missing

adj.

1. 找不到的；不在的；丢失的
   that cannot be found or that is not in its usual place, or at home
   1. I never found the missing piece.
      我一直没找到丢了的那件。
   2. My gloves have been missing for ages.
      我的手套已经丢了很久了。
   3. Two files have gone missing .
      两个档案不见了。
   4. They still hoped to find their missing son.
      他们仍然希望找到他们丢失的儿子。
   5. Our cat's gone missing again.
      我们的猫又走丢了。
2. 被去除的；丢失的；被损毁的；缺少的
   that has been removed, lost or destroyed and has not been replaced
   1. The book has two pages missing/missing pages.
      这本书缺了两页。
   2. He didn't notice there was anything missing from his room until later on.
      后来他才注意到他的屋里丢了东西。
3. 失踪的
   not present after an accident, battle, etc. but not known to have been killed
   1. He was reported missing, presumed dead .
      有报道说他失踪了，并推定已经丧生。
   2. Many soldiers were listed as missing in action .
      许多士兵都被列在战斗失踪人员名单上。
4. 缺少的；未被包括在内的
   not included, often when it should have been
   1. Fill in the missing words in this text.
      填出文中空缺的单词。
   2. There were several candidates missing from the list.
      有几名候选人没有出现在名单中。

1. ADJ 丢失的;不见的
   If something is missing, it is not in its usual place, and you cannot find it.
   1. It was only an hour or so later that I discovered that my gun was missing...
      仅仅约一个小时之后，我发现我的枪不见了。
   2. The playing cards had gone missing.
      扑克牌不见了。
2. ADJ 被去除的；缺损的；缺掉的
   If a part of something is missing, it has been removed or has come off, and has not been replaced.
   1. Three buttons were missing from his shirt.
      他的衬衫掉了3枚纽扣。
3. ADJ 缺少的;遗漏的
   If you say that something is missing, you mean that it has not been included, and you think that it should have been.
   1. 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。
   2. She had given me an incomplete list. One name was missing from it.
      她给我的名单并不完整，有一个名字漏掉了。
4. ADJ (人)失踪的，下落不明的
   Someone who is missing cannot be found, and it is not known whether they are alive or dead.
   1. Five people died in the explosion and more than one thousand were injured. One person is still missing.
      爆炸中有5人死亡，1,000多人受伤，1人至今下落不明。

1. It was discovered that the tapes were missing.
   有人发现磁带不见了。
2. The window sashes were missing, the doors hung open, or were gone altogether
   窗框都不见了，门都敞开着，或者干脆说压根就没有门了。
3. She came in and raised hell. Her son's sports bag was missing
   她进来大吵大闹。她儿子的运动包丢了。
4. To explain this, they hypothesise that galaxies must contain a great deal of missing matter which cannot be detected
   为了解释这一点，他们假定各星系一定包含了大量无法探测到的不明物质。
5. I'm only just beginning to take it in that he's still missing.
   我刚刚才开始反应过来，原来他仍然下落不明。
6. We'd like you to look around and tell us if anything is missing
   请您四处看看，告诉我们是不是缺了什么东西。
7. It was only an hour or so later that I discovered that my gun was missing
   仅仅约一个小时之后，我发现我的枪不见了。
8. The playing cards had gone missing.
   扑克牌不见了。
9. Three buttons were missing from his shirt.
   他的衬衫掉了3枚纽扣。
10. 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。
11. She had given me an incomplete list. One name was missing from it.
    她给我的名单并不完整，有一个名字漏掉了。
12. We're dealing with probably the biggest missing link in what we know about human evolution.
    我们正在解决的可能是我们所知的人类进化过程中缺失最大的一环。
13. They have been missing for a long time now
    现在他们已失踪很长一段时间了。
14. Fiona and Alastair have become patrons of the National Missing Person's Helpline.
    菲奥娜和阿拉斯泰尔已经成为国家失踪人口服务热线的代言人。
15. She reported him missing the next day
    第二天她报案说他失踪了。
16. The roofs had shingles missing.
    一些屋顶板不见了。
17. There was a serving spoon missing when Nina put the silverware back in its box.
    尼娜将银餐具收拾到盒子里去的时候发现少了一把调羹。
18. Time after time, I hear these stories of missing children on the news.
    我不断从新闻节目中听到这些关于孩子失踪的报道。
19. 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。
20. There's a book missing from the set.
    这套书丢了一本。
21. Oh, dear! My pen is missing.
    哎哟，我的笔不见了！
22. One book is missing.
    少了一本书。
23. Surely, there's a word missing here.
    这里肯定少了一个字。
24. Two pages are missing from the book.
    这本书掉了两页。
25. All the others are here; he's the only one missing.
    别人都来了，就短他一个。
26. One leaf is missing from this book.
    这本书缺了一篇儿。
27. He searched all the drawers for the missing paper.
    他翻了所有的抽屉找寻那个不见了的文件。
28. Three characters are missing in this line.
    这一行里脱了3个字。
29. Two lines are missing here.
    这里落了两行。

adj

1. nonexistent
   1. the thumb is absent
   2. her appetite was lacking

   Synonym:    lackingabsentwanting

2. not able to be found
   1. missing in action
   2. a missing person