missing /ˈmɪsɪŋ/ adjective Learner's definition of MISSING
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: unable to be found : not in a usual or expected place找不到的;丢失的 —
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sometimes used in the phrase go missing有时用于短语go missing ◊ This phrase is more common in British English than in U.S. English.这一短语在英国英语中更常用。
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: needed or expected but not included未包括在内的;需要但缺失的 -
The new director has provided the missing ingredient that was needed for the show's success.这位新导演为演出的成功贡献了不可或缺的力量。
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It's a good sauce, but there's something missing. [=it lacks something that would make it better]这个调料汁味道不错,但还缺少点儿什么。
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missing in action
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used to say that a soldier cannot be found after a battle and might have been killed, captured, or wounded战斗中下落不明