"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.
双语例句
1. Ah yes, but think of all the family life they're missing.
是这样，不过别忘了他们错过了多少天伦之乐。
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2. She was very glum and was obviously missing her children.
她郁郁寡欢，显然在惦念自己的孩子们。
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3. It is not unknown for valuable display items to go, ahem, missing.
贵重的展品，呃哼，丢失的话，会众人皆知。
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4. What is missing, however, is an internal, artistic cohesion.
不过，缺乏的是一种内在的艺术凝聚力。
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5. She was only six and still missing her front teeth.
