missing

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missing /ˈmɪsɪŋ/ adjective

missing

/ˈmɪsɪŋ/

adjective

Learner's definition of MISSING

: unable to be found : not in a usual or expected place找不到的；丢失的

My keys are missing. [=I can't find my keys]我的钥匙不见了。
One of his front teeth is missing. [=he does not have one of his front teeth; he is missing one of his front teeth]他缺了一颗门牙。
a missing tooth缺掉的牙
missing children失踪的孩子们

— often + from

A few books are missing from the shelf.架子上缺了几本书。
She discovered that some important papers were missing from her desk.她发现桌子上的一些重要文件不见了。

— sometimes used in the phrase go missing有时用于短语go missing

My keys have gone missing again. [=I cannot find my keys again; my keys are missing again]我的钥匙又找不到了。

◊ 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。

: 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。
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。

— often + from

missing in action

— 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