missing 和 lost 作“丢失的”解时,有无区别?
形容词 missing 与形容词 lost 在作“丢失的”解时仅仅有细微的差别: missing 只表示“不见了”“应有而缺少”，而 lost 则含有“遗失”“失而找不到(cannot be found)”的意思。
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My purse is missing. Have you seen it? 我的钱包不见了,你看见了吗?
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The missing boy was found yesterday. 那个走失的男孩昨天找到了。
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His wallet is lost. 他的钱包丢了。
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When he left the country, I knew the money I'd lent him was lost forever. 在他出国的时候,我就知道我借给他的那笔钱是永远失去了。
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May I use your pen? I've lost mine. 我可以用用你的钢笔吗？我的钢笔我弄丢了。
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We couldn't find it; it was lost. 我们没有找到那条项链；它丢失了。
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She told me that her camera was ____.
A. missed B. robbed C. lost D. lain(上海会考,96-24)
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The key to my bike ____. I have looked for it everywhere, but still ____ it. A. is missing; haven't found B. has lost; don't find C. had missed; haven't found D. has been gone; haven't found
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John complained to the bookseller that there were several pages ____ in the dictionary. A. missing B. losing C. dropping D. leaking(全国研考,95-36)