missing
adjective
uk/ˈmɪs.ɪŋ/us/ˈmɪs.ɪŋ/A2
Someone who is missing hasdisappeared:
失踪的，下落不明的Herfatherhas been missing sinceSeptember1992.她父亲从1992年9月起就下落不明。
UKThegirlwentmissing during afamilyoutingtoMountSnowdon.那个女孩跟家人去斯诺登峰远足，期间失踪了。
to disappear
- disappearThe boat disappeared in the storm.
- go awayIt was weeks before the bruises went away.
- vanishDinosaurs vanished from the Earth 65 million years ago.
- (go) missingHe has been missing since November of last year.
- fade awayAs the years passed, the memories faded away.
B1
Something that is missing cannot befoundbecause it is not where it should be:
丢失的，找不到的Theburglarshave beenarrestedbut thejewelleryis still missing.盗贼已被捕，但珠宝仍下落不明。
When did yourealizethat themoneywas missingfromyouraccount?你是什么时候意识到钱从你的账户上消失的？
to be absent
- absentIf you are absent from work for more than three days, you must provide a medical certificate.
- AWOLDuring the First World War soldiers who left their post were regularly charged with going AWOL.
- go AWOLMy glasses have gone AWOL again.
- missingHave you seen my credit card? It seems to be missing.
Missingsoldiersormilitaryvehicleshave notreturnedfromfightingin awarbut are notknowncompletelycertainlyto bedeadordestroyed:
（士兵及军用车辆在战争中）失踪的，下落不明的He waslistedasmissinginaction.他被列入作战失踪人员名单。
- Thepolicehave called off thesearchfor the missingchilduntildawntomorrow.
- The missinglettereventuallyturnedup inside abook.
- Asearchpartywassentout tolookfor the missingclimbers.
- All of the ship'screware missing,believeddead.
- Thisjigsawpuzzlehas twopiecesmissing.
Absent
- absence
- absent
- absentee
- absenteeism
- anywhere
- AWOL
- conspicuous
- go AWOLidiom
- in absentia
- lacuna
- MIA
- miss
- missing person
- no-show
- not anywhere to be foundidiom
- nowhere
- out
- out of stationidiom
- station
- unaccounted for
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Soldiers & people who fight in wars