"not present, absent," 1520s, from present participle of miss (v.). Military sense of "not present after a battle but not known to have been killed or captured" is from 1845. Missing link first attested 1851 in Lyell. Missing person is from 1876.
雙語例句
1. Ah yes, but think of all the family life they're missing.
是這樣，不過別忘了他們錯(cuò)過了多少天倫之樂。
來自柯林斯例句
2. She was very glum and was obviously missing her children.
她郁郁寡歡，顯然在惦念自己的孩子們。
來自柯林斯例句
3. It is not unknown for valuable display items to go, ahem, missing.
貴重的展品，呃哼，丟失的話，會(huì)眾人皆知。
來自柯林斯例句
4. What is missing, however, is an internal, artistic cohesion.
不過，缺乏的是一種內(nèi)在的藝術(shù)凝聚力。
來自柯林斯例句
5. She was only six and still missing her front teeth.