/mɪs ||; mɪs/verb1 [I,T] to fail to hit, catch, etc sth 未击中；未抓住: She tried to catch the ball but she missed. 她想要接那球，但是没有接住。The bullet narrowly missed his heart. 子弹险些射中他的心脏。
2 [T] to not see, hear, understand, etc sb/sth 没有看到或听到；不理解: The house is on the corner so you can't miss it. 那座房子就在街角，所以你不会看不到。They completely missed the point of what I was saying. 他们完全不明白我话中的意思。My Mum will know there's something wrong. She doesn't miss much. 我妈妈会知道出了问题，她机警得很。
3 [T] to arrive too late for sth or to fail to go to or do sth 赶不上；未去某地或做某事: Hurry up or you'll miss the plane! 快点吧，不然你就赶不上飞机！Of course I'm coming to your wedding. I wouldn't miss it for the world (= used to emphasize that you really want to do sth). 我当然会来参加你的婚礼。我无论如何不会缺席的。
4 [T] to feel sad because sb is not with you any more, or because you have not got or cannot do sth that you once had or did 想念；怀念；（因失去某物或再不能做某事而）感到遗憾: I'll miss you terribly when you go away. 你离开以后，我会很想念你。What did you miss most when you lived abroad? 你在国外生活时最想念的是什么？
5 [T] to notice that sb/sth is not where he/she/it should be 发觉某物遗失或某人不在: When did you first miss your handbag? 你在什么时候发觉遗失了手袋？
6 [T] to avoid sth unpleasant 避开（令人不快之事）: If we leave now, we'll miss the rush-hour traffic. 我们要是现在离去，就能避开车流的高峰时刻。
miss sb/sth out to not include sb/sth 不包括或略去（某人或某事物）；遗漏:
You've missed out several important points in your report. 你的报告遗漏了几项要点。 miss out (on sth) to not have a chance to have or do sth 错过（机会）:
You'll miss out on all the fun if you stay at home. 如果你呆在家中，便会错过所有好玩的事儿。