miss作爲動詞時,有未擊中、未得到、未達到、錯過、未見到、未聽到、未覺察、理解、不懂、思念的意思,miss作爲名詞時,有(用於未婚女子姓氏或姓名前,以示禮貌)小姐,女士、(選美比賽優勝者的頭銜)小姐、(稱呼不知姓名的年輕女子)小姐的意思。
How many goals has he missed this season?這個賽季他射丟了多少個球。The bullet missed her by about six inches.彈從她身邊飛過,離她大約只有六英寸。She narrowly missed hitting him.她差一點沒打着他。
The hotel is the only white building on the road─you can't miss it.酒店是這條路上唯一的白色建築——你不會看不見的。Don't miss next week's issue!別錯過了下週那一期!
Your mother will know who's moved in─she doesn't miss much.你媽媽會知道誰搬進來了——很少有她注意不到的。I missed her name.我沒聽清她的名字。