The power of the study was low as the number of positive cases was small, and some important risk factors may have beenmissed. From theCambridge English Corpus Perhaps we havemissedsomething here, or are illegally smuggling something in by speaking of "enjoyment" rather than positive reinforcement. From theCambridge English Corpus However, because it was retrospective, some cases have beenmissed, and the reliability of diagnoses made by primary-care physicians may have been low. From theCambridge English Corpus Seeing as though we hadn'tmissedthe £40 we decided to carry on with it for 8 more years, at the end we should be getting £6,000. From theCambridge English Corpus No subject was responsible for more than five (of 23)missedor discarded responses, and no item for more than five (of 48) such responses. From theCambridge English Corpus Cases of mild cognitive impairment could bemissed, if the elderly persons do not admit cognitive impairment and no third party information can be obtained. From theCambridge English Corpus Nevertheless, he frequentlymissedmedical appointments and did not report important symptoms. From theCambridge English Corpus Missedpsychiatric appointments : who returns and who stays away. From theCambridge English Corpus One observer extracts information from the perceptual field that ismissedby another. From theCambridge English Corpus His influence is felt - tacitly or explicitly - in the very structure and function of ethics committees today, and he will be sorelymissed. From theCambridge English Corpus Or have we just been so ambitious that we havemissedmore subtle possibilities? From theCambridge English Corpus This is by no means a fatal flaw, i but it is amissedopportunity. From theCambridge English Corpus To some extent, therefore, a valuable opportunity has beenmissed. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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