核心问题
miss 和 lose 都作“遗失”解,那么下面两个句子的意思是否相同?
(1) When did you lose your purse? (2) When did you miss your purse?
词典解答
lose 在作“丢失”解时,表示“失而难以复得”或“失而无法复得”的意思。所以句(1)的意思是:“你什么时候丢的钱包?”。类例:
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I've lost my pen. 我把钢笔弄丢了。
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He lost two sons in the war. 他在战争中失掉了两个儿子。
miss 是指“发觉某物不见”。所以,句(2)的意思是:“你什么时候发现钱包不见了?”类例:
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I didn't miss the key until I got home. 直到我到了家才发现钥匙不见了。
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You said you have lost the letter; when did you miss it? 你说你把那封信丢了;你什么时候发现它不见了?
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The child ran away yesterday morning, but nobody missed her till lunch-time. 孩子昨天早晨出走了,但直到午餐时才有人发现她不在。
此外,还要掌握 miss 的另一常见含义:“错过”“避免”,见上条。
练习题
请做下面的英语试题:
- He was late to work this morning, because he ____ his bus.
A. faild B. ignored C. missed D. lost(全国自考,94-45)
- Our friends' plane landed but they weren't on it. They ____ the plane.
A. can have missed B. may have missed C. can have lost D. may have lost miss(v.)