- 未击中；未抓住：
The batter missed the ball.
击球员未击中球。
The goalkeeper just missed the ball.
守门员差一点扑住球。
- 没找到，没遇到：
He missed her in the crowd.
他没有在人群中看到她。
She went to the station to meet her husband, but missed.
她到车站接丈夫，可是人群中没有见到他。
- 未达到(某处)；未接触到：
She missed the deck and landed in the water.
她未能跳到甲板上，而掉入水中。
- 未听到；未看到；未注意到；未体验：
We missed the start of the movie.
我们没看到电影的开头部分。
I missed what you said.
我没听到你说的话。
- 未赶上：
to miss a flight
没赶上班机
- 未领会，未理解：
You've completely missed the point of his argument.
你完全没有领会他的论点。
She had missed his point entirely.
她完全没有领会他的意思。
- 失约；缺勤；缺课；未出席：
She's missed school two days this week.
本周她缺课两天。
- 未得到；未获得：
to miss a gold medal
未得金牌
- 错过，失却：
I don't want to miss seeing that film on television tonight.
我不想错过今晚在电视上看那部影片的机会。
- 发现遗失，发觉某人不在身边：
When did you first miss your purse?
你是何时开始发现丢了钱包的?
- 惦念，因没有…而感到遗憾：
Her children have gone to America, and she missed them very much.
孩子们去了美国，她非常惦记他们。
- 逃脱，幸免于：
The speeding car barely missed the pedestrian.
疾驰的汽车差点撞上那个行人。
The two planes missed disaster by a matter of inches when they nearly collided.
两架飞机在几乎要相撞时，以毫厘之差擦身而过，险些酿成一场灾难。
- 未做到：
The arrow missed the target.
箭未能射中靶子。
- 略去，省掉，漏掉：
You've missed two words.
你漏掉了两个词。
- [一般用进行时态]缺少：
Her shoes are missing shoelaces.
她的鞋子缺少鞋带。