missing
['mɪs.ɪŋ] adjective
ESSENTIAL
■Someone who is missing has disappeared 失踪的，下落不明的•Her father has been missing since September 1992.她父亲从1992年9月起就下落不明。 •UK The girl went missing during a family outing to Mount Snowdon.那女孩和家人到斯诺登峰远足，期间她失踪了。 ESSENTIAL
■describes something that cannot be found because it is not where it should be 丢失的，找不到的•The burglars have been arrested but the jewellery is still missing.盗贼已经被捕，但珠宝仍下落不明。 •When did you realise that the money was missing from your account?你在甚么时候发现钱从你的帐户上消失？ ■describes soldiers or military vehicles that have not returned from fighting in a war but are not known completely certainly to be dead or destroyed （士兵及军用车辆在战争中）失踪的，下落不明的•He was listed as missing in action.他被列入作战失踪人员名单。 |