miss /mɪs/► SEE ALLhe, she, etc. doesn’t miss a trickgive sth a missmiss the boata miss is as good as a milehit/miss the marka near miss ●he, she, etc. doesn’t miss a ˈtrick ( he, she, etc. doesn’t ˈmiss much) (spoken) used to say that sb notices every opportunity to gain an advantage从不错过时机；很机敏◆I’m sure Julie knows your secret — she never misses a trick! 我确信朱莉知道你的秘密，她精着呢！◆How did he know it was the right time to sell all his shares in the company? He doesn’t miss much, does he? 他怎么知道当时是抛空该公司股票的最佳时机？他从不错失良机，不是吗？●give sth a ˈmiss (informal, especially BrE) decide not to do sth避开某物；决定不做某事；不予理睬◆I usually go to a yoga class on Mondays, but I think I’ll give it a miss this week. 周一我通常会去上瑜伽课，但是这个星期我决定不去了。●ˌmiss the ˈboat (informal) lose the opportunity to do or get sth because you do not act quickly enough错失良机；错过机会◆I’m afraid we’ve missed the boat — all the tickets for Saturday’s performance have been sold. 恐怕我们已经错失良机，周六演出的票全卖光了。●a ˌmiss is as ˌgood as a ˈmile (saying) there is no real difference between only just failing in sth and failing in it badly because the result is still the same毫末之错仍为错；功败垂成终是败；小错大错都是错◆What’s the difference between failing an exam with 35% or 10%? Absolutely nothing; a miss is as good as a mile. 考 35 分和考 10 分有什么区别吗？根本没有区别，差多差少都是不及格。●ˌhit/ˌmiss the ˈmarksucceed/fail in achieving or guessing sth击中／没有击中目标；达到／没有达到目的；猜测正确／错误◆He blushed furiously and Robyn knew she had hit the mark.他气得满脸通红，罗宾知道自己的目的达到了。●a near ˈmissa situation in which an accident, usually involving two moving objects, is only just avoided差一点儿撞上（或击中）◆There was another near miss this afternoon just over Heathrow Airport when a jet nearly hit a small private plane.今天下午在希思罗机场险些又发生一起撞机事件，一架喷气机差点儿撞上一架小型私人飞机。◆He drove like a maniac. We had one near miss after another.他开车像个疯子，我们一路上险象环生，与好几辆车险些相撞。